The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-28


Testimony of w. e. Chandler.
VIM. e. Chandler was then called and ex-
smined as follows:
By Sprnger-State whether you visited the
state of Florida soon after the late Presidential
election
Al did.
Q-Did you meet Gov. Noyss there?
Al did.
Odd you converse with hm regarding the
electoral vote of that state?
Ayes sir.
Estate what those conversations were
A-They were SO many and SO varied, ex-
tending over a period of two or three weeks,
that it would be impossible for me to repeat
them.
O-S B, McLin has stated in the testimony
taken before the subcommittee that 1T was
represented to him that Noyes was the particu-
lar friend of Gov. Hayes and that he represent
ed that anything he said the President would
be responsible for and that he had assurance to
that effect from you in one instance. DO you
remember making any such statement to him!
Q-Do YOU remember telling him that if the
state went for Hayes the members of the re-
tarning board would be well taken care of, or
words to that effect?
Al do not. do not recollect any CONVEX
satioDs resembling that at all.
Q-Do you know of any such statements
being made by Gen. Lew Wallace or Gov.
Noyes?
A-No, sir.
Odd they authorize you to make any such
statement to McLin?
A-No, sir, never to my recollection.
Odd you have any conversation with
Noyes on that subject?
A.-Not that L recollect.
Odd you know why Gov. Noyes went to
Florida?
Ayes sir, because the count of the
Presidential vote was about to be made.
went?
Al do not. 1t is my impression that
requested other Republicans to be sent there
but did not ask especially for him.
Florida did he not tell the members of the
Returning Board that the count of the
Presidential election depended on Florida?
A.-Not to my knowledge.
Q.-Was it not understood in Florida when
SPY A44ss 81 G tASsss Hsyes
A.-Not in that form, but it was understood
by me that he came there as an intimate
he came there at the instance of Gov Hayes,
and never heard it SO stated as coming from
him.
Q.-Are you aware of any promises general
or specific that were made to any members of
the Returning Board before or after the count
that in case the State went for Hayes they
should be taken care Of?
A.-No to my recollection.
Odd you give any assurances to that
effect?
A.-Not that remember.
Q-Then you had 40 conversation with the
members Of the Returning Board in regard to
their getting positions in case Hayes was
inaugurated?
Al am unable to remember that l gave
any assurances to any member of the Return
ing Board.
Q-Are you able to say whether you did or
not positively?
Al do not recollect thai did and believe
did not. That is as we'll as l can answer the
question.
Odd you ever hear any such thing talked
OF IN Tallahassee, before or after the count?
Al remember nothing of the sort.
CAT whose instance did you go down to
Florida?
AIT the instance of members of the Re-
publican National Committee who were pres
ent at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Wednesd az,
Nov. 9Th. MI. lack Chandler and Mr.. Nc
Cormick were the ouly members present, but
there were other Republicans. These requested
me to go.
Odd you call on Gov. Hayes or meet him
at any time during that trip to Florida or
Al did not.
Q-When had you seen him before that
time?
Al saw him in the Ohio State Convention
in the fall of 1876 and did not see him again
Q-Did you have any communication with
him between those periods?
Al did, or rather sent letter or telegram
to Capt. A. S. Lee, his secretary, during that
time.
Q--Wil you furnish the letters or kilograms
sent?
Al have not copy of any letter but there
is telegram referred to in the testimony taken
before the Field committee. 1t is in cypher
but the translation of it is ''Seni Stanley Mat
thews and others of high character; things be-
gin to look favorable" Of course L sent that
telegram to Mr. Lee because he occupied the
position of secretary to Gov. Hayes, and left
MIN to do what he chose with my telegram
Hayes?
Al have no objection to that inferenca he
ing drawn but prefer not to draw infefekoos
myself. 1 most certainly requested Capt. Lee
would communicate the telegram to Governor
Hayes aud be guarded by what Gov. Hayes told
ference that can be drawn from it.
GLOW long was it after that telegram was
sent that Governor Noyes arrived in Talla-
hassee?
Al think he got there about a week from
the time l sent the telegram.
Witness then read a telegram, dated Nov.
18Th, sent by him to lack Chandler in CIPHER,
out the witness translated it as follows:
After full conference with all our friends now here
we lind the work to be done requires great and
dtious labor, in view of the sh0rtness of time which
II well performed will, we believe. ensure success.
Moves and Kasson will be here on Monday and wish
$4,000 sent to Philadelphia the Centennial National
a Bank. Can you also let me have 5000, making
$5O00 1t looks favorable for about 25 majority in
the state. You can imagine what the Democrats are
about. Where is Cook?
(SigneD C.
Odd the money come in response to that
Geographic order?
1t Was deposited to my order in Philadelphia
and drew on Philadelphia for it,
Q-Was it not understood in Tallahassee by
the Republican managers that Gov. Moves was
there as the special friend and representative of
Gov. Hayes?
Alt was undoubtedly understood that he
was an intimate friend of Gov. Hayes from the
relations he had held to him previous to that
tlme. had no reason to suppose that he came
there in response to my telegram. Governor
Stearns telegraphed to Gen, Grant the same
day that eminent Democratic politicians were
gathering there from neighborng states, and
that he felt that he should have counsel
eminent in our own party.
Q-Have you any reason to b. lieye thai Gen.
Grant sent Gov. Noyes there?
Al have no reason to believe it, but cur
rent history which seems to be evidence here.
l believe it has been stated that Gen. Grant
did request many persons to come there,
In answer to Mr.. Hiscock witness gave the
names OF the gentlemen connected with the
Democratic organization who visited Talla-
hassee, but was unable to say that any one of
them was special representative of Gov. Til
den. The witness was then questioned as to
what duties Gov. Noyes performed. and stated
that he was assigned to legal work connected
with AlachDa and Dade counties in preparing
for the judicial canvass to be made by the
canvassing board. The work was quite
laborious.
Q-Except 10 this connection did Governor
Noyes do anything else with reference to the
canvass2
Al cannot specify any particular acts. I
know OF nothing that he did besides preparing
the cases of these two counties that were
assigned to him.
Q-Wss these any conversation or consulta.
ton between you and Gov. Noyes intimating
that any influence whatever should be ex.
ercised over any Of these cauvessers except
legal consideration to affect their Judgment in
the canvass?
A.-To the best of my recollection there was
not.
Hiscock then asked tnA witness as to the
disposition OF the $4,000 that was deposited to
his credit, but Hunton suggested that it would
be opening up wider range of inquiry than
was deemed judicious at present and he would
suggest that it be left until another stage of
the Investigation, as the object of examining
the witness now was to accommodate Gov
Noyes who wished to leave for Europe and
that witness would be questioned only on
matters in regard to Gov. Noyes' participation
n tho