The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-03
ANDERSoN'S TESTIMONY.


TIE WITNESS EXPLAINS HIS EXPORTS ron A
posrTIoS-IxrEKvIEws Win THE pnHsr-
DENT AND STANLEY MArTHEws-PRoMIsEs
THAT WERE NOT KEPT.
WASHINGTON, Juno 2 1878.
James e. Anderson, tho witness before the Potter
Investigating Committee, yesterday, 10 explanation
OF some OF he correspondence submittsd related In
torv,ews which no had with tho President and with
Stanley Matthews. He had been offered tho Consulate
to Fupchal and mad declined TO accept II.
INTERVIEW THE PRESIDENT
He then to tho President, and tho following is
bis accoopt Of tho iutsrview--
The President said he had received letter from Mr..
Matthews requesting him togivo mo place. and he
sand al the time that he did not see exactly what
he could do. said:--
"Mr. President 1 appreciate the difficulties under
place, that IS any prominent place. II VIII excite
the attention Of the country and VIII cause unIavor-
able comment VIII mako suggestion, which. n
you win adopt, Will relieve you every body else OF
all trouble In tho matter III you will appoint such
prs'serships, now held by Ringgod, who has no 10.
Iiticat backing except * Senator West, viii
draw all nv claims on your administration"
The President ponuereu over the matter few
minutes, and asked mo when was going to return to
Now Orleans. told him aid not intcad to return
TO New Orleans unless had somo definite promise
mado that | should DO provided for. Then he ead
"You go back home aud wri,c me this proposition
VIII ch you have made, and send II 10 me under
Of Mr. Dustin one Of my private sccretares, 80 that
shall be sure 10 receive Il. aud VIII attend on
STANLEY MATTHEW'S.
The next day wroio Mr. Matthews. l thought
the matter over, ana him told him that
IN my Telegram did not mean 10 threaten him, be.
cause thought he was dong what he could Tor mo;
but that They had worried me 70 IN Washinsion tnst
thought II was about timo that something should be
done way tho other. went TO cincinnati on
my road TO New Orleans and stopped there
and Mr. Matthew'S. ITO told mo to 20 pack
night / came back and wc both arrived hero
on the same evening, Sunday evening, tho
my arrival and asked him What had been done.
lie tcld tn Il he had not seen tho Frrsidcnt but
called tue EObiti House, he told mo
TO call upon Mr.. Mccormick, Assistant Secretary Of
Tho Treasury. went TO tho Treasury Department and
fodnd that Mr. Mccormick Of would
return Tor ten days. lreturned TO Mr.. Ma, lnows
room, aud he wrote for mo note addressed to Gen
era smith, Appointment Clerk. Mr.. Smith said That
he would take over TO the White House TO Tho
President We called at the wnito House and Mr.
smith had an interview with Mr. Hayes, at which 1
was not prcsoni. lilo ana said the Presi-
dent had Instructed him to give mo somo
satisiac DRY position on political oons,dera-
tho biuo book, and tod TO pick out such poi
ton as wanted lie then said ,ha, should. have
something which would be satisfactory to me. roc
that day 10 Baltimore with Senator Matthew'S. lilo
asked II was satisfied and told him was aud re-
ierred him to General smiths statement that u was
all right
PROMISES NOT KEPT
A couple OF days alter that Mr.. Smith Informed mo
that tho best position which ne could give was
nspeclorship In some custom housccthcr Philadcl-
pha, Baltimore or Boston, when worm from
So 90 TO 81 day. told him that that not what
Ind been promised me, and not what had fient 10
expect, and that II could not get better position
than that I would 10 back - my old dutics ms
n Journalist, and that 1 preferred going
Dack TO them anyhow sai that did not caro- psr
sonaiy that tho only feeling had In the matter was
that ccitai prom had been made to me which
had not pccn fulfilled, and proposed 10 see that they
should he. Mr.. smith then wrote TO Dir. Matthews TO
the effect that no made mo no definite promise
excepting that should be provided Tor IN satisac
tory manner Alter my interview with the FRESH
dent about tho apprascrship stopped In Cincinnati,
aud In the nrst paper that picked up found report
OF OF coiored deputation IRON Lous1aon
with the President, In which the President promised
TO retain Rnggold.
soME TALL SWEARING.
a. Did you say anything to " utbews about ftY A.
did some of tho taiicsi specimens Of swearing that
Matthews ever heard Ia has ofIco.
a. What took place In reference to that letter from
Mr.. Matthcwsf A. | came Washington and
told Senator Matthews that | thought an effort WIS
investigated, and that information was being Iur-
pishcd them by some OF The boys IN Louisiana, aud
that thought the best manner 10 stop the arrange
mcnt was ny DIR. Darras appoint Collector OF
Customs la New. Orleans. 1 told him that Darrail
understood pretty thoroughly the men who ought
To he PROVIDED Tor, anu that no should do H.
lie requested mo to have Darral call upon
INN, wnlch did; Drrfai wrote 10 mo. and sfcrward
toid me personally -ald 20 iid Mathews-, hat they
th0uid work up sentiment IN DarraiPs ,vvr, got AL
tho recommendations tDcy coul from Darfaii's col
leagues In tho House, and that they would givc Mat
thvws THE prccxt Tor asking for rnfrai's appoint
meut as Collector OF Customs NJ New Orleans.
y What part we're you 10 play IN thaf A.Sar.