Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-11
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THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

Investigating the Election OF 1876 Under
the Potter Resolution. --James 4. An.
derson ana Secretary Sherman on the
stand.
TUESDAY, July 2.--Thomas G. Anderson
recalled. A long examination of witnesses
boar? elected nothing new. Witness had
heard that Daniel Weber was killed because
he signed the protest. Never heard he was
killed as Judge Campbell testified because he
was sunnoscd TO haze had the feL3 Sherman letter
he ever made an aftidavi|e in James E.
Anderson's hand writing similar to the one
submitted before the Louisiana sub. committee
yesterday. James E. Anderson testified that
jerks dictated the affidvit and Anderson
copied it and then went to notary Seymour's
office and jerks swore to it, The object in
securing jerks a position. Anderson was to
chow the affidavit to Matthews. Emile Weber
testified that his brother Daniel and James
E. Anderson said the two parishes had gone
fairly. Democratic A great influence had
been brought to bear on his brother to get
spokesman for the visiting statesmen, and
witness knew that Sherman had given his
brother assurances. Sherman assured wit.
ness his brother would be cared for. His
brother showed. his (Sherman's) letter and
said he had receivedit it direct from Sherman
Witness was familiar with Sherman's hand
writing, and was satisfied the letter was writ.
ten by Sherman. Great search was made fol-
the letter, and late in the summer witness
found and destroyed It.. Mrs. jerks had been
in no way connected with the authorship Of the
Sherman letter. The witness was shown q
long letter he had written in March, 1877. He
requested committee not to have it read. But
it was read. Witness denied the truth OF
statements in the letter. He had written il
under misinformation. He. was subjected to
a long cross examination, aud before conclud.
ing, committee adjourned. :, ,~ >. g.
WEDNESDAY, July 81. Emil T.. Weber
testified before the Potter committee that in
conversation with Senator Sherman witness
was assured that if his brother should stand
by the President he would be protected, Two
or three days after his brother showed him
gave it to him. Witness had the Sherman let.
ter in his hand. It was: written on double
sheet note paper. Witness said it was arranged
before election by Kellogg, Thomas G Ander.
son and Packardto secure affdavits of intimida.
ton in the parishes of East and West Fcliciana
for the purpose of throwing out those par.
ishes. Witness testified farther as to the ex.
istence of the She, man letter, and its de.
struction; about the action Of Mrs. jerks
Mrs. Dan Weber and her brother; about Eliza
Pinkston, and other matters, averring that
Mrs. jerks had told Mrs. Weber the Sherman
letter was worth q thousand dollars, and said
she would pay her good price for it. Mrs
jerks did not intimate to Mrs. Weber that
she had any thing to do with the authorship
OF the letter, but always spoke Of it as q letter
written by John Sherman assuring Weber
and Anderson positions under the admin
istration. Witness produced letters from sew
eral parties, and his further examination was
postponed, and he was ordered to appear be-
bore the sub.committc at New, Orleans. The
committee a0iOnrnod IN In1v nth !
MONDAY, July 8.-The Potter SUBJ, CO com.
mfttee had a session at New Orleans, Monday
July 8th., and witnesses we're examined. But
nothing Of Importance was elected, except
ing to bring out in bolder relief the crooked
ness OF Louisiana political action. It was
shown that in 1872 Indictment had been founi
against Thomas II: jerks for embezzlement
and had been nollied: and the records do no
show that any warrant, had been issued fol
Jenks and he may not have known Of the In
'dictment: No evidence ,:of IN indictmen,
against 7. B. jerks was found; t.:sa : Z