Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-29
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WASHINGTON. June 2Sth. Ed
ward +. Noyes, United States Min
lister to France, testified that he
was in attendance upon the Cam
wasting Board in Florida during
the last Presidential election. Did
not go at the request or with the
knowledge of Gov. Hayes and
while there did not receive either
kilograms, letters or communjca.
ton of any sort from Gov. Hayes.
He took a legal part in the pro-
ceedings of the canvass, arguing
cases before the Board of Can
vassers, etc. He endeavored to
find out the facts relating to the
alleged fraud in Alachua county,
Archer precinct number two, and
owing to parties swearing one way
and Immediately thereafter direct
ly opposite, he lost all confidence
in them, but, finally, from dill
gent inquiry and the constant tes-
timony of some forty or fifty
Republicans. that they had voted
the Republican ticket, he reached
the honest conclusion that the
count as returned was correct. He
had asked Dennis to be a witness.
He (Dennis) had proved the COR
rectness of the vote In question to
the satisfaction of the witness. He
did not doubt Dennis's word, that
he intended to impress upon his
(Noyes's) mind that 1t would not
be safe for him to go on the stand
for the Republicans, owing to his
knowledge of fraud, but that he
(witness) could not solemnly swear
who was present at the time.
Witness pronounced the statement
made by General Cooke before the
Florida subcommittee, to the sf-
feet that he (witness), Cowgirl,
Governor Stearns and McLin were
locked together in the room of the
Secretary of State before the meet
ing of the Board, an unqualified
falsehood.
One letter from McLin to Moves
is that already made public, depre-
eating the fact that the Democrats,
whose frauds in Florida were even
greater than was ut first suspected,
were about to reap the fruits of
their victory by stealing the Presi-
dency. 1t mentions instances
where Democratic claims of fraud
had been absolutely disproved and
Republican honesty at the polls
shown. 1t declares that treachery
and cowardice alone would allow
Tilden to be inaugurated and says
the writer is sick at the gloomy
prospect of Republication at the
South. 1t concludes with the re-
quest that Noyes would speak
word with President Grant favora-
BILE to the writer's appointment as
District Judge in Florida, adding
that he asks this as favor and not
on tho ground of the political can
vase, regarding which he only per-
formed his duty.
Noyes said the way he came to
go South was this: At a meeting of
prominent Republicans of the
Southern District of Ohio, Richard
Smith, of the Cincinnati Gazette,
stated that he had kilograms to the
effect that Northern Democratic
politicians were assembling in
Florida for the purpose of taking
from Hayes State justly his, and
it was thought best to send there
some prominent Northern Repub-
licans. His name was suggested as
one OF the visitors and that very
night, without communicating
with Hayes or anybody else, he
started. They did nothing while
there except arrange prelimiharies
with Democrats, and after two or
three days he went back. Suisse
quently Hale urged Kasson and
General Wallace to go and avert
the impending danger of fraud IN
Florida and as they agreed to go
if witness would, he. started back
with them to Tallahassee. He con-
tinued, regarding the Archer pre-
cinct, II desired in preparing the
case to show from the electors
how many of them had
actually voted the Republican
ticket. We went down there to get
evidence and my remembrance Ia