Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-08
THE ELECTORAL INVESTIGATION.
Testimony Before the Potter Com.
mitfeQ,

Before the Potter investigating committee
yesterday afternoon, Mr.. James Mckinney,
deputy clerk OF the Supreme COuro OF the
United States, was examined as to the identity
of theenvelOpes and their contents, (a'reddy
received and examined by the cOmmttee,) be-
ing tie electoral returns and papers cOnnecte
therewitiI, which had been before the electora
commission. Mr.. Mckinney had been the ,ec
retary of that commission; he recognized and
Identified the envelopes and the endorsements
thereon, some OF which were made by him.ef,
aud others by Mr. B. CatteIl and Mr.. GeOrye
A. Howard, who had been his first and second
a.puZzle to the committee, were explained by
him to be the initials of Nathan Clifford. presi-
dept OF The commission. TIE papers We're al
returned in the envelopes by him to the Presi-
WHAT WAS DONE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr.. Blackburn who had been at. ent from
tne TN executive yes session, desired to be informed
TIE Chairman, having first received the
consent of the committee, stated the original
eecIon returns, so far as they pro- sSCd to
otter and with le copies printed in the
volume known as the Count of the Electoral
Voc" and that it had been found that the
certificates which had been before Congress
and the Electoral commission, and which was
called No. !. was the certificate fret executed
and bearing genuine signatures. where there
was but one list of electors and not two, that
IS, where they voted at the same time Tor
President and Nice-President: and that it
was also found that the certificates which con
tanned Two sets of electors, that is. where the
President and NicePresident were voted for
separately, and to which LeySee testified yes
terday that his name was forged, had not been
printed in the Count Of the Electoral Vote"
under the bead OF Ger iticate No. 9, which was
its number, but that No /, with some trihng
alterotionS, had been printed as No. 3.
Nr. McMahOn-YOu discovered in addition.
thai the original paper No. had but one list
o electors.
The Chairman-I so stated
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the improper re
tui us had Two lists, in accordance with the
const tutional requirement
The Chalrman.-The fact is that the certfi-
cate called No. Vrnt2d on page POS o. the
be genuine, and that the certificate called No.
3, to which Levisee testified that his name was
forged IS not copy of No. !, the difference
between the two being that the one contains
the vote cast for President and Vice President
Tin the one form of certificate while the other
has them separately in two fOrms.(
Mr.. Cox.-That certificate No. 3 has been be-
fore the electoral commission and has been
printed as part OF its record: 1t does no. ap-
pear to have been objected to by anybody
throughout that proceeding.
suspected at that time that they were bogus or
forged and because there was no use in
making the objection.
Mr.. COX.-Mr. Mcmahon ought to withhold
his conclusions about fOrgeries and everything
else at time when the testimony is incom
ptete. That is matter which suppose the
Mr.. McMahon.-I thought it had been greed
upon am0rg members that the signature o
Leyisee In that certificate was not his hand
The Chairman.-Mr. Mcmahon spoke merely
for the purpose of distinction when he called
them bogus.
Mr. McMahon.-That covers all the ground
reached in the executive session.
The Chairman.-IeS. that covers 1t entirely.
DOCUMENTS From THE PRESIDENT.
Inc chairman during the session present
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received from the President:
EAECUTIvE MANSION, WASHINGTON, June
g. 1slo-Sir:-I am in receipt Of your note
yC ,terday, including The following preamble
ard resolutions adODted by The commit, Of
lnVe. tigaiOn of the House of REPRESENTATIVES,
namely:
be,ween May 25th and June 1st 1877, Hon.
Stanley Matthews tOld-"I have iuss to- -day
had letter from the President in regard to
your cd.e, and | have Written him such let
Ter as VIII secure your appointment to some
position and that ION or about June 2 the
President said to the Witness he bad received
the letter from MI Matthews requesting h,m
10 give me place - therefore,
ReSOtred, That the President be requested to
furnish to the committee all tie original e.
terS, above mentioned, which he has received
II any. or certified copies thereof, as he NAV
prefer. in order to al intelligent cross -eXaml-
thereof.
In complying with the request OF the COM
mlttee have the honor to say that have no
T: cOnec on OF receiving any such letter -rOn
Senator Matthews as the one described in the
among my papers: The only letters relating
to the subject received within the period ara
on file in the Department of State. Copies O ,
the same, and OF all other communications on
the subject, which are in my possession or
control. ale herewith transmitted.
aye the bono to be- very respectfu
OF Investigation, etC.
LOUISIANA CONGRESSMEN RECOMMEND AN
DERSON FOR CONsULSHIP.
HOUSE OF REPREsEMNTATIyEs, M WASHING
the Prevadent: The undersigned respectfully
recommend for appointment as foreign consul
at eltter Gallao, Belfast, Canton or any otr er
Anderson, of Louisiana. This has tie ap-
prOval of tie whole Louisiana dele cation. and
we ask the appointment to be made at an
early day. Respectfully, &c,
&c. E. NASH"
"WAsHINGTON, March 10, 1S77.-Sir: The
Undersigned. representing with one excep-
ton) the entire republican delegation in Con
gresS from Louisiana, would respectfully urge
the appointment of James E. Anderson as
consul to either of the following points: Cal
10, Demerara. Carton, HankOW or Bradford.
very 'eSpee''H5'yf u: i. LEONARD, NC,
Fifth District of Louisiana.
NV. 2. KELLOGG
ANDERSON WANTS TO GO TO CAILAo.
NEW ORLEANS, April s. lS77.-Hon. Stanley
HdttheTS:-Dedr Sir: When in Washington I
hled an application for a cOnSulship, signed bv
The republican delegation from this State. to-
kether with written request from the Presi-
dent (Hayes) to have me appointed Mr..
EVartS said no vacancies existed and for the
present be could make none. The morning
papers announce the death of Mr. CIaytOn
consul at Callao, Peru, the place to which 1 de,
sired especially to 60. This creates a vacancy.
and there would be no imprOprietv in
MI: Eyarts giving me the appointment. I
write you, at Ger. Harlan'S suggestion. that
you .ecure the appointment, or hold it omen
until his arrival in Washington.
Truly, yours, JAMES E. ANDERSON.
Enforcement on foregoing letter: For i'm
portant reasons specially request that this
request be complied with.
STANLEY MATTHEWS.
Endorsement on the envelope: Executive
Mansion: Anderson, James E., of Louisiana,
Application for appoint. as U. s. Consul at
CaIao, Peru. Senator Matthews requey is that
appoint: be made for important reasons. Re-.
BY iIec.iOn of President.
Apill Il, 1857. w. X. ROGERS, Secretary.
MR.. MATTHEWS To MR. EvARTs
,ClNClNNATI, May II, 1S77.-IMy Dear Sir
Inc bearer. MIR. James Z. Anderson, of New
orleans, IS the gentleman in reference +
whom, when last in Washington, had pri
Hate conversation with you, urging his an
p0intment to cOnSulShip. P
Mr. Anderson has had until now ubordi
maze clerkShlp in the Custom House at New