The New York herald., 1876-11-30

frauds at Archer precinct including aldavis from the
inspectors Of election He then announced that the
democrats were ready TO introduce witnesses.
Mr. Chandler objected TO the Introduction Of wit
nesses at present; the republicans not ready
Governor Brown Of Georg a, called attention 10 ths
fact that the Board could the plaintiff OIL in the
full presentation OF his case, but that, when he had
presented his introductory papers, ho must bc allowed
to finish his case. He further said that when
ness was in court his testimony must be taken.
Mr.. Cowgirl favored allowing the plaintiffs to pro-
cecd.
Judge Cooke thought the specifications should be
read 10 tho Board.
The Chairman opposed the reading OF the specaes
tions.
Governor Brown insisted that the speclncation,
should BE- read, that shorthand reporters might taxi
them down; the country demanded II.
The Chairman again stated that there would not H
time, and he refused again TO allow The democrats
complete their by the Introduction Of a witness
General Barlow thought tho witness should be intro.
duced
Judge Cooke moved that the Board proceed to have
the specifications the OF Alachua bo road aud
tho witnesses introduced.
Mr.. Sellers said that to fail 10 road the andavs but
simply flo them away in pigeon holes would be to
muzzls the investigation. lie demanded either that
tho aidavlts be that tho Board TO hold
apparently public session aud 90 into real secret
session.
General Barlow thought they should be read.
Cowgirl and Cock agreed and the specifications were
then read
SPECIFICATIONS
Tho first recited that 2i9 votes moro than wcre
pollcd at Archer precinct counted They sub.
mi.ted an affidavit OF Mr. Fleming, u citizen Of the
county. who at the precinct all day. certifying
hat q
who swore that they present when tho
vote was announced by the inspectors in the
evening and that result announced IFS for Hayes
and lsl for Tden also the affidavit of-two inspectors
OF the three who were at the pols who swore that tho
rciurns as footed up by them showed total OF only
IFS and 1il, and that the returns had since becn
changed These inspectors Floyd Duko and Green
Moore, ono a colored republican, the other white
democrat.
WITNESSES
Mr.. Fleming. witness, then introduced. He
that he at the poll from the opening til the
c'osc that he knew Of one man who voted twice and
also that two names appeared the al
legged poll list having voted who had
been dead two years, J. l.. Lewis and Dick
Bell He kept list OF names and numbers OF
every voter, writing down every
called by the inspectors; that 3o5 votes were from
outside the room and fourteen inside tho room. Ho
swears positively that no moro votes Than this wcro
cast He furnished the written list kept by him,
which hs had kept by him. Ho had kept store 1t
Archer pre;inct for eleven years. Mr.. Fleming then
retired.
Mr. Samuel c. Tucker then Introduced Was
present at Archcrt the OF tho He helped
to count by request OF the Inspectors keeping writ
ten tally He preserved the tally and has with him.
He read tho tally-a dirty aud rather worn piece OF
pnper-in which tho result was l4l Tor
Tildcn and rs for Hayes. He says he asked Mr..
Black, one OF tho inspectors, for certified copy OF
the returns which he refused to give, but said he
would announce the vote to the public Hc then
called out tho figures to the people who outside,
and they tailed with his paper.
Mr.. George Blcz then introduced. He stated that
mon alleged to havo voted who dead At tho
time Eugene Aliens name was the poll list, and
he in Fernandina all day during the eecton he
manager nt box No. !; he went into tho room whcro
box No. and asked the vote; he got IL from
inspector and heard II aiterward announced. He
swears that 1t was 14l and 49,
The democrats then closed their testimony ou
Alachua. The republicans stated that they would ~
ready at four O'Clock
DEMOCRATIC
Tho alldavts of the democrats strong and con.
elusive Besides two afdavits from two CT the elec-
tion inspectors, Moore and Dukes who that the
return up to the Board incorrect and that
only 319 ut tho precinct they had the
affidavit OF tho Circuit Judge. who sworc that he
the ballot box opened aud that there were only $40
votes in It; the affidavit of Justice Bolton, who
he cognzant Of the fraud at Archer would
not OF the County Board, sign any relurnS
that acquosced in that fraud; tho aldavn Of Webster
clerk the county, who that, though cosnizan
OF the fraud Archer ho felt II 10 DO his ministerial
du.y sign tho return tina. might go 10 tho stasa
Board to bo acted on.
CLAY COUNTY.
Baker county was passed for fcw moments and
Clay taken up The democratic managers offered
a certified copy OF tho Of No. IL precinct,
duly sworn to. THIS precinct, with % democratic
majority, was omitted from tho because the
evidence that II was sworn to was not present when
the canvass made. Presenting the return in due
shape they ask that tho % bc Included In tho
canvass
BAKER COUNTY.
Baker was then taken up The specifications by tho
democrats objections to tho nrst roturns which
we're read which rected that Hayes had 100 aud
TildeE So tho ground that another and
had been received. showing the vote TO bc:-Hayes
l43; Tildcn 23S. They propose TO prove this by sdb-
hitting papers He read paper from NJ. J. Coxc
County Clerk and cDicio member Of the County
Board. swearing that tho giving Tden 2ss and
Hayes l43 the true return, copy or which
nIe in his Office required by law; that other re-
turn had been certified by him or submitted to him;
that he knew nothing Of a canvass said to
have place by the judge and Sheriff. that no had
not notified that such canvass would take place.
nor requested to take part in II required he shall
be by law the adavits Of inspectors Of four dcmo@
cratic precincts swearing that tho returns from those
precincts regular and legal but had been OK.
cudcd from purporting to havo been made
by the Judge aud Sheriff.
Mother sdo ready on any other count, and tho
Board adjourned.
AFTERNOON
The Board mot for evening session at four O'CLOCK.
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