The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-04

Committee and as this Committee had already
called consideraiIe number ot the very wit
ncssos desired hv Mr. Shcriuun. and as. at tho
last election. there was no h"puniirhn urkrt.
aud tho witnesses only had choice hctwnrn dif-
forent Drmocrntic candidates, IL is difficult to
seq what ground there was for this assertion,
which appeared TO rs to be part " the prct nee
which proposed. to call witnesses who woro
really not desired.
THE SHERMAN LETTER
Mr.. Sherman was tho chiof of the visiting
stntrsmcn In Lon siunn. The election III that
state turned mainly upon tho parishes Of East
The supervisors Of those parishes cnllcd upon
him one evening ~ Normau,S restaurant, ms nv
sation with Kim md IN. 4 ic,trr has h,cn rs-
frrrcd to 9s hlyjnV horn ait"rwurd written by
him to them. Mr.. shornnn has testified: I
do not hrlrVe ever wrote TINT letter At The
same tim lirrr are things in this letter that
would have written IN Those or any other mrn
] believed tn be- ibrirduty Il had brrn asked"
II that was 49,. hs po~llion in regard ~ what
letter wncihor N" wrni" II Or whether he did not
Very "ou~i,t' ruh.r oyidru ~ has boon taken ns
to the "Xisten"n oi this letter. ANA ,he prrss nus
been largely "unuc"d ir discussing ". IL y
entirely certain that letter OF the Kind did
exist hy whom"Vrr signed.
W der lcft his pnrish. declaring that the elec-
tinn hnil been fair: ihut ih"rr was no ground
for protest and returned stating mat be Ind
madn protest that he was constrained TO do
II. and thut he hal rocrivpd assurances Of re-
ward for doing sn. This ia established by grn-
tlrmen ~ character aud credihity. nni Ia not
time corrosrondin.s Win tic dat" i this letter.
b. called upon his friend. Mr. Synher, long ono
81 the Rruuhlicnu Congressman from Louis
innn, and showed him lolt"r purporiing to be
signed 10y Mr.. sherman. ~ thu chnra"t"r OF the
letter referred TO- ard which Mr. .Sypher be-
lirved To- ho ms W"hcr ropresentrd 1t to be-nn
original letter from Mr.. sherman.
Gen. sheldon telle us both Weber md Ander-
son were cOnsid rcd MS Tor sale: and TINT An
derson WIS demanding promises oi reward for
permitting his urui ut 90 stand. We learn from
such other RnpuIli,nn managers ns ptkin ana
('uW fbffll " L. puustIiV gprfutr fluf Anderson
Thought that he lud r. rpiyrd the Assurances he
! son III he suvs thnt thev v.rot. 10 sherman "A
hitter asking fur written nssuranres OF tho full
nlnent ~ tho promis"s they md had. aud guve
II to Weber to take. II was rculY ~ this letter
bv whomever signed. TINT Weber showed To Sy-
pher: for this reply acknowledges the receipt
Of the letter. that Anderson and Weher had
must hnvn been u letter asking for assurances
received hy tn" uerson who prepared the reply
which Weher showed Sypher. II u.s. Therefore
certain that Neher and Anderson Joined in u
letter To Shermgn demanding nssurnnc"s for
permitting his protest to stand. md That th"y
rerrivrd reply To- That letter purporting 70 be
Emile l.. Weber says that he found this Sher-
nnn l.u9r among h's brothers pnp@rs ma
IN her, to take to sherman. his and Amber
sons letter demanding written assurances;
rr'eiv"d verbal nssuranres and wished written
ones; that She thought that they ought not 20
lemnnd this hut be- satisfied with the word oi 4
Republican of Sh"rmnn's snnding: and Tint in
her zonl for the Republican pnrly she sup
pressed Weber and And"rson's letter md h"r.
sell caused n reply to hs prepared and signed
for sherman by local politician. whose name
she declined To- give. and took III Is ns Shcrmnn's
answer. hack TO Weher nnd Anderson. and his
WIS tho letter on which h. and Anderson acted.
