New-York tribune., 1876-12-15
ABSTRACT OF THE IEpORT.

lahaSSee, ana tDat ne Hau D6eu Inolo hoh N"'' -
to Dec 6. He then says:
Whether the Republicans the Democrats carried tne
upon the Presidential ticket and whether 9ta
asked. and which am not willing to without
stating In connection with my own concIusiohs ,e ~
aehCe ss anS f y 6a Se ps involved are such
one, In my opinion, can arrive AT any ~ W outey
whole case with entire confidence that ne Is soSOiu'e'
correct in his Judgment. .o-,o.
The OF this uncertainty Is that there % was en
OF testimony introduced by afdayits some OF hth %
Sensdersbe Sisa pocs testimony was given questions
arising conflicting evidence and involving ~ so a9
any rate fair-lnnded men might well differ ,d sro,
will state the main $ %Tp sIrye a The returns
their face, declared by the board Sh1"eu %
this Tesnir however certain return from Baker County
made by the county judge and sheriff. was beu 70 w
tine ao S% Spe s Sa%Sy ySef ee In %y opinion the
was right coming to this conclusion on the face OF tne
But it aftcrward appeared that the county JUDGES re-
had omitted two % s ssd cSv to
give majority for Tden instead OF Al for hayes
transactiop has been called the Baker county swim
die" and fraud" but in my opinion thess c uennnC
majority OF 80 had been omitted by the county canvass
the ground that the inspectors II one m bS STATIC
Board, under its judicial powers haV'g snoS @ tS Pce
OF the be boaTd to hear and
mine the several attacks made by each party upon 'n
other.
The case of Alachua County, in which Archer Pre-
cinct No 2 was thrown out is first discussed. This
precinct gave 800 Republican votes, 136 Demo-
cratic The Democrats charged that only loO he
publican votes had been cast. IL was in this case
that Moore, white Republican inspector ana
Dukes. n negro Democratic inspector, made several
affdavits first swearing one way, then the Other'
Gen. Barlow says:
Moore and Dukes were called on the De'noeauc sac % 20
impeach the returns, and the only legal erect o elI
testimony show that they were Wholly nTotty y
of credit Moore because he was scoundre ahd DUKES
Sacanse he was Imbecie and the only ssihn concu-
sou was that their evidence should be eliminated from
In support Of the Republicans put on the
stand Black the Republican % S SnG eao men Of
more than Ordinary education and thsy were nnin, IN
Reached In my opinion, either by their appearance OF "
tber testimony They seemed Ia be uncommOnly wei
appearing witnesses. They swore p0sluyeD ,h"' thS TO
tIIrn as made was correct aud denied all fraud
o. fIc same side were produced the adsvts Of three
pesous who thai at the close OF inc canvass the
vote was announced declared IN the rcufn ANA also
The afdayits OF upward VI $50 1 but few made
by mark, who said that they VOttd the hepnDIra9h
nuhIicSn Voters added 10 the 1856 Democratic votes
claimed that side, would make, say $50, "niSn s
,nne nan the 400 sworn by Fleming and tne others
The Democratic argued tnat tnc vote OF thS Shoe
precinct, having been In 1874 only 3ls IL ~oua Go ~
enormous and unnatural increase were now is clhed
by the RepublicansD 535 plus the vote OF BoA Luee
force in this. Bu should bo rememGeiIn s, s' , o
3G 81 in 1874, TO 4s6l4 in 1879 and also that 'hcF9
precinct registry pat tha' G ,nI SSoi ~ nj or fact
large masses OF especially neHoesl often change
have gone into the details OF this at some length
that the general nature OF the hopeless conflicts may De
seen My own opinion the matter ! express below,
but In th. conflict Of testimony canno llnh thIt one
who dcrlded In favor OF the return was secessly us
honest or corrupt Even throwing out the hindaNts
made by mfS ySS Ss hT" mase or % Sr White bemcc The
Republican majority oil the boaiu susaheu '"e io'ui"
as made.
Next the eases of Friendship Church and Camp
bellton in Jackson County, discussed. The
I,..l mi he
ter Gen. Barlow says nothing. The former was the
town returning l45 Democratic and "a Republican
| votes where the baOt-bOxes were out of sight, the
voters handing their votes in through high win
dow, and where a Democratic inspector put ballots
into his waistcoat pocket. Sixtyiiye men in this
town swear that they voted for Hayes Nothing
new is stated by Gen. Barlow.
TIIH KEY WEST PRECINCT.
OF the Key West case in Monroe County, where
the vote of Ward Three lO1 Democratic and 80 Re
publican) was thrown ont, very full statement Is
made. 1t is substantially as follows:
The Republicans attacked the poll In Ward Three OF
the CITY Of Key West in Monroe Connty-whch gave the
| following vote: Democratic 40l Republican, So
The Republican afdavs made by their Inspector and
Others aud not made by mark stated that during tho
day the Republican chalengers were ntcricred with
canvass Of the votes continued ~ o'clock at night
when the Democratic inspectors, against the protest OF
and return made and signed put the ballots back III tue
box and Locked 5 no S9 o. s Sss Of Se
spcctors that of tho Democratic inspectors took e
and the other kept the KEY. the Republican
having nothing to indicate what the result far as
| canyaSsed.
(Which denied Illegal that II imposed on
the other side tho duty of clearly showing that the votes
The question FOR board whether 1t sufficiently
appeared that the votes mad not been ampeied Win
board, Mr. Cowgirl; ono OF the Republican members isft
tho question being OF aw to Mr. Cooke the Dem
ocrac member saying that be should Mr. Cooke
did latter thcreupon said that the precinct should
! be throwL out. and It was done
at Key West, who said to frequently change their
party In large How they generally voted ut this
| election am not informed
VARIOUS CHALLENGED DISTRICTS.
Mariate County with q Democratic vote of 262.
| to 20 Republican, was thrown out on the ground
that no polling places designated and Republi-
| cans Thought there would be no election, aud be-
cause no registry lists used at the polls. The
county was thrown out, Mr.. Cooke dissenting
Jefferson County was attacked by the Democrats.
| Gen. Barlow says: "No correction was made in this
county, except the 60 votes above mentioned, and,
| in my opinion, that vase perfectly right decision
upon the evidence as it then appeared"
| Duval County, largely Republican, also
| attacked. Gen. Barlow states the case, and con-
cludes: Various individual votes were objected to.
| but the proof in my opinion, failed TO justify the
rejection of more than two"
| OF Poll 49, Leon County, which tho Democrats
attacked ON the ground that the registration list was
| fraudulently inflated the board refused TO reject
! the precinct, and Gen. Barlow sustains them, with
the remark: "At one time thought the attacking
| testimony strong. but further consideration am
satisfied that no one can complain that the poll was
| retained on the proofs"
| Review of the action of the canvassers is con-
cluded with the remark that some scattering votes