The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-27
WASHINGTON.
The Alleged Frauds in East and
West Feliciana.
STATEMENT OF JAMES {. ANDERSON.
What Secretary Sherman Wrote
and What He Knew.
The ELECTION ENTIRELY PEACEFUL.
"0ne Of Those Things Which None but
a Politician Would Write"
GENERAL DENIAL FROM THE SECRETARY.
THE ELECTION ENTIRELY PEACEFUL.
GENERAL DENIAL FROM THE SECRETARY.
Valuable Hints and Valuable Witness for the
Investigating Committee.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON May &c. 1873
THE POTTER -TELEoRAPHIC
DISPATCHES THAT MAY PROVE INTEREST
INa-THE ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE
THE ELECToR LEvIssEE.
When the Potter Committee gets fairly at work it
will do we'll to summon Mr.. Dudley Fold to testify
concerning the contents OF certain tslegraphic dis
patches, which no Is supposed TO have possess
sion. bearing on tho Louisiana election. Ii viii
BIO remembered that Mr. Fold was the prin-
cipal investigator In tho committee tho
powers and privileges Of the House Ia the
winter Of 1s76-77. This com mittee caused TO be
brought before II a great mass OF teiegraphic de-
spatches, from which 1t proceeded 10 Gull such ~
seemed TO boar on the election. The Senate Com
mitee on Privileges and Elections, consisting OF
Senators Morton, Logan ana Mitchell, naturally also
undertook TO SO through their dispatches on
behalf OF the republican party, and II
happened that when both sides had looked
over tho mass Of campaign material they suddenly
stopped. II was generally understood at the time
that the Hayes and Tiiden managers agreed together
to from the further Of such material Ia tho
double barrelcd investigation then going on, and
result Senator Morton brought TO sudden close
his attempts to trace tho OF money TO Gramercy
Park and to investigate Mr.. Tilden's bank account
Now It has always boen understood and believed
that Mr.. Field at that time had copies OF kilograms
which would prove very interesting just now, and
which Tor no did choose 10 mako
pubic at that time. Mr. William y. Chandler's
ciphor dispatches from Florida, which printed
in the HERALD week before last made
public by Mr.. Fields committee. Persons
who have ths dispatches which Mr..
Field Is understood believed TO havo retained
say that they wore mainly 10 Kellogg ana later TO
Packard and that tho names OF Zacbariah Chandler,
Senator Morton and Postmaster Holloway figured
most conspicuously In them. Inc recollection OF
persons who these dispatches a. the tmo that
thoy pledged the whole power OF the government TO
secure 70 tho republican party the Victory II had
gained. Tho loyal North pledged sustain KEEL
logg and Packard; men aud means wore prom
ised Kellogg was advised that General Corso
was reported 10 DO his way to
New Orleans TO buy him, but Chandler had cooadsnee
that no would not betray his party and assistance
would DO forwarded at once" There also numer-
Gus ciphor dispatches between FLORIDA ana Louisi.
ana.
In this connection curious story told for which
your correspondent, OF course does not vouch. but
gives II as matter certain 10 up In the
course OF the inquiry II is said that Levssec,
one OF tho republican electors had been
offered So, 900 TO sell out, and had SO far
entertained the proposition prepare patriotic
speech, to be delivered II in tho meeting OF tho eiec.
tors should rise ana cast republican vote tor
Tiden 1t Is said that kellogg discovered nego-
tiation, and the 81 OF December tcegraphed in
great agony to Senators Morton and sherman aud on
tho next day. the 4th teegraphed again to urge an
answer In these Words
Nxw ORLEANS, December L.
To Senators MoRros and SIBERIAN, Washington,
Give mo your advice on tho subject matter Of
v. p KELLOGG.
IL Is added that tho advised Kellogg that II
the electors met and any elcctor absent they
could Ali tho vacancy Meantime, this report adds,
the democratic managers in New York sent
word TO Now Orleans that Oregon was saio
for Tiidcn. and the patriotic gentlemen who
were negotiating with Levisscc, remembering that
tho country was entering on period OF economy and
reform, concluded not 10 80 any further with poor
Lovsscc. elsc no himself thought better OF IT, But
ut ratio he, IL Is said, toro up his speech ana
mainod faithful to his party.
II must DO remembered. In Justice TO Mr. Levissoo,
that this story may do him wrong IT ID given
OF tho numerous reports which tho committee Will
have 70 silt for tho benefit Of whom may concern,
and which viii DO brought before for nvestga
In relation to tho Interview with j. q. Anderson,
you tonight should be known that Secretary
Sherman says that any letter pretending TO come
from him 10 Anderson or Weber or both rs not
merely forgery. bat fraud because, it happens,
ne wrote letter TO either OF them any officer
conLccied with the Louisiana election.
begins TO DO probable that some ugly bricks will
ny before the Potter mittoc acts done but II IL
extremely uncertain who will DO Tho worst hit
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