II is certain. from Andrr-on's notion ~ we'll
rs from Weher's. thnt they regarded this letter
rs an original signed 6y sherman, ana that
when later Anderson found himself without
any such reward as no thought he was entitled
conduct shows that hr ally beloved that itnot
only existed. but WAS genuine.
REPUBLICAN BELIEF IN TT.
Certain circumstances indicate belief unon
the mart oil those concerned in it that 1t was
Ii was rumored nmong the leading Ranubli-
cans N Lousiuna that such u lcit"r existed.
story then SET on loot that he WINS killed 10y the
Democrgis. Kellogg AMI Packard. Darrell and
Stanley Matthews. all acted upon the Hs-ump-
tion that such n letter existed. and Mrs. jerks
sought 1t diligently. Senator Matthews was
cited before the Committee. hut refused to an
pear. W" cannot say that on the whole we re-
spect him the '.ss for hi- rciccnce.
Il is evident from Mr.. Shcrman's first exemi-
written tho letter md forgotten II. hnd the
Efforts thut have been mndo 10 miseal the pub
lie and the Committee about II have strengthen
ed their conviction az this apprehension.
EFFORTS TO MGsLEAD THE COMMITTEE.
On the iih of September Mr.. sherman de-
clnred ~ the PRESS that he believed tho rounds
forged letter Ms his md publish IL with view
OF affecting tho October elections. As N" Com
mtlt'' hhl NNlNNfnfl. not 10 meet hNilI after
the Otoher elections; ns they had no " rounds
men," nor had heard OF such n letter. this nat
qrally excited suspicion. ltwas followed 10y tho
declaration bv Anderson that tho Original
letter would shortly be forthcoming Various
letters ,purporting to be from persons who
claimed t. have formerly been in Mr. SHEER
mans employment. hut who could not be traced
w"r" then sent io the Committee Offering 10 pro-
duce his original letter. When no attention
was paid 20 all this. Mrs. jerks hoggn. just toe
fore IA" October reelection dropping in the strotts
Of New Otlenns a rnck"t continuing whit wis
f~ ma .rtt al o.
pnrsct. having leen returned % her hy those
passing 20 the time. sh" finally surcerdct in
leaving 1t unnotic"l in n CARPET shop IN N'w
Orleans. In lis make M. mud the uaurrs IN
closet IN II, u had al m" rNi irnco 81 b"ins her
property, and Of having hoen casually lost nul
Of c9u'HinlnE the original sherman letter that
she had 50 much sought for.
, TINS was not a lokr; the purpose WIS 10 hnve
the COMMITTEE produce This letter ms u the orig
inal letter. and whfn they had committed them
selves to IL 90 have the forgery certainly eX-
posed hy having those who madp il show whnn
and whcr1 il had boon forged. and thus lead
To the impression that no genuine letter had
This forged paper was not tho letter which
Weber showed 10 SypG"r. That better was
written upun Two Ius's Of note paper. tals
That vas wr,t"nn IN 6sd h3nd. dficu, it /" DE-
cipher, rs j. Mr. sherman r. writing; this was
written iu plain aud round hnnd. obviously
NOT intended to pass for his hut Ia which an
imitation of his signature WIS attached IL
why any one should want To- st on foot such a
d"'ov who did not believe such an original lot
ter did exist or had existed.
In Wow OF h"r relations tn tho Treasury De-
pnrtment IN which h"r brother was appointed
after sh" testified in Washington. and hy which
hrr husband has hr"n employed siure her tps-
timnny. IL is submitted that this attempt To I'M
pose "a letter upon the Comm ttcr WAS mot with
ont purpose and for the benefit of those by
whom She suhSists. and with whom She sympu-
WlI'i, an Wlom she mas, rs she says, before
attempted tn serve.
mime. the letter which Weber received he ana
Anderson, uiicr thc interview az Morraus, uc-