The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-06-13
TIE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

Investigating the Election of ls1e UnAer
the RotteF ResolutIon.-.Jasnee L. An
ssr.se s.e Secretary sherman en'she
TUESDAY, June 4.-The second session
Of the investigating committee was held to-
day and Anderson was again on the stand for
cross examination. An effort was made to
show discrepancies between his testimony on
the lst, and his evidence before the Senate
| investigating committee last winter. He said
that he gave. testimony only on one side Of
the question: before the Senate committee and
| supp essed the other on the ground that he
| was carrying out his contract with Sherman
He admitted that he purposely misled the
| ing that hc had different thing in his own
| mind from that which he gave the commit
! tee
hi fWEDkeaDA1; Juner5.--Anderson's cross
examination was still continued and was
principally devoted to a copy Of the Weber
Anderson agreement. This agreement was
sen; to Stanley Matthew'S and the document
produced by the committee Anderson cluimcd
| was not his. handwriting but . counterfeit
thereof. lie claimed that the original had two
req ink spots which the paper produced did
not have. He swore that Pitkin promised
him that he should be taken care of il he
stood by the Republicans. Stanley Matthews
rose to give a personal explanation in the
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fraud in the Presidential count Of 1876 and
asking an Investigating committee Of seven to
examine and report upon the matter.
THURSDAY. June G.--Judge A B. Le-
virse of Louisiana was the only witness ex
amined to-day. He was one Of the Republi.
| can electors and he testified that pending the
election man named Asher came 10 him with
make from thirty to forty thousand dollars by
resigning bis position. Witness entertained
| the proposition not with view, as he said, Of
selling out but for the purpose Of ascertain
ing who Asher represented. Witness talked
| about wanting one or two hundred thousand
thinking it would be so high that whoever
asher represented would not pay it and In
that way he hoped to find who the offer really
came from. A resolution was passed asking
Stanley Matthews to appear and testify.
FRIDAY, June 1.-THE subcommittee
| commenced work in Florida to-day. The Ba.
| ker County returns were the subject of in.
vestigation, but nothing not previously pub
iished was elected. The washington branch
| OF the committee took no testimony to-day
| but spent most Of the time in secret session
in making comparison of the genuine and
| forged election returns from Louisiana. In
| response to previous request of the COM
mittee, the President submitted letters which
had been receiyed from Stanley Mathews,
James f. Anderson and others asking that
Anderson be given consulship.
SATURDAY, June e.-Senator Ferry ap-
peared before the main committee of investi-
CATION and testified at great length as to the
| receipt of the returns in Louisiana. He knew
| of Of no informalities of these returns except
through others, as he did not personally ex-
anime them. A letter was received from
Stanley Matthews refusing to appear before
the committee on the ground OF wants of jur-
| isdfction, his conduct having been referred
to the the Senate committee, appointed on his
| own motion. A subpoena was issued COM
| manding his presence on Monday. The
Florida subcommittee held session at Jack
sonville and examined number of witnesses.
| c.. II. Edwards, clerk of Lion county, testified
that 70 'jolly jokers," on fraudulent votes for
Hayes, had been placed in the ballot box at
precinct No. 13, and the poll-list made to cor.
espond with the increased vote thus indicated
| Mc1in was also examined as to the proceed.
ings OF the visiting statesmen while the can
vass was being made. He stated that il all
\ the returns had been counted Tilden would
| have carried the state by about IS majority.