New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-29

Minister NOyes, General Wallace, State Senator
Dennis, Of Florida, Ex-Governor Stcarns and MI.
Little testified in Washington, yesterday. in regard
to the Florida election. Mr.. Noycs denied
that he had ever made promises to anyone
in Florida to influence the result in the
State OF that he ever knew Of and winked at the COM
mission of frauds. He denied that he had ever been
present at any such secret meeting with locked doors
as Mr.. Cooke has testified to. The whole story he
said is false He produced two letters from McLin.
which created amusement on being read. General
Wallace and Mr.. Little corroborated Mr.. NOyess
! testimony.
MOVES MEETS THE CHARGE SQUARELI.
DENNIs's AND MINIS STORIES CORRECTED AND EX-
Planned FULLY-M'IIN ANSWERED BY HIS OWN
LETTERS-THE TESTIMONY IN DETAIL.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-The II ivestigating
Committee met at IL a. m. Mr. presiding. State
Senator l.. q. Dennis, of Florida. who examined
yesterday recalled and questioned by Mr. hunton
Odd not officers Of Archer Precinct No tell
you conGdenaliy that they lad fraudulentiy added
2l9 names the election list ATdat is included In
my statement printed over my own signature, and
BT Mr. Springer Did not Governor Noyos tell you
state as well rs the p esideutia ticketi Al do not
know what influence he had nut he promised to Work
| CONNECTED while Governor NOycs was there gave tue
Republicans the state. but afterwards the supreme
Court ordered another count ana as they directed me
be made, the state was given to the Democrats
Q-Were YOU @ppoined 70 any once une, tis H a ~.
Service Department, but not IN the secret service
was instructed examine the records OF the United
states Courts in North Carolina, South Car0ua Georgia
and Florida for the purpose Of discovering forfeited
reoognIzances aud asceTtauing the solyency OF the
surefies was appointed that position February l,
1873. and voluntarily resigned two months afterwarls
Agent in the Internal Revenue Department, did
not signify my Intention To accept u, ana iet ao wen.
| to Florida and ON my return from fioida, about
! month afterwards. received a communication from
! Ny Rau.l Commissioner OF internal Revenue, telling
ne that NY appointment had been canccleI me pIi-
cia of my appointment aud the cancellation re-
| cevod at the same time. lLlughtetI never Gpphed
Q-Have you brought with You to-day the letter from
Governor Moves that referred TO on Yesterday A.
| Yes, have 1t here. IL Is as follows;
| CIScISNAII. ohio, April 10. 1877.
ZOE 8ESS 0S S Ta informed ,6a the Hon L. c. Dennis
OF Florida a present state tenator Is an applicant for
only say of Mr. Dennis that formed ms acquaintance
while the Florida investigation was gong on ana ound
lie has been oeracized with other Republicans Of that
state, aud is deserving of consideration respectfully
| commend him 20 youI favor EDWAhD r. H"lLs'
| o-IIaye You had any interviews with Governor
NOycs since he been here A-Aes, fir. El.i say
Florida materr with the exception of suon Pc. lions as
related 10 him, and ON those points we were careful not
By Mr. Butler-Did Governor Noyes ever refer to your
refusal to 20 on the stand ono no T'e ba
talked well enough, but didn't do much s"eaFinS' OF
| words 20 that effect.
Ii.
witness further the appointment lac had received
as illustrating the Civ service reform. nut he would not
20 INTO that matter at present
By Mr.. Hi-cOck-You were candidate for state sena
tor at the November election IN lsI6f AYE sIr.
