The New York herald., 1876-12-17
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around the Governor Of Florida
THE RETURNING HOARD.
The Canvassng Board. consisting OF the Secretary OF
state, Mr. hcian; Comptroller Cowgirl, and Attorney
General Cooke all gave hearing The Attorney Gen
erai thought fair man lie IS little SLOW. and be-
comes at tunes. think little confused but a man
oi strict integrity lie wished To exactly what was
right Mr.. Mclln Is not 50 good appearing a man; he
is editor o the rahassee Sentinel, radical partisan
paper; he gives one tae impression Of very violent
PARTISAN Mr Cowgirl seemed ANXIOUS TO do night, but
he certainly The canygssiug OF this case yeered 10
The other side very strongly HIS aecsion was unac-
couniable AMI outrageous. do not know what infu-
enccd HIM at the last but was certainly disappointed
ROUTINE oy THE RETURNS.
The County Clerk receives from the various pre-
cncss the returns. He is Obliged to make up the re-
turns OF his county from these prccncls and 10 for
ward one copy to the Governor or the Secretary Of
State and HE the Office OF the Clerk ol The
county TIE democratic committee, wnu. By the way.
are an earnest. excellent most dsinterested set OF
men-Messrs. Passcoc. Rome: and others This com.
mit,ce from these counties certified copies OF
the returns in the County Clerks cice. so that we
know what the returns on their face ought 10 be- They
reau p cc!sey as our returns read until they come 10
the county OF Baker which they manipulated III this
way IL was M utterly fraudulent return There can
be no question that the administration OF Florida was
bound 10 compass It's ends, to manipulate the vote
and stun the ballot boxes II IL were Necessary IN order
10 succeed, but the people OF Florida had risen IN Their
might and iabored night and day TO overthrow the
government OF stcarns.
HARD DEMOCRATIC WORK.
one gentleman told lie had ridden 2. 900 miles
during the cine between the National Convention and
the day voting. Colonel Gala, the demo
cratic candidate for ecctor BY this work sacri-
nee OF their time they carried the election tor the I'll
den electors by clear majority OF nine,yhve, accor
ding 10 The face OF the returns. Now then, while the
Board carried on the hearing with great show OF
fairness they actually threw out Manatee county CIV
ing democratic majority OF 20 votes, county as
regularly returned and enrolled any IN the State.
The only republican votes cut on were sixty from
Jefferson county the election not being held AT the ap
pointed place. There was net abstraction from Til
den electors Of l,u6S votes In The Of Alachua
county they accepted false return from Archer
precinct, which proven beyond oil
troversy to have been substituted for the genuine
and which increased III. total vote of the pre-
clnct from 325 10 5s5 and the republican majority
from ~ To 2TS after the final hearing was reported
among tho resident managers o the place that Gov
stearns had sad ,ha. he would never sign the
returns OF Hays elec ors unless they were sufficient
to carry him into office.
srEARxs' DIFFERENTIATION.
Ii a conceded fact that Slearns was not elected;
that the republican Congressman were rot elected.
People said .Oh well, he cannot do that" But 1t was
done. On tho morning Of the 9Th of December We
were informed that they had carried the State by
majority OF 0GS which put Governor Stcarns, with
his carpctbag officers, INTO power again, and sent tho
republican candidates TO Congress. Now, then, let
tell you little incident connected with the way IN
which this thing was carried on by the gentleman
representing the administration, Mr.. W u. Chandler.
He boascd the day before in the Office OF the hotel that
he had received from Louisiana message giving
OF tho majority Tor Hayes electors OF over 5000 IL
incredible that he was accused OF stating an
untrun. was aferward informed that similar de-
spatch was sent 10 Louisiana showing republican
then cut In three places. This was tone
to enable the country 10 read in the papers
that Florida anu LOUISIANA had gone republican by
those large malorites, and 10 prevent us IRON telling
how 1t DONE sending any contradictory
sage The mcndcd in the night and
again cut in the m~rning. was witness TO tho
whole Of tho inqui,y Of the Florida government.
Every time that anything was done by the
managers was present. saw tho aildavits that
brought by the bushel by the republicans ail-
davits OF men who could not sign thcir names,
written IN one handwriting; they had the names OF
dead upon ttem they had tho names
two three times repeated afluavi;
they had tho different
ailidavas. These aflidavis brought in by
niies by hundreds, as evidence, whereas our evil
dence WAS IN almost all cases testimony OF reliable
men; and now have told you my brief story. IL is
composed OF plain facts, aud leave you TO draw your
own differences. This is not tho lime or place to
mako speech or utter one hasiy or ill-consdcred
word. consider that the state OF tho country
much more serious than do anv OF my friends. great
national party has been straining every to er
throw an administration which 1t was unwilling to
identity with the masses OF the republican party,
so corrupt whose acts have been
variance with the constitution OF our country, that
another term OF power threatens to break down and
destroy all that the people been taught regard
with acctionaie reverence the great pillar of their
lihertes-an administration which has by its dshon-
esty and ignorance brought this fair land nearly the
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