The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-28

for Hayes the Returning Board would los tnken
ing made 10y NOycs or Gen. Low Wallace. lie
was not aware OF any promisn. general or spe-
cifc. mode to any mcripcrs Of the Returning
Board that in cusc tho State was counted for
Hayes they should be taken care OF.
:, Mr.. Chandler further testified that ho went to
not 0l 1If nvcs beTd
tho election In 1876 until after he was inaugu-
rated, but ho had communication with him by
OWN ron furnish tho letters or kilograms
sentY Al have not copy OF every letter. but
in he Is 70 9 Tap he ret9rrsh t.
q y is; Send Stanley Matthews and others OF
able" OF course, / sent that telegram to Mr..
Lee Lee 9ecause he occupied the position OF secro-
Q.-That telegram meant that Mr.. Hayes was
70 send Stanley Matthews. or other men Of high
charactor to Florida AL sent it TO Capt. Lee
do what he chose with my telegram. OF course,
should not have sent it TO Capt. Lee II he had
not boon Coy. Hayes secretary
..Q.-Thcn II was in fact a telegram to Gov.
Hayes Al have no objection TO that infer
enee being drawn. but prefer not to draw in.
ieronecs myself | most certainly expected
that Capt Lee would communcat ate the telegram
e Coy. Hayes. and be guided by what Coy.
Hayes told him. will stand by any reasonable
Inference that can be drawn from It. Senator
MlttheYs, ga not come upon that request;
others did but | have no means Of knowing
gram or not. ! requested Mr.. Zach Chandler
70 have other prominent gentlemen sent down
there about the same timc. Among those who
did come there ut that time were John A. Kas-
son OF Iowa, Cen: Lew Wallace. William II.
Robertson, ID. q. Rollins OF New York. Gen.
Francis c. Barlow. Mr.. John Little Of Ohio. and
Mr.. VIM. Nj. Ampt. remember none others
Q.-Your kilograms seem to have been very
fruitful in results. An that is question
that you wish me to answer / will say that it
was SATISFACTORILY so. The witness then read n
telegram dated Nov IS, sent by him To Mr.. Zach
Chandler. which was in cipher. but which Wit
hess translated rs follows:
Amer tul conference with all friends now here we
md the work to be done requires great and EXPEDITIONS
Tcrfofmed viii we behsye insure i' S whyn VEL
hs,,on N be here on Monday and wish 5000 semitic
also IL Inc have s2co more making 500 It looks a.
voraole ior about twenty hve majority the state You
C ook what Tue Democrats sEs SiS1t "ners is
Odd the money como in response to that
telegraphlc orderf Alt was deposited to my
credit in Philadelphia. and drew ON Philadel-
phia for IL.
.,Q.nnwas 4 not understood in Tallahassee by
the Republican managers that Gov. Noyes was
there as the special friend and representative
OF Gov, Hayes9 At was undoubtedly UNDER
stood that he was an intimate friend Of Gov
Hayes from relations he had held TO him pre-
Q.-Mr McLin having said so positively in his
testimony the understanding he had with your
self and other gentlemen. can you now state
that no such conversation or understanding
Sny su e az very % as. IoG
no such conversation took place as he states IT,
l am, confident | never said to anybody in
Florida that J. was authorized TO make assur.
ances OF that kind 10 them. might have stated
70 MeLin Gov Noyes's relations 10 Gov, Hayes.
sSranse Of any Kind to McLin do NOT 'I believe iii S
Q.-fou simply put your reeollectlon against
his positive statement ,A.-Thats all. / will
made statement that he did not believe.
by Mr.. Hiscock--,Was it understood that any
Gov. Tilienf Was Mr.. Marble Understood to be
there in that relatony Al do not know who
they represented. and have no authority TO fix
any az nclcs upon anybody
Mr. Hiscock then asked the witness as to tho
disposition OF the 5000 that was deposited to
his credit. but Mr.. HuntOn suggested that IL
would open up a wider range Of inquiry than
was deemed ludicious al present. and hc wosld
suggest that II be eft until anothe. stag" Of the
investigation. as tho object of examining wit
ncsscs now WAS To accommodate Gov. Noyes.
who wished o. leave for Europe and tn" Wit
mss would be quesitOn only on matters re-
lWlng 10 Gov. Noyes y participation in the pro-
The Wltncss-I desire to say that whenever
the committee would ike 10 know what was
done with that money shall be happy 10 tell
them.
n considerable number 81 persons who hive
more or Joss relation g. the election given office
under the Administration A-Ihere were.
Q.-Did Gov. Moves gct any OF these men M
pointed. 80 you know; Al have no doubt
mrnt and possibly his rccommrudutiou may
have induced the appointment uf some OF thcm.
| recommended some myself. but would not
I'M lertiike 10 say whether my influence or his
II the greater; but there wore quito number
OF gentlemen appointed have no doubt. ON
ooth ms ana my own recommendation by letter
Q-Was thore any dissatisfaction felt with
Gov. NOyos 10y florida gentlemen because he
did not - further in his recommendations Of
them to Office than he did-,hd they not com.
plain 10 you that he had taken his Office aud
gone away and deserted them? Al think
have said that 10 them. think have COM
planned TO them that | thought Gov. Noyes
should not have goneto France without warmly
m n lI Un II
saw no reason why should be the only person
left Ia Washington To- recommend them 10 Pres
ld9ni h9yrs. ana tney ien IN Win mo on that
Q.-I wish you would make MP list Of oil the
men who ma anything 20 ~ WIN ne Florida
election and who were nut into office on your
own and Gov Noycss recommendation. nam
Ing thu on IS they accepted and Il you choose
you can make few remarks showing why
they did not all receive Offices. If such was the
case. lLaughterl
BY Mir Hnnton-Did Gov. Noyes recommend
Mr. McLin for officeY Al don't know that he
did, but have no doubt he did.
Odd ne recommend DR.. Cowgirl for office 2
Al have no doubt he did.
Springer. ta'stifed,' In is76 ilVed in G3ines:
vile. AlHchua county. Florida. | have resided
in Florida since 1866, and have been member
81 the state Senate from 1870 up to the present
time, During the election was member Of
the State Executive Committee. and was also
! Chairman Of the County Committee. Soon after
the county Board Of Canvassers 81 Alachua
county had completed their returns | went 10
| Tallahassee and was back and forth several
| times, and during those times | met Gov. Noycs
| there.
Q.-Dil you explain TO Coy. Noyes what you
| regarded ms the facts in reference to Archer
| PreeinctY Al abored there with Gov. Noses
Ia establish the vote rs shown 10y the county re-
| turn. He never ask ed me TO make any state
luus that should be put on tho stand 10 testify.
| finally Indicated that he was going to put me- on
the stand. and then advised him not TO do SO.
~ ! should DC detrlment to his case. and !