The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-06-06
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. :.
Investigating the Eleetien ef le5e UnA.G.
d. 1eetAR 0esolUtas@.--JoNaess9 III An
,aarsen aaA q seeretaTy se1ernaaa, a she,

,sssE.sn anai q esereteEy Sherman: - 'hee,
1..- :r.":.,;es. :r:.":
The select committee q the House 0t Repre-:
sentattveat to tnvesttEate:the alleged frauds In
Louisiana and Eloridas began their labors ION.
% the LIST 'pst . me % sosanittee sat xith.opes
peared - counsel TOR Secretary Shefm5n.;;
The sub -committeesti Itsit Florida wA4 In,
bounced to consist Of Hunter, Springer,tana:
Hiscock. Louis E. Anderson was first esRsE
to testify. At the time! Of fatAdo else4eostlhe
was supervisor 0f the election returns
Hatestfaed At length In fegald.te Asarsantldis
|in the parish, and INTERVIEWS with eert4in paSs
Ittes, andtin regard TO an attempttQ get him To-
|enter protest against the returns by rea80nt
|of intimidation having been used. IN re.
lPay yao}Mirstml aPftkin be 'satd tntim1dan6n
mag oeen' nseG;Hi 9ut ne did not KNOW, Whethet
u a. neen praetlced :by Demoerats Or Re;
sPaol.cAns; p sno. tnat eonseqoents5ne wssnos' :
PAepateo tomeke APfetsst;a.l ae soee44ee9eF 9eFNAJf
en1eleo Pt2test anq neeunsq s. 70 vatAo9s
~ssenP1 ~ aave nrH caanke' auu naAe salo q,
pttvaos!EsNHn4ol: !ae ksve tneSnpstsnG9ota m
re! A4o - q. WeoSf,
supervisor Of election RETURNS IN West Fell .
ca.na,ana d o9n eneman' mr.. sherman re-
e slStl;c. Ill s9o4 9nly
tho9lelana Dut Tue wno!e country IL lpvolveo
anditas Attme' when We expen and want
every Republican and every -trnet patriot ~
stano 9y US. NOV nope xou' gentlemen, are =.
going to do that thing: :'i.Mr Weber replied
tna4ne ana AnAeSeQn nao elreaoy oonas more
tnan tne circumstances OF. tne case would
warrant' ana great. aea1 more IMAM SAFETY
"ooia warrant IN tnat IL facksra became Gov-
efnor tnere Was no Rossl9lHty OF tnelr ge1ung
enytn1ng under the onlted states Government.
Mr: oneiman a9sofea a 1ne 1iIness, mr.: Weoer,
%l Rennh,csn Eartx tsy haa ~ not he IN fse taht
tsepuudcan parry nau nos peeu ~ tMe 4auaC vi
1oFgetunH men VINO stooo oy lin tne neor On
perii. M1. Sne!Mans sa @ Sne ,1itnoss,
falseo nls leit aano M e *nu salo, !nat - Waat
oeaY ~ {vu -, tn@' 4Tu ~ 's, s'onu
in tbs and let run e you
tne "1tness wanted onermans veroal gee.
lorations and assurances in ~black ana :
wni1e." ana accoronRly ne ana weber Jointly
addressed The following letter 10 ~
-. Mr.. SHERMAN: .t';:.r ;.
"SIR: We have, carefully considered the
arfar eements advanced by you in our inter
view. Your assurance that we shall be taken
care offs scarcely specific enough, In case Nc
pursue the course suggested by you, we
would be obliged to leave the State. VIII
you, therefore, state In. writing who we shall
| look to for the fu]fillment Of these promises.
(signed.) D, A. WEBER,
JAMES D. ANDERSON.
To Hon. Jno. Sherman.
Mr.. Mcmahon proposed to put in evidence
copy of 6herman's letter in reply. After
etrong discussion as to whether the copy OF
| Mr.. Sherman's letter could be read and put
In evidence, MIR. Cutler offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted:
Resotved That the paper identified by the
witness be read, but not read nor given to the
public until Mr.: Secretary Sherman may be
forthwith called and the paper shown and he
asked II he admits it to be . copy OF any letter
written bv him.
Mr.: Sherman being notified Of this pro-
ceeding, and invited to appear did appear in
response to such invitation, when the lolloW~
Ing took place:
The chairman TO secretary sherman: Jas.
+. Anderson, the witness testliying before the
committee this morning, stated that he had
received from the hands OF y. A. weber iet-
yer purpolung 70 DC slgnGu ~ you, u "1atn 4nta
now sho" you copy. Nn1 you no" slate
teh 10 INC cnms''o ;n4tars "n''n'' 'ou '''' "'o'0
sucn letter!
NJ easd:n 9; a.e 3;a9 a ,v VI .ut ~ a
H. He. heS;eva u,,nI nv ,esnons;hii;iv and the
PAN 1%'e n eecni;art;on - ever wr;tnr .mcf
1--we nU H. Iett"s Vr;t+.r ~ ,e,.t 49,
S ,e..er :, .n9 .e;.tsIen .ho,,t Jatos on A.
9een, ~ Az NV nss:Aen seouv" "1, ass w an"s Sne
oay W9eh tne letu1nnR oulIGfn n,e' - eona
mencea e0 open Inc .eGnrns a1hh h,,4 ~ ,;+t,s
about the TRANSACTION: Inc nop papers naa ate n1s
been opened 40 not Geieve eves +%;r@ %5ote
tna5 !ettert az tne SAINT t1e eaeac atG s;t. =
these snS or ne anv other men who We're engaged in
~ ~,apforGance ot What ho,;evcd t. he Their
1i w1oite M that hat letter. ~ ~
w. % 1e-e-uossrs nA
NEW ORLEANS, NoT. 1850, ~, oso.-9ess1s: Gess's.,; ~ a.
Weber and James =. ANDERSON: uehtlemenL
Your note OF even oate nas 59et oeen leeelv5u We.
Neither Mr. hayes Mysen, .ne genoin iareo cn. a.
! or no