The New York herald., 1878-06-11

failure 10 get . vacant justicsship In New Mexico
promised him by the President, was due te
would have made tho appointment IL ConoveI
had beon In earnest, the President having told Cow
M .hs, be Gas uDaer both pos. axp snS personal 0S
pointed 20 agency In the Treasury but declined 10
lake Il, and was tnen promised an authorship In the
Treasury.
rHs PROVIDED ron.
Among the prominent actors In the Florida election
o. 1870 me following had been provided for as stated:
Commission; J. w. Howeis. who got up Driggcrs'
return in Baker county, Is now Collector Of oussons
Leon % county. is 10 the Treasury a. wash
precinct No has federal pos,iSn al washing 10
Il. B. Black, Inspector at tho same precinct, mas .
federal cerxsi,p n rn,aaepnia; ne insprcs0r ~
but since removed; George H. Leon, inspector 10
Leon county, Is clerk IN the Treasury al Washing
ton; Dennis, Of Alachua county, had recently posi-
tion IN the Treasury Moses Taylor ono of the Re-
turning Board OF Jefferson, is in the Land Once at
Pending the close OF the abors OF the State Car-
vassing Board Governor Stearns said to witness he
thought Il o. some importance that the nrst reading
before the Board Of the aco Of the returns should
show that Hayes was elected; stearns saw
the returns az they were vss,, rsssvaa n",a sy y
very close; the Driggers return from Baker being tho
most favorable Of any Of the returns IRON Boxer
WHAT MR.. SoYKs SAID
When the visiting statcsmon were at Taiaha ssee
the witness was told by W. 4. Chandler, General Lew
Wallace probably Governor Stearns ana others that
surod witness that Louisiana would be all right
Tor the republicans, and talked Of every
thing hanging on Florida going Tor Hayes;
days before the State canvass was made; he told
witness that Hayes ana he were bosom friends, and
that be had como at tho special request OF Hayes.
Witness did not remember that Noyes directly
made promises OF anything further than that tho
members Of The csnvasslnS ra scara would o os Dc
tho canvass from all he heard and all that took place.
witness looked upon Noyes as special repressn tavo
thing, and felt satisfied tnat II tho State went for
Hayes the leading republicans OF the campaign would
LEw wALLAcK's raonisss.
General Lew Wallace was very active In getting up
tho testimony boiore tue Board, getting IN the re-
turns aud evidence In the contested precincts and
counties: he said he had been teicgraphed 70 by
Hayes, who requested nlm 20 come 10 FLORIDA,
ana said, before and after the canvass. he
was satisfied that Hayes, II he became Presi-
dent. would take pleasure IN providing for the
republicans Of Florida witness SAID MS party feeling
other cause, ana that he did not know that no was
directly Influenced by promises OF Once. though
SO far pecuniary profit weDt ne could gain uch
by casting his vote one way as the other.
THE STATE FOR TLDkx.
Witness said he had come tho conclusion that, II
the Board had followed tho instructions OF tho Su-
prems Court Of the Sate-had counted tho precincts
which were thrown ou. by them, and had thrown
ou. the counties Of AlAchua, Leon and
Jefferson. IN which fraud had evidently
IN Jefferson ample evidence bad been shown that loo
republican votes surreptitlously counted. and In
Alacn that 219 republican votes had been added TO
como to his knowledge since the canvass
witness was told IN January, 1877, by
anS fssen.y pspnsy al
he had goI up the Driggers return, throwing out
townsville and Darbyville precincts and making Baker
county republican instead of democratic; Howell was
a candidate Tor State Senator at the election in
1876: witness was also told in February last ~ L. G.
