The New York herald., 1876-12-19
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
IN LEON CoUNTY-GRoUNDs OF THE RE-
LECTION OF JASPER PRECINCT-sEssIoN OF
THE SENATE COMMITTEE IN SECRET
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 49, 1919
Tho House committee got into deeper water to-day
and produced some developments. They reopened
the case OF precinct No 13 in Leon county for the pur
pose OF introducing certain voters whose
written tho poll list having voted at that pre-
cinct Thcy introduced eighteen negro witnesses,
sworo point blank that they Ind not voted
at this precinct When shown their names
on the list they still denied it, and each
named tho precinct at which he did voto Upon refer
ring poll lists OF those precincts the
found. Mr. Parkhll was introduced, who sworc that
the names OF six negroes working on his plantation
were registered the poll list of precinct No 13 and
that to his positive knowledge they all voted precinct
No. and did not leave the farm during tho day.
There Is no longer any possible doubt that the poll
list OF this precinct No. 13) absolutely stuffed with
false entries to cover tho false votes placed fraudu
lcntly in tho ballot box.
SILENCE OF MI DrSSELI-
Mr. Dunnell, the republican member Of the commit
tee, did not say n word, as the witnesses one atcr
The othcT, SwOrc 10 lastly po WHICH
had been defending for three days 1t is easy
that under the liberal policy OF investigation adopted
by the committee tho truth will be reached much
surely than under the repressivo parc method
pursued by the Canvassing Board.
ARGUMENT IL THE MANpAMus CASE
The Supreme Court has been in session all day and
adjourned tonight, pending the argument OF Mr.
Campbell for the democrats The argument will bo
concluded tomorrow and it is said tho decision will
be rendered in very short time.
DEMOCRATIC MISTAKE.
The opinion grows stronger daily that the demo-
cratic managers madc mistake In pleading to tho
merits OF the OF the electors before tho Board
rather than pleading against the jurisdiction OF the
Board 1t Is believed that the Supreme Court would
have ordered the Board TO canvass the face OF the
returns, which would nave given tho State TO Tlden
by l29 votes.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
The Senate committee changed It's intention Of going
TO Jackson county this morning, several witnesses
from that county were The way to this point upon
the summons of tho House committee The Senate
committee consequently met in the State Treasurcr's
Office No newspaper representatives were admitted
10 the session. Their exclusion was without the
Knowledge or assent of Senator Cooper.
Mr. Pasco, Chairman Of tho State Democratic Com
mittec has prepared letter 10 the committee request
ing that the investigation be made in pubic. Comp
trocr Cowgirl was noticed in the with the com .
mittcc pretty much all day. Tho day spent
amining the republican members Of tho Canvassing g
Board and other Witnesses
THROWING norsE SUBCOMMITTEE
As the House subcommittee left the depot yesterday
in tho train for Monticello two large rocks were
thrown through the glass windows OF car This
supposed TO have been donc by two negroes who
seen hurryirg into tho woods.
PRECINCT WAS REJECTED.
Your correspondent has loolcd ovor the papers IN
the OF Jasper precinct, in Hamilton county,
thrown out by tho Returning Board. In the nrst
place there is attack made upon the truth and
OF the Official return. II signed by the
democratic and republican inspector, bc.ng the
whole Board. The return says that the vote was 32s
democratic and 1s5 republican. The truth of this re-
suit is attack eli denied The precinct thrown
out purely technical grounds Tho republican in-
spector who witnessed the and signed the
giving the above result the following lrregu
PARTIES First, that the Boar adjourned alter the
coun, concluded without making up the ccrtif-
cate, rs the law requires they shall do and that the
certificate not made out til nine o'clock the next
morning.; second, that the names during tho count
called out by an outsider, the head inspector
holding the ist third ntortals ono or other Of the
inspectors absent from th heroom. These are the
total charges.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
The democrats reply as. bllows-To the FIRST
charge that the adjournment was had before the cer
inca,cs made because IL WIS four O'Clock in tho
morning when the count was ankhcd that the count
made publicly and the result in bearing
oil a number Of Witnesses that The certificate
in accordance with this result, The republican ccrti
flying It's correctness; that Tho adjournment was
physical necessity and made byI unanimous consent
To the second charge, that the head Inspector had
bad cycsight. and for this reasor asked outsider
cali the names he held the lhpcr; and 10 the third
charge that all the inspectors lever left the at
one timc and that the rcpublicai inspector atsen