The New York herald., 1878-11-01
INTERESTING LETTER FROM TLohIDl
EDITOR.
TALLAHAssnE. Fla Oct ~, 1878

TALLAHAssHs, Fla. Oct "a, 1874
To rHs EDIroR OF TIE HERALD:-
Il 10 probable that tho nrst intimatien Mr. Marble
received the Of Florida could be had for
consideration came from me had been told that
the OF ono OF tho republican members OF the ks-
turning Board could be bought The sum named a.
the price $4,000 ] informed Mr. Marble Of
what had heard gave him the name Of tho party
said to be ready 10 negotiate and the nams oi the
member whose vote Was TO be secured. We
talked the matter over iuiiy Mr. Marble
said, In substance, that tho proposal was
piece OF strategy designed 70 get an oner from The
democrats and mako It the occasion Tor larger de-
mands from the other side, and that under no cir
cumstances would Mr. Tiden consent to the o1er or
payment Of msnsy, nor would he. THIS is the sub
stance OF what occurred between rs on that Ques-
tion. have not the least idea that MI Marble vas
inslncere In prompt rejection OF the proposal or
that be ever into negotiation with any per-
having as its object ana end the purchase OF .
vote So tar from Il, as know from associaslocs
with him, he had strong belief that both Cowgirl
and McLin. especially The latter, would ults-
mately 80 vote as 70 cause the right 10 pre-
myself mad some faith In Cowgil but none IN
MeLin. Mr.. Marble nad Iaith in both. He thought
these persons knew, beyond any reasonable doubt,
that the democrats mad iariy elected % snsr s,ste M
tors even alter counting for Hayes all the fraudulent
votes claimed having bean cast for him. and that
party prejudiee and passion He helt 10 this
vioW until, In the informal count, the true
roturn from Baker county Was attempted 10
be concealed fraudulent ono substituted
for IT, This tended TO open hts eyes 10 the IN
tsnssly partisan OF the republicans on the
Board, and satisfied HIM that little was 10 be hoped
Tor from OF honor or justice II tnat act
Was TO be taken indication OF their feelings and
purpose Whatever telegrams may have gone dur.
ing those exciting days Intimating bargain seri-
ously on teri alned which failed TO De completed
for want OF time, either iorgcries sent
by political gamblers Thero could not possibly have
been any ground Tor a bargain beyond mere sur.
that Was pun cnasable, and The hrst sug.
gestion as to that-so Mr. Marble a. least, as be.
ileve-came from me, as already SAID. ! VIII
add that the person who professed TO be able
to secure deliver the vote was himself political
gambler from Pennsyivanta who was about that time
eleRraphtng TO Mr.. Edmunds tor money ITO prevent
frauds" had no confidence in the mans honesty,
political or otherwise, and had no conicrencs with
him on subject OF proner, bot Obtained my In.
formation as TO u from . democrat ] Understood
that he WAS to share the money with tho momber OF
the Board whose vote was to be purchased. II the
Tribumes dispatches are genuine aud havo Deen cor
recliy translated, any "bargain" they intimate was
based vague Idea that vote was purchasabs
II the money rorthcoming-only that and nothing
more II there had been "a bargain" US tho
Tribune the case, some OF Us here would
have known OF IL, whereas the frat intmation We GOT
OF anything Of the through those despatched
G. E. DYK, Editor Fy0ridi0n