Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-22

will have some weight with the
American people, especially as that
oath will not be unsupported"
"Not unsupported"
''No. But please do not question
me on that point. For the pres
ent it is sufficient that | am pre-
pared to make oath that | never
connived at fraud in any way, shape
or form, and that if any fraud was
committed, 1t was committed with
out my knowledge or consent. AS
for McLin and bis assertion of nv
promising to get him rewarded in
case of Hayes election, l solemnly
assert that | never spoke one word
alone with the man until after the
count was returned, and the whole
thing over. He then came to me
aud told me that it would now be
impossible for him to live in the
State; whereupon l said to him that
he seemed to me a brave man, who
had valiantly done his duty, and
that as matters had turned out as
they had, would be glad to speak
of him to President Hayes, and |
hoped that a position could be
found for him which would enable
him to support his wife and family.
| did so recommend him; but as to
there being any previous agreement
to that effect the statement is false,
and l owe it to the country, | owe
it to the party, / owe it to myself,
to refute the charges which have
been made against mein connection
with the Florida count"
" When you were in Florida did
you 60 yourself into the disputed
districts at all?"
No; remained in Tallahassee
all the time. The legal force on
band was almost altogether Demo-
cratic. We had no lawyer with us
except Mr.. Emmons (brother of
Judge Emmons), who was very i'll
all the time, and who died soon
after. The contest was, of course,
a very close one, but l had every
evidence that the majority was Re
publican"
1" May ask the nature of the
evidence?"
" Information given me by resi-
dents of the disputed districts,
backed by sworn affidavits. The
evidence was perfectly conclusive.
Attorney General Cooke, the Demo
cratic member of the committee,
fully agreed with the two Republi-
can members, and all acted honest
ly. No one had any desire but to
find out the true state of popular
feeling, and to act and report in
accordance with it."
81 believe you have many friends
among the Democrats in 0hio?"
Indeed, l have-and | prize
them, too. When l was defeated
for governor | had a large number
of Democratic votes"
"The Enquirer has treated you
with fairness in discussing the mat
ter, has it not2"
"With great kindness. The
Cincinnati Enquirer and the Chi.
cago Times are ayerSe to the ques
ton being opened, and these two
great newspapers represent the
true state of feeling prevailing
among Democrats of respectabilitY.
But all these matters will have been
thoroughly discussed and canvassed
and commented on before your let
ter to the Enquirer sent by this
mail csn possibly reach there" add
ed Minister Noyes.
81 dare say they will" replied,
but as my letter is the record of a
friendly chat with you, it will have
an interest as such, am sure, for
a large class Of readers. Politics, |
myself am utterly uninformed
about, and upon the vexed subject
have no opinions worth printing.
When | sit down to write out the
gist of our conversation, by and by,
| am just as likely as not to lose the
exact thread of what you have told
me, and to make mistakes in various
details"
cary inaccuracy of that sort
will be overlooked in a lady, l do
not doubt" he responded, gailantly,
"but no inaccuracy can exist in re.
gard to the man point. l deny
the charges made. l shall support
my denial on oath. believe to-
day, as have always believed, that
Florida went Republican"
OLIVE LOGAN.