The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-05-02
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HOW FLORIDA WAN CAEsRlED
FOX HAYES.
The lsascais Confessing.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA, April 23.-Mc-
Lin, Secretary of State under Goyer-
nor Stearns, and L. e. Dennis, Little
Giant of Alachua county, have made
confessions IN writing Of frauds in
1876, by which Florida WAS carried for
Hayes. Dennis covers fully all details
of the Archer precinct frauds which
played so important part before the
Returning Board. He says that two
hundred and fourteen names were put
on the return of Archer after voting.
McLin's confession is said to cover
all the transactions before the State
Canvassing Board. These confessions
were in the hands of the present Sec
retary of State, Bioxham, and have
been forwarded to Washington. After
Dennis made his confession, eleven in
dictments against him tor fraud in
AIachua and Levy counties were nOlie
pressed. McLin, it is said, was re-
warded, but how it is not known.
Regarding the alleged confessions OF
McLin and Dennis of the election
frauds in Florida, IN 1876, Montgomery
Blair says he had information some
time ago that SUCH confessions were 10
| be or had been made. lie and others
were unable to conjecture where the
| original papers cOntaining the confess
siOns are TO be found. if fhey have, as
stated, been sent to Washington.
THE FRAUD FULLY CONFESSED.
Enough has been collessed to give
the State to Tilden by large majority.
McLin, Chairman of the Returning
| Board, has written an affidavit in which
he says that he is now convinced that
he was misled in the count aud that
the State really went for Tilden by $50
or 600 majority. He says: Noyes. ot
OhiO,nOU 4meyicda Minister in Paris,
offered him all sorts 0f prefeTment and
REGARD if lie could only stand up Ia
Hayes, addtng that he scas authorized
to speak for Hayes. McLin says he
was Influenced by this pressure, by
his strong political bias aud by the
tremendous stake at ISSUE He was
misied and gave the State to Hayes
when it should have been given to
Tilden. His affidavit is general in ifs
nature and is mere premise of what
he will say when occasion offers. Two
copies of this affidavit are in existence
one in New York and one in this city.
CONFESSION OF DENNIS.
The most important admissions are
made by Dennis, the Little Giant OF
Alachua, who has confessed in writ
ten statement to the f, aud of Archer
No. 2, where 2l9 votes we're added
bodily to the Alachua vote. Dennis
says he secured the election returns
signed in blank before the election
That night he had Vance and Black at
his house and they destroyed the real
returns and filled out those that were
signed in blank adding 2l9 names.
given in the confession.
These confessions will make little OF
no difference with those who are en-.
joying the fruits of the great fraud
There is not one man in a hundred
throughout the length and breadth OF
the land, but believes and knows that
Hayes was not elected but was made
President by the most glaring frauds
perjuries and forgeries, and though
the army of sconndrels who aided in
the monstrous crime should openly
confess, still Hayes would hang on to
the plunder, and his party will still
continue to glory in their infamy.
!
We did suppose from the howl
ings of the goldites over the passage
of the Silver bill, that long before this
time all the gold would be driven out
of the country, our bonds sent home,
and the devil be to pay generally.
But these fears have not been realized.
Gold is but three-quarters Of per
cent. above greenbacks, and nobody
that has spare capital but is anxious to
invest in Government bonds at lower
rates of interest and higher premium.
So it would seem that after ''I silver
remonetizstion has not wrought our
ruin yet,