Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-28
WILLIAM T.. CHANDLER ON THE
STAND.
HE. n VERY CLOSELY INTERRO-
GATED.
WHAT HE KNOWS ABOUT FLORIDA
MATTERS.


er subjects of no public interest.
The witness was prepared with papers. newspa-
per clippings, and the like, which Butler would
call Tor a. II by re-alrangement. Butler himself
had scrap book in his hand, which contained a
number Of choice clippings rom newspapers. re-
lating to the McNeagh commission and lis work
while in New Orleans. Fine of these was a state
ment by Mr.. Dufiezs, manager of the New Or
leans Democrat, to the effect that three members
of the Packard Legislature who had gone over to
the Nichols body in order to make quorum, had
been heavily bllbed Ia the interests OF the demo-
cratic party.
After the recess Roger C. Glasscock testified as
follows:
reside at $40 Ninth St, Washington; made
Mrs. jerks acquaintance in December, 1875. She
had rooms IN in house in which was, and took
her meals at my place on fifth street.
Odd you have any conversation with her 10
regald to the so called Sherman letter?
A-Ies, sir, did. One day last winter she
came in to dinner and took II seat bv her at the
table, and she remarked that abe was mad
asked her what was the matter, and she said she
had had converse, ION with Sec'y sherman and
he had insulted her. and il he did not look out she
would make 1t hot for him yet. A few days after
ntlmaed that she had or could get, or knew of a
document, or letter, that was in New Orleans and
questioning her she said she referred TO the let
ter IRON Secretary Sherman to Mr.. Weber, the
man who was killed We had many converse
| lions about that matter, and finally she came in
| one day and SAID she was going home; that the
letter was in New Orleans, and that she would
have to 20 home TO get it; but that she would be
back III few days. She wrote me a letter after
getting there but it contained reference to the
| sherman letter. | did not her again until a
| few days ago.
Leonard Whitney, manager of the Western
| Union Telegraph Co., in Washington, appeared
| before tle committee and stated that he looked
| Tor kilograms between Mis-. jerks aud Anderson
| and Pllkln and Anderson, called for by the com
| mttee, but had been able TO find only one tele-
gram as follows
Feb. |, 1873.
J E. Anderson, North American Office, Phadel.
| phia:
Are you coming over tomorrow Answer
tSSned) A. ID. jerks.
Witness stated that the kilograms of August and
| September 1877, had been sent to the New Yark
office, and If they had not been sent to the paper
mill already, they would probably be found.
w L. Chandler was then called and examined
| as follows:
Mr. Spiinger-State whether you visited the
State OF Florida soon after the late Presidential
| election.
Al did.
Odd you meet Governor Noyes there at that
| time !;
Al did.
Q-Did you converse with him regarding the
| electoral vote of that state
| Ayes, sir.
| Estate what those conversations were.
| A-Ihey were so many and so varied, extend
| ing over period OF two or three weeks, that ii
would be impossible for me to repeat them
| Q-S. B. McLin has stated IN the testimony
taken before the sub committee, that it was repre-
| scented to hun that Governor Noyes was the par
| ticuar friend of Gov. Hayes, and that be repre-
| sented that anything he said the President woul
| be responsible for and that he had assurance to
that effect from you, IN one instance. DO you re-
| member making any such statement to him
| Al do not.
Q-Do you remember telling him that if the
| STATE went for HAYES the members of the Return
| ing Board would he we'll taken care of; or words
/ to that effect
| Al do not. | do not recoect any converse
| ton resembling that at all.
| Q-Do you know of any such statements being
made by General Lew Wallace, or by Governor
| Noyes!
| A-No, sir.
| Odd they authorize YOU to make apv such
| statement to McLn
| A-No, sir: never to my recollection.
N-Did you have any conversation with Moves
on that subject
| A-Not that | recollect.
| Odd you know why Gov. Noyes went to
Flor ida
Ayes, sir; because the count of the Presden-
| ta vote was about to be made.
Q-Do you know at whose instance he went
| there;
Al do not. 1t is my impression that | re-
qucsted other republicans to be sent there but |
| aid not ask especially Tor him.
by lluntoe-N hen Gov NOyes arrived in Flor
ida, did he not tell the members OF the Returning
Board that the count Of the Presidential election
depended on Florida
A-Not to my knowledge.
Q-Was 1t not understood in Florida when Gov
Noyes came there, that he wa, the special repre-
sentative of Gov. Hayes
A-Not In that form but II was under stood BY
me that he come there as intimate friend OF
Gov. Hayes. lie dld not tell me that he came
| there at the instance OF Gov. Hayes, and never
heard heard 1t so stated as coming from hum.
| Q-Aie you aware OF any PROMISES general OF
| specific, that were made 10 any members OF the
Returning Board, before OF after the count, that
| In the State went for Hayes they should be
take care OF
A-NUt to my recollection.
Odd you give any assurances to that effect
Q-Ihen you had 10 conversation with the
| members OF the Board IN regard to their getting
positions in case Hayes was inaugurated
Al anu unable to remember that gave any
| assurances 10 any member of the Returning
Board.
Q-Are YOU able to say whether you did or not
positively
Al do not recollect that did, and believe |
did not. That is as well as answer the ques-
ton.
Odd you ever hear any such thing talked of
| in Tallahassee, before or after the count'
Al remember nothing of the sort.
Q-At whose instance did you go down to Flor
ida
AIT the instance of the members of the re-
| publican national committee, who were present al
the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Wednesday, Nov. Sth.
| Mr.. Zach Chandler and Mr. Mccormick were the
only members present, but there were other re-
| publicaDs requested me TO go.
Odd you call on Hayes or meet him at any
| time during that trip to Fla. and back
Al did not.
Q-Where had you seen him before that time
Al saw him in the Ohio State campaign, in
| the fall of 1876, and did not see him again until
| after he was lnaugurated.
Odd you have any communication with him
between those periods
Al sent a telegram to Capt. Lee, his secre-
tary during that time.
Q-Will you furnish the letters OF kilograms
senti
Al have not a copy of any letter, there is a
| telegram referred to in the testimony taken be
| fore the Knott committee. Ii is in cypher, but
the translation of it is;
| "Send Stanley Matthews and others of high
character. Things begin to look favorable
| | sent that telegram to Lee because he was sec
retaiy to Gov. Noyes, and left him to do what he
chose with it.
Q-Then it was in fact telegram to Gov.
Noyes
Al do not object to that inference being
drawn, but prefer not to draw it myself. | Ger
tainly expected Lee would communicate the tele-
gram to Noyes and be guided by what Noyos told