The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02
THE GREAT FRAUD.
CoNKLING ON MIR. HAYEs's KNOW
LEDGE OF IT.
What the Vice President Elected Has to Say
Ex-AttOTney General Barlow Of New
York Speaks Out.
WHAT Mr.. HENDRICKS SAYS.

A special to the World from Indianapolis says
Though questioned, Governor Hendricks steadily
declined to submit formal interview. However
in an informal way, during the course Of the con-
verBadon, he said that the confessions were In no
manner surprise TO him. He intimated that le-
gal proceedings based upon them Would be inst-
tuted, but not Immediately, although he could
not state what precise form would be adopted. In
regard 70 his views on the Presidential question,
he quoted from his speech 10 the Democratic
State Convention Of February, saying that while
1t perfectly true that the title Of Hayes TO the
Office Of President was settled under the forms Of
law, 1t is still none the less true that imperative
duty demands Of US that fitting punishment be
visited upon the public criminals through
whose nagitious crimes that judgment was OBJ
tanned.
CoNELNG's VIEWS OF HAYEs's GUILT
J.F. Mines, late editor Of Conkling's Utica or.
gan, and the author Of the recent interviews with
the Senator Of the auburn locks in letter to the
World Of ofsaturday, says: The men TO whom Sem
ator Conkling gave the credit of managing the al.
legged great fraud were Stanley Matthews and John
Sherman-the latter being credited with having
the longer head and the more cunning
Thele was deliberateness and earnestness In his
(Conklings) mode Of speaking In regard to the
electoral frauds there, Of the "uSurpation" Of
Hayes, and the corrupt bargain" with Nichols
by which Packard was driven out at the muzzle
Of Confederate guns" that impressed me 80 much
with the truth Of his convictions as to make me
firm believer In his story. / said, Senator, Is
there any possibility of Mr.. Hayes having been
kept in ignorance Of the steps that were taken for
fraudulent count, and that he may not have
been party TO any wrong proceedlngs" After
deliberation he said II am afraid there Is no room
for doubt. The people who went down there In
his behalf were personally too closely connected
with him to permit any other theory except that
he was cognizant Of all that took place. l think
that when the matter comes to be taken up and
the evidence 10 produced 1t Will be shown that
Hayes Is not merely weak, but corrupt as Well.'
He spoke of the rewards that had been heaped by
the President upon the men who assisted in the
Louisiana business, as showing that he was not
merely an accessory afterwards but before the
fact, And certainly could understand nothing
else from his remarks subsequently but that he
was In possession OF important documentary
proofs brought from New Orleans and Of kilograms
that had passed between Washington and COlum.
bus while The matter was Ia agitation. Therewas
no question in my mind that he had all the proofs
necessary to speak,
GENERAL BEN BUTLER AND DENNIS,
Washington, April 26.- General Butler when
asked to give his opinion concerning the confes-
sions of 8. B. McLin and others Of Florida, de.
clined to speak about McLin, because he might
be u Judge In the case, but made this statement
about Dennis:
Mr. Dennis was introduced to me by personal
friend and said to me that he knew something
about the Florida elections, and that there had
been frauds committed by the alteration of poll
and return books whereby sufficient Republican
votes had been added. He also read to me certain
papers purporting to prove that. l said, IF that
Is sO l do not see how Hayes can hold his Cffice
but this is q matter which belongs to Congress,
and Congress alone should deal with It," He also
informed me that these matters had been made
known TO Mr.. Hayes, either through Governor
Noyes or himself Il think he said by both), and
that Mr.. Hayes had given him letters recommend.
ing his appointment to some position. He said
that he had held several appointments under
Hayes, upon these recommendations. He has
also given me some directions as to where l can
obtain information Of an improper use offunds in
Louisiana by the MacVeagh Commission, and l
have caused some investigation to be made, the
results Of Y hich, for the present. hold conhden.
tial, That is all have to say.
Ex-ArroRNEY GENERAL BARLOW SPEAKS.
Ex.Attorney General Francis G. Barlow Of New
York, one Of the committee invited by President
Grant TO visit Florida and witness fair count Of
the Presidential vote, said on Friday night:
From the moment we got through the canvass
uOWu Lu6E6 W tut pEGsGuL Llul6 nave never Ddu
any doubt that any court, deciding the matter
fairly and without political pressure, would have
given the electoral vote Of Florida to the Tilden
electors have never had any doubt that there
was fraud within the counties by which the vote
Of Florida was taken from Mr.. Tilden and given
to Hayes"
After detailing the fraud committed, Mr., Bar.
low continued:
1.-THE case of Florida Is, therefore, perfectly |
plain case on the acknowledged facts that Mr.. |
Tilden was entitled to the electoral vote Of the
State, and there are none Of the complications
that exist as in the case of Louisiana, of alleged
intimidation Of voters. There was one little case |
of intimidation In Florida; but when Senator |
Yates came forward with long argument on that |
case, we got up and said that we had made no |
point as to intimidation"
Gen. Barlow has no hesitation in expressing his |
decided conviction that Mr.. Hayes was bound to |
inform himself Of the facts OF the Florida case,
which were and are easily accessible; that as a |
lawyer Mr.. Hayes was bound TO know that the |
electoral vote belonged TO Mr.. Tilden and that |
though the Office was given to him under the |
forms of law, he was In honor and conscience |
bound to reject It,
N'LIN has ANOTHER CONFESSION.
The Washington correspondent of the New York |
Rorldsays:
1.-THE political effect Of NcLin's confession
which would be more properly described as a |
statement would have nearly passed away by |
this time but for the announcement Of the fact |
that what has been published Is only vague and |