The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-02
DARK WORK IN FLORIDA.
MR. MISTON MARBLE ON the ALA-
CHU1 IRfTDS
Northern Republicans in League with their
o.. tarpct-BaR AfIiCs y How the Orders Of
.ch Chnndlcr arc Heing On rried Out.

O.. tnrpcf-Bnu AfiiCs How the Orders OF
Z,ch Chandler are Being Carried Out.
TALLAHASSEE, Dee. 1.-The Alachua
frauds re henceforth a dark page in the coun-
try's history. The proceedings on Wednesday
before the II rida Board Of State Canvassers
will stand as black blot on even that dark
page. They slenined that Northern Republicans
who came here protesting to desire and to bo
witnesses Of far count had chosen to shoulder
and to share the responsibility Of their carpet
bag ali for the frauds, bslot-bOx stufIlng and
porjuries viii IA have here been contrived TO
falsiiy and defeat the choice OF the people Of
Florida.
The testimony adduced on Wednesday morn
In. by the Democratic managers Mas conclusive
that 81 fraudulent votes had been added e. the
majority for the Republican electors In Archer
precinct. No. 2, - Allchua county. Three in.
tellieent and unimpeachcd witnesses. men of
good character and long residence in Alachua
county, gave brief aud truthful history Of the
ith Of November at that polling place. One ~
them testified that at the request OF the insprc.
hoard and noted the de 4 rod and true result of
thst count. Another testified thai non-re -idents
unknOwn and dead mems names crowded the
poll list afterward made up aud fled Another.
merchant OF Archer for eleven years. had
taken down in writing tn name Of every voter
gu but Tree or four being personally known to
hin, as he cast his vote from the opening to the
closing - the rolis-a yicilant thing not else
Iuited states. lie produced that private tally
list The false poll list. nled with the fraudulent
certificate Of the return BETRAYED its churacter
In the comparison Jumped In n mage before
the true names Jumped in page n ~ the true
nance, we're the dead mems names and the in-
vented names that went to well the fraudulent
Republican majority.
IT, nc afternoon. sx-Gov Noyes Of Ohio road
long II ttemcnt prepared Tor Northern con.
SUMPTION. cOntradiciing by whOles lie tn de-
tailed auu accur tie testimony Of the three wit
nesscs. He nicd batch 81 an laNit-, Iurroft
wholesale contradiction. Several OF these IN
Gavtt- we're In one aud the same handwritinx
tnciuling the hundreds - signatures thereto,
made with the mark Of cross. which perhaps
i al That should be expected from the pens Il
dead men. Only SIX Il ned their names In "A dif
fercnt hand out OF ~ atlantis Many names IT
The signature 10y the cross w're duplicated.
The manuiacture was Obvious. not sktlful. The
whole document read b, X.Gov. NIyes bore
frud on - face. Il was not plausible. 1t IL
difficult To conceive that al honest man Il any
injeihs.nre should not hive perceived the en- r
acter ~ the evidence II adduccd out W. T..
Chandler Introduced Gov. Moves to the board.
and Gen. u rlow sat by silent while he read the
Introduction OF this statement and these ALL
davis by Northern Republican managers. 1t
Was thinH not 10 have .een believed before
hand. II was AN insult TO Justice and shocking
to common honesty ; tut the niscreants WHO
rule ana riot here upon she plumber of a pros
trnte IeOp,c could not themselves hav' intro
duced and supported this egregious fraud With
IA more shameless front OF brass than ODD this
ex-Govcrnor # OHIO, whose relations
close WITH toy. Hayes. But their exposure was
the indexing accounts by which the Treasury of
the state n ONO once suffered.
The statement which he read chiefly rested
uuon the alleged afldayts Of Green Moore,
white man. and FluNd Dukes, a black. inspect
ors At Archer precinct. In ITS bostering OF the
{ audul-ut addition Of more than 10 votes 10
the muj 1ritt for the Hayes electors. Yesterday
appeared Green Moore aud Floyd Dukes aud
underwent cruss-ex animation by the BOARD.
Their testimony in every particular cotrOhurdted
ana was cOTrOborated 10y the testimony 81 the
three uuimpeached Witnesses Fleming. ucker,
and Blitch-Of the day before 1t was proved
mat tnelr n mes and marks suOscrt ed to the
laye, afiidavts were forgerie-. IL " proved
that they counted the 80 aud odd votes actually
cast. and that no more were cast IL was proved
that they had strung the ballots, locked the box,
aud proclaimed the true result. II was proved
that they mad dfterWard been appro ched and
Offered bribcs ~ Republican officials to help
lsilY the tTu- returns
Now, fur a correct apprehension Of the Ala
chu frauds thus ex osed ana of other, wntcn
remain t. be exposed, It Is always to be renein-
beicd that the whole election m ichnetv Of the
stat, IN ever, precinct Is in tho absolute con
troll OF the Republican party, and Is directed 10y
the creatures ma therapeutics of Gov. S.carns.
| VINO WAS himself candidate for reelection.
FRAUDS In spite OF and against the partisan scan
nings ot Republican election officers are there
| fore not 10 be presumed, but frauds with their
cunniVance re easy Indeed. How large must
be tue brlnNcratlc mHJpllty when such FRAUDS
did not suffice to Overcomel IL ~ to be romem-
| b'ied isn mat the election laws Of Fiorid
we're designed aud enacted to assist the ~ucce- =
| fu ptip,trauun OF fraud, not to render u ann
| cult. Tue AleChua ffduus were the cOutTivnnt 4
| at GOV S,earnss immediate deLuty aud friend
| wucn he u mes Of Moore and Dukes we're called
| Yesterday shot out % tue board room aud took
To Its legs Ike thef. IN the hope, suppose, ~
! nrding some United states marshal t. intercept
| these humble witnesses hN an arrest but he
" l~ too late. their testimony, whicu no h Dnest
! man couIj diScredlt Who hoord It gwen ana saw
| the many Incidental uucOutfVed marks 81
| ruth which IL tore, fixed the character u the
| AlAchud frauds. Inc testimony also exposed
| the desperate necessity aud consent OF the men
| here Who take orders from Zach Chandler To
bach w those frauds win bribery ana forgery.
|