The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-06-27
Especial Cases."

All the Returning Board rascals, their
confederates and their subordinates, were
treated by the Fraudulent Administra.
ton as special cases." entitled to have
priority In appointments and patronage.
After the chief managers. like Shermsn,
Noyes, Stougbton, Kasson, and the like,
were provided for in the highest trusts
and honors, the tools with which they
worked wero paid off in proportion t.,
the value of the risk they had incurred
and the services they had rendered.
Thus Wells, I. G. Anderson, Kennef
and all the principal clerks of the Re.
turning Board in Louisiana, except
Littlefield, who had exposed the forgery
Of Vernon parish, received and now hold
valuable places In the Custom Houss and
other public employments. McLin,
Stearns, aud Cowgirl of the Florida fraud
were also billcted on the Treasury with
out delay. Then what may be rated aa
the third class in this category pressed
their claims to consideration. Some of
them we're we'll rewarded. but others did
not consider they were fully appreciated;
and gave up the Offices to which they
were assigned.
The fact stands out in all this jobbery
and corruption that tbs Fraudulent
President personally recommended to
the heads of departments the applicants
for office from Louisiana and Florida
who had in any way aided the villainy
by which the votes of those States "ere
stolen. The cases Of Dennis and James
e. AE1erson are only illustrations of q
practice applied to the class which they
may be said to represent. And unless
the evidence be destroyed, numerous in-
stances can DO found in which Others
with similar claims were appointed to
Office solely because they had worked to
cOnsummate the Fraud.
The foul birds of prey gathered at
Washington TO witness the Inauguration
of Hayes and to demand their share of
the common plunder. J. E. Anderson
went there vouched for Kellogg, Nash,
Darrall, and that crew, whose title to
consideration was that they had all con-
spired to alter the vote of Louisiana.
Hayes had never seen Anderson before
that time, but he promptly and fally
endorsed him in the, following letter:
"Hon. ". AL Euarts
please appoint this gentleman to O
consulate In warm climate. This t. q
spectat case. r. B. HAYEs."
L. G. Dennis, who had planned and
executed the fraud in Aiachua County,
Florida, by which the State was counted
for Hayes, was alan among she band oi
patriots then assembled at the capital
whose headquarters Eas established al
the White House. He was accredited
like Anderson, and received his order fol
an Office 10 these terms:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
"WAsHINGToN, April, 1877.
"1o the Hon John Sherman, Secretary D
the Tree .ry
| "DEAR SIR: / am reliably assured
that l.. G. Dennis, of Florida, woult
make o capital special agent of the
Treasury. I specially desire that hi
claims may have your favorable atten
ton. Sincerely, r. B. HAYES"
| To pretend in the face Of these letter.
and others that Hayes was ignorant o
what he vas doing when he made thes,
Especial cases." and rested them on tn,
"claims" of Dennis aud Anderson ant
their associnteai ia &c :s;s;1i!!ts public intel
Iigence. He was only making good tn,
contracts Of his agents, who themselve
fhad been rewarded with. the choices
honors of the republic, and demanded
pay for their subalterns.-N Y. Sun.