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: Q.-Whst was his manner AIR. r. u. Conn,
Steubenville (Oho) Herald.
Q Were you present at the interview with
the President? Ayes, Sir; | was present at
/ the Interview with the President
Q-What took place there and what was said to
you What sta ements were made by YOU, by
Nj. Darall, or by Mr.. Nash
Abr. Darall made no statements; DIR. Oar
! rail- aud Mr.. Nash urged my consulship aud after
| they had made their arguments, DR., Darrsll pre-
scented this letter from Mr.. Conn the President
picked it up, read It over very carefully, put it in
| his pocket, and made a memorandum please
! appoint this gentleman to a consulship in a warm
climate; tins Is a special case slgnediit "R. b.
H. and took it over to the State department.
Q-Aud filed It there
Ayes.
GLOW long did this appointment pend with
A-Well after filed nv application | went to
the Treasury Department without say iug any thing
to DE-. Dansll or Mr.. Nash. Tor the purpose of
getting Mi. ShcI mans IatlurnCe iOr the appoint
nle,t also; a. ! said. failed 10 see Mr.. Shel-
man. - called 1t his bousc one evening and sent
N my cad; he came lnlo tue raror, and | intro
due Il my-eli rs Alr. Anderson, a. he pretended
not to trcnguILe me ; nc at down on the sofa;
said |, mir. sherman, came here for "A posi-
tiou;" sad he, IL have no position Tor you in NY
department." | told him | did not expect posi-
ton IN his department, wanted it from the state
ID partment. Then, ne sand, ''you had better
call on Mr. Evart-; told him that had filed
III, application with Nj. Evar ; aud snal want
ed hun to do to u,e his Influence to yet me
tlc appoin ut lie rephed To that that he new
e. proposed To hi influence for me IA hi de-
p,rtmvut nor IN any O,nrr depar mcut--nelthet in
Mr. Evaits de, Az neat ar IN any o.h.r depart
ment. And Just then Gbv. Wells OF Louisiana
came IN aud took ~ my IVA and left, aud new
er saw Mr. sherman AGAIN Until last saturday.
STANLEY MATTHEWS INFLUENCE INvokED.
The wItrcs, then related how he had started
for NV Orl,au- t. get tue sherman letter, how
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Matthews, And TINS !, be account which he gave
OF tn" at .tYItN
weut into a Acncral history of the election in
Loui>lsnt; told i'm what par nat taken; of
the manner 10 VII ch the election IA East Fcliciana
had bet Il conducted, and IN the sac; told blm
they hHI lhluNn cut NV ptIIsl 10 ged pro-
Il, th'.t they had ma e me pruu,sCs VII ch IA Y
ha not iu,ti, ed, and had no IuteutIon OF tdihl
hug IN isct, Il ld INN the whole story OF the
VIII ne tam. li.ht through; went into The oetAi,s,
win the eye ,t,on IN / omit ed gu, Ill ntI9u oi
Nj. SIcrnan Ilne; | Int not nun Ou his Il tme
al all, | ,upJ,s hal Mr. Sherman ami Nj.
Maithtws were 1lltnds, ami til At any tang might
Say against Mr.. sherman wuulI he reported 10
him b, Nj. Matthews; told him | was going on
tot the puip1,e OF getuIg documr utny evidence
-urrenieeu, he as<ed me what | wanted; | told
him Ind not want ANY tang specially, except that
| waited them To cary out their Agreement; then
he sand shuud 20 10 New Otleau, and wait uu-
nj the a rival OF the comm s,ion TO Determine the
LOUISIANA affair; mat he would send ne letter
4. \
should consult fully win hlm, and that he matter
would be arranged botwecn u.
The witness tueu prr,eu ell letter of introduce
iiuu given him on that DC aston by Stanley VI Al
thews TO Mr. Hiilan, OF the listlan-M ,cN ea5h
cumuIs, iou a. 10 lJw>:
CINCINNATI, March 20, 1877.
ny iS' 81, '., van 'e y 'seu :" " 20" .,
cafe VITA You Cuntidentaiy.
Yours truly,
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mani ulated il LOUISIANA. Htr an sent for me
the dsy before Leaving New Otlrans and said.
MIR Anderson, you have been rather badly treat
ca IN THIS mater, anu wheu get 10 Washington
shah e; that you arc provided Tor ani he ask ,
Ell me wnat wanted toid MIN That there was
vacancy IN the Consulate at Iien-tsIn, which |
would LIKE TO nave, ana winch he promised TO get
me Immediately upon hI- arrival. But, he said.
: Ia otdet Tor me - secure tins position for YOU,
should IKE TO nave ne copies oil those documents
that Sou nave ia your pps'esslol to show certain
parties IN Washington thst you ought to be, aud
must be provided FOR. went home and had the
documents c0pied; went oack aud gave them to
reh'r raj iiatial ahu that was the last that l saw
oi the docuhehts OF heaid oil Harlan either
Anderson then started back Tor Washington, stop
ped again al CincIndatl, saw Matthews, and got
IRON hin letter 10 Mr. hvarts; he called 90 Mr..
kVarts, who asked hlIn where he wanted 10 go,
ana 10 a lew days he saw the announcement of MS
Appointment As oohsul U uhchaI (which he de-
ciined TO accept. tie again sta ted Tor Cincinnati
and saw Mr.. Matthews, who SAID to hun: "Iou .
20 right back IN the next IRAN. | have just to-
DAY had letter IRON the President Ia regard to
your case, and have written him such letter As
viii secure your app IN IN nj to some position.
There Is no question about IT, have fixed il now.
had some doubts about dong 1t before, but
ii d lave to do 1t. / have rot told him any more |
about the particulars OF these matters than have
been Obliged 10, out thlnk Will have to do 1t,
and II you go down there and you have not got a
place yon Will find 1t"