, 1879-02-20
pOTTER'S COMMITTEE.
Bo1pMoN sk1rraD.
Special l,.pt1iea - 1.!o T;;'fbwns

Special IJ,paiea I, 1.tc X;fbHne.
WASHINGTON, D. e., Feb. 19.-A letter re-
ra{ved Ia Washington to-day from Columbia re-
pprls TINT Hardy Solomon wns Induced 10 leave
tic city about two Wccks ago; that l,o was lust
heard VI III New Orleans, aud thAt llu had left
that city. his destination being unknown. 1t
seems very Improbable il,at the Committee will
liz afie to Becure hla presence. although there
is nu tlouns that tho Chairman, Mr. PutteF, a,Hl
the Scrgcant-at-Arm., Mr. Thompson, rcalty
desire It. Col. Woollcy tcGgraphed from Ctn-
ctnnati today that TIC WAS sick nul unable to
come 10 Washington. lie promised to obey tho
sunlnuna OF thc Committee as soon as health
wstltl pernllt, Or wuuld be glad to meet SUD-
Co.nmittce III Cincinnati II one was sent.
HANLow'a FIX.
n tht Ht.fes7l Atsotfd'sd FrtsA
WARRINGTON, u. T., Feb. 1D.-Gen. Barlow
was bctrre tie rotscr Committee agntn to-dnv,
and The hrgument t1e prepared FOR thu Republic
nps to rcatl brfurc the Florida Returning noanl
WIS put In evidence. MIR. llsscocK declined to
question htn III regard to IT,
Barlow concluded att elaborate dcfensc nf the
tllshonorabte conduct with which he has been
charged bs Btntiug TINT he went down to Talla-
hassee for tho purpose of giving anloncst 1ufg-
mont In the mntter for tho Democrats ana Re-
puhlrnns. with tic idea tint tint WIS Ills duty,
anil he thrreforo had not tic slightest hesitation
In talking wIsh tho Democrats ur anybody else
VIM could throw my Iirllt on tho matter at'fl
ussist htm IN getting Justice douc.
WILLIAM E. CHANDLER
was recalled and sail: i desire 10 state that
Gen. Barlow was in TIorttln.fron the beginning
to tho end N counsel fur the Republican caucus
and Republican candidates. lie distinctly cs-
tercu into that relation, and remained In 1t
down to tho 9th Of December, when wo left
Tor hotnr, aud was under the obligations al re-
spons!blllties Of counsel. As to Ills statement
that he was not, desire, IN my own behalf and
In behalf Of all the gcnt!cmcn who wcra there,
TO intcrposc a distinct md unqualified eoutra-
dlcttou. l myself told Gen. Barlow tlIns
he would 10 The leading counsel on
our side. told him h1 hA<l
been assigned to tliat post oi
honor {tf there was honor In tho b,,sl,ieus1 md
he assrntctl without objection. Within few
days he eala 10 mo that ho was there by request
Of tho President in another capacity to sec IL
there WIS far count, and that nothing wrong
WAS done on either side. / pointed out that the
two relations wcro inconsistent, nnll might be-
como Incompatible, as wished hin to occupy
tho relations vi counsel ut1 have tie obligations
of counsel. lie Insisted upon 1t that there was
no incompattJlIIty between the two, md fron
that ti1nc Ind no doubt he was under A1l the
obligations Of counsel. lie seems 10 havo tried
l.is best as Republican counsel to secure the
vote Of tle State for TIlden, hut fortunately hi
did not succeed.
HAnLoW's REPLY.
Gen. Barlow was heard in replr, after wh!ct
1fIdcock askcd: In your position, theil, not q!
COUNSEL but rs visiting statesman, np1-parslsnn
did you conceive 1t to bu Yullr duty to address
all argument 10 number ri that Board, INT
attempt to influence or bias In that way hs de
clsonf
81 A.-Ycs What tried to do was to lay dowt
the correct principles VI o decision.
Q.-rhcn you regarded 1t rs your duty tier
not to sec t!iat fraud or wrong was dong. but II
inaucnce the l5ucst Judgment OF tlat Boarl o1
tAn questions tlut they might decide honcstf.
et!,Gr wayi
Al consider wns at liberty To influcucl
tlsrsn that way, hui I untrrstuou the quustto1
OF fraud was involved In Alarhua County.
Adjourned.