Daily globe., 1878-04-29

with the utmost secrecy, and perhaps not
half dozen persons outside OF those di-
rectly interested suspect what he has been
doing. He declines to say q word, oven in
regard to matters that I have traced to his
very fingers. He was in Florida during the
returning board campaign as Republican
official, and has since then been North. One
thing is certain, he has succeeded in getting
from the managers of the count the most
compete confessions of the fraud they COM
mitted. Enough has been confessed to
give the State to Tilden by large ma
jority.
III CAN'T ADD ANOTHER NAME.
A few days after the election sealed
message was sent to Dennis asking him to
"add more names to the list, as there isn't
enough He said impatiently, GIVE added
all have to it already, and can't add
another name.'' have this from the most
undoubted source, and it is o part OF Dennis
confession. Green r. More, who swore in
this Alachua case to the fraud and then de-
MED it, and then. reswore, was killed the
other day. Floyd Duke, negro, who swore
all the time that it was fraud, still sticks
to it.; so do Black and Belton. The Alachua
fraud, therefore-.a plain and proven fraud
when first brought before the board, now
stands confessed or avowed by every one OF
those who participated in it.
BAKER COUNTY FRAUDS.
The Baker county case is shown up quite
as completely. 1t will be remembered that
this county, reliably Democratic and near to
the capital, was held back until the very
last. The official return gave the Demo
Gratis 95 majority. BY strange coincidence
the State was just evenly balanced on the
prima facie returns without this county, 80
that as it stood Tilden would have had the
State by 95 majority, or just his majority in
Baker county. It was, of course, important
that Hayes should have the prima facie VIC
tory 80 that there would be no appearance of
chang ing the verdict Of the people. Accord
ingly new justice of the peace was ap-
pointed and new return made by dropping
out two precincts, so that it gave Hayes an
apparent majority of 43. TIE Democratic
managers were astounded at this disclosure,
made only on the day of the count.
dramatic scene occurred when the false re-
turn was read. McLin was forced to pro-
duce the original return, but the false return
| was adhered to, and it was adopted in the
| final count.
A SHOCKING EXPOSE.
| The whole story is now made plain
through the confession of the participants;
at least two of the three have made written
affidavits, and, I think, the third one also.
The law in Florida required that the returns
of the various precincts in a county should
be canvassed and certified by the clerk of
the court, a justice of the peace and either
the county Judge or sheriff as third party.
In Baker county local politician, SO the
confession runs, agreed to hold the returns
back until it was decided what was needed 70
carry the State and then to so canvass the
returns as to meet the emergency. 1t ap
pears he had perfect control of the judge
and sheriff, 80 that when the clerk and JUS
tice, who had superintended the election, ap-
piled to each of them to assist in the canvass
and certify to it's correctness, they declined
The canvass was then made and forwarded
by the clerk and justice. When it was dis
covered what was needed, a new justice was
appointed just for the occasion, and a false
canvass was made and forwarded.
EVEN THE BOGUS JUsT1oE CoNFEssEs.
The new justice now writes confession
and says that he was approached by a politi
clan, who asked him if he didn't want to b.
justice. He agreeing, the man pulled ou
his commission ready made and handed i
to him. He then told him that unless tn
returns from Baker were properly doctored
the Democrats would beat them. After some
persuasion, Green went into the scheme
The three men caucussed. and were notified
that difference of about one hundred ant
fifty votes was needed. They thereupo,
looked the returns over and selected at ran
dom two -Darbyville and Johns
: ville-which gave the Democrats just II
majority. Finding that this number woul
, be sufficient, they threw out the two precinct
entirely. He swears that the first return wa
the true and correct return, and that the las
one was false and was made especially fo
the purpose indicated. This affidavit
backed by similar one from the sheriff VIII
, participated in the false canvass, and, it
: said by the judge also. the afidavits are pre-
else, strong and definite.
COLUMBIA COUNTY FRAUDS.
] In Columbia county quite as serious fraud
+ are confessed to. I learn that an afidav
D has been procured from man who swear
:, that he was sent into Georgia and procure
179 negroes to come over and vote in tt
election. He was to be paid $500 for th
and secured $500.
d LEON COUNTY ALSO.
! The Lesn county count is also rippe
$ up and exposed. There are, learn, thr
i af1idavits bearing upon this subject, deinit
IS ly acknowledging the frauds and giving Il
i manner in which they were accompllshe
o This is the county in which Howes' 'lit]
IS jokers'' were used, they being thumb ns
tickets, which we're hidden in the large tic
cts. It involves loss of about ty
hundred votes to Hayes. There a
- numerous other cases upon whi
IS affidavits . have been obtained, but
or cannot write definitely of them tonight.
ae is certain that the whole State has been Cal
: fully recanvassed, and in almost every ca
- that was attacked by the Democrats eviden
of direct sort has been obtained. It is US
ally in the shape of a confession or af6da,
from one Of the participants.
o1 The whole bottom has fallen out of t
a Republican case in Florida, and there "
be hardly be found any man to defend it. I I
of lieve the case is fully made up.
:, An I,aterrteac With Dennis.
~ Jacksonville Cor. (Apr. 24) N. Y. Herald.
After he had listened to my story of
nolle prosequi of his cases andisf his givi
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