The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-11

fed myself that Hayes bad carried the 9taee The
face Of the returns and was sss.snea Dy re eya.
Republican vote was concerned. Gov. .09eaans
never told me, and lido moe recollect hearing any
ssy ss ed Is se ssn made n lat
face Of the returns would show tSst tie Hayes
Elector. had ;srTied the state; =. ,:.
Louisiana and Florida. He said he went 70 NC
Inns by invitation an evening or two before the
Returning Board was to pronounce IL judgment,
made the remark that Manton Marble, repre-
senting the Democrats, had been but . short
time before at his house to see him. and had told
ing a or I'D dying = ~ poor man; that i Miden ~.
ed. / said to McIin. MI. Marble is very bold il
Hayes Is elected he viii have the same apparently
Of taking care of his friends, which. added.
do not doubt he will do. did not understand 1t
ms. or snythins that looked that way, 70 McIin.
had too much respect for McLin to make any
such proposition. He was . Republican, and
ne TS1a 90 n so %Sty es % PIC;
REPUBLICAN, 1 do not think there is any likeness
between Marblea proposition and my own"
Cen John little e to sS5g e e
Ex-Gov. Stearns, of Florida, testified in refer
ence TO the statement IF Gen; Cooke to the effect
tSas t oei cdns n she
before the meeting of the Board: II have no
recollection. Of anything Of the kind can say,
positively. it s fa!se As to my being in the room
do not know of the doors having been shut
against anybody. So far rs know. i was en-
tsely public if they bad n. any
stances"
MRS. jerks was recalled, on the 29th,
and produced her correspondence with Ander-
son. Owing to Mr.. Buffers abeence, the letters
were not read. Mrs. Jenh, still refused to give
the name of the person t. whom abe dictated the
SHERMAN letter." Mr.. Springer. inquired ~ to
the present business Of her husband, and was
witness before the Potter Committee. ,Witness
ested in her husband welfare, and was an
swered that she had become very notorious
parsonage. Mrs. jerks objected to this state
ana mot he her. 80" Wines. so aid that syphsr
e eo%nssP for samuel T lid Mr.. jtni:
her letter to Weber, WHO, she said. va. always
open to propositions. He always knew, she eaid.
what the Democrats were offeling and WAS con-
did net tell Mr.. Reynolds that she would pay well
for the letter in Webers possession. Being asked
as to he, occupation, Mn: Jenks replied she was
asked if she regarded her husband as 0thelic,
she Replied Not bit ?f +. s am the UT ae ~;
in Washington, she replied that Gen. Sheldon
had duel on his hands at the time, and could
duels, the Generals was q bloodless one.
VIM. +. Chandler recalled. He submitted dis
patches which he had sent TO sundry persons On
corr S to Be- waschfa against possible
Democratic frauds. He received telegram
from President Grant, requesting him to remain
cidei. MIR. Chandler maintained that there new
er was faiIer result obtained by faircr means
than the result Of the Florida election. He
made On ' his - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. liz oStaincd
fir, m Stanley Matthews, between the 18th and
18th of February. 1877. the first intimation that
f9e Packard love men was 20 of
with President Grant to prevent the recognition
Of Packard. Matthews said It was Hayes inten;
ton to- to tGs Mcn0s e; sntS s1
lima. When witness said he did not see how the
President could help recognising the Packard
Government when the Hayes Electors had been
the Returning Board canvassed the Presidential
vote and the Legislature tine Gubernatorial vote,
80 that the Governor and Electors derived their
title from different sources. Matthews further
said that it had been arranged to have kepub!i-
can Ser a:ors elected by these Democratic Legis-
Gen. Thomas G. Anderson testified concerning
the Electoral certificates and their signature. He
did not think Packard had considerable ma
jority over the Hayes Electors.
T. ID. Dennis, Of Florida, testified that the
President had told him in an interview that he
:. was one of the few men that the Administer
ton could take care Of" and asked him what he
tary of the Treasury asking his appointment
He had been appointed to place in the Depart
mcut of Architecture, but he didn't remem.
compensation was six OF seven dollars q day
He was paid at this. rate. for three
months suppoeititious services, when he was ap
In the Revenue Service. He thought the Presi
dent was kindly disposed toward him, and b
had always felt that if he had any influence. ht
would have given him a good appointment
After the publication of his recent statement hi
last appointment was cancelled.
/ Samuel P. Butler testified that Mrs. Jenka ha6
told him she came to Washington to help Pack
ard. and that she said the sherman letter
was in New Orleans.