The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-11-15
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Another Chapter Of the Infamous
Florida Business.
The Attempt to Steal the Presidency
Fastened Upon Tilden and Marble.
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The Tribune
prints tomorrow a long card from G.
A. Cowgirl, of the Ff,rica Returning
Board. concerning attempted briberies.
He says that ..long continued illness
has prevented his making the state
ment before, and declares that he
never gave any Democrat a reason to
suppose money would influence bis
action" He adds: No Republican
ever intimated to me that any personal
would follow my vote for
the Hayes Electors, and l decided as l
did without expectation or desire OF
reward, believing the Republican
Electors were legally entitled to the
vote of the State. Before the canvass
had commenced. and during the time
when the Democrats were making
their absurdly Jealous attempt tc force
the board by mandamus to commence
the count before the time fixed by law,
Manton Marble, in a conversation held
at my house. after attempting to i'm
press me with the great danger that
would arise to the country if Tilden
were deprived o. the election, said 81
am gentleman, and see that you are
one, and therefore ron will not misun-
derstand me. am Mr. Tilden's near
friend, knowing as much, if not more.
than any one else of his views and
opinions, and l nov inform you that he
is a man of
IMMENSE WEALTH AND GREAT GRAFT
TUDE.
AID if by yonr vote he becomes Presi
dent. you will have not only the graft
tude of the great Democratic party,
but also the gratitude of Mr.. Tilden.
and all that that implies" 10 answer
ignored all that had been said con
cern:Dg Tilden, and only replied. "As
Republican, do. you not suppose
would prefer the gratitude of the great
Republican party to that of the great
Democratic party2" This. presume,
was one of the visits wasted upon the
Controller. During the progress of the
canvass Andrew Banks, of Baltimore,
visited Tallahassee. .ostensibly to attend
to some business before the State auth
critics, concerning the purchase OF
lands. As member of the board
having control of State lands, + had
met Banks, in New York "a few months
previously, and more recently had
extended to him eight courtesies in
connection with bis negotiations. One
morning Banks thanked me for my
attention to him, as exhibited by the
aforesaid courtesies, and said: =.
':Now WISH TO HELP YOU"
1 replied 81 do not See how you can
do that, except By assisting in estab
fishing a national Bank in jackson
vile" This was business project
tina. had been discussed between US 10
New York. He said: THAT will be
done, of course; but / wish to help
you in your trouble here concerning
the count" My reply was, "You car
not assist us in deciding this question
unless you are able to make the evi
dence 80 plain that there will be nc
mistake concerning its meaning" HI
rejoined, II know, or you know. that
TIldeu has carried the State. and il
only requires your vote to declare thi,
result; and If you vote for the TildeI
Electors,
YOU CAN HAVE WHATEVER YOU DESIRE
in office or money" / asked him i
he were in earnest, and who sent hin
to me. He replied that the PROPOSE
ton was made 10 good faith, but denied
having been seat by any one. II said
"Go to those who sent you, and sa.
that I should regard, the election o
Tilden as national calamity, only Il
be excelled by civil war; and if tn
evidence before the board induces M
to vote for the Democratic. Electors, b
assured that I will not accept favo
from the Democratic party, nor an,
individual Democrat
''This en- ed the econversation. TIL
national bank is not established. Ian
pleased to say that only one Florid'
Democrat approached me with sucl
proposals, and this was a membe
elect of the, Legislature, who had beer
Republican, and who came to M
the morning before the decision of tn
board was made and said my forum
should be assured if / voted for tn
Tilden Electors; that q.
I SHOULD BE CoNovRR's SUCCESSOR L
4 ..... THE SENATE.
The dispatches show that at leas
|, two parties were informing New Yor
that they could purchase the vote @
, the Returning Board, and this corrot
crates the information received by th
Republicans during the last few day
| of the canvass, that Democrats wer
, quarreling among themselves as t
who should. have possession OF tn
, money sent, for bribery. L have n
r doubt certain parties we're attempting
, to obtain, or had obtained, none
from New York upon their assuranc
that they bad bought q member Q
, members of the board; and had til
: Tilden ELECTORS received certificat
! would have retained the money, il
, forming their principal that 1t ha
been paid 10 Republican members c
the board. -. C. A. CowaILL.
Orange Mills, Florida.
Novemner 1877 -
The Tribune explains, in an editorial
: that in one Of the cipher dispatohe
, Marble said to Pelton: :. Have waste
three visits on Controller"