Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-28

friends now here, we flnd the work to be dora
required great and expeditions labor in view Of
| the shortness of the time which, it well
performed, will, we believe, insure success.
Noyes and Kasson will be here on Monday, and
wish So, 900 sent to Philadelphia to the Centen.
| NAL National bank. Can you also let me have
| 1000 more, making SIS, 0OO2 It looks favor
able for about twenty-five majority in the
State. You can imagine what the Democrats
are about. Where is Cook?
(Signed. CO.
Witness said he got the money. Do not re.
| collect whether not Noyes stated he came at
the request Of Hayes. 1t was understood by
the Republican managers that Noyes
was an intimate friend of Hayes.
mad no reason to suppose
he came in response to my telegram. l don't
| remember any such conversation as McLin de-
tails, and l am continent no such conversation
took place as he states it. I am confident
never said to anybody in Florida, that was
| authorized to make assurances of that kind to
them. I might have stated to McLin Governor
Noyes' relation to Governor Hayes, but that
stated them in connection with assurance
of any kind to McLin, do not believe.
.. You simply put your recollection against
his positive statement? A. That is
all. will add that l don't
think McL,n would have made q
statement that he did not believe. The Re-
publicans who visited Florida were there only
to forward the interests and protect the rights
OF the Republican party Witness gave the
names of gentlemen who were connected with
the Democratic organization, and said he did
not know that any Of them were there as
special representatives of Gov. Tilden.
@. Was there any conversation or consulta-
ton between you and Gov. Noyes intimating
that any influence whatever should be exercised
over any of the canvassers except legal consider
ations to affect their Judgment in the can
vass? A. To the best Of my recollection
there was not.
Hlscock then asked the witness as to the dis
position Of the $4,000 received, but Hunton
suggested that it would open wider range of
inquiry than was deemed judicious at present,
and he would suggest that it be left until an
other stage of the investigation as the object
OF examining witness now was to accommodate
Gov. Noyes, who wished to leave for Europe
and the witness would be questioned only on
matters relative to Gov. Noyes' participation in
the proceedings.
The witness-I desire to say that whenever
the committee would like to know what was
done with that money shall be happy to tell
them.
By Butler-After the election were there not
a considerable number of persons who have
more or less relations to the election given Of
flee under the Administrations A. There
were.
O.. Did Gov. Noyes get any of these men ap-
pointed, do yon know? A. I have no doubt
Gov. Moves recommended men for appoint
ment, and possibly his recommendation may
have induced the appointment of some. l
recommended some myself but l would not
undertake to say whether my influence is the
greatest, but there were quite number of
gentlemen appointed, have no doubt, on both
his and my own recommendation by letter or
orally.
Q. Was there any dissatisfaction felt with
Gov. Noyes by Florida gentlemen because he
did not go further in his recommendations of
them than he did? Did they not complain to
you that he had taken his office and gone away
and deserted them? A. think 1 have said
that to them. I think have complained to
them that thought Gov. Noyes should not
have gone to France without warmly recon-
mending his Florida friends, because I saw no
reason why l should be the only person left in
Washington to recommend them to President
Hayes, and they fell in with me on that point,
Witness stated he did not know that Gov.
Noyes recommended McGill and DR.. Cow
gill for offices, but had no doubt he did.
..- L. G. DENNIS
sworn and testified. Was at Tallahassee soon
after the Presidential election, and there met
Gov. Noyes. There were two precincts in dis
Q. What was the contest about2 Concern
ing Archer precinct, box No. g. before the re-
turning board? A. 1t was a matter of 2l9
votes.
Q. Did you explain to Gov. Noyes what you
regarded as the facts in reference to that pre-
cinct? A. l labored there with Gov. Noyes to
establish the vote, as shown by the county re-
turns. He never asked me to make
any statement or affidavit about it,
but he seemed anxious l should be
put on the stand to testify He expressed that
desire several times, and finally indicated that
ne Was going to put me on the stand, and then
advised him not to do SO. I suggested to him
did, and that he had better not do it, and I
never did testify. may have said to him that
unless he was ready to abandon his case, he
had better not call me as witness. I gave
him to understand that l did not want to be
called to make any statement under oath.
@. Was there anything said by him to you
about his representing Gov. Hayes? A. He
friend, and used to assure us of his fidelity to
the Republican cause, and of his special
desire to take care of the Southern
Republicans. He never showed me any
writing from Gov. Hayes, and l did not speak
about his having been nominated by Hayes to
friend and special representative of Mr. Hayes
during the contest there, and was very enthusi-
astic myself, and required no pledges or as
surances from any one. do not know whether
any such assurances were given to any Of the
members of the returning board. Noyes gave
me, [ think. the gravest assurances that
Republican, and that he had voluntarily
pledged himself to protect southern Rebubli-
cans, and he called my attention to something
that had been published to that effect-some
speech he had made or letter he had written.
Q. Did Gen. Noyes give you any assurances
that the State candidates should be looked
after as we'll as the Presidential electors A.
He gave me this assurance That he would
work as hard to save the State ticket as he did
to save the national ticket, and that was en-
tirely satisfactory. Witness testified at con-
siderable length in regard to the situation in
Florida at the time the Northern politicians
were there, and the committee adjourned until
Friday.