The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-26
THE FLORIDA SENSATION.
An Interesting Statement from General
B. F. Butler.

WAsH1NGToN. April 26.-The excitement
about the disclosures regarding the Florida
election frauds continues unabated. Among
members of Congress opinions vary as to
the effect these revelations are likely to
have, The great majority, however, of both
Republicans and Democrats neither desire
nor expect that any proceedings looking
toward ousting President Hayes will be-had.
Most of them do not wish to see that ques-
ton reopened. Among those sought last
night was General B. F. Butler, who besides
being a leading member of the Judiciary
Committee has been referred to in pub
lished interview between correspondent
and Dennis as follows:
II told Gen. Butler what / could do, and
while he thinks Hayes ought TO be turned
| out, he thought it best to wait until some
action had been taken by Congress in the
matter"
Gen Butler, when asked to give his opin-
ion concerning these alleged confessions,
said:
81 must decline to say anything as to the
effect these confessions may have. | am q
member Of the Judiciary Committee, where
these matters, if presented in the House,
will probably be referred, and there will
have to pass judgment upon them. 1t
| no.'iu 70 ''i"l50 - -
yuuse W eAptess a. optl.tu. ultSli
M, hyla,,t ss, u ~
to him | will say something however
about paragraph in Mr.. Dennis statement
which has reference to me. | do Not know
whether Mr.. Dennis has been correctly re
ported or not, but this is what occurred be-
tween him and me right here in my office.
Mr.. Dennis was introduced to me by per-
".t' ,S1 w. i,io ~ thot
9oinetill1s aoouv iu: 1tnot;, nf Iii
CleIe iiau oeeii - auu' ~ ~ p pDa
ana ieturn poohs "neieos o.li:o. :.';t- fnn
Puoilcaii vo'es W may In"JoiiUS III ~
hayes >had peel a'iieo. ne atoo ieau ~
10 me certain papers Pl'[P99l'ins ar ~ ~
prove H. sun id - h;s S'. tfa % . hnt u tbo 10
a matter which belongs to Congress, and
Congress alone should deal with it. He
then informed ME that these matters had
been made known to Mr. Hayes! 5 eltheT r
tEioIg % h hotI y's and d M 'ti HaHos % had
s.;uaI iio liz io.tors observation-disclosures his an
5liTt 5nintnant n,,p to 60, snma nnsition Ife Stated
Roati tRhat ha lad had several annointments under
M"Tas ,ao the strenatb of these rscom-
n,ayJ1 oyJ, tidP's Hpo- Soid 10 hin, in Substance
Mot ;f e,lnI ,,otta,. ,yaro 70 ha ,ra.anted in
Gnnnress l s,ch ar|inn would nndnnbtndIv be
taIaSg e,' 90 thn nraU;t~ Of tba connlaint wouId
Samand ne4nnis then told me he wonld
soon oo to Florida to perfect
these proofs. The next | heard of the mat
ter, and all have heard further is what I
have learned through the newspapers. Mr.
Dennis desired me 10 treat the mater as
coh1qenvlal, anu l naYe uolie 81; nc t'o ilao
CHOSEN W 90 illCo iiemspapeiII, any supp @
tnat reieaseS lie lioln aS opl.a.1o,is I; " se
ciecy. ne ii'as aISo snet me ;ftiua s4lae ulieo
lions as 10 Mnere can "a opIain iniGlinaeiIn ~
OF o, al improper use ol lunus M l.ouisiana Wy
eLe Nv eiSi ooil.ait;os,oil atint; l aiiu lato
Causeu soiiie IIEoss1sa1ioi " ~ niaee &c nv AZ
that matIeT, Ii1e ltsai.s ol Will, lol 1iiG
present. l hoiu coniiueh'iai' lh"' all
nave W say
New YORK, April 26.-The Herald Wash
inston special saws the Florida exposures
a 20 tho work of the anti -Hoves Renubl;cans
~ W. tbot vauoa Cnwniu ond MAJ Ian,os
! anu 'n"s any, o0"oiii "it0 10y '",n0'
Bell, implicated by the confessions OF NC
Lin and Dennis, deny any knowledge OF the
fraud. Vance, formerly teacher IN Florl-
da is now messenger III the Post-othce De-
partment IN the Sixth AUDITORS once, lie
was one of the inspectors at the famous Pre-
cinct Archer No; 2, and is charged by Den
mis- with having been one OF those who add
ed 219 votes. Bell, OF Jefferson County,