Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-27

night, inspector BLACK catlo my
house and reported to me The result oil
the election. AT box No. 2, th. vote
for Presidential electors was as follows:
For Hayes electors. 100; Tor Illden
electors. 1876. A little later, Vance,
clerk of box No. 2, came and made a
report. Subsequently both Black
Vance came to me and said the had
returns from Archer precinct, box No.
2, signed in blank by the inspectors.
and they would make out the returns
so a. to meet the expectations oil their
own party. They retired to a private
room, where they remained w or
three houis s, and then informed me that
they had aided about 300 anne
to the poll list, as having
voted, and increased the Republican
vote to that extent. L afterward
learned that they had added 2l9 names
to the poll list. / entered the room
while they were employed there, and
saw them copying the names from the
county registration list, upon which
those who had actually voted at Arch
err precinct, box No. 2, were checked
off, and names were selected from the
names of Republican voters VINO had
not already voted At that precinct.
After completing the returns IN this
manner, they filed them with the bal
lot box with the County Clerk. The
County Commissioners met a few days
after the election, the board consisting
of j. K. Webster, clerk of the court;
w. Il. Bolton, Justice of the Peace. and
l.. A. Barnes, Sheriff; all OF whom were
Republicans. During the canvas In
>pector Moore appeared before the
board and submit ted An affidavit to the
effect that The returns from Archer
precinct, No. 2. we're false. and that
the true returns should he for the
HAYES electors 100 votes, and Tor the
Tilden electors 1856 votes, but the
board decided they could not hear evil
dence as to the truth of the returns.
The vote of the county was a. follows:
For HAYES electors, | .9S4, and for Til
den electors, 1857, The result includ
Ell 2l9 voles for Hayes electors. which
we're added to the vote cast At Archer
precinct. box No. 2, by Black and
Vance. These reports were sent 10
the Governor and Secretary OF Sfat-.
After the returns were filed with Ihe
Secretary of Slate, an effort was
made To invslldate them, so far a.
Archer p%recinct, No. 2, a con
csrned. Affidavits signed by Floyd.
Duke, Greene aud A. Moore. and an
official statement from Webster, the
clerk, was filed with the SAFE Can
wasting Board for the purpose OF
showing that the returns from Archer
precinct. box No. 2. were f'lse and
fraudulent. 1t also appeared that MIR.
Bolton. Justice of the Peace, had not
signed the returns filed with The Score
tary OF State and Governor. One of
the duplicate returns were sent tack
to Alachua county and Balton's sig
nature obtained. Moore was also in
duced to make a counter affidavit.
denying the truth of his former affi
davit. A counter affidavit was ais
obtained from Floyd Duke. deny.
ing his former affidavit. The Grand
Jury of Alachua county investigated
the Archer precinct matter, but failed
20 find any fraud. and passed a reso-
luton TO that effect, w%hereupon Mr..
Webster was induced to Withdraw
his statement and make another To
the effect that he was satisfied. The
return was all right. Then the atfi
davits and statements were laid be
fore the state CanvAssing Board and
the returns counted. The result gave
the Hayes electors 2l9 votes more
than were cast for them. l have new
er heretofore made any written stale
ment, or given any evidence regard
ing this election in Alachua county.
(Signed) l.. q. DENNIS.
The above was sworn to in Florida,
before a Justice of the peace, aud is
certified to by the Secretary of Stale.
NEW YORK, April %.
The Tribune, in summarizing the
Washington dispatches, says; Tue
Florida sensation was intended to he
brought out to assist the Blair party in
securing action by the House on the
quo Wdrrdnto bill. It's premature dis
closure has prevented its use for any
such purpose. Very little effect has
been produced by II. The IA pers gen
orally are filled with the McLin and
Dennis confessions, and are questioning
what the result may be. Some think,
OF course. that Hayes must be displaced
il he does not resign. Others, inciud
| ing the World, think that the electoral
| commission law has settled everything
in any event. The Grdphic's Phiiadel
pIlia special says that a number of at
tempts have been made TO induce the
Presiden. and members Of his cabinet
who are here with him. to express
some opIlIou upOii Tue dti~Roi c'tiie~-
sions of McLin regarding the Florida
returning board; but notwithstanding
the most strenuous efforts on the parI
of the reporters, no Information can be
gained from any cabinet officer. This
morning, however, Attorney Genera
| Devens, while in consultation with a
party. expressed his opinion some
what filly in regard to the matter, and
in substance said that other members
Of the cabinet placed M credence j,
the alleged confessions, and that atfi
| davits could be obtained in that regior
to almost any purpose. He regarded
the whole thing as einanating from dis
appointed politicians and di>atf-ctec
Republicans, for the purpose Of GUST
ing the President.
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