Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-29

had carried the State.
| 9. MI. McLin states that in one converse
ton he had with you, you told him Of your
visit to Louisiana and what would be the re-
suit there, and stated that Louisiana would be
al right for the Republican party and talked
Hayes and hoped it would. Did you have any
conversation of that kind with McLin?
A. Not precisely like that, but / think I
possibly said to him and others that our friends
| IN Louisiana assured that that State had
cast it's vote for Hayes. I gave the informa-
tlon had got from our friends there. never
had moments private conversation with Nc
Lin on that or any other occasion, and if he
says SO it is not correct.
BY Hunter am requested to ask if you
did not state to John F. Coyle, while at ITALIA
hassee, that you had authority to represent Gov
e 4hn4 hayes A. never stated
DO not know Coyle from Adam. remember
there was man down there named John F..
Coyle, and l may have spoken to him, but 7
never told him or any other man that, for it
would have been lie. and I don't tell lies.
1t has been suggested to me,
by Attorney General Little, that 1 did send a
dispatch to Governor Hayes announcing at
some point, what the returns were, and on that
suggestion will state it is possible did so.
GEN. LEW WALLACE
was sworn, and testified as follows: While at
my home in Indiana, I received dispatch
from the chairman of the state committee in
forming me Gov. Kellogg had sent request
that some Republican from Louisiana should
attend at New Orleans and be present at the
count of the returning board, and asked if T
would go. On that request went to New Or
leans, and after being there two or three days,
/ was requested, l think by Gov. Noyes, to go
to Tallahassee. At any rate I accompanied
him and Mr.. Kasson there, and we were almost
constantly together during our stay in Talla-
hassee. Never heard any conversation between
Gov. Noyes and McLin and never saw them in
conversation. Am perfectly sure that Gov.
Noyes conscientiously and honestly believed
the State had elected the Hayes electoral ticket.
did not understand that Dennis declined to
testify because it would damage the cause, or
show fraud by the Republicans, but that it was
from consideration of personal safety for
himself. knew that was the idea that con-
trolled me in the matter.
By Hunton-McLin has testified that you
of the President. Did you say anything of
that kind?
A. I went to Tallahassee twice. On my first
visit l never said anything of the kind, but on
my second l may have done SO. After the re-
turning board had rendered it's judgment 1
went back to Indiana. and on my arrival home
received a telegram from Zach Chandler re-
questing me to 60 to Florida as an attorney to
attend certain law suits or proceedings, which
had been instituted in the courts there, and on
the same day received telegram from Gov.
Hayes, referring to the request made me, and
asking me to return to Florida. When I got
there told McLin I was there by request of
Gov. Hayes. I never told McLin while the
court was in progress that was there at the
request of Gov. Hayes, because such was not
the fact.
Q: McLin says you told him you knew Gov
President he would take pleasure in providing
for the Republicans Of Florida. What is your
ply to that? A. I will tell you the facts,
and give you the almost identical language 1
used on that occasion. I went to McLin's
house by invitation an evening or two before
the board was to pronounce their judgment,
and after some general conversation he made
the remark that Manton Marble, representing
the Democrats, had been but very short time
before at his house to see him, and told him
there was no necessity of his, McI4in's living
or dying poor man; that if Tilden was count
ed in he could command anything he wanted.
said to McLin, Mr.. Marble
is very bold in his proposition, and he certain
ly forgets that if Hayes is elected he will have
the same opportunity of taking care of his
friends which I added do not doubt he will
do. did not understand at the time that
corrupt proposition from me, or anything
that looked that way to McLin. I had too
much respect for McLin to make any such
proposition. He was Republican and sup
posed he would do his duty as Republican.
Marble was Democrat and speaking to him, a
Republican. do not think there is any like
ness between Marbles proposition and my
own. may have repeated this to him on my
second visit there or given him some such i'm
@. McI1in says that you frequently referred
to the fact that those who were instrumental in
promoting that result would be rewarded by
Hayes if he became President? A. That re-
mark is true if it applies to anything [ said
after returned to Florida. If he said it APP
plies to any time before the count he is mis-
taken. I positive I never spoke to him
prior to the count except on this occasion that
of the word did I conceive myself author
lied to speak for Gov. Hayes or make any
promises from him.
GEN. JOHN LITTLE
testified he was one Of the Republican visiting
committee that visited Florida. Went
from Columbus, o., at the request of Wyckoff,
chairman of the Republican State central COM
mittee, Mr.. Walcott, a member of that COM
mittee, andtMcColby. editor of the Ohio State
Journal Gov. Hayes did not know of my
going. was at that time encouragement of
the State.
EX-GOVERNOR STEARNS
of Florida was next called in reference to the
statement of General Cooke, to the effect that
witness, Governor Noyes, Cowgirl and McLin
were locked in the room of the secretary of
state, before the meeting of the board. Wit
said I have recollection of anything of
the kind. can say positively it is false as to
my being in the room at any time while they
were in consultation, and l do no know of the
doors having been shut against anybody. So
far as know it was entirely public. If they
had anv consultation [ never saw Governor