The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-01
THE POTTER COMMITTEE.
mOnE ABOUT THE sMEnMAN LnTTEn
AND now MES. yENks DnOrrKD IT.


ANn now MRs. yKNks DmOPrKn m.
Yesterday morning, at half-past 10 O'Clock. Il
the Office formerly occupied by the New Orlean
Gaslight Company. No. 1850 Common street. tn
subcommittee OF the Potter committee re
opened its sessions In the chair WAS the Hon
Ularkson N. Potter. and next TO him sat ex- Gov
I'D Coz. There were few present when TIL
session opened. John Ray sat at the elbow o
Gov. Cox to give him what information he pos
sessed regarding the character OF the witnesses
and the points they might bring out on a cross
examination.
When the committee opened its work Mr.
Potter stated that the Two members preseD
bad concluded, notwithstanding the absence D.
Mr. Stenger, TO proceed. the chairman being
The admission 81 testimony. MI. Bteneer's vote
GOV Cox then presented John hay. who. hs
said. was the represensatiye q MI. shella;
asked that he DO recognized as such.
The chairman then agreed to the request and
Mr n csr ud lien aI pfies e1s humber Of letters
being the correspondence between Secretary
Sherman and bis. attorneys referring to the
question OF Intimidation during the pfesiden-
Mr.. Potter Potter desired to know whether II was the
Wish q the parties e have these made part q
tai the letters were filed. - -
The first witness called was
MAJOR OSCAR ARROYO,
who. after being sworn said: am the present
Assistant Secretary OF State and the custodian
with me THE book Of The Secretary Of States
Office In which are recorded the names Of those
The huge ledger being foduced. The Witness
The first parish come 70 ID De Fourth Con-
gressIQnal District 10 Rapides. flnd the name
on the twenty. third q August = - '..0'''
further, Mr.. Arroyo. II you will leave the book
Jt,par n. q. nr15sras
'-,..,a.., -. II.s.,s.
sns RsA as sS' United a STATES District
isIs. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES - ,'. - - :
toral es says y was one that he received
a iu,' tnas eiee5ion;; goes npt rememgGsr Who
delivered Il. keeelyed ne ilrst IRON on UQl. Nc
Eabiiddn elettors, the third through CONQUEST
CLARK 2T Coy. Kellogg. TGrtwp last were given
upon them q the time receives, them; have
no means OF h1ipg the dates l received tho
two Kellogg certincetes. Ngtning was said 20
morning hours sit IN chambers, BeioreI re-
Gelvea tne seooma cnra,nga.e sunS une IL cnam
psrs 8 Che se SR u.s. sa
replied NOT tnM the moment inc electoral
Tol over \ BIT e asIlvsr i e re speaker q t6e
HQuse lnat VIE lh1 i a.s snu ihsl tIme a ap-
third certificate was made. Or rather. the second
SCI on hebupohn oeT. lt,,., ess ~ r,a.A..
testimony wo Vas hs csrR k q
States OouII. " tne Wltn i a, :. 49,.
have mof iear9ed sincs M u tlme VINO was
=. d. pEsLorDE
sworn. Vas the Secretarv Of state or Lo,,-
Isiara under Gov. Kellogg. five Id this CITY.
a1a ain am b elern n sne Ka,,oo1
ma uoysrnsr. dsclerias who was elected tEea
eectors ena wnes ala Y .ngv r e. dne rss hs
x s,'ra Vac ai3sad ia II ebnnt INA sirth N
nacanber recollect mnEfnr ina nroaea
verbal lust ne We were III the habit or MAKING
men, nd na aysr Wn sda ah az Ky
Being shown The second Kellogg certificate Of
ne a. @ ~ N a v W.
sYtsr Ghristmaa 10 mahe 4 eertiflcafe. nannot
tifiertas ' = - n ~
qo e second csroa
pav ". dn ~ - s,,s sIar |. ~, ~ y ~
nf ny se rve mo NJ wall to-day ns ools 'ooS
40 pc made y
been APPLIES e e MAKE ceri Int oE me
wonjd date II on the ninth. don't ,emainber
lat
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a a. ,h, uthts wv Sfuo ua.p s s
a any uon shiuA "ouiu nsso pus . iaiso ua.e
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ramnmbar G~vnrnnr Reliorr ana y mrsats Al
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bln;tcS rsmssmbar that Gan Andsrso,, syor9
~ u iii, .t th Ill. ~ wene
~ ~ M itt VII Wy n su1a
W. . 1ho H ~ ~ yss III, tSn5 80 ioe.
Az tttot ,a a' a.T hai5 ;rn VIZ iqtt, shn
ts,,,a y, ths abcrt th9s var 1nt .s
a.e ~ ra a,t wau ~ ~ ny
aa, sb,,, Thrst =, soplne
.,s. sa ,hather wes iiT =, "a 5
oast anata astnr tha arst ~ Ny w ~
t,aina sbavv iha hnnt frnv tho ao,.oto ~
pt.,'s cspca cnntai tta an y" ~ ~ ~.
,a,visoyn Sa - Tha nn,sa ~ WnnTrv ns s
pervisor ~ re,iatrn,in ~ Innidee nor;s n, IL
tha hsnSwriIinr ~ NJ Hieapt ora ~ M
ala k"ne"iiins Vi "l' nio"l'' on0 VI "y
acc he tbia booL tbat mmtsoiora ~ c,a,rs
OF Registration have been Issued Ia blank ana
no oath Of Office recorded.
In Vernon, parish the supervisor OF regis ira
zion was Thos. FRANKLIN. The entry on tho Il