The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-28

saw him in the Ohio campaign In 1875
and did not see him again until after The
Inauguration. He produced the tele'
gram sent by himself tosA. z. Lee, Gov.
Hayes private secretary, and said this Ia
the telegram referred TO in the testimony
taken before the Knott- Field committee.
Il Ia In cipher, but its translation is
Send Stanley Matthews and others oi
high character; things begin to look Is
yorable. OF course I sent that telegram
to Mr.. Lee because he occupied the posi-
tion Of secretary to Gov. Hayes; l sent
It to Captain Lee as the Secretary ol
Governor Hayes, and left him TO do what
be chose with my telegram. oieourse ]
should not have sent Il to Captain Lee II
be had NOT been Governor Hayes secre'
tary. ! most certainly expected that
Captain Lee would communicate the tele'
gram to Hayes and be guided by what
Hayes told him; ! will stand BY any rea'
sonable inference that can be drawn from
it, Senator Matthews however did moi
come to FloridH; Governor Noyes arrived
about week after sending the telegram
Witness then read telegram dated
November IS, cent by him TO Zach Chan.
dler, which was in cipher, but which wit.
ness translated as follows:
"Afier full conference with all our
friends, now here we find & work 10 be
done that requires great and expeditions
labor, In view OF the shortness of the
time, which. If well performed. will, we
believe, insure success. Noyes and
Kasson will be here on Monday, and !
wish three thousand dollars sent TO Phil
adelphiG to the Central National Bank.
Can you also let me have two thousand
dollars more, making FIVE thousand. II
looks favorable for about twenty-five ma
iority in the State. You can Imagine
what the Democrats are about. Where
Is Cook7 Signed c."
Witness said he got the money. Do
not recollect whether or not Gov.
ernor Noyes stated that be came by the
request OF Hayes. It was understood by
the Republican managers that Noyes was
an intimate friend OF Hayes. | had no
reason 10 suppose be came 10 response TO
my telegram. don't remember any such
conversation as McLin details, and am
confident no such conversation ever took
place as be states. l am confident that I
never said TO any one in Florida that |
was authorized 10 make assurances Of
that kind to them. may have said 10
McLin something about Noyes' relations
TO Hayes, but that said 1t In connection
with an assurance OF any kind / don't
believe.
Q. You simply put your recollection
against his positive statementH A. That
Is all; l will add that l don't think
McLin would have made statement that
he didn't believe; the Republicans who
visited Florida were there only to for
ward the interests and protect the rights
Of the Republican party.
Witness gave the names OF the gentle.
men who were there connected with the
Democratic organization, and said he did
not know that any Of them were there as
the special representatives of Tilden.
@. Was there any conversation or con.
sultation between you and Gov. Noyes
intimating that any influence whatever
should be exercised over any Of the can
vassers, except legal considerations, to
affect their judgment in the canvass
A. To the best Of my recollection there
was not.
Mr.. Hiscock then asked witness as TO
the disposition OF the S. 900 received,
but Mr.. Hunton suggested that II would
open up wider range Of inquiry than
was deemed judicious at the present time
and be would suggest that it be left until
another stage OF the investigation, "a the
object OF examining the witness now was
10 accommodate Gov. Noyes, who wished
to leave for Europe, and the witness
would be questioned only on matters re-
latipg to Soyes' participation in the pro-
ceedings
Witness-I desire to say that when
ever The committee would like to know
what was done with that money shall
be happy to tell them.
By Mr.. Butler: After the election were
there not considerable number OF per-
sons who have had more or less relations
TO the election been given office under the
sdminisration2 A. There were.
@. Did Governor Noyee get any oil
these men appointed, do you know? A.
| have no doubt Governor Noyes recon-
mended men for appointment, and posi-.
sibly his recommendation may have in
duced the appointment OF some OF them;
I recommended some myself, but wonld
NOT undertake 10 say whether my infu-
euce or his was the greatest, but there
were quite 4 number of gentlemen ap.
pointed, have no doubt on both hisand
my own recommendation, by letter or
orally.
O. Was there any Dissatisfaction telt
with Governor Noyes BY the Florida gen.
tlemen because be didn't go further 10
his recommendations Of them TO Office
than he didI Did they not complain 10
you that be had taken his Office and gone
away and deserted :hem3 A. / think l
have said that to them. l have com.
planned TO them that / thought Noyes
should not have gone to France without
warmly recommending his Florida
friends, because l saw no reason Why l
should be the only person left in Wash
insion TO recommend them TO President
Hayes, and they fell in with me on that
point, / have no doubt. Witness said he
didn't know that Governor Noyes re-
commended McLin apd Gill for office,
but had no doubt he did.
L.G. Dennis was sworn and testified
I was at TallAhasse soon alter the Presi.
Dental election and there met Noyes.
There were two precincts in dispute in
Apalache county.
Q. What was the contest about con-
corning Archer Precinct, Boz No. 2, be-
fore the Returning Boatd3 A. 1t was a
matter OF 2l9 votes.
o Did you explain TO Soyes what you
regarded n facts In reference TO that pre-.
cinct! A. lAbored there with Noyes TO
establish the vote a. shown by the eoun-
" returns. he never asked me TO make
any statement .or affidavit about II,
but seemed anxious that l should
b. put ON the stand to testify; he ex.
pressed that desire several times, and
finally indicated that he was going 10 put
me on the stand, and then l advised him
no. 70 do 90: I suggested 70 him that ]
should be 8 detriment to his case II he
did, and that he had better not do II, and
/ never did testify; | may have said 10
him that unless be was ready 10 abandon
his case be had better not call me "a q
witness; I gave him TO understand that l
did not want TO be called TO make any
statement under oath.