New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-07-31
TIE PRESIDENTIAL LECTION.

Il
Investigating the Election of 1876 Under
the Potter ames e. An
derson and Secretary sherman ON the
stand.
TUESDAY. July 16-Minor witnesses
On minor points continue to be examined by
the Potter subcommittee. Many contradic
tlons OF previous witnesses and denials Of
their statements are developed, but nothing
of general interest produced
FRIDAY, July 19-The subcommittee
in New Orleans examined, July 10Th, Judge
Morris Marks He was Republican elector:
testified as to requiring certificates, and as to
Anderson's going to Washington and having
an interview with Secretary Sherman. He
testified as to the Sherman letter; that the
widow Of D. A. Weber could find no such let
ter among her husbands papers; that Mrs.
Weber contradicted Mrs jerks statements
and denounced her as an inpostor.
SATURDAY, July 20.-The Potter sub.
committee are continuing their labors in New
Orleans Strange developments arc made as
to the veracity of Witnesses as persons testi-
and made for political effect The value and
weight Ofsuch evidence will be duly consid
cred.
MONDAY, July 22.-The subcommittee
was in session at New Orleans, Monday July
22d. Several colored men were examined
who made affidavits before the returning
board. They now deny the truth of the afti
davits made by them, and say the affidavits
were not read to them. Upon cross-examina-
ton by Gov. Cox, Green admitted the correct.
ness of several important statements contained
in the atfidayits,
TUESDAY, July 23.-The Potter sub
committee, consisting of Representatives
Potter, Butler, Hiscock and Springer met at
Atlantic City N. j., on the 23d There were
present ex-senator rrumbull, Representatives
Danford, Kelly, and OF counsel Shellabarger
and Sipher, together with large number of
guests Of the hotel, Of both sexes and repre-
ford was the first witness called, at the in
stance OF Representative Hiscock, who con-
Quoted the direct examination. Witness
testified to long conversation with James
r. Anderson. The testimony of Danford con-
tradicted Anderson in material points. He
said that Anderson told him that during
the period Of the registration he went
to New Orleans and informed the Republican
committee including Gov. Kellogg, that his
parish was going Democratic, the colored vote
being largely on that side, and that he had
been advised by Kellogg and the Republican
committee thathe should either not return
to the parish at all or come away and make
He said he had put the story i'll circulation in
the hope that the Democrtic committee
would make him an offer Of money, and when
by the offer of money he had them good and
fast, he would expose the authors and blow
them sky high. The witness did not hear
Anderson question the truth of the pl osest At
New Orleans, before the subcommittee, Elk
Gov R. G. Wykliffe, Col. c. j. Powell and
Capt. w. w. Leake, of West Fcliciana parish,
testified regarding their efforts to induce col
ored men to vote the Democratic ticket at the
last election. Each assisted in organizing
colored Democratic clubs and addressing
meetings of colored people. The most po-
tent argument was in relation to public
schools, which had been badly managed by
the Republicans the funds being, in many
cases, misapplied. The last election was
peaceable and quiet. Dawber told Col
POWELL Nov. 18th, he had not filed
any protest and did not intend to
do so. Several other witnesses testified
touching afdavlts and the manner of obtain
ing them. Some difficulty in obtaining wit
nesses was developed. Gov. Cox made q
statement of efforts to secure the attendance,
as witnesses, of D. A. Weber and j. Soudran,
Weber's brother-in-law. Mr.. Dunbar, an
officer of the committee. was afterwards sent
to Donaldsonville with subpenas. Mrs.
Weber replied that her children had scarlet
fever, and she could not leave them Soudran
told Dunbar he couldn't leave his business,
| that he had no one to leave in charge, and
| furthermore, if he came, he would have to tell
! the truth, and if he told all he knew he could
| not afterwards live there