The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-12

sent il out brought in 12O voters, and by
Monday We fled 100 counter afidavits,
showing the truth Of the matter.
How was the decision OF the Board re-
garded?
Cooke the Democratic member agreed
with the other members TO tire throwing
out OF enough counties to give the State
to Hayes. After lie had done 1t, the Dem.
ocratic committee made such noise
about II that he came back and wanted
to reconsider the action in regard to
Monroe county, but il was too late. He
did not agree with all the conclusions OF
the Board, but neither he nor any one
else imputed any improper motive to the
Board. believe they are all, including
Cooke, upright, honorable men, who could
not be induced 10 do anything wrong.
There was no charge Of corruption except
in one case, and that was completely re.
futed.
And, by the way, the funniest case we
had was that one Of Archer precinct, in
Alachua county, where the Democrats
claimed we had raised the Republican
vote 2l9. The returns came in signed by
Moore, Dukes and Black, inspectors, and
Vance, clerk, in regular form, giving the
Republicans 800 and the Democrats 1856.
Then the Democrats produced an affidavit
by Moore and Dukes that the return was
false, to the extent Of 2l9 Republican
votes. Then the Republican committee
produced aflidavils from these men,
saying their former atlidavits were false,
and then, to complete the muddle, the
Democrats put them on the stand. Moore
swore lie never swore TO the second
affidavit, but signed it, and got 500 for
it, and he knew what ii was to be used
for. Dnkes swore he never signed the
affidavit, but that Walls offered him $25
to sign it. Then we put Walls on the
stand, and he swore he never offered
Dukes a dollar, and we found by another
person that Dukes did sign and swear to
Il after 1t had been read TO him. Finally
we thought the Democrats were going
TO fix us. They sent after the Justice Of
the Peace who administered the oath,
Bolton. They kept him under gunrd
so us to not allow him TO find out what he
would swear TO. They put him on the
stand, and he noOre that Dukes did Spear TO
he affidavit, and that he knew its contents
we'll. This was complete surprise 10
the Democrats, and they triedto impeaCh
him, but he showed q perfectly clear re-
cord. Besides that, we had positive
proof showing that only 277 ballots were
counted in that precinct, while we had
the afidayits OF more than that number
otRepublicansy sywho had cast their bal.
lois. Il was a;periectly clear case.
Howwere you treated BY :hc people Of
Florida?
ave were not treated at all. We were
very busy, but we were not troubled with
invitations to dine. On the other hand
our Democratic bretheren from the North
were shown many civilities. We were
almost without news. Everything was
unreliable that came by, telegraph, and
we could get no papers under week.
The Democrats kept telling US that South
Carolina and Louisiana were gone for
Tilden. We could only answer that
they ought not TO object to letting Hayes
have Florida. have, us said before,
not the slightest hesitancy in saying that
Florida is as truly and honestly Hayes
State in this election as Ohio or Yer.
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