The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-12

me by Mr.. Shellabarger will be summoned at
as early date as possible. As to the Weber
examination neither Gen. Cox or myself could
remain over the I'd, and as he desired Weber
to be in New Orleans for further examination
by him on the 10th, it was arranged that
Weber's examination so far as 9hey desired to
do 80 that day, and that Shellabarger should
attend for Gen. Cox. The stenographer's
minutes of the session do not disclose any
objection by Shellabarger which was not as
sented TO nor any request OF his refused and l
understand from these gentlemen that they
were not aware that any difference between
them and Mr.. Shellabarger as to the conduct
of the examination existed whatever, nor that
anything occurred to which he he took ex-
ception. As to the publication by you of
your letters to the committee do not find that
l was under any Misrepresentation. Your
letters of the Goth of May, LIST and I'd of June,
and the 9Th INST, were published in full when
sent That to which Mr.. morrison proposed
reply was not indeed itself published, but the
substance of it was given to the press at the
time.
AS to the proposed testimony OF Intimidation
in the parishes of East and West Felciana in
neither of those parishes did the election Off
GERS make any protests with the returns and as
received by the Returning Board, the returns
of the election of 1876 in those parishes stood
absolutely without objection. Afterwards An
derson as supervisor of East and Weber as SUI
pervis0r of West Feliciana undertook to fur
nish protests upon which the Returning Board
might reject the vote of these parishes. 1t is
claimed that they did this without cause and
solely for political purpos es and because of po-
ltical promises, and it is ia evidence that they
have themselves confessed this. 1t is also
claimed to be a fact that there was not a Re-
publican vote cast in certain sections which
had heretofore been largely Republican. 1t
was the result of conspiracy to withhold
Republican vote there in order to afford pre-
tence for claiming that the result was occa-
stoned by intimidation and thereby furnish
ground for rejecting those parishes.
The committee have not considered the evil
dence you propose land which has been taken
by former cOmmittee) of certain alleged MUIR
ders, whippings and radings not known
to Weber nor Anderson nor connected
with the alleged conspiracy and upon which
spiracy acted could have bearing upon the
action of the Returning Board on their pro-
tests, and they therefore decided not to take
the same Where, in the course of the
examination OF the witnesses, T. 81. jerks,
Pitkin and Weber, they have referred to intm-
idation in those parishes it has been incident
ally or as bearing upon this conspiracy. Should
it later appear that the specific acts to which
you refer have any bearing upon this conspir-
acy or upon the good faith of Weber of or An
derson or the Returning Boord in respect of
their protests, the committee will then consider
the practcabllity of taking testimony and in
contradiction to it OF permitting you to use in
stead the reports of such testimony taken be-
fore former committees.
Respectfully, your ibedient servant,
GARRISON n. POTTER,
Chairman.
To Hon. j. Sherman