West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-13

MT. Chandler maintained that, in his
opinion, there never was a fairer result OBJ
nns s oy iairer means than the result Of
the Florida election.
Mr.. chandler entertained the audience
win an account of his trave's i'm Florida
correspondence with Grant and other
statesmen in the North conferences with
visiting statesmen in the South in the
interest OF fair count; what General Gar
held told him about the Wormlev confer.
ence how Stanley Matthews had urged him
/ 10 use his influence To prevent presi.
dent Grant from recognizing the Packard
government, which was the first tangible
eVluehce ne had OF the " subsequent dis
! nonor which was to come :" the showing
Matthews made as to how HAYES could con.
sistently recognize the Nichols and Hamp-
ton Governments, Matthews having looked
into the matter, and found that there would
be no difficulty, because the Hayes Elec ors
and Packard had their titles from different
sources, and winding up with a list of
names OF Florida worthless whom Chandler
had Endorsed for Office, some of whom had
been provided for.
Returning Board Anderson i'm his testi
timony minated that noboydy knew or
had the slightest knowledge how the elec.
uon IN Louisiana was going until the final
result was reached by the Returning Board.
ten days after that body first met and be.
gan the work OF canvassing the votes, be-
cause, although the eyes of the country were
turned In that direction, and everybody
was in feverish excitement 10 know he
and his colleagues never tried to guess what
would be the effect of throwing out certain
/ votes.
Dennis appeared, and said hehad'been told
by President Hayes that he was one of the
lew men who this Administration could
afford to take care OF, and was asked by His
Excellency what he rDennisl wanted. re-
sponded that he wanted to be an Auditor in
the treasury Department because his ap-
pointment to Federal Office would be such
n recognition as would have the formal
erect TO staye of, If not actually prevent,
! the prosecutions threatened against him
upon pending indictments based on alleged
onense against the local laws of Florida.
Inc President thereupon wrote on the back
oil his visiting card a note to Secretary Sher.
man, saying that he particularly desired
the appointment of Dennis to an
Authorship or other good place,
because he was worthy. That didn't
accomplish the purpose. So subsequently
| Mr.. Hayes wrote note to Mr.. Sherman
stating that he was reliably assured that MIR.
Dennis would make n capable Special
| agent, ana that especially desire that
ms claims may have your early considera-
tion." Even that didn't bring satisfactory
irnlt. The Assistant Secretary, Mccormick,
trled TO secure good place as custodian of
plates and dies in the Treasury vaults, and
asked the appointment of Dennis az a per
! 10 nave the place, but Secretary Sherman
| wanted IT for personal friend, and-as in.
terJected by Ben Butler-Sherman beat for
he got his man in the place. Dennis here
remarked coolly, though wi h evident sym.
pathy Tor the President, that he was always
satisfied that if the President had had any in.
nuence, ne Dennis would have gotten good
place. He wanted to work, and did not care
LOT the sinecure at seven dollars a day
which they gave him, In which, as he stated
1t, he had nothing TO do; didn't 30 often.
ABOUT once month, and firing of loafing
ABOUT Washington,'h he told Mr.. Mccormick
that II am to draw my pay / will not
lose the capacity to do so if | 90 up to Mas.
sachusetts to visit my family" The hint
was taken. lie was granted leave of alb
sence Tor one month, but stayed away nearly
Iour months, during which time he was
pretty independent, did as he pleased and
dlunt expect any pay, but when he returned
ne found he could get it, so he took two
months pay. Dennis delivery was rel
lshed and kept the audience in a high state
OF mirth, because his descriptions of the
ups ana downs and ms and outs were il.
Iustratlve OF so many others known to each
person In the room, and also of fragrant VIC.
lation of civil service rules.
Inc fotter Committee made but little pro-
gress on July 1. Boulds Baker (who tele.
graphed to Governor Hayes, through Lien
tenant Governor Young, suggesting several
.
10 De sworn or to testify after the oath was
formally administered
representative Foster, wanting to 90 home
to Ohio, presented himself for Examination
respecting the Wormley conference. hut was
informed by General Butler that there is
nv hurIy ABOUT that matter, and it is not
probab e that he (Foster) will be called
from home to testify. Foster reminded
Butler OF his boast of last Saturday that
ne would prove that Fosters speech, in
which he said " that if Hayes was inaugur.
ated the flag should float over States not
TfoVlnses," was written by Southern Dem
ocrat Butler denied that he had said that
but what he did say was the quotation i'm IL
had been taken from the speech of n prom
ihent Southern Democrat, Ben. Hill. AT
Manassas, in which the identical words
were used. Foster replied indiflerently that
ohg quo'aIon was about two hundred years
ola, as he had told Ben. Hill wien
the latter charged him with pIagIar.
ism. In order that he might
get IN the last word, Butler continued by
saying that Boulds Baker had told him thai
"hlle roster was making his speech he cut
9 T t1e quotation, and it was laid on
roster desk by the editor of the Memphis
AUatanche, which statement Foster did not
deny. ''u "o'
Mrs. jerks was examined briefly as 10
certain details. of previous testimony. and
she was then discharged from further
"''N"""hSc upon the committee for the
present. whereupOn she delivered her vale.
dlctory, thanking the committee for its
courtesy and kindness toward her.
Inc committees plans for the dav were
completely upset by the refusal of Ron do
Baker to testify and the members sat fully
two hours doing nothing in the way of busi.
ness beyond the reading of Mrs. Jenks's cor.
respondence with Anderson and senator
Matthews. Subsequently an executive SEES.
SION was held, at which it was decided 10
JAKE recess from tomorrow until the 18th
INST, so as to afford the members sIi0bt
respite after a session Of continuous work
scarcely equaled since the close of the war.
IL was also determined to report the case of
Boulds Baker TO the u. s. Attorney for this
district, with request that he be brought
TO trial for violating the law which IRE.
sscrlnes penalty for refusing to testify be.
Tore the committee Of Congress.
War in East ~. Louis.
The state OF chronic disturbance which
has prevailed in East 81. Louis for ,oontbs