Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-04-26
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THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION
SOME CONFESSIONS. NOT FROM BROOKLYN. But
FROM FLORIDA.

SOME CONFESSIONS, NOT FROM BROOKLYN, But
FROM FLORIDA.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 23.-McLin,
secretary of state under Stearns, and L. G.
Dennis, the Little Giant" of Alachua
county, have made confessions in writing of
the frauds in 1915. BY which Florida was
carried for Hayes. Dennis covers fully
al! details of the Archer precinct
frauds, which played so important
part before the returning board.
He says 2l4 names were put on the return
Of Archer after the voting. McLin's con-
fession is SAID to cover all the transactions
before the State canvassing board. These
confessions were In the hands of the present
secretary of state, and have been forwarded
to Washington. After Dennis made his CON
fessiOn, eleven indictments against him
for fraud in Alachua and Levy counties
were nolle pressed. McLin, it is said, was
rewarded. but how. it is not known.
How Congress Stands on PIaIr's Reso-
luton.
NO NEW ENGLAND MEMBER FAvORs 1T.
New YORK, April "a A canvass of mem
bers of the Senate and House as to Blair's
resolution against the validity of Hayes's
title to the presidency, shows that forty
nine senators oppose it and one favOrs it
seventeen are nOn-cOmmittal and nine are
absent. The political complexion of the
Senate is as follows Twenty-four democrats
and twenty-five republicans oppose the
one democrat favoring is Mcpherson of New
jersey; nine democrats, seven republicans
snG one independent senator are nOn-oom-
initial OF the House, two hundred and
seven members oppose it, fourteen are
IN favor, hity are nnn-cOmmittal and
twenty-one are absent Politically the House
stands as fellows: Ninety-four democrats
and one hundred and fifteen republicans
opposed ; thirteen democrats and one re.
publican favor; forty-three democrats and
seven republicans are non-committal. Total
opposed, 257 in favor, Is nOn-cOmmittal
81 absent go. There are no New England
members Of either branch who favor the
bill. Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, is not
quite clear about the constitutional juris-
diction OF Congress to legislate in the premi-
Ses.
Those Alleged Florida Confrssions.
A MYSTERIOUS AGENT AND WHAT HE has BEEN
DOING.
A Jacksonville Florida despatch says
For several months a capable agent has
been at work 10 Florida. securing such evil
dence as would 90 to show that the state
went for TIlden, and was frsudulently
COuutcu lOE hayes. IL Is lmpOSslDl5 10 say
in whose interest or by whose orders the
Investigations have been made. The agent
has been well supplied with funds, has &C
complished things that usually require
money, has worked systematically
and has had heavy correspondence
with Washington and New York.
lie was in Florida during the returning
board campaign, as a republican Official and
since has been north, lie has succeeded in
getting from the managers of the count
most complete confessions IF the frauds they
committed. EDough has been confessed to
give the state to Tilden by a large majority.
Mr.. McLin, chairman of the returning
board, has written an affidavit in which be
says he is now convinced that he
was misled in the count, and
Tilden by 500 or 900 majority He says
Mr.. Noyes, of Ohio. ofered him all sorts of
preferment and reward if he would only
stand up to Hayes, aiding that he was
authorized to speak for Mr.. Hayes Nc
Lin says he was influenced by this pressure,
by his strong partisan bias, and by the
tremendous stake at issue. His afi-
dsvit is general in its nature, and is a
mere promise of what he vii! say when
occasion offers. Dennis, the Little
Giant" of Aachus, has con-
1esseQ IN written statement TO the
fraud of Archer No. ,. where 369
votes were 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 bis
house and they destroyed the real returns
and filed out those that were signed in
blank, writing 2l9 names. The whole de-
tails OF the work are given in the confess
sion. 1t is also proved by the confession Of
a justice that the returns of Baker county
were made to give Hayes 43 majority when
they really gave Tilden As majority. IL was
this county which was htli back to give
the State to Hayes. Thirty Confessions to
frauds in the returns of Columbus and Leon
counties have also been secured.
1t Is all "A Part of the BIair-TiIden Plan
TO GET Up CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT.
A Washington special says the alleged
confession of the republican electors In
Florida is undoubtedly part of the general
plan OF Blair and 1llden to promote their
revolutionary scheme. 1t is well under
stood that confidential agents were some
time since sent to Florida in the interest of
Tilden. No one expects that the quo war
ranto bill can be passed, but it i evident
that many democrats are determined to
make. if possible, a campaign document out
of this new Florida adventure. McLin Is o
man of Incorporate habits.