The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-29
THE STOLEN PRESIDENCY.
THE FEELING IN UiSHTNG TON ABOUT
the FLORTDI REyELIT TIONS.

the FLORTDI REVELATIONS
Democrat. Ready to Investigato and South
ern Republicans to Testify-Archer Box
No. e-Dernis sick aud Eeticent He viii
speak out Before II Competent Tribunal.
wAsHfSGToN, April 2s.-It has been gcner
hly expected that action would be taken to-mor-
row by the House looking to the vcriilcation of
the proof already published. showing that
Florida chose Tildcn electors. and did not choose
Hayes electors. as fraudulcntly represented.
The Democratic majority stands ready to begin
such an inquiry as it did in the December iol-
lowing the election. when Investigations were
ordered by q two-thrds majority. No arrange
ments have yet been made. however. to bring
the subject before the House tomorrow. and
II Is not prohabe that tho subject will bo called
70 the attention Of that body.
so far the evidence brought forward remains
unanswered 1t gains in weight and force as
mon renew their familiarity with the Florida
case Ms presented during tho electoral count.
Every assertion thon made now stands proved.
with this essential difference: Hayes had not
then hopccssy alcnated the southern lepub-
leans. Their testimony makes possible the pre-
else formulating Of allegations general in their
character when first brought.
An attempt has been made to discredit the
testimony of Donnis in regard to Archer Box
No. 9, Alachua county. 10y quoting the testimony
taken in the contest between Bsbce and Finley.
The real facts Of the case are that, on his first
hearing. Finley very concusively showcd-and
without the proof now public-that tho election
Mt this precinct was hopccssly fraudulent.
He made out so strong case that
Bisbec could do only one OF two things He
could agree to throw out the precinct altogether
or he could accept the total number of votes as
returned at that polling place, and before 2l9
votes were added by Black and Vance Mt
Dennis's house. He took the latter course. He
admitted that the box contained only SIG ballots
He then set out to show that these were all Re-
publican ballots. He had several difficulties in
his way. The count of ballots the night OF the
election showed 1856 Democratic ballots. The
box WIS then locked. When the Republican
inspectors were indicted for ballot box stuting.
the box was unlocked by the Grand Jury its
number was found short and not over the
original count. some ballots appearing to have
been lost in the count. These lost ballots were
divided between the Democratic and Republican
tickets.
In the face Of these two separate counts show
Ing not over 1870 Republican ballots in the box
At any time. Bisbee set out to show that there
were 800. He had II simple task to accomplish.
He got Dos negroes 10 swear that they had voted
me KepublicAn ticket AT TINS polllnE place. AS
he poll list had been destroyed for the good
reason that II had $50 names which had been
fraudulently put there he could have got any
number OF men. any one OF whom might have
voted at any poll in the county, TO make their
mark To an affidavit that they had voted at
Archer No g Further he set out TO prove that
all but 10 of the voters We're negroes: that
therefore. they must have voted the Republican
ticket. This reasoning was had in theory
aud worse in fact Proof exists. and will
he forthcoming when a proper tribunal calls
for IL. that negroes voted the Democratic ticket
at poll No. g ald that they made up the 1856
Democratic votes there east As the proof also
box never had over 3lG ballots in it, the Repub-
lican vote could not have been over 1s0 Bis
bees attempt to increase his vote by recount
OF the ballots in the box fails.
There is only one way left 10 increase the
Republican vote at this poll and that is the way
taken to carry It for Hayes-by forging n re-
turn The men who forged it confess the
forgery
l.. Il. Dennis. Chairman Of the Republican
Committee in Aachua county during the Presi-
Dental campaign. has arrived in town. He de-
clines to talk for publication. and has said little
TO visitors beyond the general statement that
published interviews misrepresent him. his
published statement does not. He reserves
further utterance till he appears before a COM
petent tribunal. He has been confined TO his
room to-day by illness.