The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-01
THE FLORID4 CANVASS.
Conclusive Evidence Of Republican Frauds
Baker Couniy's Vote Reversed.

Tallahassee, Nov. 29.-The board met
at 10 o'clock. and Al chua county was called.
The Democrats Introduced obJsctions 10
Archer preciuct, rsc,,ing that the roturn from
that trecinct had been raised 2le votes over the
true soll cast. The. supported tjeclions ov at
1dayits from Mr. Fleming, who swore that he
had stood AT the door and taken the name Of
every voter Tvs It VS. called, md that only $40
were c ~, whereas the return sent w claimed
that bs wtre cast; OF Mr.. Tucker, who sw re
that he was requested by the inspectors To hssist
in summing up the vote. and that onl $40 votes
were cast Of two - tue tnree inspgctors, who
swore that there were only 3ls vote. oas md
that the return pufpOrting to rnuw 1b votes was
fraudulert; of one Of the three mem Wners of
the county board wnu awure that he
w.,a '"ean,nt "e9 IDe 'n Ieurn 'A"s G%a nn
other mcnper II the board, VINO swore that he
was cosniz int OF this fraud. and would not sgn
the return. Another member Of the b. ri tee
un-d, also Dy All isyit, thaI lie knew fr ud Tad
been & .mnitted, but felt Bound to sign the re-
turn that IL night go 10 the s'ate Board TOR
final action. A circuit Judge swore thai ne s.w
the Archer ballot-buN oDeoed by tne proper
officials aud eouLted, ana 1hat only 8lv vote.
otnar sfiGsyits sustaining the "Dove and to
prove new out minor poln,s Of lroud, The two
lbs pec'ors who made afi Iayi,s anu tie Two
| memters OF the tanvdssing Board Rre Hepubl-
cans. and ate d ms i"fit. "f each body.
Ihe case 81 the Democrats against Alachua
az tuus made out. was crushing AM conclusive.
II was weakened, however. IN the al ernoOn by
the introduction Of the hffiIavits from Moore.
Dukes. and Webster, Ia Wnicn they -tdted that
tueir afi AVIS TO the Democrats nad been made
we're false A s,mil,r arfdayit WIS Introduced
from Beiton. m, II noorats introduced a third
AFFIDAVIT fiom Beiton, who swore tud II he gave
amy second athd Wit he was not responsible Or IN
his true mind when ne did 80. lhis was backed
hy ain laSils of ci izrns Of Gaine, vile. VINO
swoTe Mr. Belton Drunk during the whole
day ON Wnicn tho second atiid VT " - delivered,
ana Was ~ lhe h"hus ut t"e h 'Iu 'llchAs ~ a
state of iutnx cation. Here lnlr neu IN the tnifd
AFFIDAVIT tue assertions made IN the first one.
lne Demorra' canhOt undef7.dhd tne coun e +
hfiidayits If Moore, Dukes, and Webster, aud
VIII tring tnem before the board In Ierson.
In the return ON q y county the Demo
Gratis e Led attention u the omission II %
Democratic votes tnrougn teolnoal "hJec ion
oard. 1here VIII hatdy oe any contest over
in tina case OF II ker county, the Democrats
produced N fidovit ftOm tue CLERK ol the
court cerlifylng that the re- urn which gives tho
Democr us 10 najlliy ~ s true, anu tle only
ret Irn from the county Of n kcr; tuat ~ Wss
the oniy one ne had been called upon TO certify
to. Or that was uled In his Onc,; that he h "a no
knowledge ~ any other Ciuv ss having been
made IN n the one by wnicn tue true return
was made up; that he mad never been notified
tnat such canvass was gong TO be n'id, or
asked 10 pa tcipite IN II. ~ he Law req .ired
ne should, anu that no return has been n nded
to him, with the request tnat ne forward II to
the Secretary of state, as the law requires .
shall do. 1hey presented further certined
copies Of eacn Of the precinct returns In BAKER
county regularly signed by the ITertnct inspec
tors, wnich footed up precisely tue result that
was recii od IN the true turns.
TALLAHASSEE. Nov. 30 he board met at 10
O'Clock. AlaChua county WAS called, but the
board passed 90 BAKER county. he Democratic
managers called attention TO the fact tnht the
second return from B .ker county, besides tue
points Of ilegality orouRht az Inst II yesterday,
was signed b. Justice OF the Peace VINO had
been HppOnted since the election IN Il was not
certinei 10 IT, the County Clerks Ofhoe. and tnat
the County Clerk was not summoned to attend
the canvass UPON wnich II was based, and tuat
the Onictal precinct returns now that several
Democratic precincts were omitted from tnat
return, and G;lse sui reached.
Ine AlaCnua county testimony created great
excitement. Tue Democrats nrst rffered IrOOf
int tho alleged affd Wit from Orr on H. Moore,
purpnrtinR "a denv certain fac IN another afi
davit he mad M d. WAS nated ana executed on
the 10th, white the afldavi that he propOs d to
re Thct and correct was dated ana executed on
the sd. ihey then pronounced the Bnldavlt
uUrportlng to be from Floyd Dukes a square
forgery. hey then Introduced Moore and
Dakes witnesses.
Auo G sNore specifically that all the points in
hi and Nit Of the 8i we're tfuci that he had
stated the cts thettin Contained openly time
aud that nnr 3l6 votes were cat or counted (;
tnnt S6 votes were not cast u that he
signed the election certificate D. blank.
not thin ~ing theie could ue any di,Tute (;
IN 4 no was hppfoached tuo other dav by II rnes,
the hepuhlichn sherin OF the county, wnO Onrrod
him 800 u he would sign paper. He asked II
he had to swear 10 II ; he Was told that he h ad
not. He then slgned II and received the money.
his paper was ths one produced In court as
| d counter sfhdavit
floyd Dukes. oolored, swore that he was In
| speotor Ut Archer precinct; that only 8l8 votes
were cast tnaL he cannot read or write, and
that lie never signed paper saying that US
votes were cast. Upon the ooun or lhdavit al
he nwora that no old not egn IL that ex Con
gresham Walls and Justice ijeiton caIuo to his