Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-24

DANIT.
TIE Potter investigating committee met at y
CLOCK tc-Gay. when the chairman read the fol-
lowing letter, which had been received from NJ.
Woolley:
CNC1NNATTI. OHIO. Febrtlo " 90, 1879.
70 Hon. Garrison n. P'tter, Chatrman:-Your
alhalt, Charles W. WOoley SAYS he is forty
seven years CT age, citizen OF Cinclnnatti, a
patiGn; that he never INDUCES in alcoholic drin.
nor does he ever engage in games Of hazard.
hd n1as aoSe6 mas been n III III for more than Week is
it without probably endangerng his life.
Aftant has read the evidence of one
John John F. Co.le before your eommitte on
Ne Ttbuae n1af on the sin as nI3 aed In the
without condition. equivocation, or exception.
lhat so tar as The statements OF the said COyle
purport to say to him, the affiant. the same are
so utterly false that he cinGOt otherwise better
describe his estimate OF them than by Simply
saying they are absolutely untrue AS affiant
Is unable to go to your committee, and the
committee cannot come to him, he respectfully
asks that this affidavit be allowed place with
tie records of the committee Affiant says il
your committee will receive and file a sworn
statement from him, as to all his tranSac-
tons in political matters in the state
Of louisiana and Florida in 1876 he will have
his aihenuensis prepare the same at once. At
faDt promises that in such statement he Will
respond fully and fairly TO every point Of at
tack made upon his conduct from any and every
respon;siiole $40 source so far as the same has come
I.
Sworn to and subscribed in my presence by
Charles w. WOolley, this 22d February, 1919.
FRED. A. JOHNSON, Justice OF the Peace
Mr. HiScOcl moved that the AFFIDAVIT be not
received. and this was carried.
Inc Chairman said he would communicate
with Mr. Wcolley and tell him he was 10 attend
as early as possible.
ANOTHER DENIAL
The chairman also read letter from Mr. Al
eXanGer Thain. the gentleman Who according
to Coyle's testimony, offered to sell Florida's
hT1 n f.NtsC LHgn
sion 10 come before the committee and reff;tn
the charge against him. No acton was taken
upon tie letter.
MR.. WILLIAM f. CHANDLER
asked 10 place in The hands OF tne commit 90
SoIne papers in the handwriting of General Bar
low. one was letter written by him II Jas.
Reil, Monticello, Florida. introducing \. c.
i1othlts, Gi the POST Oiiice department. a. 4
memorandum dated December ). 1876 to Mr..
Niles one OF the republican collectors These
letters were put in evidence 10 show that az the
time they were written General Barlow was
acting IN the republican, interest.
MI Chandler said he desired to make 4 further
statement. About three weeks ago he received
letter from Mr.. George Bliss OF New York
Statihg that he had learned that John l. Dayen-
port had the original cipher given to him (Mr.
ShaId!erl when he started to Florida Oh No
EemDer 5th, 1sI6, toget her with nI1mprOlIs teIo
grs ms sent by him 10 Florida He had rerlipd
to Mr. Bliss. asking him or Mr. Dayen10,t to
seLd me cipher and telegrams, but neither had
committee might send for them if they saw lit
MR.. JAMES II. MADDOX
was next re called at hi own request to reply
10 certain statements affecting him which had
pten MADE by Jack Wharton. lie recapituyated
Lis statement as TO how he came to Washington
and reported TO Wharton Oh his return Whar-
Ton knew that GOV. Wells was for sale and he
proposed that they should see A!r. Packard in
regard 10 IL. They talked the matter over with
nm, ard s200,030 was mentioned as the sum
that would be required. GOV. Packard did not
decline TO put up the money, but said he would
t"he tAe mattef III consideration.
MR.. D. !. ". JEwETT.
WHO acted as the secretary to the republican
campaign committee of Louisiana in 1876 was
tLen called, and gave evidence with respect to
tie fraudulent protests that were made from
several parishes in Louisiana.
The District Bar sansi the s'I G ,is;ens.
A delegation representing the Bar Associa-
ton OF the District Of columbia, Loaded by
Walter d. Davidse, and consisting of :. S
Henkle, W. II. Maury. Enoch 1ottcn. II. X E.
on the President to-day. The object OF the yi3i
was to urge the appoiL tmnnt OF Waller s Cox,
OF the District bar, as the additional iudge Of
the District court. Mr.. payidge presented a
petition headed with the names Of ". ". Cor
coran and George ". Riggs, and bearing the
names OF over tive hundred citizens OF the Dis
presented the resolutions adopeed by the Bar
association last saturday in Mr. Cox's favor.
M. M. Davidge made few remarks calling atten-
PEOPLE and by the bar in asking for MIR. Cox as
the additional Judge. He said Mr.. Cox was in
every way qualified for it, being resident of
l;e, the District. an excellent iuri5t and popular
thought very proper that the place should be
given to resident. The President replied Civ
ing assurances that the wishes Of the people Of
the District should be respected. The inter
view was a very pleasant one, and tended TO
strengthen in the minds OF the delegation the
belief that Mr.. Cox will receive the appoint
ment. 1t is understood that the President re-
ferred Jocularly to the fact that the bill Great
ing the addltlonal judge had not yet reached
MN and was not law. Like every other place
OF importance, the judgeShip has attracted the
eye OF retiring republican member of Con-
gress who will be out after March 18th next.
Ihe candidate az M this time Is Col. John NJ. Thomp-
presented to the President, and his friends as
sert that they have very f1atterIng assurances
OF success in his candidacy.
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE on
Saturday decided to authorize the executive
committee to appoint an auxiliary to the ex-
ecntiye committee OF that body I'm all political
matters. The committee adjourned to meet on
the 23d OF February, 1850, In Boston. The ex-
ecutlye committee met at night, and decided TO
instruct the Congressional committee to ap-
point an executive committee for the same pui-
pose as the auxiliary committee previously
mentioned. John G. Thompson, Sergeant-at.
urer, General Duncan S. Walker assistant se;c-
retary, and Colonel Isaac E. Eaton or Kansas,
was appointed to the vacancy On the national
democratic committee caused by the resigna-
t1On OF Abram S. Hewitt
THE NUMBER OF PETITIONS introduced in the
House OF Representatives during the present
Congress is 10, 167.
THE CONKLING BURNSIDE UNPLEAsANTNEss.-
The executive session OF the Senate on Saturday
afternoon was enliyened, it is stated, by sharp
controversy between senators Conkiing and
Burnside. 1t grew out Of the calling up of the
nomination of Mr. Stratton to be steamboat in
srector of one OF the New York districts. Mr..
Burnside objected to its consideration. Mr.
Conkling remarked that the Senator from Rhode
Island had already objected several times to
the consideration OF Mr. StrattOn'S case, which
Gen. Burnside denied. Mr.. Conkling then charac-
teIiZed the conduct Of Gen Burnside as OfficIouS,
tntermeddling, impertincnt and impudent, and
when Gen. Burnside attempted to interrupt him
refused to yield. and demanded OF the chair that
his right to the floor should be respected. Gen.
Burside replied with great deal of feeling. lie
said he wished he had the tongue OF a Blaine in
order that he might make fitting reply to the
Senator from New York. This all,ision to the
famous personal attack OF MI. Blame on Mr..
CODklinC in the House in 1854 WAS knaD fhruSt