The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-26
HIS FRAUDULENCY.
REVELATIONS or DENNIS, THE FLOR
IDA RETURNING BOARDER.
Hayes and the Republicans Were All
Aware Ut the Frauds-Hayes the
Worst Man since Judas l-carlOt.

NEW YORK, April 25.-The Heralds Jack
sonville, Fla. special says: Dennis, the Ala
chua giant. reached this city this morning
and was ut once taken charge OF by his Re-
publican friends. In his own ranks ne boasts
that he never broke bis word or went back on
a fri. nd in his life. After giving Secretary Of
State Bloxham his confession, he said: Il am
not going to deny or affirm anything about
the statement or about Bloxham. Whatever
did with him was done In the strictest con-
fidence, and even II he has violated 1t, will
not.
"As to the cases against me, they were Of
no account. No lawyer would have called
them sound cases. They were ridiculous, and
any Democratic lawyer in the State will tell
you So Still, confess that l was anxious to
have them quashed. Gov. Drew had a case
in Washington, In which he was charged
with timber depredations. He heard that /
had had o good deal to do with such cases,
and he sent me word that he would use his
influence t have my cases suspended. / un-
derstoOd this and came home. The nolle
prosequi had nothing to do with any political
Developments"
Certainly the State OF Florida went for
Tilden on the face of the returns, and he
should have had it, There has not been q
time in the past three months when, II / had
been convinced that crushing proof of the
fact that Tilden had carried the State would
have turned Hayes out and given Tilden his
right, that would not have gladly furnished
such proof. told Uncle Ben Gen. Butler) Of
what could do, and while he thinks Hayes
should be turned out, he thought it best to
wait till some action had been taken by Con
gress In the matter / talked with Senator
Hamlin about it also. The President knew
that had these facts in rtserv" all the time.
Noyes and the rest Of them told him. | met
him frequently and he always treated me
very kindly, saying that he had been told
about me. He gave me notes to the depart
ments. asking that | be given n place. 1
wanted TO be an auditor and / declined three
places, holding one only few weeks | op-
pose Hayes because he is traitor to the
party that put him In. and treated my party
badly.
'As Conkllng says, If the country only
knew HAYES as well rs Congress does, he
wouli be despised on all sides Noyes knew
OF every movement that WAS made In FlOri-
this to be true and can show 1t when the time
comes"
Dennis says that Sargent did not think the
President could be turned out, but would
favor it If 1t could be done He also says that
IL he had been forced t. swear before the Can
vassing Board, he would have told the truth,
as he would not have sworn falsely on any
account When Noyes pressed him to take
the stand. he said: IF you are not prepared
to give up your case don't force me on the
stand" Noyes thereupon withdrew his re-
quest
Dennis refuses to furnish any written state
ment for publication. He says that he can
satisfy the most incredulous when the time
comes, but will wait until everything Is
ready. Dennis leaves for Washington to-
morrow. He says, Hayes is the worst man
since Judas 1scariot.