The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-14

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Didn't you express some opir'on as
to these papers in his possession! A.-Pcr-
haps did; have no distinct recollection.
Q.--Don't you remember saying some
thing to him in that, something like this,
''to go ahead and pitch in to expose the
psalm-singing hypocritc, and that his papers
would doit!' Al am '1clined to think
that did say something Of that kind. I
know spoke quite warmly in regard to it.
Q-That was after you had gone to New
Orleans! Ayes, sir, not long after; there
was not a very warm feeling towards the
Republican administration in our State,
BY Mr.. Blackburn; Q,-lIave you, in the
course Of your testimony before the com
mittee told Of all the efforts you made to
secure an Apo 'tmcnt tor Anderson, A.
imagine 50.
Q-Didn't you ever have any 'terviews
with the secreta. of state ~ his bcha %
Al certainly did GOV tn him to the sec
rotary of state.
Q.-Oftener than once' Al remcm-
Der once very distinctly, for the secretary Of
.ta,, 'yy.sH-. 'rt roe whether we could
get reconRhenda lons of Democratic mem
bers from that state, and possibly | went a
second tine,
Q.-How late was that interview you
had with the secretary of state in the inter
est OF Anderson A.-That | could not
say. have no way of H. rg it that it was
in 1877. don't think we called on the
secretary of state more than once.
The letter of April 9Th was here called
to witness attention simply for the pu--
pose OF refreshing his recollection.
Didn't you learn from Matthews that
Anderson was the first man that had sug-
gested your name to him as a candidate for
the collcctorship2 Al have stated that
already.
Q.-Had you prior to that time had any
conversation with Anderson about advocat-
Ing your claims to the Collectorship! A
Certainly.
Q.-When did you first have converse
ton with Anderson on that subject, A
That would be one or two days previous to
the interview with Matthews.
Odd you call upon Matthews by his
sending for you! A.-By his sending for
me through Anderson.
Didn't you write to Anderson to come
and see you about your candidacy? Al
wrote him a number of letters: have not
an exact recollection whether wrote
first or he; our correspondence was some
what extensive.
Butler (interrupting)-Pardon me. You
were about to become candidate fora high
office under the government. Here was a
drunken. miserable fellow down in Louisi.
ana, or had been in Louisiana, man whom
YOU had learned had got corrupt agree
ment to have the naval citizenship, you a
member of congress who had not yet been
installed. You were about to make appli-
cation don't you know whether that ras-
cal came and made an offer of his services
to you or you went to him' A.-Well, sir
Anderson and myself had had converse
ton in regard to the collcctorship before
became candidate. In regard to Pack
ard
Q-Leave him out. About myself
can't swear whether the suggestion came
from n or ON me or from friend OF
mine.
Q--I mean the suggestion that he loatcr
should take pa in it; that's what want.
Al remember writing to Anderson about
that matter.
O. Didn't you write to him to come over
and help you; A. I wrote him number
of letters.
@. (sharply)-Did you write to him be.
fore he said anything to you to come and
help him. Al think | did.
Q,-Don't you believe YOU I'd! A
',lats my best recollection; I less | saw
the letter could not tell.
Q.-What induced you to 90 to Ph'ladel-
pl a for y 5 miserable man to aid you in
that candidaturc Al stated that An.
derson had suggested 10 me IA number OF
mes. and it was so understood. that he
had papers or documents that the powers
that were would be willing and glad tC
listen to.
Q.--When did he make that statement
to you first, leaving out the Weber and the
! Nash agreements. A.--SOmc time pre-
ous to this date, probably amonth,
Odd Anderson say anything or writ,
Tx, hing to you about any documents
lea, " out the Weber and Nash docu.
ments, until You wrote him about or asked
him about such documents. A--Ics.
Q-Whcrc. A.-To the best Of my rec
objection, my first letter to him 70 comchcrc
must have been dated in Philadelphia
Anderson was here Immediately previous tc
the recess, or Immediately after, or some