The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-30
lMuT ON THE GREAT FRAUD
,,t,w r. CUiNDLER DISCLOSING
yHE MATTHEW'S BARGAINS.


L s..,e-.ations -Returuing beard Anderson
ws.ua Up In Ges. B.tier's Meshe.
v,surNaroN. June 20-rho Potter inquiry
nod the subject ofinvcstigation Mt all points
i ht-aday Of unusual interest. In the Louisi-
~, $50 tho foundation was laid for proving
g. Jcnksa liar in small matters. M we'll AZ
-, and the examination Of Thomas q. Ander-
al the Returning Board limited at tho Dos
.sen Of singuarly accurate Information M to
method and manner in which the electoral
sncste OF Louisiana was forged. Dennis
ihis experience IA an oficehoder under
r,orm Administration. holding some ten
sihs sinccures in which he did no
ns and drew good salary. W. Z.
sndler. after explaining some early de-
rstches in the first week Of November
lrng his efforts TO elect Hayes. told his
,owedge OF the bargain by which no was
..r sd In the last week In February. Through
II a the testimony to-day. discursivc az II was.
ihre runs the common link Of n common con-
.e.racy which dealt in perjury TO establish tho
,sm " tho conspirators to the Presidency
,ided thereto forgery. did not stop At breaking
ssolomn pledges to its party friends to assure
\ triumph and rewarded its adherents with
~ Offices It's chief conspirator assumed to adj
minister upon the nigh ground OF n new am,
Energetic reform.
The committee room was hot to-day. as II has
been for three days past. A mere hole In the
lwan It is at best. a window ut one end aud a
ltoor at the other. and in II fifty persons swell
lerrg. 1t is something Of free and easy.
lHafthc men arc smoking. and all the chairs
baek at AN angle against the wall or tho nearest
sbs. sort of easy disorder hangs about II
laL nd the sessions are coming to be- much Of n
L IA. th.ff III Ia
I,ns To-day Mrs. jerks was tho difference.
Every body was we'll in place when she entered.
sorting her meek and somewhat bedraggled
a asband. with the spirit Of woman OF
common notoriety. Very much the
Il thing about her IL her uneon-
Gus wickedness. Time and the evidence
show to what special depths the incidental
auty Of this woman went in politics. To-day
re was some interest In seeing her lie with
n 1ewhat more method and PARTICULARLY than
u IN she yet has nothing more. Sho found
Il prself. too. Unexpectedly under the hand VI
II ister-Mr. Potter, chairman-the first meme
VI Of the committee who has examined her
athout the smallest regard for her imperti-
eni Interruptions. and with very direct regard
5r direct answers TO his direct questions. The
Itoman wrigglod and chartered and played
her petty feminine points. but to no
iyiil Her face darkened at Mr. Poitor's
arst question. She saw he had behind the
acts and the testimony TO prove her poriurics.
she lodged in her answer with an impairment
l-s There was no change In her examiner.
H. iod the stenograuher 10 repcat the question.
ihre was more evasion: Thc stenographcr
Iresi the question again. With wholly unusual
r. urtancc Mrs. Jerks added another lie, y small
] ae this time. 10 the large number in her owl
\ ence. by answering Mr.. Poitars questions in
IAe negative. This went on through hall
a. ir- I'm Ifkf
lown. under Mr. Potters hands. intoA tolerahly
commonplace witness. Sprngertrird his hand
4 prolongin g the Chairman examination with
1mewhat indifferent results. and Mrs jerks
stired WIN about the usual honors.
