National Republican., 1878-06-03
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Hayes Inauguration, he came TO Washington
and filed at the State Dopa, tment an applica.
tion for consulshp, indorsed by Governor
Kellogg and Representatives Nash. Leonard,
and Darrall. He then went TO the President,
having letter Of introduction from friend
Of tho Presidents, Mr.. Conn, Of Ohio. The
President opened the letter and thon took an
envelope and indorsed upon it,
Give this man consulship in warm cli-
mate. This Is q special case.'
Anderson then went to Secretary Sherman
and requested Of him an appointment. Shor-
man told him there was no appointment for
him In the Treasury Department, and told him
to go to Secretary Evarts. Anderson replied
that he had filed his application for a consul.
ship, and only wanted his (Shorman's) inGu-
enco to get the position to which Sherman
responded that he would not give him his in.
iuenco for anything. Madison Wells at this
point came In, and Anderson left.
Anderson stated that noxt ho returned to
Now Orleans to got the Sherman letter, and on
his way stopped at Cincinnati and saw Stanley
Matthews, whom he told how he had been
treated. Mr.. Matthews advised him to 20 To
New Orleans and wait until the arrival Of tho
commission, and Anderson handed him the
Nash agreement. Anderson returned to New
Orleans, where he received from Stanley Mat.
thews letter Of introduction to General J. II.
Harlan, and also q note advising him to talk as
fully to Harlan as he did to him (Matthows),
and to say to Nash that he (M) had the agrec-
ment.
Anderson proceeded to state that he called
upon General Harlan several times, and on tho
day on which the commission left New Or
leans Harlan sent for him and said "Mr
Anderson, you have been rather badly treated,
and when l come to Washington l will try to
provide for y1u." Anderson told him then
that ho would like the consulship at Tien-
Tsin, and Harlan promised to get 1t for him,
but said that he would like to have tho copies
Of the original papers in Matthews possession.
He brought Harlan the copies, and that was
the last he saw Of Harlan or the copies either.
Several letters from Mr.. Matthews to Ander.
| son were read, In which Mr.. Matthews repeat
edly promised to obtain official employment
| for Anderson; also letters to General Thomas
c. Anderson, collector at New Orleans, highly
recommending Anderson for deputy collec-
torship. Another letter from Stanley Mat.
thews to Secretary Evarts states that Anderson
had very strong claims upon tho Administra-
| tion.
subsequently Anderson saw the President
without achieving any results. He then went
to Cincinnati and saw Stanley Matthews, and
at his suggestion returned to Washington to
have plain talk. He saw the President aud
said to him that various promises had been
made to him, mono of which had been fulfilled,
and wanted to know whether they were going
to be. The President replied afirmatiyely.
Anderson then said TO the President:
"Mr. President, you do not seem to under
stand this matter. ! want to say to you that
the election In Louisiana, at least In my par
ish, was q cheat"
The President replied Excuse me, am
very busy this afternoon !" and tho audience
terminated. Anderson then telegraphed to
Stanley Matthews, that he did not want any
more talk and nonsense, and wanted something
done, or else they would have to face the
music. The next morning, however, he went
again to the White House and saw the Presi-
dent and told him that ho appreciated the diff
fcultics under which the President was labor
ing, and that If the President would appoint
some gentleman whom he would name TO the
position Of assistant treasurer at New Orleans,
he would resign all his claims against the Ad-
ministration. The President told him to re-
duco his proposition to writing and forward it
to him under cover, addressed to ono of his
private secretaries.
Anderson again went to Cincinnati and told
Stanley Matthews of his interview with the
President, and Matthews told him TO return to
Washington. He did so, and went to see Gen
eral Smith, the appointment clerk of the
Treasury Department, who took him to the
White House. Smith went in to the Presi-
dent. and when he came out again took Ander-
son to the Treasury Department and told him
| to pick out some position. Smith finally told
that they would give him the position of
customs inspector in either the New York
or Philadelphia custom house, one of the
best positions In tho Treasury Department.
Anderson declined, and wrote several sharp
letters to Stanley Matthews, in which he
calls Mr.. Hayes the monumental fraud that
occupies tho White House." and threatens
Matthews that If he did not return tho
original papers given him by Anderson he (M.)
would hear FROM him before the Ohio election
Shortly after ho obtained position on the
Philadelphia North American. In March, 1877
Anderson went to New Orleans to search foi
the original of the Sherman letter, and wrote
to every place where he supposed Weber could
have left 1t. After some time he found IN
Katz & BOnz's wholesale house an envelope
addressed to ID. II. Weber or James l.. Ander
son, the same address that was on the envelope
containing the Sherman letter. In the envelope
he found the original letters read in evidenc,
to-day, and he kept them until July, at which
time ho forwarded them to the New York Sui
They We're never published In that paper, and
he has not had them since.
Anderson, In March last, had an interview
in Washington with Mr.. Matthews, in which
he advised DIR. Darralrs appointment to tn,
New Orleans collectorship, because Darral
t would know better than any one else how Il
l provide for those who had worked the wires
: and he agreed to give up all the papers If HI
were given some appointment. Anderson re
ferrcd several times to Mrs. jerks as the per
son who claimed to have the Sherman letter
which Anderson gave to Weber for safe-keep
ing. He had an interview with her. IN whlcl
{ she told him that the letter was In New Or
leans, and that she would have to go there /,
i get it,
Up to this point this delectable witness hat
smooth sailing, but now he was taken In hant
by General Butler, who subjected him to
most searching crOss-eXamination with refer
: enco especially to the modus operdndi of copy
ing the alleged letter of Secretary Sherman
Step by step General Butler proceeded; no
: the minutest detail was left untouched con
, tradiction upon contradiction fell from Ander
sons lips; his memory became exceedingly dc
= fective, and several errors of omission ant
commission cropped out General Butler, IL
!. fine, made II clear that Anderson had writer
the copy exhibited before the committee from
. a copy, and had written it at Weber's dicta
tion. He admitted that h0 never compare,
that copy with the original, so that IL Webbe
dictated something not contained in Sherman
letter he must have written it.
80" said General Butler triumphantly
holding up the copy, "wo here copy from
copy, written at dictation, and really have III
copy at all ~
The Democratic investigators were perfect,
dumbiOunded when they bcheld their beauti
ful web so ruthlcssly torn aud stripped of all II
symmetry. Springer threw himself into tn,
breach by asking Anderson whether, before h,
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