The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-29

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they wore going, % Influence The Return.
fiom what II was; OF course do not apply TINS re-
mark 20 honorable gentlemen Ike yourself tMr. Nor
rison), Judge Trumbui MI stevenson and other gen.
tlemen OF nigh character.
Y You knew before you left Ohio that tho election
posed they were without giving tho matter much
thought.
O. DIDN'T you remember that ON former occasions
that Same Returning Board mad given evidence OF
ability TO take care oil The republican partyf A. dad
not re- member 1t.
q. Didn't you know that the republican party had
control OF the Offices aud election machinery IN
Florida also2 A. knew that the republican party
q. When you heard OF contests over returns it
never raised doubt IN your mind but what Florida
had declared favor the republican naiionai ana
State uckety A. believed II mad cast It's vote Tor
Hayes and believe so still
q And tho statements you have heard here before
the committee under oath have not sh aKen your
opinioD2 A. II has shaken my opinion as 10 certain
specific facts 10 connection with The election but
know oi cue county where three tour coIored men
hah beon s,z ID W the democrats, ropes put around
aud preparations made to hang them up, ana,
finally, upon their knecling down and swear
ae s cSe S eecs,ooasr ,o 0s n nS
get all their trends 10 do SO, the ropes
on their IscSs and they were permitted 10 90 back;
triod 10 have the Cauvassing Board throw ont
county, IL turned cut that those did thor
influence with their coiorsd brethren; tho Board
with the republicans on II ovcrruled mo. and II was
counted.
@ Where did you get that information, A. From
afidavus that were made tnero.
q Tx pare aniiavi,sY A. Yes, sir; everything
Was partc down there; l do not mean to say
/ was present and saw inc occurrence: our fr,enus
always tod us That II hero had been honcst an
tar return Of the votes actually east, or fair ana
irce election in Fordn, Tho result would nave been
large majority in favor OF Mr.. Hayes, OIL thom
stating II AS high as 900 or 5000 majority satis.
ned myself tina, Mr Hayes had carried the State on
tho lace of the reiurns ana | was satisfied ny The
evidence that those were correct SO lar as
the republican vote was concerned.
BY Nr Springer-Dld you have any conycrsa-
items with Governor S,earns about that matter?
A. Yen sir, many.
O. Did Governor s,carns inform you before
the returns were opened that arrangements teen
made IN Florida 80 that. whatever might have been
the popular vote, the lace OF the would show
that the Hayes electors had Carried the Staiey A.
No, SIR; nc never told mo aqyihing OF the kind,
| 40 not remember hearing II spoken OF by any
bopy.
Q. Don't you know that tho visiting stat esmcn i'm
pressed the people Of Florida with tho that
lace OF the returns must show that fact IN oruer 10
have the moral effect that was necessary the
irys A. No, cir; no such fact came 10 my know-
edge from any source Whatever; We congratulated
ourselves very much tnxt tho tace oil tho returns
tue State had gone Tor Hayes, anu talked about II a
great deal
q. Mr. MrLiu states that In one conversation he
had with you you told INN OF your visit 10 Louisiana
and what would be the result there, and stated that
Lousia1a would be all right Tor tue republican party,
and talked upon tho Importance OF Florida gong Tor
Hayes and hoped II would. DID you have any
versalion OF that kind with Mr.. hcLin2 A. Not pre-
cissy like but l thiuk Possibly SAID 10 him and
others that friends LOUISIANA assured US that
that state nad cast its vote Tor Hayes gave tho Luz
formation had got IRON our trends there, never
had moments private conversation with Mr.. McLin
on that or any other occasion, and II he says
not correct
q. Mr. McI.,n also states that while you did not d-
rectiy make promises, you said that mem bers OF the
Canvassing Board would be provided Tor; that you
stated this before The count was completed, and also
repeated IL aitcrward A. never alluded aay way,
directly or indirectly, 70 the Convassing Boaru
and Then SAID what have already testified 10, Just
we were gong nome; In my Judgment, Mr.. McI.in
nim just before cong away, and after the declara-
ton oil toe vote OF Fiorida, with what he claims 10
have been said before.
by the Cuairman-Whcn Mr.. Dennis called on you
did ne state mat General Barlow going to sell
OutY A. dont know ttat he stated that, but he
gave TO understand that the local repu dis
trusted MIN.
q. WHAT could Dennis have donc at that time TO
have controlled the rssulty A. don't know; did
attach any importance to what he said beyond the
fact that he represented the republicans dissats-
fled, for thut reason thought wo mad better nc.
the change
no AUTHORITY rRox HAYES.
