The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-29

OF prescription and meet the fate that Is
in store for me. Some OF my friends have
united in recommending me TO the Presi.
dent for appointment 10 the Office Of U.
S. District Judge for this State. The State
Executive Committee, members Of the old
Cabinet and other friends have Joined in
the request. would be pleased
TO have you say good word TO the Pres.
ident In my behalf. However, / pray
you do not think that ! prefer any claim
on account Of the recent canvass. 1only
performed my duty conscientiously, and
II It proves unavailing will never
cesse to regret !, as long Is l live. Ny
reasons for seeking the appointment are
urgent. My contest for livelihood
with proscriptiye Democracy will be .
very unequal one and my health will
not permit me 10 live In q colder
climate. You can thoroughly appre-
ciAte my situation and the magnitude
Of the triumph should / be hon.
ored with an appointment. The Of
fee will probably be filled at an early
date and ! am necessitated TO apply At
once. II ! fail in this there Is nothing
left. A kind word spoken by you to the
President will be Of good service.
Hoping that CLEAN OF light may break
through the thick fold of surrounding
darkness, and that Governor Hayes may
be inauguratsd in accordance with the
will Of the people, l remain yours very
truly.
[Signedl SAM. B. McLIs.
Witness here read another letter from
TALLAHASSEE, March 8, 1877.
Hon. E. F. Neye, Watkngtoa!.
DEAR sIR-supposing that you are in
Washington rejoicing with the natives
over the inauguration Of Gov. Hayes, /
embrace the opportunity Of thanking you
for your kind response 10 my letter, and
at the same time expressing to You my |
heartfelt qualification over the ultimate
triumph Of Governor Hayes. The party |
may expect much in the way Of puri6ca. |
ton from our noble President and
the nation from the experience OF four
years Of unexampled prosperity. Laugh
teri Let joy reign supreme at the inau-
guration. very much regret that
cannot be present and drink in food.
tide OF happiness. Laughter. As il is
| am happy here, surrounded BY the
meanest Democrats the world has ever
saw. [Shouts Of laughter.
[signedl SAMUEL B. McLS.
Witness continued: Our friends always
told us that il there had been an honest
and fair return OF the-votes actually cast
or fair and full election in Florida the
result would have been large majority
in favor OF Hayes, some Of them stating
as high as Eve orsix thousand msjority.
/ was Satisfied that Hayes had carried the
State on the face OF the returns, and i
was satisfied by the evidence that these
returns were correct as far as the Re
publican vote was concerned. Governor
Stearns never told me, and don't recol-
lect Of having heard any one say before
the returns were opened, that arrange
ments had been made in Florida 80 that
whatever might happen the popular face
OF the returns would show that Hayes
had carried the State.
QUESTIONABLE. McLin states that in
one conversation he had with you you
told him OF your visit to Louisiana and
what would be the result there, and stated
tha, Louisiana would be all right for the
the Republican party and talked upon
the importance OF Florida going for
Hayes Snd hoped it would. Did you
have any conversation OF that kind with
McLin! Auswer-Not precisely like
that, but think / possibly said TO him and
others that our friends in Louisiana as
sured uSthat that State had cast its vote
for Hayes. Igave the information | had
got from our friends there. l never had
u moments private conversation with
McLin on that or any other occasion, and
IL he says 90 it is not correct.
By Mr.. Hunton: / am requested TO
ask il you did not state TO John F. Coyle
while at Tallahassee that you had the au-
thority to represent Governor Hayest
A. | never stated that TO any living NOR
tai; did not know Coyle from Adam; | /
remember that there was a man down
there named John F. Coyle, and ! may
have spoken 10 him, but never told him
or any other man that, for il would have
been lie, and l don't tell lies.
Witness said ii has been suggested to
me by Attorney General Little that I
did send = dispatch TO Governor
Hayes announcing at some point what
returns we're and on that suggestion
will state that it IL possible ] did so.
Gen. Lew Wallace was sworn and tes.
titled as follows: While at my home in
Indiana received dispatch from the
Chairman OF the Republican State Com.
mittee informing me that Gov. kellogg
had sent 4 request that some Republi,
cans from Pennsylvsnia should attend At
New Orleans and be present at the count
Of the Returning Board, and asked il
would 90. On that request / went TO
New Orleans and after being there two
or three days l was requested, think
by Gov. Noyes, to 20 to Tallahassee;
at any rate accompanied him and Mr..
Kasson there, and we were almost con-
stantly together during our stay In Talls.
hassee; never heard any conversation be-
tween Governor Noyes and McLin and
never saw them in conversation; am per.
iectly sure that Governor Noyes con.
scientiously and honestly believed that
the State had elected the Hayes electoral
ticket; / did not understand that Dennis
declined 10 testify because il would dam.
age the cause or show fraud by the Re.
publicans, but that it was from eousid.
erations Of personal safety for himself. |
know that was the idea that controlled
me in the matter.
By Mr.. Hunton-Q. McLin has testi-
fed that you told him you came there at
the special request Of the President. Did
you cay anything Of that kind? Al went
70 Tallahasse twice. 90 my frst visit l
never said anything Of the kind, but on {
my second may have done 90, after the 8
Returning Board had rendered its judge 8
ment. / went back TO Indiana and on my
arrival home I received telegram {
from Zach Chandler, requesting me I
TO return to Florida "a an attorney 10 /
attend to certain Law suits or proceed 4
ings which had been instituted in the
courts there, aud on the. same day / re-
ceiyed = telegram from Gov. Hayes re-
ferring 10 the request made 10 me and
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