Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-02
The Returning Board
What They Say in Democratic
Circles.
THREATS OF INDICTING SECRE-
TARY SHERMAN AND MINISTER
STOLGHTON.
Reported Menace Of Anderson.
What Governor Packard Says.
Reported Menace Of Anderson.
What Governor Packard Says.
SECRETARY SHERMAN THINKS III
is A SCuEME TO BLACKMAIL.
In His Opinion it Will No, Succeed.
THE ANDERSON TRIAL PROGRESSING

NEW YORK, February l. Washington des
patch says 1t stated definitely in democratic cir
Giles that John Sherman aud Mr.. Stoughtou, min
,ster to Russia, will be shortly indicted by thu
state courts of Louisiana, for completely in the
returning board conspiracy. A prominent Lonis
iona democrat, known to be in connection with
his party. announced that the forthcoming month
both OF the officials named will be called 10 answer
such indictment.
The statement, which is corroborated by many
circumstances, Is that Gen. Ogden, leader OF the
Louisiana White Leage, has in his possession
documentary and other evidence which Is ample
to procure such an indictment
He has no doubt Of Andelson's conyic ion and
he has threatened If Anderson goes to jail, Sher-
man will have TO 20 with hun.
1t is argued Ogden thinks Anderson will be-
come witness against sherman and there is no
dout that he and others III authority IN Louisiana
would gladly give Anderson immunity if he could
secure the conviction of Sherman thereby This
is democratic story.
Governor Packard says Anderson will be con-
vcted; Chat tue jury was chosen with a distinct
understanding that it would convict, and it is a
matter of history that Louisiana jurors SO select
ed do not dIsappoint expectations.
MIR. Packard also says Anderson will suffer i'm
prisonment before he WILL even if he can, do any
Thing to injure the reputation of SECRETARY Sher-
man. Other republicans who know Anderson IN
umately, JOIN IN expressing this belief.
They Claimed, as was afterwards conclu sively
proved, that the campaign had been one OF fraud,
outrage, bloodshed aud Intimidation
Anderson did not dare to say in Louisiana, and
declining a consulship to Fiuchal went to Phila-
delphla where he now is. The Anderson men
toned, however, was supervisor of election in the
bull dozcd parish OF West Feiicana, and ID. A.
Weber held the same position IN East Feliciana.
Webber, after Hayes was made President, belIev-
cd he would be safe at home, returned IRON
Washington to his family, where he was soon
murdered by the White League, being shot dead
in the street of ST. Francsville, from a window
of the court house.
Secretary sherman said last night that so far as
he was oncerned the whole story regarding the
paper SAID to be IN possession of Ogden was I'M
true. de said he heard reports regarding in
dictment, but could only regard them an wild and
ridiculous exsggeratous.
lie iutimated that the whole affair was an effort
to blackmal which would not succeed. When it
was suggested to him that the statements were
corroborsted by number of circumstances, he
said Then the lie was made up to tit the cir
cumstances."
NEW ORLEANS February |. In the Anderson
trial MIR. McGnn testified TO the manner in which
the democratic counsel were impeded in then
work by the action Of the returning board. An
derson was present took hand in the proceed
lngs and never protested against any rregulari-
ties and iInprOplleties committed by the board.