BY Mr. Hunton-l am requested TO ask u you did
10 John r. Coyle, while at Tallahassee that
you had authority to represent Governor Hayca 7
A. hnvvsr ssa.ea ,n n 20 any mv,os n"rai don
man down thcre named John \. Coylc and may
have spoken 10 him. bat ! ncvor told HIM or any
otncr man that tor II would have been a lie, ana l
don't tell lies.
rho wi,ness--It has boon suggested to mo by Al.
torncy General Little that did send y despatch 10
Governor Hayes announcing, nj some poiat, what the
returns were, aud on that suggestion will state Is
possible did so.
LEW wAILAcw's TESTIMONY.
General Lew Wallace was next sworn and zorro, :
GRATED many OF the statements mado by Governor
Noyes lie denied that ne made any promise me M
bcrs Of the canvassiLg board any else before
the nnsi decision. His examination continued as
q. Mr. McLin says that you told him that you knew
Governor Hayes we'll and was satisfied II he became
President no would take pleasure 10 providing Tor ne
republicans oil Florida-wnat is your reply TO that
A. will tell you tue facts and give you almost tho
identical language used on that occasion. ] went
10 Mr. McLin's house by Invitation mn evening or
two before the board was TO pronounce their judg.
ment and, alter some general conversation, he made
the remark that Mr. Manton Marble. rcpre sen n N he
democrats. had been but very short time before at
his house him and had told him there was no
necessity Of his tMr McLnsl living or dying 4 moor
man; that II riden wore countsd IN he could com.
mund any thing he wanted sad to Mr.. McIin. '.Mr
Marble Is very bold IN his proposition, ana he GER
have tho same opportunity OF taxing care Of
his friends, which," ] added, II have no
az tho time ma, that was nu eoSrar,
proposition from me anything that looked that
way 10 McLsn; had too mnch respect for Mr. McLIn
10 mako ANY such proposition; he was "A republican
and supposed no would do his duty a republican
Mr. Manton Marble was a democrat, and, speaking 70
HIM IS republican, do not think there Ia any like
meas between Mr.. Marbles proposition and my own
Ex-Governor s:earns was called, aud denied tho
statsment made by General Cooke IN his testimony
That no on the secrstary OF state on Two occs
sons, and found tho door OF his Office locked, and
alter waiting IN tho hallway some time the door
come out together; that no then went into the
room and found Mciin and Cowgirl thore.
Governor Noyes was then recalled and questioned
Ia repird to his purpose IN going to Louisiana and
stated that hc went ihero uadcr the approh ensiou
that tho state would be taken away from Hayes, "a
whom he believed ~ belonged, fearing that m
bors OF the Returning Board migat possibly be brbed
or bought 10 return the vote different IRON what Il
cast, and that ne had heard rumors IRON various
sources 10 tho effect that such attempts wcro made
there.
ny Mr. Morrison-Arc you able 10 state by whom
A. No. sir; cannot state that
Mr. Hiscock stated that this covered all points he
cared about In tins special brancn OF the case. Thor
the committee ut fifteen minutes past four o'clock A.
~. adjourned uniii Saturday morning. az ba-past tet
o'clock
THE LOUISIANA APPROXIMATELY sroR,
ABOUT THE rAy OF THE VISITING Stairs
MEN DESrED-rEoGaAMME OF THE INyEsTr
CATION.
[DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
INV ORLEANS, June %. ISIS.
A portion OF the congressional 1nvsslisatin,
Committee arrived hero to lay, and will It rs said