Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-26
TE lie GRAPHIC.
REPUBLICAN PREPARATIONS FOR
the SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN.
The Confession Of Flor
ida" Dennis.
tsrsciAL DrsrArcuss To g dom HuI
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the quo warrsnto bill. Its premature dis
closure has prevented its use for any such
purpose. Very little effect has been pro-
aueei by IT,"
The papers are still filed with the Nc
Lin and Dennis confessions and question:
ing Of what the result may be. Tho Saa
thinks, Of course. that Hayes must be re-
placed II he does not resign. Others. In.
Guiding the Worii, think that tho Electoral
Commission law has settled everything In
any event.
The Sa. furnishes the following state
mont made by L. q. Dennis;
have resided In Alachua county, flori'
dA. since January. 1866. was elected TO
the State Assembly in 1876. at the same
time Of the late presidential election.
was at that time . member Of the State
Central Committee Of tho Republicau
party Of Florida. and also chairman OF the
Republican County Committee OF Alachua
county. I Was also President OF the Board
Of County Commissioner Of AlachuA
county from 1874 10 isIG. and Was familiar
with the mAnner Of registration. and the
manner Of voting. location OF polls. and
other election machinery. As president
OF said boari anil with the consent Of said
board I located all tho polling places. APP
pointed all the inspectors who conducted
the election. received and counted the bal
lots and made and certified to the returns.
I appointed as inspectors OF Archer Pre-.
cinct, box No. 2, Green II. Moore, Floyd
Duke and Richard II. Black. Thomas d.
Vance went. at my request. TO Archer Pre-.
cinct on the day previous TO the election and
WAS appointed by the inspectors clerk OF
election al box No. 2. and served a. such.
I Was at Gainesville on the day OF the cleo
ton. and on that day and the night follow.
ing my residence WAS the headquarters OF
the Republican party. and during the pro-
ceeding Of the election all information was
brought tn me there. Some time after
midnight Of that night Inspector Black
came In my house and reported to me that
the result Of the election at box No. 2 for
Presidential Electors was as follows: For
Hayes Electors $50. for Tilden Electors
i36. A little later Vance. clerk Of said
box No. 2. can't and made 4 report. Sub
sequsntly both Black and Vance came tn
me and said they had returns from Archer
precinct. box No. 2. signed In blank by
the inspectors, and that they would make
out the returns 80 as Ia meet the eNpecta.
tons Of their " party. They retired to
. private room, where they remained two
or three hours, and then informed me
that they hal aided about 26O names to
the poll list As having voted. and had in
creased the Republican vote TO that extent,
and ] afierwArd learned that they had Md.
ell 2is names to the roll list. i entered
the room while they were employed there'
and saw them copying names IRON the
county registration list, upon when
those who had actually voted AZ Areher
precinct, box NO. Z, were careiuiiy
checked on, aud new names were
selected from the names OF Republican
voters who had not already voted NJ maj
precinct. After completing the returns IN
this name they hlei them, with the
bAllot-box, with the County Clerk. TIT
County Commissioner met q Few days
after the election. the Board consisting oi
j. L. Webster, Clerk OF the Court, W. u.
Bolton, Justice ~ the Peace, and L.. A.
Barnes, Sheriff. all OF whom were Republi-
ans During the canvass Inspector Moore
| appeared before the Board and submitted
an affidavit To the effect that the returns
| from Archer precinct No. 2 were false. and
| that the true returns should b., for the
Hayes electors 100 votes. and for the Til
dan electors l3G votes, but the Board lie
| cidei they could not hear evidence A. To
,no "uun W iy u. ,"s ~ ~,
upon Va. ,Aseo rs,u' Ts. ~. TT..o
.ho eouh,y was 'V'N !" 49,
,sss', -, anu w. ~, ~ ~ mn .n,''1's
,,-o', INC 'ssui. u.tah 80. IT, ~
.no nAyes ei.o,ols "n'en WY nnHS
ane 'o's sas. ~ a'eneI P'e',ne' 'po. .No.
~, ny BLACK u vance. Ih,so returns
were seht 20 the Governor, ana ,he 'ecro-
nfy OF ots'e, Ai,.I 'he,f .e.urns weIe
ME WIN 'ne seer,.sIy y, o.a'' =" eno.'
NsuAuo ~ "S a
49,. pt'e. .y Nh III
an,s ssneu 80 O."san,
uIe 49, -. .aoo y !" AZ al az
lnom "oossei y ero",nA, "A n !.
o.A'e An.s. poaiu ~, Wv ~,
showing INA .no .o'uIns ''ou Aisn
Pteeih,,' voN 40. :, "v'e ~. u nA
,eh.. ~ Us sppsAi'I ,ha' Nc %
1ustIec y. uhe ,e.oe. nsa no' ',sn.u y
Is'urn nie' WIN ,n s , %. ~ a ss,1n
oon IN n !" ea.,. .nI
~. NJ
ps.' w aSa."1 - aonn,.r a..
49, SsnSi"a ~ MA ., ii. ,arn,.r
affidavit. A counter AFFIDAVIT was also
obtained from Floyd Duke denying
his formor afiidsvit. The Grand Jury OF
aIA .ou.sy m." .m.