Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-25
TIE POTTER INTERROGATION.
Some Interesting Testtmou,

| POtterS investigating Committee at Atlantic
City closed yesterday Judge Kelley continued
his testimony.
In reply to the question, "Do you know of
| secretary Sherman having had a couversltio
| Win weber and Anderson in New Orleans, -
| the witness replied that he had no conscious
ness OF ever having seen Weber In the course
Eliza H the Tnes alluded
the time 1t was made and believed it to-day
He also spoke of the affairs in MoOrehou5e
parish as SO desperate that the planters them
| selves organized to guard the colOred laborerS
| from the attacks of the regulators.
ANOTHER VISITING STATESMAN EXAMINED.
| Courtlandt Parker was next examined by
Representative HiscOck. He, as did Repre-
sentative Kelley, testified that he went to New
| orleans by the invitation of President Grant
and not at the request of Mr.. Hayes or any of
| his friends. The object of the mission as
named in the invitation, was to witness the
| count OF the vote. He knew of no act on the
part OF the visitors of Louisiana to influence
| the returning board, and never heard of j. T.
Anderson having conversation with Senator
| sherman In connection with the vote of East
Eeliciana. The witness confirmed generally
the testimony Of Representative Kelley, and
| never heard OF anything to invalid ate the
verify OF the protest, or that Anderson desired
TO TO withdraw it. He also characterized as false
the allegation of Weber that the visiting states
| men induced the returning board to reopen
and revise the returns in favor of the repub-
llcans. The witness justified the throwing out
OF the vote of East Feciana On the ground of
| intimidation, and said that Senator Sherman
carefully avoided any Interference or con
Versatlon with members of the returning
| board.
| Representative Hale testified that he went
| to New Orleans solely at the request of PreSi-
dent Grant, and not at the instance of Gene
| raj Hayes, or any person for him. President
| Grant requested him, with other gentlemen, 10
| witness the count of the vote in Louisiana: he
and Senator Sherman were intimate, and they
| expressed their views to each other with per
feet freedom all the republican visitors main
| talned the position that they should be careful
| the returning board he did not know of Sepa-
| tor sherman being in secret consultation out.
| side OF his own immediate associates; the wit.
| ness and Senator Sherman were together every
| day; he had not seen the letter purpOrting to
! have been written by Weber and Anderson.
| dated November l9, 1885, and the alleged re,
| written, he thought, from his intimacy with
Senator sherman. that he would have heard
| of the fact. The wi tness testified to the part
| he took in the examination of The returns from
East Baton Rouge, and, like the witnesses who
| preceded him, he characterized as false the
| testimony OF Weber about the visiting repub-
| board.
GENERAL BUTLER HARpING ON THE SAME
General ButlersFFom stFtHS' all that Won saw
while Witnessing the action of the returning
board, did you see anything to convince you
that if Hayes was elected President Packard
Mr.. Hae.--No, sir: thought if Hayes was
| elected President, Packard was elected gov
ernOr. thought both elected.
Mr.. Butler.-That is all | want to know
Representative DanfOrd was recalled and
examined concerning his course as one of the
| subcommittee that visited Louisiana.
General Butler asked the witness whether
| there was any doubt that if the Hayes electors
were elected Packard was elected governor of
Louisiana.
| Mr.. Danford replied there was no discrep-
| ancy or difference between the votes cast for
Hayes and those cast for Packard, except in
Natchitoches, where Packard had $50 or 800
more votes than Hayes.
THE SHERMAN LETTER.
Ex-Congressman j. Hale. SSypher, OF New
Orleans, where he has las res resided for fourteen
| testified that he is a republican In principle.
and at the time of the republican visitors to
Louisiana he met d. A. Weber, a supervisor
| OF elections, at the entrance of the custom
| house, on Canal street, who asked him, Can
! take the promises of gentlemen who are here
to prS1ylider pSs, rt for me il am driven out Of my
do you mean?" Weber mentioned Matthews
and Sherman specially. The witness then
the incoming President personally and p6liti,
caliy, and think you can trust them Weber
| remarked that he had been deceived a good
| would demand promise in writing. Witness
said that was the only way. The next day he
which he then read and returned it to him
| Weber made no special remark, but appeared
| to be pleased with the letter, which purported
|
| Mr.. Sherman's handwriting. He would not
testify that the letter was in Sherman s hand
writing, but there was nothing to make him
think It was not his handwriting. He pre-
| sumed it was. He could not give the purport
| but the published letter. the original of which
he hastily read, seemed to be substantially
? correct
| SECRETARY SHERMAN ON THE WITNESS STAND.
Secretary Sherman made a statement that
he is now Secretary of the Treasury, but in
| November, 1876 was a Senator of the United
| States. He was invited by President Grant by
| telegram in terms something like the follow
ing: II would be. .gratified if you would go to
| New Orleans to witness the count" At first
he declined to go, but a second telegram was
| received from President Grant saying, 81
nnk n sn mp9Eant tp ior you to but he did
| Cincinnati he stopped at Columbus, where he
saw Gov: Hayes. In reply to interrOgatOries
| by Mr.. HiscOck, he said his conversation with
| Gov: Hayes was general-about the election,
| all then being in the dark. He took with him
| copy, of the election laws of Louisiana. He
on the next day met in consultation the other
| gentlemen appointed by the President. Sec
! retary Sherman then substantially stated from
the printed report the proposition made to
| ence to the count, the response of the republi-
cans being that they could not interfere with
the election R offleers, as they were there at the
| count and that their position was rather as
citizens to report actual facts transpiring in
The further examination was postponed till
| to-day.
| THE NEW ORLEANS SUBCOMMITTEE TO COME
HOME.
The chairman stated that Gov. Cox had no.
| titled him some time ago that he could not re-
| main in New Orleans beyond this month, and
| accordingly the chairman had applied to the
| other members of the minority to take Cover
nor COx's place on the subcommittee there.
None OF the gentlemen, however, felt at Hber-
ty to 60 to New Orleans now. At the time of
| this application it was expected that testimony
| in regard to intimidation would be taken,
| which would occupy some time. When, how
ever, MI Sherman's council decided not to in
| trOduce that testimony it was hoped that most
| of the evidence in Louisiana could be COM
| pleted by the end of the month, but the break
| ing out of the yellow fever there, which has
taken place within the past few days, has been
| followed by Gov. Cox's withdrawal, SO that it
| would not be practicable to continue CON-
| mittee there after to day on which the minori-
! ty were not represented, and therefore, unless
| the committee thought otherwise, he should in
| Struct the sub. committee to suspend their sit
tlngs in New Orleans; but, as this withdrawal
| OF GOV. Cox would prevent the committee from
| taking some of the evidence which Gen. But
| Ter requested should be taken, he therefore
| laid the matter before the committee.
Gen. Butler said that some of the evidence
| he wished was SO important that he should
| now have to ask that the witness be summoned