The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-02
The Florida Canvass.

TALLAHASSEE, December 1.-The Board
Of Canvassers met this morning, and the
Republicans introduced the witnesses In
the Alachua cases.
Vance, Clerk at Archer precinct, swore
tha. the election was fair and regular,
that 6S7 votes were polled and that Ger.
tifcates were made out to show this
number OF the votes, and were regularly
signed by Moore and Duke, inspectors.
he described with great PARTICULARLY the
method Of conducting the election and
count. Upon being cross.examined he
swore that he was employed as Clerk Of
the County Commissioners about 4 month
before the election in the Office Of Mr.. Den.
mis-, and that a tally sheet was kept; be don't
know what became OF the sheet; he don't
ballo. box was taken to his (Vances)
house on the night OF the election and
KEEP. there until morning, when It was
taken 10 q basket - the Court House.
Witness was born in Canada, and re.
ceiyed his education a common school
one) at Buffalo, N. Y. Li
T. Fl. Black (colored) was introduced.
He testified that he was an inspector Of
election OF Archer precinct; that 6S5
votes were cast, counted aud put In the
certificate. The Regular Democrats then
fled an objection to tho vote Of Duval
county, on the ground that IS non.regis.
tered men voted; that So men voted
twice; that 10 under penal conviction
voted; that Is inmates Of the county jail
voted; that the registration list was
packed, the only Democratic member
Of the board OF county commissioners
being removed Just before the election
TO make room for fraud there. The BE.
publicans filed objections 10 20 votes In
Nassau and 23 in Duval on the ground
that two paymastets OF the railroad gave
Democratic tickets, marked with certain
numbers, 10 negro employees aud told
them they would be discharged II these
numbers were not found in the box; that
these negroes through fear did vote the
numbered tickets, and various others on
grounds OF intimidation and violence.
The Republicans objected to Jackson
county on the general charge Of intim-
idation, violence and fraud. The speci.
fcations assert that the Democratic In
apectors drove the Republican inspectors
from the polls and then refused to receive
seven Republican votes; that the ballot
certificate was signed by the Inspectors;
that they did not announce the vote 10
the crowd; that the ballot.box was taken
TO Vances house, and that a party OF
Democrats came and endeavored TO In
duce him to take Il some other place; that
he refused to do SO; that hS did not put
illegal votes in the boxes; that no one
else did; witness was born in Philadel-
phia and educated In Edinburg.
Ex.CongressmAn Walls (cOlored) testi6,
cd that be didn't offer Duke S25
or any other sum to sign the affidavit.
introduced by the representatives, he did
70 to Dukes house with Belton to pur.
Suade Dukes to sign II; Duke said he
would sign them 10 town; when they
reached town Bolton and Duke returned
to Belton9 Office; Bolton came out after
awhile, saying that Duke had tonched
the pen and signed; Duke can't write his
name, but he touches the pen and the
mark Is made for him.
May McCan, (colored) swore that
be was In Benton's Office on the 18Th, and
saw Duke put his mark 10 the affidavit.
that was read 10 him; It was something
about the Archer box being placed on
low bench where the voters could no. see,