ygnng Mashingt9n Correspondent followed
prs jerks. as other Witnesses have lieforc. and
Their Witnesses will in the future He saw her
ast winter. and she talked then as il will bs
Fhown Sue has talked In every one with whom
I'he has talked At all Of the Sherman letter a. a
iier written by John sherman, and oi great
Some little hme was spent by W. L. Chandler
Z, 'Qug- T." early moments Of his testimony in
fieyerest of clever Republicans nuts NJ dam-
l'ging secrets into the telegraphic despat -hes
Srites. That over he addressed himself %
handler H. one Of the hest Witnesses have
'er seen. He is not willing. Hs is clear. lie
4 apt He is prompt His answers are com
nos They toll more than they say. And
|his mon, under Gen. Buffers skilful
| t.icil every man present was Fam liar and in
Irhch some had taken part He had good
Ivory TO tell. and he told 4 well i was the bar
un in its ineeDtion--StanleyM Matthew's lob
.9g out the policy and the Offices ~ the coming
ADMINISTRATION with ready hut unskilful hands.
/ ne bargain was made when Chandler's anx-
| ~ for the SUCCESS of m Admin sration he be-
eyed 10 be Republican led Matthews To- take
andlor into his confidence He told him the
upmocrnttc State Governments were 10 he set
II their legs in south Carolina and
1uisiana. and they in return were 10 eleet
Ispublican Senators. Matthews apparently
"a politician who has not learned that it il a
Ia political bargain whore the other side
\ axes the last delivery: hut there was much in
| andlcr's account OF this bargain to throw
ant on he election contests in tho Senate last
. The bargain was made in the first instance
Louisiana politicians. South Carolina was
share the advantages, hut South Carolina
-mocrnts had small share in the sinking bar
an. Last fa there was some nsrrutable ron
. ~ which made the way Ia which SE1n',rl IF
lsiana pushed his contest wholly differ
from the way ia which Butler of
llh Carolina pushed his contest. Chan
rs st, statement that fhe Lonisiaq9 nHliil-
VI II, TINT Republican should be elected,
sSgest a possible explanation nt least for
before he was through. Chanllcr spcaking
lm m Inner acquaintance with The rlanlg''-
ntoi The Republican cnsc in the clo- ING d.v-
the Electoral Commission. showed that
Nlrs kussOu. and Garfield. with Matthews.
IRE all knowing to the bargain 10y which the
M was completed; n knowledge which was
hrfeld Kept 81 the Wormley conference. Asa
| ult Of this bargain. Chandler testified he had
Sed no favor, Of The Administration and had
'eiycd mono except in ons signin ant in
ancc, All the drafts which Chandler made un
De Adnlnlsirntun To- Ihv dcltS incurred IN
uniting in Hayes in Florida had been hunQr.d
II the appointment of mon he named to ollc"
Thomas G. Anderson whO was next on the
and. had a. do with an earlier stage OF the
|punt-the forgery ~ the electoral certih 'Ut'-
II Louisiana. The srnled aud engraved sheets
we're brought ont bY Mr.. Potter. and Anderson
vas gwen most r.Ed examination upuu
hcm. he was cNd and explicit IN his L.
nOny. He had nothing 70 do with the Tor
gerry. Hulpped " repetition his testimony
caves II {. Clarke, Kellogg private secretary.
4 one with the certificates, and Thomas Kelly.
h"llogg'S messenger, the last, 10 Judge from
Fpu"rS mint the rcpnted forgrr One other
nan hlll' VINO figured in close connection with
n forgery being ia tho room whore the ser-
hl A'l OF certlll ate were prepared. has since
zen given an onlcr, Ike many others by a con
lection nelr and remote with the great con
iplracy. TINS was The hI,t chapter Of Auder-
'ln's testimony
The second was brought ont 10y Butler. An
lerson IL the first member of tho Returning
tOard 10 appear before tho committee. and
sutler improved the oo.Wsilu Before he was
through, Anderson was SD caught in his
lwn testimony that he Lad no resource but
STRAIGHTFORWARD p.riurN. Two important facts
II value for their futur boring on the case
we're drawn ont ~ him. Tho first related t. tho
order in which the different parishes were
AIKEN ny 10y the board : ths neat to the
method hy which the polls werr thrown out.
anderson testified. when Buffers shrswl oN-