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Show GENERAL. I'UTTER IXYESUGVriO Y. Washington, 11. Anderson, alter Diimerous corrections in his way of telling it, informed the com'iittee thai tie had given Geo. Smith the letter stating that he would withdraw ail clainiB if his brother was appointed to the position in the Baltimore cudtim house. He bad not '.bought of tins the other day. Witness idoL tified a letter from himself to Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Governor Antoine, written from Clinton, La., September 3d, 1S70, elating that the negroes did not register when the lists were first opened, and that be leitrned ttie reason waB that the whites were keeping them in ignorance, that be had been counter acting this and organizing the party aud thereby becoming ohnoxious to tlm democrats who would buildoze aud kilt him (Anderson), except that iliey had been told that he was Bent ttiore for tbe express purpose ot being killol and made into political capital, and so he waa safe. They would, send lo Antoiue a eoiemu pro j Iteet ftgainBt appointing anyone dee lor fear of getting a Packard man. The writer urged him not to displace rinenff Monanan, who was an excellent gentleman. Witness, in explanation of this letter, : said at the time be wrote it he be lieved what he otated, gelling hie facta eulrely from the republicans, and he omiln imrifir their inriiionr Wilnna, L-J inferred with Killncg and the. republican ofilcials at New Orleans previous ta the elections, aud wai-the wai-the author of the ingenious Bcheme to let tbe democrats vote aud tn have no republicans vote in his parish, which was adopted by the republicans. Witness further s:nd he did nut depart from the truth before be-fore the senate committee last year, but made the best republican case he could. In the afternoon sission Congress man Darrall named the principal applicants for collector of customs at New Orleans. He believed nobody was pushing Smith (the appointee) except the returning board. Smith 'was, however, a man with good re cord. He had met Senator Matthews frequently and Matthews took an interest in-terest in the colloctorship. Matthews, after interviews with witness, authorized author-ized him to say to Packard that Pack ard ' would be acceptable to him, although previously he had bitterly opposed Packard. Witness testified at snme length, 'regarding the status of Matthews jregarding the Louisiana affairs. Ke-memhered Ke-memhered Mra. Jenks heing here aud she claimed to have a Sherman letter. Kho had ld witness she wanted to help Packard and that the administration adminis-tration did not seem to consider tho claims of Louisiana republicans, and she thought she might usthst Packard with a letter or' agreement which she had. A; wwk or BO alter this iuterv.ew Mrs. Jenks published a card saying she never had such letter and Sherman Sher-man denied its existence. Anderson told .witness he bad a copy of this document. Matthews had denied the existence of papers derogatory to him and that he didn't care to take them up. Matthews thought there was n Sherman letter in existence. McMfthon handd witne s a letter in wit nets' handwriting by means of which he fixed the date of the conver-Bation conver-Bation at about the 17th of February. T in was the letter of Darrall to Anderson, giving an account of the interview with Matthews. He assures Anderson that if he gets the place he will appreciate him. W itnesa was pharp'y questioned about his and Mat thaws' anxiety to please Anderson. Ths letter from Darrall to Anderson, Ander-son, February 27lh, was read, saying the writer's prospects were good. Matthews and tbe cabinet were favorable, favor-able, and promising to write or telegraph tele-graph anything new. Darrall Baid shortly after this letter was written Anderson told him he bad some papers which, if printed, would sound bad to those concerned. SnhflPniipnt.lfr nilnnaa wna i n fnrmoH that Anderson's attorney waa negotiating negoti-ating with Tilden and bis friends for the publication of these damaging letters. Witness wrote to Anderson, urging him to act in good faith and lo Uke those letters from his attorney. Witness had not then seen Matthews' letters nor did he know of them. McMahon then read the following letter from Darrall to Anderson, March 3d: My Des Sir: I had an interview with M. mis evening, and told him what I heard from Potter, and that you had been over and assured me the papers were all in your possession and would remain so, He said he had word from another source tha: propositions pro-positions hd been made bv some one. and in talking, remarked if all wrnt right you were to give them up. Isaid that would surely be done and I would , be responsible. He, of course, spoke on1; "( the Sherman copy and I re-f' re-f' :r- 1 to nothing else. You had bu;' write him that you were over, but did not care tj trouble him, and that you assured me the pa pern were sale iu your own possession and would be given up when I went in. You unde. Hand neither of us referred io any paper you had from him, and all looks as favorable as we could wish. We will hear from Murks to-. to-. morrow and I will at once let you n now. Write or not us you think brr-t lo M., but it 8l ins to me hotter to wiite. Give my love to Mr. A. and tell her we are ttoing tu win. Write any nea fruin the o's. The understanding was about this (hut D-irrsill wi.s to he appointed ml hciur aud wai to become responsive for the delivery of the Sherman letter: when l hat w.ts di'no Anderson had iwritten assurance" (mm Siterman aud Stoughton, aud Ma thews knew it. mat luey woum ae mm mruiigu. Anderson, up tn this time, ntv-?r represented to witness that he had done anything improper in the internal ot republicans. A letter was hure read Irom Darrall to Anderson, March 17, 1SS8, saying that Matthews told him Hayes wasdc;td against Packard, 1 and that he (Matthewd) did not want lo :ippoar in Ihe mutter mora than he had On Ihe next day Darrall wrote to Anderson, caliiog attention to the decision of tne Jjouiaiaua auprtme court, declaring .Ihe pjper not such us could bs forged, which woulJ release Anderson aud all of the others. Wells wkb coming to Washington tor the purpose, it seemed, of carrying nut a irnde of some kind. He enyu , A ndersou should come over Irom Pinladelpbia ( I'burcday) three days liter. He exoretised fear that Wells won Id gi iu fur Packard aud m tke troible. Witness being aked whit tho influence ot Wells and Anderson was in regard to th .;o appointments, Baid tin to this di'te the only pi-rs.-ns notuinatid were such as tney hud recommended; they had prevented the nomination of Packard and himself, him-self, and secured the nomination of -milb. That was his opinion April ; 21st. Darrell wrote to Anderson that 1 it was certain that Smith or Leonard would be appointed and the returning bo-rd were for Smith, which helped him. He thanked Anderson just the same as though they bad succeeded. On the 19lh he telegraphed Anderson to come on the 21st and bring tbe papers. He explained to the committee com-mittee that he meant all tbe pipers Anderdou had, and wanted to see what power Anderson had over Matthews, Mat-thews, and wanted to see if he cnulu cause Matthews to render eut ficieut assistance to him. (L -"hter.) Matthews told witness he hat; ; en informed in-formed IV t Tilden or his agents had made an ofier for the papers au l the New York San had a copy of them and a!ao Senator Conkliug had a copy. |