The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-07-04
EX-GOVERNOR MOVES TEsr1F1Es.
He VOIubIy Explains his ElectIOneering Visit to
Florida - Though Republicans Controlled the
Machine Yet There We're Fears Of fFalthfuIlness.

He VOlubly Explains his ElectlOneering Visit to
Florida - Though Republicans Controlled the
Machine Yet There We're Fears Of Falthfullness.
Washington, June 2S.- Ex Governor Noyes, our
Minister to France, who is mentioned in the pre-.
amble Of the House resolution ordering the pres.
ent investigation, testified to-day before the Pot.
ter committee. Governor Noyes was both volu.
BILE and bitter. He insisted that q great wrong
had been done him throughout Europe by includ-
ing his name in resolution Of the Congress Of
the United States rejecting on him personally.-
It was Suggested to him that the investigation was
based on the affidavit Of member of the Return
ing Board Of Florida, which had been widely
published but he did not think that the fact nit.
igated the injury done to him by the official men.
ton of his name by his own Congress. as he called
it, He testified at great length to the effect that
he did not go to Florida at the request OF Hayes,
and that while there he did not represent himself
as friend of Hayes or make any promises on be-
half of Hayes. He took charge of the Alachua re-
turns because Dennis objected 10 General Barlow
of New York, whom Dennis suspected Of bar.
gaining with Democratic editor named Dyketo
count the State for Hayes and the local ticket for
Drew, the Democratic candidate for Governor
Governor Noyes said he had no knowledge of any
such bargain, but took charge of that county In
Republicans insisted on 1t. He protested that
| Dennis did not tell him Of the Republican frauds
| in Archer Precinct Of Alachua county and Den.
mis- also testified to-day that he did not tell Moves
| about them because he thought he could see the
| record for himself. Governor Noyes on the point
was not very clear in explaining how he regard.
ed Denniss refusal to testify before the Returning
Board as to these frauds on the ground that he
| would prove to be bad witness for the Republi.
cans Which would seem 10 be virtual con-
fession TO HOyes that Dennis knew of the frauds
Dennis testified about them again to-day They
are well known as the Archer frauds, by which
2l9 Republican votes were stuffed into ballot.
box q day after the election, and which aided in
changing the result in the State from the Tilden
to the Hayes electors.
General Lew Wallace, another Of the visiting
statesmen took the stand after Noyes concluded.
He visited Florida twice, and went the second
time at the direct request by telegraph of Mr..
Hayes. He was constantly associated with Noyes
In managing the case for the Republicans and
before he even left Florida gave McLin, Of the
Returning Board, a recommendation for Office,
which apparently indicates that The rewards were
promised thus early. General Wallace repeated
McLin's story that Manton Marble attempted to
bribe him in Tilden's interest, and testified that
when McLin told him of II he (Wallace) replied
to him that Hayes would probably take as good
care of him. He did not want to be understood
as having intmated by this anything corrupt to
McLin. The witness said he had very vivid re.
collection of the conversation. Mr.. Marble will
probably be summoned to deny on oath, as he has
already over his own signature, this story.
It came out in Dennis's testimony to-day that
the two men who committed the frauds in Arch
er Precinct are clerks in the departments in
Washington.