The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-25
THE FLORIDA CONFESSIONS
What Some Prominent Persons Have
to Say About Them.
National Associated Press to the Star.

NdClo1lAl ASs0claten PfeSS 10 the Star.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, April 25-A special to
the Eagle from Washington says the abb
sorbing theme of conversation here is the
confession of McLin and Dennis of the
frauds by which Florida was carried for
Hayes
A son of Ex-senator Yule, of Florida ar
rived here to-day. He says that it has been
known among the leading Democrats of the
State for a couple of weeks past that Dem
mis- and McLin were preparing confessions
of their frauds. Mr.. Yule says that the
Democrats have not held out any induce
ments to either to obtain their confessions,
for few men in Florida believe Tilden can
ever be made President, and as the Demo
Gratis have control of the State no benefits
can accrue to the party from anything the
two repentant sinners may say.
Senator Conover says he thinks the con-
fession will amount to about as much as
Mrs. Tilton's hast confession did. He re-
ceived letter from Lake City, Florida, say
ing McLin and Dennis were preparing CON
fessions, and he had written for particulars
when the news was published. Conover
would not say whether or not he believed
the confession to be true. The confessions,
which have been forwarded by mail, have
LOb dlllf GU llClC do NCJs
Senator Jones, of Florida saws he has
known the confessions were being prepared,
and he believes them to be true.
Montgomery Blair said this morning that
he had received information, though not
recently, that such confessions were to be
or had been made, and he now had no doubt
from the tenor OF correspondence with dis
tinguished Democrats of Florida, that the
statements in the telegraphic dispatch are
true. He and others were unable to con-
lecture where the original papers containing
confessions are to be found
Mr. William L. Chandler, when aues-
toned concerning the matter, replied that
he had nothing to do whatever with the
new developments in Florida, and knew
nothing of them except from hearsay that
he had heard and believed that representa-
tives of Tilden had recently employed
agents to visit Florida and Louisiana 10 en-
deavor to obtain additional evidence
of frauds through the aid of dissatisfied Re
publicans with the idea that through such
new evidence the Investigation and action
Of Congress might lead to the ejectment of
Hayes and installation of Tilden in season
to enable the latter to secure beyond doubt
the next Democratic nomination for Pres
ident. The news from Florida was un-
doubtedly the work of the agents sent
there. What do you think of the alleged
confessions? Idon' believe that Mr.. Den
mis- has made any confession.
He is man given to much talk, and has
been so prosecuted by Democrats that he
may to escape prosecution for offenses for
which, although not guilty he would like
ly be convicted by rebel jury have talked
recklessly about some of the contested cleo
ton cSses, but he is man of too much
characMr to do as has been represented, be-
ing himself responsible for the election re-
suits in Alachua County.
AS to the alleged confession of McLin, he
said he had no doubt that McLin had writ
ten letter or made some sort of q written
statement in which he said that if the Can
vassing Board had been governed by the
legal principles afterward laid down by the
Supreme Court he should have voted to
count the State for Tilden, and if certain
facts about particular counties, which he
was now informed were true, had been
proved at the canvass they would have CIV
en- the State to Tilden.
But McLin does not, as he understands it,
claim that either he or DR.. Cowgirl, the
other Republican canyasser did not decide
that the State had gone for Hayes, accord
ing to their honest and best judgment upon
the evidence before them. McLin de-
nounces Hayes for his abandonment of the
Republican party and the desertion of the
Northern Republicans.
New York, April 25.-The Posts Wash
ington special says the Montgomery Blair
faction of Democrats who want to reopen the
Presidential question manifest great delight
over the so-called confession of McLin,
member of the Florida Returning Board
and some of their number assert that this
will be followed by other exposures which
will have marked effect upon the country
and change the feeling of hostility which
now exists among Democrats in Congress
to 'reopening. the question of President
bill now before the House Judiciary Com
nttee Mr.. Blair has been cognizant of
McLin's confession for several weeks. and