The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-04

| testified that he himself telegraphed
| copy of it to the press. He secured from
| Pit>in several bits of what were to him
| evidently choice bits of evidence about
| McVeagh and Harlan.
Pitkin related a conversation he had with
| one Swayne, a member of the Packard Leg
| isla ure, wherein the former set forth that
while the McVeagh Commission was in
New Orleans members of the Packard Legis-
lature were requested to send committee
to consult with the commission, and a COM
mittee of twelve was appointed at joint
caucus of the Senate and House.
1 When the Commission received this
committee General Harlan was pacing the
floor quite excitedly, and said: "We
have been in New Orleans too long already,
and this thing has got to be fixed up"
McVeagh also told the committee that the
! troops were to be withdrawn from the
State-house; that there was no use of the
Packard men making fight, because if they
did tie Nichols men would hang them to
the lamp-posts Pitkin also gave an inter
estiDg recital of the conversation had with
the manager of the Louisiana State Lottery,
who asserted that he had furnished money
which was given to members of the Packard
Legislature to desert to Nichols. He stated
emphaticallv that he believed that had
Packard been recognized by the Executive
! that he could have maintained his govern
ment within three weeks after such recogni-
tion without the use of United States troops.
Next man named Glassick, a resident of
Washington City, was called to prove that
Mrs. jerks had told him that Sherman had
iHsulted her, and that she would make it hot
for him yet by producing letter or dOcu-
| ment which she had got from Mrs. Weber,
and which was then in New Orleans. Mrs.
jerks afterward went to New Orleans, but
whether she got the document witness had
no means of knowing. Witness was not
cross-eXamined.
The Florida case was taken up, and VIM.
E. Chandler examined. The object of this
examination was to show that General Noyes
had made promises to give offices to those
who helped to carry Florida for Hayes and
to connect Hayes with the bargain. Moth
ing came of it, however. The memory of
the witness was faulty.
l.. Il. Dennis was sworn. In regard& to
Noyes he said: "Noyes always spoke of
Governor HAYES as his intimate friend,
and used to assure us of his fidelity to
the Republican cause, and of his special
desire to take care of Southern Republicans.
He never showed me any writing from Gov
ernor Hayes, and did not speak about his
having been invited by Hayes to go there,
but we regarded him as the personal friend
and special representative of Mr.. Hayes dur
ing the contest there. l was very enthusias-
tic myself, and required no pledges or as
surauces from any one. L do not know
whether any such assurances were given to
any of the members of the Returning Bord.
Noyes gave me, think, the gravest assur-
: ances that President Hayes was a very
staunch Republican, and that he had volun-
tari y pledged himself to protect Southern
Republicans, and he called my attention to
some hing that had been published to that
effect-some speech he had made, or letter
! he had wIitten."
l.. E. Dennis was on the stand again on
, June %. He said Box No. 2, of Archer
q Precinct at Alachua County, Florida, was
8 objected to by t. e Democrats on account oi
e alleged fraud. The inspector of the polls had
/ in a confidential conversation with witness
o admitted there had been two hundred and
!. nineteen fraudulent names added to the lis
! of voters, and his knowledge of this fac
!. was partially the cause Of his declining tt
\ testify as requested by Governor Moves
4 The addition of these two hundred an(
h nineteen names was a matter of public
notoriety.
J. Witness was appointed by the Secretar,
s. of the Treasury as an employee in the Secre
r Service. His instructions were to examin
.r the records of the United States Courts il
l. North and South Carolina, Georgia and Flol
le ida. After resigning this position lie was az
" pointed agent of Internal Revenue, but hi
1t commission was cancelled before he entere
,e upon the duties of that Office. The lette
of recommendation, written by Governo
a Noyes, was submitted. 1t is a formal lette
ly mentioning the witness of one of many r.
is publicans ostracized in Florida, and con
ne mending his application to the considers
ton of the Secretary. Witness never kne'
so Governor Noyes having put in evidence b.
or fore the Returning Board anything excep
of ing the facts as furnished him. 1t was tn
idea of the Southern Republicans to in
of pose upon the minds of the Northern r
,r- publicans that every thing was fair an
at honest in Florida.
". Wi ness believed the returns in the A
be cher Precinct should have shown two hui
nd dred and nineteen votes in excess of whs
~ they did for the Repub lean party. Republ
er can officers made up the deficiency trsm tt
tie registration book so as to make the return
ot show their proper number of votes. He b
lieved there had been fraud on both side
M When the votes were turned out of the be
tie the missing number of Republican vot,
ng app ared as having been legally cast.
vas Wi ness testified that Black, Re. ublics
do Inspector of Elections, and Vance, Repu
lican lerk, had made aft avits to the CO
,it. rectness of the return, and his reason Fl
ro. not wishing to go on the stand was that
vet testimony would have tended strongly
ng rave contradicted theirs. He did not d
es, close this knowledge to Governor Noyes, b
err simply tried to impress him with the i'd
the that he had not be ter put him on the stan
she because it wou injure his case.
i've Minister Noyes occupied the witne
In mittee that he hoped they would not W,
led until their report was formally made
nv, Congress to pronounce upon his cas
hat but would arrive at verdict
md far as he was concerned, and if til
sed thought he had been vindicated by t
she evidence, that they would publ
600 the vindication as widely as the aceusatio
He did not want to go back to his post wi
be- any stain resting upon b S reputat on.
ony complained of the use of hi, name in
she Potter resolution, and insisted that it v
the unwarranted and unjust.
ans. The principal point made against Minis
feet Noyes in the investigation of the Flor
cav case, was in the testimony of Dennis, W
md, testified that he told Governor Noyes t
item :" it would be dangerous to put him on
witness stand" and Democrats in
Dis that Dennis meant that it would
ldge dangerous to he, ubllcan interests
ex- him to testify. In regard to this, Cover
e of Noyes says that Dennis's statement is tr
the that he did say that it would be danger
s of to put him on the stand dangerous to b
OBJ self (Dennis). Dennis further said that
mn. had already aggravated the Democrats
and much that his LIE was In danger, and
lavit had got the colored peop.e of Alac
sent County to meet in a church, and on Il
here bended knees to swear to protect him,
,ther if he was killed to avens e his death.
,tiop Noye said he had no means of know
tally that Hayes ever knew he was going
-isor. Florida. He had no private converse
hton at any tlme with McLIn previous 10
SUBJ completion OF the coun'. He read sev
dis letters from McLin, expressing the gres
pleasure at the success of the Republic
brisk the last one being rltten the day be
rs his the inauguration, expressing unpoui
g lily Joy over the result Noyes also salo
,ither had, when he came here, tour page Il
aimed from McLln, dated IN June, after the III
pport uration, still expressing satisfaction
Illegal everything. This had mysterlousiy q
ht to peareo from MS room. frVately, CIR
vered stances are known to be such as to
cues good ground for tue belief tha an att
the was made to steal his papers.
ned in The testimony of Governor Wallace
ort of General Little corroborated that of N
Wallace disposed OF the reason d.
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