The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
ESPECIAL CASES'
HOW MIR. HAYES PROVIDED FOR
THE BALLOT THIEVES.
The Roster Of Criminals in Office as Pay for
Crime,

"ABbOiAt this gentleman to a Consulate
IN a 7Va,m climate. This is q SPsciaI
case. n. b. H.
From Che Washington Post Of Monday,
OF course Mr.. Hayes knew nothing of
the frauds that placed him in President
Tilden's seat, nor had he the least per-
sonal acquaintance with the individuals
who perpetrated them, and yet see how
many of them he has made Especial
cases " of.
Mr.. Moves, who divided the Swag
among the Florida thieves, was made
Minister to France.
Mr.. Stoughton, who " conferred with
Anderson and other Louisiana cuIprits,
was made Minister to Russia.
Mr.. Kasson, who was one OF the visl'
ting statesmen, and helped steal the
Florida vote, was made Minister to Aus
tria.
Mr.. McLin, who confesses that he
helped steal the Florida vote, was made
Chief Justice of New Mexico.
Mr.. Dennis, who confesses to the frauds
that made it possible for McLin to steal
the Florida vote, was appointed, on the
special request of Hayes, which was
"written with blue pencil" a special
Treasury agent,
Governor Stearns, who held the fort
while Cowgirl and McLin stole the Flor
ida vote, was made one Of the Hot
Springs Commissioners.
Mr., Cowgirl who completed the theft
Of the Florida votes, was made United
States Marshal.
Thus Noyes, Kasson, MCLin, Dennis,
Stearns, Cowgirl, through and by whom
the four votes of Florida were stolen
from President Tilden, have all been
recognized by Mr.. Hayes as Especial
cases, and rewarded accordingly,
William Pitt kellogg, for helping steal
the vote of Louisiana by bracing up the
returning board and such supervisors as
Anderson, received a seat in the senate,
to which he had no title, through the sin.
gle vote of Stanley Matthews, the friend
and representative of Mr.. Hayes.
S. B. Packard, who helped Kellogg
steal the Louisiana vote, received the
biggest consulate in Europe,
George L. Smith, who forged and fall
sifed the returns of De Sofa parish, was
made Collector of New Orleans.
Jack Wharton, who assisted, was made
Marshal of New Orleans.
Madison Wells, who was one of the
thieves whom Kellogg braced up, was
given the office of Surveyor of the Port,
Tom Anderson, who was another Re.
turning Board thief, was kept in office
as Acting Collector, even after his con-
viction of forgery and theft. This was
0'e,y special case.
Cassanave, the third Returning Board
thief was made Naval Officer.
Kenner, the fourth and last Returning
Board thief, perjurer and forger, was
given place in the Custom House unN
der Principle Thief Anderson.
General John M. Harlan, who was
one of the referees in the Feliciana-Ans
derson case, was made Judge. of the Uni.
ted States Supreme Court.
George A. Sheridan, for helping to
keep the Returning Board thieves stiff
was transplanted to Washington and
made Recorder of Deeds.
Dan Weber, who, at the request of
John Sherman, stole the vote of West
Feliciana, was promised in writing a
consulate, but was killed before he could
be appointed.
]. E. Anderson, for complying with
John Sherman's request to the extent of
signing protest he knew to be false,
and which was afterwards forged to the
extent necessary to steal the parish of
East Feliciana, was personally and in
writing recommended by Mr.. Hayes for
Z" consulship in warm place"
A score of Clerks, Supervisors, Consta'
bles and others who helped forge or COW
er others. forgeries have all been provi.
ded for, but these we have enumerated
were " SPECIAL CASES" Still we have
no doubt that Mr.. Hayes was perfectly
innocent, and that these appointments
were all accidents.