Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-11
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Florida and Louisiana FOrgeries Who
Have Received Government Ippoint-
ntents.
Washington Post.
OF course Mr.. Hayes knew nothing of the
frauds that placed him in President Tiiden's
seat, nor had he the least personal acquaint
ance with the individuals who perpetrated
them, and yet see now many of them he has
made ''specialscas of.
MIR. Noyes, who divided the swag among
the Florida thieves, was made minister to
France.
Mr.. Stoughton, who conferred with
Anderson and other Louisiana culprits, 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.. McLin, who confesses that he helped
steal the Florida vote, was made chief JUS
tice of New Mexico.
Mr.. Dennis, who confesses to the frauds
that made it possible for McLin to steal the
Florida vote, was appointed, on the special
request of Hayes, which was written with a
/ blue pencil,' special treasury agent.
Gov. Stearns, who held the fort while
Cowgirl and McLin stole the Florida vote,
was made one of the Hot Springs commits
sioners.
Mr.. Cowgirl, who completed the theft Of
the Florida votes, was made United States
marshal.
Thus Noyes, Kasson, McLin, Dennis
Stearns, and Cowgirl through and by whom
the four votes of Florida were stolen from
President Tilden, have all been recognized
by Mr.. Hayes as especial cases. and reward
ed accordingly.
VIM. Pitt Kellogg, for helping steal the
vote of Louisiana by bracing up the return
| ing board and such supervisors as Anderson
| received seat in the Senate to which h
had no title, through the single vote O.
| Stanley Matthews, the friend and representa-
tive of Mr.. Hayes.
S. B. Packard, who helped Kellogg stea
the Louisiana vote, received the biggest con
sulate in Europe.
Geo. L. Smith, who forged and falsiiet
the returns of De Soto parish, was mad
collector of New Orleans.
Jack Wharton, who assisted, was mad
marshal of New Orleans.
Madison Wells, who was one of the thieve
whom Kellogg braced up, was given tn
Office of surveyor of the port.
| Tom Anderson, who was another return
ing board thief, was kept in Office as actin
collector even after his conviction of forger
and theft. This was very special case.
Casanave, the third returning-board thie1
was made naval officer.
Kenner, the fourth and. last returning
board thief, perjurer, and forger, was give
a place in the custom house under Principe
Thief Anderson.
Gen. John M. Harlan, who was one of th
referees in the Feliciana Anderson case, wa
made judge of the United States suprem
court.
George A. Sheridan, for helping to kee
the returning board thieves stiff, was trans
planted to Washington and made recorder
deeds.
Dan Weber, who, at the request of job
Sherman, stole the vote of West Felician
was promised in writing consulate, but WI
killed before he could be appointed.
j. E. Anderson, for complying with job
Sherman's request to the extent of signing
protest he knew to be false, and which WI
afterward forged to the extent necessary
steal the parish of East Feliciana, was pc
sonally and in writing recommended by M
, Hayes for ga consulship in warm place
A score of clerks, supervisors, constable
and others who helped forge or cover I
others forgeries have all been provided fc
but these we have enumerated were "speci
cases. Still we have no doubt that M
Hayes was perfectly innocent, and that the
appointments we're all accidents.