Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-01

How Hayes Got Florida.
The total vote of Florida, exclusive
of Baker county, was 24,4O6 votes fol
the Hayes electors, and 24,3O1 votes
for the Tilden electors. The returns
from the four Baker county precincts
gave 238 votes for the Tilden electors,
and l43 for the Hayes electors. ADD
this result, which appeared on the face
of the returns from Baker, to the vote
of the rest of the State, and the Tilden
electors have majority of 80. 1t was
to do away with this fact that Zach
Chandler used the telegraph SO vigo.
rously last November. and was author.
lied by Grant to send ''troops and
money! to Stearns. The conspira.
tors, by fraudulent count and certifi.
cate, reversed the Baker county returns
so as to show majority of 46 votes fol
Hayes in the aggregate vote of the
State. The investigation of the House
committee into this nefarieus business
reveals many instances of rascalitv and
daring jobs of crime. For example
Andrew A. Allen, Sheriff of Baker
county, under oath, told how the pre-.
cinct returns were dealt with. Follow.
ing is portion of the testimony:
| Q-What did you do then !? Ave
Just made the return, throwing away
two precincts in the county.
| Q.-What two precincts in the county
| did Won throur owau2 A Ono r.,oe
Darbyville precinct, and the other was
townsville precinct.
(Which did you throw away first:
A.-The townsville precinct.
Q.-And then you threw away the
Darbyville precinct? Ayes, sir.
Odd you have any witness at al
before you? A.--None at all.
Odd you have anything before
j you except the returns? A.-No, sir.
Q.-Why did you throw away Johns
vile precienct? Ave BELOVED tina
there was some intimidation there-tha
there was one party prevented from
voting.
Odd you have any evidence be-
fore you that effect? A-No. sir there
was only his statement.
! Odd you not have particle O
evidence before you? A.-No, sir.
/ Q.-You believed that one party hat
been inundated and prevented from
voting Ayes, sir. .e...-.
! Q.-And therefore you threw out thu
townsville precinct? Ayes, sir.
i Q.-Was there any other reason fol
throwing it out? A.-No, sir.
Q.-None whatever? A.-No, sir.
i Q.-No other reason was suggested
but that, was there A-No, sir.
\ Q.-You next threw out Darbyville
precincts? Ayes, sir.
4 Q.-For what reason did you do so
Ave believed that there were some
Illegal votes cast there.
! Odd you have any evidence be-
fore you at all? A.-No, sir.
! Q.-Not particle? A.-No, sir.
Q.--But you had an impression thai
some illegal votes were cast there9 A
Yes, sir.
Q.-You had no proofoflt at all? A
| No, sir.
Q.-How many Illegal votes did yor
have an impression were cast there
About seven. think. as well as
can recollect.
Q.-Therefore you threw out the
precinct without any evidence at all
Ayes, sir.
-.Q.-Then your made up you returns
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Who wrote those returns A
did.
Q.-You wrote them yourself? A
Yes, sir.
Q.-And the Judge signed them
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Mr. Green signed them also, die
he? Ayes, sir.
Q.-Then you made return to the
Secretary OF State that you had can.
yassed the vote. Ayes. sir.
Q.-And also sent one to the Cover.
nor that you had canvassed the vote
Ayes, sir.
O. How long were you in the Clerks
Office there? Al do not remember
the time, not great while though il
was quite short time.
Odd anybody come in while vol
We're there. A.-No, sir.
Q.-Where did you find Mr.. Green
Ale was with us: all went into
the Office together.
By Mr.. Woodburn-How long before
You and the Judge and the Justice of
the Peace made the canvass did you
ascertain that count had been made OF
the same day by other parties-by the
clerk and somebody else? Al knew
the fact; was present; l knew they
were canvassing the votes.
Q.-How did you know that one man
was intimidated at townsville precinct :
| A.-Well, we Just heard it ruInored
around at the time. .-
By Mr.. Hopkins-Did you say that
you had not the registration list before
you Oh the night you made the canvass
Ave had not.
Q.-Name the seven men who you
thought were Illegal voters. Al can
not.
Odd the Judge give their names
or did he Just tell you that there were
seven there that he thought had no
right to vote? Ale then told me
that there were seven there that he
thought had no right to vote.
wv Jou hhON WuCA uiSeu Was
appointed Justice of the Peace? Al
do not. He was appointed about the
time ofthe election, but what date do
not know.
Q.-Do you know that ne was, not
appointed until after the electiorsi -
No, sir.
Odd you have anything to do with
procuring his appointment? A.-Not
thing; he was appointed before knew
it.
Q.-The first time you ever knew
him to bea Justice Of the Peace was
when you got him on the 18th to make
the canvass? 2" Ayes, sir; that is the
first knowledge 1 had Of his being a
Justice of the Peace.
This is fair sample of the character
of the Republican charge Of ''Democra-
tic intimidation" not only in Florida,
but in Louisiana and South Carolina.
To get rid of few thousand Democrat
tic votes it was necessary only for some
Republican to say there must have
been intimidation at such and such a
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