The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-06

At Yesterdays session OF the POTTER In-
vcstiEatiug Committee, the returns of the Elec-
toral College Of Louisiana were received fror
the Secretary oi the Senate. Mr. GoHHAM.
resolution offered by Gen. BUTLER requesting
HAYES to furnish 10 the committee the originals
or certified copies Of the correspondence that
passed between him and STANLEY MATTHEWS
on tho subject Of ASDERsoNs appointment 70
oil 'c was adopted. MIR. GoPHAM testified that
Ae had furnished the committee all the L1uisl-
ana documents in his possession. hut had
been toll that certain Returning Board
papers had been in the keeping Of the senate's
SergeGnt-at-Arms. Tho REORGANIZATION
of Mr.. ANDERSON was then continued by Mr..
REED. The witness was shown q paper pur-
porting 10 be the agreement between himself
and the late Mr.. WEBER sent by him
10 STANLEY MATHEWS. lie said that It was
clover counterfeit. On the genuine paper there
were two red ink stains A. Ae distinctly re-
membcred. which he had erased; on the paper
shown him there were no marks OF crasure.
H. was not sure that both Of the two sets
Of signatures 10 the agreement were oxecutedin
the notary puhlics Office in New Orleans,
though that was his impression. He
thought the signature Of the notary
public on the paper shown was gen
unc but he swore positively that the
paper shown him was not the agreement he
had mailed to STANLEY MATTHEWS; he knew
this not only by the absence Of the ensures. but
10y the fact tina; it was only II single sheet.
whereas the agreement was on a dou,le sheet.
Tho original WAS wholly in his handwriting.
He did not recolect WEBEEs signature.
letter. identified by the witness rs in his
handwriting. WAS put in evidence. 1t WAS
dated New Orleans. April I. 1877. was ad
dressed 10 STANLEY MATTHEWS. and informed
that person that PACKARD had concluded that
his only hope lay in his ability to brighten the
| President HAYES by threatened exposure Of
rascaty committed durins the past campaien;'
also. that the writer had boon told by friends
| Of PACKARD that three Of the Louisiana
| Republican Electors were ready TO swear that
they had not voted Tor HAYES but had voted
| blank. and that their signatures had been
| forged b the certificate; also that the PIIKiN
et A. agreement had been burned. and that
the WEBER agreement. which he enclosed. was
the last piece Of documentary evidence in eN-
istence. A paper purporting to be the copy Of
the NASH agreement was produced; Mr. An
pERsoN thought it the same lie had
given to STANLEY MATTHEWS. He produced
IL letter written to him in january. 1871 by Mrs.
JLNKs, in which she asked him whether
the document he wished 70 get was the -" s.
! letter 10 ID. and you" Tho witness eN-
planned that $. stood for SHrRMAN. ID. for
Dos CWrBEm. and that the question related to
the letter which john SHERMAN told the
committee he did not believe that he ever
wrote The witness explained that the PIT
KIN agreement was a written assurance thai
he would be provided for ii he stood by the
party; and that the three Louisiana Electors
said TO have voted blank were BuRcH. MARKS
and LEyIssE; he had found out aiterward thai
there WAS a good deal OF truth in the asser
tion -