The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-26

November ne received notice from Driegers
to meet him. said Driggcrs, and said Dormsn.
vember, at deponents offlce. In Sanderson. to
canvass the county vote and make return there
OF to the proper State officers. Accordingly
deponent and said Dorman wore present at the
cnHos Serxs oiGs; ready qnd willing to make the
arate occasions In Sanderson, and solicited him
to Join said Dormon and deponent in making q
obedience to law Said Driggers declined on
S9ta and S npoh h ne ground that m he
ponent and said Dorman.
Deponent remained around the Clerks Office
and IN san.derson until about dark on the said
18TH day Of November. and then started for his
home which was then about five miles distant
That some time thereafter deponent was in
made by said Driggers, Allen. and Green, but
was not fully informed OF the fact until the can
VASES opened at Tallahassee.
Deponent further says that he testified as a
wtness before the committees visiting Florida
sent by both Houses Of Congress immediately
after the canvass In Tallahassee: and he refers
to the officially printed copies Of his testimony.
and makes the same q part Of this affidayit, ex-
MARTIN I. CoxE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me th. 18th day Of
fscall Notary Public ior Florida.
The affidavit OF G. II. Edwards. n Republican
County Clerk OF Leon county, and ex-ofilcio
member OF the Canvassng Board. is as follows:
ss % .ssss Ss Ct s ND go s
:gsn clerk WAS ss cicio member Of the hoard Of
county vote Tor Prs.denal sleetor. and Other oc.r.
wen acquainted with Joseph Bowe. Who Was one OF ,hs
inspeetSrs OF election at Precinct No 10 ia said county
other. had gotten up dmiaau1s ballots WIN int NJ
boxes Ac and protested against it. and aisSd that iSs
em SSs sis nssss be & sy Sd Inc
o. their use After thc election became aware Of the
Precinct No ls, where he Was inspector.
He told me that he managed 10 get four tickets
| Ia AL.
ang names from The sess,radGn list Ihi' sddiuon Of
ward when ths cOnressinnal committee Was a! work
sy INTO ouS by 10. cans '' lie
replied that he did not care hs seventy four votes
These seventy fraudulent votes csnvassed BY
GUIDED H IN he Vote s or Se HAYES Il for s sa "
Was tod by leading Repneican., before NE election.
operated ON the day Of election and that colorcd man
N mad c5ss S 4sS Of ss fs'H
~ oe,sme anu was my duy TO attend 20 NE resstrs,ioh
aud know that there what appeared to TO Ne AZ
unusually large registration There was no means in my
power as az Individual to rrCyeG, irsgdnlent Ies:,a.
three thousand MANY were unknown to me aud IN the
s eourse OF a Long rcsistraton' Sonsumns some Two
tered several times. and under dnerent names From
that between one and two hundred fraudulent votes were
poNed Tor !le Republican party in Leon county
Subscribed and to- 4c
The following is the statement made by l.. O.
Dennis about the fraud in Alachua county. II
wAsntSeroS. d C. March % is7s
1have resided IN Alachua county, Florida since Janu
1866 ami was elected to the state Assembly in i-7d
at the time the late Presidential election wa.
at that time member 81 the state Central Committee o
the Republican party of Florida, and also Chairman o
the Republican Committee of Alachua county wa;
also Pre- sident OF the Board County Conmis
sioners OF Alachus county from 1879 to 1877
and was familiar with the manner of registration
and manner OF voting the location OF the polls aud al
other c, con machinery As President OF said board
and with the OF said boarl. located all tn,
polling places appointed all the inspectors who con
duciei the election received and counted the ballots
and made ami certified 10 the returns appointed
specor. Of Archer precinct Box No. a. Green Moore
Floyd Duke. and Richard II Black Thomas ID. vanc,
went at request To Archer precinct the day pre-
vious to the election and appointed by the inspes
tors clerk OF the election at Box No. , and served
such was at Gainesville the day Of election.
| on that NIGHT aud the day following my residence wal
the headquarters OF the Republican party. and dsrnI
the night preceding the election all information wa
brought To there.
time after midnight that night Inspector BlacI
to my house and reported to that the result
the election at Box 40 for Presidential Electors
follows For the Hayes electors ~) the rldcn
tors 36 little later Mr. Vance, the clerk At said BOZ
No >. came and made the same report Subsequent!
both Black ami Vance to me AMI said they had IN
returns Archer Precinct BOX 40 signed IN blan.
by the inspectors. aud that they woi make the
turns To meet the expectations their own party
They retired toa private where they remained
two three hours. and then informed that they had
added about 200 names to the poll list having vote
and had Increased the Republican 10 that extent
and afterward learned that they had added 2i9 name
10 the poll lis,
Ieniercd the room while they employed there
ana saw them copying names from the county rcgista
ton list upon which those who had actually voted a
Archer precinct. Box No = were checked Of ani th
new names were selected from the names OF Republican
voter, who had not already voted Al that precinct Ate
completing the return, in this manner they hcd them
with the ballot box, with tie County Clerk
The County Commissioners met few days after ccc
ton the board consisting of Webster. Clerk OF tn
Court W II Bolton. Justice of the Peace, and Louis
Barnes, the sheriff an of whom Republicans Dur
ing the canvass Inspector Moore appeared before TN
board and submitted an afhlavit to the effect that tn
let rms Archer Precinct No were false. and tha
the true returns should be for the Hayes electors Is
votes and Tden electors l38 votes the board DC
cdcd they could not hear evidence to the truth a
the and upon the face Of the returns the vote
the county follows For the Hayes electors, 9Si
Tor the Tdcn electors. i267 The result included tn
29 ves for the Hayes electors which were added 10 th
vote cast at Archer precinct box No ,. by Black an
Vance. These returns were sent 70 the Governor am
secretary OF state. Aner these returns were nle
with the Secretary of state. effort WAS made I
invahiate them far Archer precinct, box 80 Wa
concerned Afiiavits signed by Floyd Duke an
, Greene X Moore, and official statement from Nj
! Webster, clerk. was hlci with the State Car
vassing Board for the purpose of showing tina
the from Archer Precinct Box No =. were falls
and fraudulent II also appeared that MIR Bclun tn
Justice the Peace had not signed the return h wit
secretary of state and Governor one ol the dupl
returns sent back 10 Aachua county and Bc
TOMS signature obtained Moore also WAS induced
make counter silayit denying the truth Of his iormc
AFFIDAVIT counter alndavt was also obtained iron
I | Floyd Duke, denying hi, former ahfiavit
[ The Grand jury OF Alachua county Investigated tn
Archer Precinct matter but failed to nnd any fraud
passed a resolution 10 that effect whereupon Mr. Wei
stcr was induced to withdraw his statement and max
another 10 the effect that he satisfied that the n
| turn was all right Then aiiavti and statemcnt, weT
laid the state Canvassng Board and the return
, were counted This result tho Hayes electors ~
4 | votes more than for them.
! Ihave never heretofore made any written saicmen
given any evidence regarding this election In Ahchu
/ | county Il q DkSNb
e Tho above was sworn to In Florida before
y Justice Of tho Peace ana Is certified 10y th
Secretary of state.
, In regard to tho knowledge which ono q
g tho members OF tho Returning Board had q
4 the fraud at Archer No. 2, AlachuH county. th
! following letter from @. A. Cowgirl IS interesting
ORASGE MuIs Fla April I, 1879
DIAN SR-I thank you Tor your letter OF tho hlii cot
- tanning the nTS definite Information have received cu