The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-25

Dlns ana by the tremendous stake at issua he
should nave been given to Tildcn. His AFFIDAVIT
u, ~ geho,al IN i,s nature and Is mere promise
Tw"% % eoons " snE Mn%n me oorGslon oilers
IN Now York and one In this city.
ndI ndnI in2sl & Important admiseion i made by
Dennis. the little giant Of Alachun. who has con-
i"ss"d II, u written statement tO the fraud of
Archer kAreh,er No. p whore 2lo votes were added
noullY 10 the Alacbua vote. Dennis says that no
sccurod election returns signed in blank before
Mo election. ThQt night he had Vance and Black
~ ~ ~ 81, ,lonse "ndthoy DESTROYED tho real returns
adding 2l9 names. Tho whole details of the
work are given In the confession.
g, am also cliably told that Dennis road II to
h'nator Sargent, aud demanded n good posi-.
i!cn ~ the handa ut HnNss. Threatening 10 pub
lish L II he wae not satisfied he received. n icw
nays ago. commission NJ revenue agent in
uhio. III the mean time there were seven in
uhnlnncnls against Dcnnis In the State courts,
whlch his friends claim were rnilti'hi nr0sceu-
lions. Against these cases n nolle uros,uui was
eut1rcd on tho 10th inst by State Attorney lio,k-
~ 10 hinchua went into the hands.oi rrom-
nont Democrat. aud IL thora yet. II Is said that
,nante ne negro member, who swor. So siou,ly
made sintrment j cannot vouch for this
nnYwtycr. vance is now in department in
did not want the cases eu, pended. aud that the
state did 40 because II could do nothing with
them.
few days after tho election a sealed message
was sent to Dennis asking him to add moro
names to the list. as there isn't enough. He
already and | cant add lanothcr name. ] have
this from lhc most undoubted source and it il
who swore In this AlHchua cRsc to the naud
ana then denied il. and then resworc 1t. was
Killed nc other day. Floyd Duke. a negro. who
TO Il so do Black and Bolton. The Alachua
TSSn wS"n Il ~, hireI1rSq btd1, plain and proven ra
confessed or nvowcd by every one Of those who
The Baker county case Is shown up quite rs
hA lAap tlaut tIt "a.
county. reliably Democratic aud noar 10 Tho
cnpitnl. was held lack until the very last. Tho
nWcial return gave the Democrats 95 majority
by q strange coincidence the state was iust
evenly balanced on the primR iacic returns
would have had the state by Q5 majority. or INST
MS majority In Baker county 1t was. uf course
important that Hayes should have the prlma
lacic victory. 30 that there would be no appear
ancc Of changing tho verdi of the people
Accordingly new Justice Of the Ponce was ap-
pointed. and now return made ly dropping
out two precincts. 90 thai 1t gave Hnycs an APP
ayers were nstoundcd nj this disclosure. made
only On the day Of the count A dramatic scene
occurred when the false return was rcad. Nc
LIN was iQrced To- produce the original return.
int the faisc return was adhered TO. and IL was
adopted in the final count.
, The whole story s now made plain through
Of the three haNv made written afll1ayiis, and
think. the third one also. Tho law in Florida
required that the returns of the various pre-
.incIs IN county should be canvussrd and GER
tiiod 10y the clerk Of tho court. a Justice of the
peace ana eitheI tho county Judge or Sht riff ne
thrd party. In Baker county local poll
tician. ~ tho confession runs agreed 10 hold
the rc,nrnS back until 1t was decided what was
needed 20 carry the state, md then to 80 can
v;.ss the rctur rgs us 10 meet the emergency. Il
hpprurs W" hhd perfect control Of Tho Judge and
Sheriff SO that when the clnrk nu'l IustIcs ,vho
had euDerinteudod the election. applied 10 zach
oi thrni 10 assist ia the canvass and certify To
lis correctness thcy declined. The canvass was
then mqde and forwarded hy the clerk and jus
unc. Whcn II wHs discovered wlnt WIS needed
new Justice was appointed Just for the oeca-
al "A 4
wArded.
The new Justice now writes a confession. and
snys ne wns approached 10y politician. who
asked him II he didn't want TO b. n Justice. He
agreeing. the man pulled out his commission
rotdy made. ana handed il Ia him. He then
told him that uni, ~ tho returns from Baker
were properly doctor"d thr Demo rats would
, n'at u'oin' Alti SON" perSuaS ION Green went
and were notified that d diiIer~ncc ~ about 40
yoies was nes-ied; 1hry th"rnupon looked IN,
returns over. aud s,le ted at ruudom two pre-
cincts- Darly,lllc and Johnsyillo. which gave
the Democrats just li3 majority. Finding that
ths numb"i would w. sum cnt, thry throw out
The two precincts entirely. He sW .ars That the
trst !, turn was IA" true and correct return. and
that the last one was fnlsc aud wa. made -
pccially for the purpose indicated. This niiida-
Wy II bac kcd 10y similar one from the Sheriff
Wn1 ttru'lltll.d IN inc iHlse sinNae-, and, II j.
said hy TIE Judge u!sp, the afliGyts are pre-
clsc. strong, and definite.
In Columbia county quito as serious frauds
are oohitesed to. | learn that an affidavit has
been procured from man who swear, that he
was sent into Georgia. and procured l79 ne
u.
$500
Tho Leon county count Il also rippcd IN AMI
exposed. There are. | learn. three afii1aylt-
boaring upon this subject definitely nrknowl-
cdEing tho frauds. and giving the manner in
which they were accomplished. This IL the
county IN which Bowcss " little jokcre" were
used. they being thumb nail tickets which were
hidden in tho large tickets. II involves loss
oi about two hundred votes 10 HAYES. There
are numerous other cascs upon which aifldavits
have been obtained but cannot write definite
y oi them tonight. II is certain that the whole
stat" hhs boon carefully r"cauNasscd. and In
almost every case that WIS attacked by the
Democrats evidence Of - direA hOrt has been
obtained. IL - usually in the shape IL a CON
feeeiOn or afidavit from one OF the participants.
II IL imrossible at present to get possession
OF any OF the afhdayits or copies Of thrm or even
y look at them. The parties who have made
them say II will all come out after while An
attempt is being mi.!e tonight To suppress il
oil. and thcro is closing up OF avenues of in
formation. The Democrats appear 10 know
very little OF the latter and the Republicans not
murL more.
1t u believed that Cowgirl Is preparing state
mont Oh the electoral oouut in Florida He was
ia this city week ago. and il said 10 have
made some important revelations. The light
ming is striking around his head pretty close.
The whole bottom has fallen out Of the Repub-
loan case In Florida. and there will hardly be
found any man to defend it,
What Hayes Secretary OF the Navy Knows