Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14
THE FLORIDA COMMITTEE.


Testimony Of MeLIh Before the Potter
Sub. CsmmIltes Ia IaokSORVllls-Ex.
GOvsFasr NOyss the Special Agent Of
I~iaysS-sSms Interesting Facts Con.
Hsctsd with the Great Theft.
JACKsoNvILLE, June l0.-The In.
vestigating Committee resumed this
morning. Il will close lie labors to.
night, leaving for Washington to-mor.
row afternoon, and arrlvisg there Fri.
day. The testimony of McLin was
concluded. The witness detailed his
appointment as Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court Of New Mexico,
for which his letter to Noyes, put in
evidence on Saturday, had been writ
ten. Previous TO his appointment he
had been informed, at the instance OF
the President, by Cowgirl, Of the Re.
turning Board, that he would be APP
pointed. His rejection by the Senate
he attributed e. the personal ill-will
Of Senator Con yer. His consequent
failure to get a vacant Jusliceship in
New Mexico, promised him By the
President, was due to the lukewarm-
ness OF Conover. The President would
have made the appointment IL Conover
had been in earnest the President
having told Cowgirl that be was under
both political aud personal obligations
10 fNouy0il and ui1naaa Witnaaa Das
appointed to an agency In the Treas
urT, but declined TO take it, and was
then promised an Authorship in the
Treasury. Among the prominent &C.
tors 10 the Florida election of 1876, the
folio wing had been provided for, as
stated Governor Slearns, appointed
on the Hot Springs Commits
sion j.. w. HOW'LL, who got
up Dugger's returns in Baker coun-
~, 10 now Collector of Customs at Fer
nandina, Florida Jos, Powers, Elec.
ton Inspector, charged with manipu.
lating ballots in Leon county, IL In the
Treasury Department at Washington ;
VIM. II. Vance, Clerk at Archer pre-
cinct NJ, 2, has a Federal position at
Washington II. L. Black, Inspector at
the same precinct, has a Federal clerk
ship In Philadelphia Bell, Inspector OF
Jetfer-ou county, had received a Fed
eral appointment, but was since re.
moved George IL. Leon, Inspector in
Leon county, Is a clerk in the Treasury
at Washington Dennis, Of Lachua
county, had recently been appointed TO
a position Ia the Treasury Moses j.
Taylor, II Of the Returning Board Of
Jefferson, IL in the Land Office at Wash
iugton. Pending the close of the labors
OF the State CanvAssing Board, Gen.
StCarns said 10 witness he thought It OF
importance that the first res ing before
the b ard OF the face Of the returns
should show that Hayes was elected.
Stearus read the returns as they W re
received by him, aud said the resul!
would be very close. The DugGer's
return from Baker county being the
most favorable Of any returns from
that county, Stearns desired witness to
read that 10 the Board in preference 10
others, as II was really the only proper.
ly made return. When the visiting
statesmen were at Tallahassee, witness
was told by Chandler, Gen. Wallace,
probably Gov, Stearns, aud others, that
Mr.. NOyes represented Gov. Hayes,
Noyes assured witness that Louisiana
would be all right for the Republicans
and talked Of everything hanging on
Florida for Hayes. Noyes came direct
from Louisiana a few days before the
State canvass was made. lie told wit
ness Hayes and he we're bosom friends,
aud he came al the special request Of
Hayes. Witness did not remember
that Noyes directly made promises oi
anything further than that the mem
bers of the C%Anvassing Board would
be provided Tor. This was both before
and after the cavass. From all be
heard, and all that took place, witness
looked upon NoyCs as the special rep.
resentative Of Hayes, expressing bis
+ views regarding everything, aud ftl
satisfied thatif The Stale went for Halei
. the leading Republicans Of the cam
paign would be provided for
+ General Lew Wallace, who wa
I very active In getting up ties
testimony before the Board, getting ii
! returns and evidence In contested pre-,
cincts said be had been telegraphed Il
I by Hayes, requesting him to come Il
. Florida, and said before aud after hi
J canvass be was satisfied that Hayes, |
\ be became President, would take pleas
: ure In providing for the Republican
! of Florida. Witness said his part,
feeling had more 10 do with his cours
o In the Board than and other cause, an,
! did not know that he was directly In
fluenced by promises of Office, thougI
|, these were not without effect. He fel
assured, so far as p~ecuniary profit wen
h he could gain 80 much by casting hi
4 vote one way as the other.