Dennis, OF Alachua county, that Black tnspec.or'
after the election brought tho return up TO
Gainesville and there added TO u 2l9 re.
witness IN Washington. and expressed desire 10
make IN exposure of what he knew ot frauds IN the
Richardson Leon county stated to the witness about
January !, 1877, that no would have TO leave the
State. Tor having stuffed tho ballot box AZ
Richardson, whore tho fraudulent tickets known
us s.httle jokcrs" to tho number OF sevonty.fouF
were fraudulenty put IN tho box; Bowes said, a. the
had 20 leave the State right away; ho and The ofoI
parties mentioned now hold federal positions In or
Tho witness was SHOWN ny Bowes ono OF tho "lttle
joke tickets prior TO the election, and was informed
told one each ticket Of the ordinary size, thai
the voter wouid vote two instead OF one ut a
time; witness demonstrated ana thought at NC
time that tho plan had been given up; ono Boil,
County Judge oil Jefferson county disclosed 10 witness
IN Wash inglon last winter tho manner IN which l0t
republican ballots substituted Tor like numhei
OF other ballots the precinct which Bell served
inspector during the Presidential electon tho In
ference which the witness drew was that the suost.
luton made change oil 200 votes In the result
EXAMINATION
On examination ny Mr. Hscock he witness testified
that direct offers oi money were mado by cither
Mr. Noyes or Mr. s.carns 10 influence his oiicia
action on one occasion Mr.. Manton Marble, after
assuring witness OF his belief that the STATE had
fairy gwen It's vote for Tiiden, and that iraud
beng rcsorted TO by III; republicans 10 give The
state to Hayes, made an appeal to him 70 do his duty
witness replied that II ne fell that Mr.. Hayes was
elected he would die In the ditch before he would
give up the state to which no alleged Marble said =
There y no danger yoa 40 rshi' 81 your & asias
sequcnty made public denial oi having approached
wiIncss witness testified that at the tno OF fhc can
vass muct exciemons prevailed and that he received
IN rcatenng letters from anonymous sources and al
time was IN fear OF bodily harm boeDusc, when
apparently accompanied by man on horseback
unknown 70 him-thouah neither on this, MOI
any other occasion was violence attempted against
HIM ahcrward witness was counseed by. Mr. Marble
against man reported TO be on the way from New
York claiming to represent Mr.. Tiiden and
n,rSes aSo ocnslos %oa' vins, mm MIA 10, os," sn
conduct; Mr.. Marble emphatIcally asserted
that Mr.. Tiidcn knew nothing OF any such man,
had noihing 10 do with such characters. aDd woulc
countenanco such proceedings; witness did MOI
at the time understand from the representations of
Mcrsrx NOyef WullnCc anu tue otntrs tuat inty sus
gcstod to him anything immoral or wrong, but that
they were SIMPLY commencing him ior doing what
WAS right, at the same lime conveying tho assursncs
thai he would DO provided ior because oi tho service
be was rendering
KSowLgDGE own
Witness had no knowledge at the time OF the canvass
OF the frauds narrated by him In his published aida
VII, ana his present kuowcdge oi them was confined
to the representations made 10 him by the authors o
them; IN some instances they came iron disappoin ec
ofhcc seekers. though Bowos, howell and others
had been provided Tor and were holding oinc'
under the administration; II called upon undcl
like circumstances IN the nbsoucc OF the decision oil
the supreme Court, with these personal representa-
tione OF fraud, he would not decide ne did Ia ths
Board before, but woud voo TO give tho state To Til
dcn, for hc believed these representations 10 be tru,
IRON his knowledge OF the men, The witness furthel
tostncd that the entiro electioa machinery OF tn,
State 1876 IN the hands oi appointees OF Gov
ernor Stearns.
TESTIMONY Mr.. COOKE
william Arcner Cooke, who was Attorney Genera
oi Florida aud one OF the three members OF III,
Returning Board IN 1870 testified That upon two
occasions at the hour appointed Tor The meoin,
Of the Board hc attended At tho clos,
oil the Secretary OF Statc's Office, and WV
obliged 10 wait hour be orc gain mi
admission; that when the door was unlocked iron
the tsrnernl Noyrs