The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-06-20
THE FLORIDA SUBCOMMITTEE.


that he was Sheriff of Baker County in 1876, and
made canvass, with q County Judge and u
Justice of the Peace. of the election; Driggers
had raid to witness that we're beat if we don't
do something;'' they decided to throw away two
aecincts- Darbyville and J0hnsonville-at the
suggestion Of DriggeEs, the reasons given being
HEAL So%s ss ene other tHe como
sisted in refnsin9to let man vote; there was
no evidence relative tc the Johnsolvilie Precinct
men who did not live in the county. had been
added to the registration list and trey had voted:
the object in throwing out these precincts was to
cincts thrown out changed the result in the whole
county, and gave the Republic ms the majority:
Coke, the Clerk, was not present. In answer to
nett, Democrat had told him there was $l25 in
money for him If he would sign Coxe's canvass,
and took him to John E Haltridge, Democrat.
witness if he would sign the return made by
Coke; witness said he could not. as it looked too
much like a bride; Hartridge replied that it was
not for bribe but only to pay witness for his
trouble.
SHERIFF ALLEN testified, on the 9TH,
that he knew Drgges had declined to act with
Coke; when Coke and Dorman made the canvass,
witness thought it was not treating the people
right and took every advantage he could for the
Republican party; didn t think they made
false canvass; was not asked to throw out any
precincts.
William Green testified that he received COM
mission, ON the 18th of November, as Justice Of
the , Peace. for which he had never made
Drffesers. who told d witness he wanted him
to assist in making the canvass OF the county
election. which he did; subsequently, signed
the election; didn't read it or know its contents;
Driggers said to witness the day before the cam
yass I'VE are beaten, and q must turn over
the canvass they could make all things right: had
witness known that any returns were wrongtuliy
thrown out in the return he signed, ne would not
out until ten days afterward. An affidavit
was read, dated Dec ls76. with certificates e
cerncd; witness said he did not recSllect signing
such certificate. and never knew of the affidavit
Allen was recalled, and said he could not re-
member ever signing such affidavit; was drink
ing very hard q part of the time when in ralla-
hassee. and would not swear positively whether he
signed the paper or not.
Dggers testified that he didn tell s,tearns the
canvass had given the county to iilden; might
have told him that was the superstition; had said
and Darbeyville; didn't recollect any conversa.
ton with Mclin; the reason for throwing out
Johnsonville was that the Inspectors bad refused
had made no o affidavit but told witnes. he would
witness knew some had been challenged at the
tight to vote, although their votes were sworn in;
some men who voted at that precinct were not
registered; didn't recollect only six or eight,
~, made no such remark to Grey as,
I'VE are beaten, and most turn over
new leaf witness had received money for ex-
railroad ticket: didn't recollect how much money
he received altogether; mentioned twenty dollars
from Martin and fifteen dollars from Canova;
Of the returns Of the Darbeyville Precinct was
according to law; thought at the time it was
Messrs. Bloxham, Pasco and Ranney testified
the two former that they bad sent no kilograms
in cipher out Of the State the latter that the ma;
terial aid asked for was to send agents to al!
parts of the State to bring in returns: not cent
was used for any but legitimate purposes. Pas
co stated that the mate rial aid received from the
North was few hund; ed dollars from from the Na-
stand that any drafts were made on New York
| for funds.
THE investigation was continued on
| the 9Th. At the session on the day before Mr..
| Hisc ock submitted resolutions, which were re-
jected-yeas, l; nays, 2-asking summonses for
j. b. Bryant ]: w. Howell. and several hundred
persons in Alachua and Baker Counties, Messrs.
Hunton and Springer voting against the resolu-
| tions on the ground that the testimony of such
parties would rela.e to a subject beyond the
portant evidence on the sth, was as follows: G.
| II. Edwards. County Clerk of Leon County dur
ing the last election, testified that Joseph Bowes
one of the Inspectors at Precinct No. IT, had told
him Il at he (bowes, had got or put into
the ballOt-box seve nty-three or seventy-fOur
| jOkers, and when witness demonstrated with
him for the bungling manner in which he had
! done the thing, thereby getting the party into
| trouble that he Bowes) had said he didn care
that thee extra votes had given Hayes majority
in Florida; Bowes had told witness that the poll
| list had been made to correspond with the num-
Der of fraudulent votes put in.
Of the
ton in the election last fall; was shown 2 mum,
| Der of kilograms to Gov. Stearns. mostly from W.
setting forth IN genera, way "a a.
| country depended upon the vote in Florida. and
that an effoit must be made to give the vote t.
mode was 9ns
ferent counties; with regard to the visiting
Northern Republicans, it had been represented
to witness by Gen Wallace. that It HAYES S siso
Board would be taken care Of; witness had new:
| er gone to Noyes to ask for anything, nor had
SSyush he &C. to %sness
canvass and thanked him for the action he (wit-
ness) had taken, and congratulated him on
nobIy; had written one letter to Mr. Noyes; what
duced BY M. Hiscock, which witness could moi
entertained by him at the time, and in which he
asks for good word to the President. but says
he does not prefer any claim on sccount 81 t ths
ty conscientio,,sly, ETC.; in his answer Mr.. Noyel
had said the tone and temper Of letter from Wit lit
good that i he had had 10 to tn
1om BAKER County nsa read IN ss
% Sc &c
turns; did not SUPPOSE i to be to havs
cen V fo a
Gratis: the first canvass, after throwing out several
precincts. gave Hayes 8O0or 500 majority, and the
had Eeen cansassea the second time a. the 1rst
it would have given the State to Tilden.
McLin continued his testimony on
the 10th, and detailed his appointment a. Asso
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Mex
leo, and his rejection by the Senate, which rejeo
ton he attributed to the personal il-will Of Sen
ator Conover; the President had told Cowgirl
that he was under 10th political and personal OBJ
appointed to an Agency in the Treasury. but de.
the Florida election IN 1916 tie Following bad
appointed on the Hot Springs Commission; j.
| W. Howell is now Collector Of Customs at Fer
nandins Fla; Joseph RSwes Election Wl!n1,SpectqT
Vance, Clerk at Archer Precinct No. 2, has Fed.
eral position at Washington; r. H. Black. In;
clerkship in Philadelphia; Bell. Inspector
in Jefferson County, bad received Federal ap-
pointment but was since removed; George 81.
Treasury at Washington; Dennis. of Alachua
Moses J.l1aylor, one Of the Returning Board 81
pending the close of the labors of the State Cam
wasting Board, Gov. etearns said to witness be
thought it of some importance that the first
turns should show that Hayes va, was elected;
Stearns saw the returns as they were received by
him: and said the result would be .yery elo:s;