San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-07-06
The IIOg ue's Gallery.

Of course Mr.. Hayes knew nothing
of the frauds That placed him in Presi.
dent Tilden's seat, nor had he the least
personal acquaintance with the indi-
viduals who perpetrated them, and yet
see how many of them he has made
special cases Of:
Mr.. Noyes, who divided the swag
among the Florida thieves was made
minister to France.
Mr.. Stoughton, who conferred with
Anderson aud other Louisiana cul.
prits, was made minister to Russia.
Mr.. Kasson, who was one of the
visiting statesmen. and Helped steal
the Florida vote, was made minister to
Austria.
Mr.. MoLin, who confesses that he
helped steal the Florida vote, was made
chief justice Of New Mexico.
Mr.. Dennis, who confessed to the
frauds that made it possible for McLin
to steal the Florida vote, was appoint.
ed, on the special request of Hayes,
which was written with a blue pen
Gil" a special treasury agent.
Governor Stearns. who held the
fort while Cowgirl and MoLin stole the
Florida vote, was made one of the Hot
Springs commissioners.
Mr.. Cowgirl, who completed the
theft Of the Florida votes, was made
United States marshal.
Thus Noyes Kasson, McLin, Den
mis-. Stearns and Cowgirl, through and
by whom the four votes of Florida
were stolen from President Tilden,
have been recognized by Mr.. Hayes as
special cases" and rewarded accord.
ingly.
William Pitt kellogg, for helping to
steal the vote of Louisiana by bracing
up the returning board with such SUI
pervisors as Anderson, received seat
in the Senate, to which he had no title,
through the single vote Of Stapley
Matthews, the friend and representa-
tive of Mr. Hayes.
s. B. Packard. who helped Kellogg
steal the Louisiana vote, received the
biggest consulate in Europe.
George L Smith, who forged and fal
sitied the returns of De Soto parish,
was made collector of New Orleans.
Jack Wharton, who assisted, was
made marshal of New Orleans.
Madison Wells, who was one of the
thieves whom Kellogg braced up, was
given the Office of surveyor of the port.
Tom Anderson, who was another re.
turning board thief, was kept in Office
as acting collector, even after his con-
viction OF forgery and theft. This was
very special case.
Cassanave, the third returning board
thief, was made naval officer.
Kcnner, the fourth and last return
ing board thief, perjurer and forger,
was given place in the custom house
under chief thief Anderson.
Gen. John NJ. Harlan, who was one
of the referees in in the Feliciana
Anderson case, was made Judge of
the United States Supreme Court.
George A. Sheridan. for helping to
keep the returning board thieves stiff,
was transplanted to Washington and
made recorder of deeds.
Dan Webber. who, at the request Of
John Sherman, stole the vote of West
Feliciana, was promised in writing a
consulate, but was killed before he
could be appointed.
j. L. Anderson, for complying with
John Sherman's request to the extent
Of signing a protest be knew to be
false, and which was afterward forged
to the extent necessary to steal the
parish of East Feliciana, was person
ally and in writing recommended By
Mr.. Hayes for consulate in a warm
place"
A score Of clerks, supervisors. con-
stables and others. who helped forge
DR. cover up others forgeries, have all
been provided for, but those we have
we're special cases" Still
We have no doubt that Mr.. Hayes was
perfectly innocent. and that those sp-
were all accidents Wash
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