! was mere anything done IN the Of intlmdating
youi Il bad been shot AZ at the OPP nbg of we cdm
nsipn dui ing tie fist speech made IA the county,
while was speaking, and the feeling ~ the community
had not an dIed away. did not believe u Hayes ANA
slcarns were da.eated that could remain IN forida
O., Ia. ro.a nat i'm Archer Precinct
dad You produce the evidence OF ar many men
who tley voted the Rcpupean tichot as the re
Nearly Tue returns showed 800 Republican votes cast
and i,y the aflay. T. secured proved WITHIN
forty or My Of all That WAS claimed
| Do YOU know OF anything that Governor Moves
di III mat matter bcsides properly putting la form the
Svidcncr you unlimited 10 hln 0rcer make legal
| argument before the boerdt A.-No. sr, do not.
say or intimate him tuat there thus fraudu
iet tie evidence that you had pFocusd on me
Mas use object local kepubIcau- Ia satisfy The
| nr5p'r I gave Tao cyacuce "a Governor Nuycs, and
never threw any doubt upon 1t III my conversations
Cd" YOU think your expressions 10 Governor Noycs
about going on tho witness stand coud nave "ech snch
was frauducnt falsef Al left that Ia hs own IN
t,l,teeuce could not ray what MIS- Impressions were
| dont tnink no ever replied Indicated what
preston lie never sa'd any hng 10 me leading me
| ~ MIR Buuol-You acted In this matter on the
belief that 800 Republicans returned at Archer
Pr,cuct had yoted tnercf Al believe We should have
| bad tue nSjori.y We claimed.
|
octts nad GOT ZS votes, ana the Republican eau
yasscrs na1 put 2l3 yOtes 10 Offset I'll Al have
! reason Deioye the existence Of these lact-
| O-And for that reason you attempted 10 get the
aihdayts oG the Republicans VINO vO,cd ut that pre-
Q-Iiow did you suppose these 90 votes had got
| OF the UOXi Al bcleyed tben ia the OK should
and the election officers at mat precinct made II
80 snow according to what they believed IL ought TO
QYoa also believe that to MAKE up that Geaesacy
| nm make Ayes.
Q-IBerrOre You could get $40 persons more OF lci,
10 mat they had voted, aLd yet that would ony
make Che sane amount appear appeared upon ,hu
returns Dy these equitable Offsets OF iraudf Al |Od
mean The OF adding 10 the box. o. equaize
IL got tue majority That "as due VIII say
| that that WAS the idea.
Q-Incn appearing on the face OF the returns That
there were four hundiCd votes you procured
aidavls TO show nat nearly four hundfed men vo1edi
A-Ycs slr; nearly thc entire vote Was tstaOlisDed
| Odd tne returns show that or noti Al did not
see it, DuI nad reason to suppose 80; -..,.,..,,,,,
O.-You told by tue election officers nuhsttnuaIy
that tney meant 10 pas Ia enough votes 10 make ~ s"o"
'0.-And you saw them doing that didu't ycuf Al
them At WORK using me ieglstaon ny lhmeGiaey
afterwards, aud had no douD mat was the "oik thy
were dong tuen however, they have boih sworn
IL was true, and then nave seen Inc ahdiNts o
voters since and for these reasons 10 not De"e'o
Q-Give The names Of these two meni A.-TIom9s
A. Vance and Richard H. Biaek vance ~ mere III ""'n
ingtOn ia the sixth Auditors Office.
Q-Tnese Two mcn made andaviis TO the correctness
oil thc returuf Ayes, aud the other evidence be-
the board tue andavs OF tho voters who cast
Odd you disclose your Owledge OF this matter TO
Governor NOyesl A.-NOt at all SIMPLY tried TO I'M
press the idea that he had better not put me
on the stand, because it would iniure his
MR.. NOYEs's EMPHATIc DENIALs.
Edward +. Noyes, Minister to France, then called
and examined by Mr.. Hscock He testified AS follows
QDid you go to Florida at the request OF nr Hayes!
A.-No, sir; had no communication with President
Hayes and went without his request aud so far as-I
know, without MS knowledge MIR. NOyes related how
he came to 80 to NswOrlean-, then contnuedl We
remained there two or three days. during
which nothing done, except to ar
range the pfemlnaries with tho Democratic