The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-26
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY APRIL &C. 1s7s.-TRPLE SHEET

snd put The whole thing on record. Said
pormaa aud this opponent accordingly mado
ao canvass and return on tho ION O No
rotary Of alals and Governor The day. Dcponent
further says that on tho 10th dav OF November
said Drsgers, ana said Dorman. he
following sl Monday. the 18TH day q Novem-
Der, AZ Opponents Office In Sanderson. 70
canvass the county vote and make return thereof TO
the proper State officers Accordingly. dsponeLt and
ana ~e se the oanSs.. Ms sss
Dr'ggers; During that day dsponent saw
son. prss0s s.Do.ssa0 a ssp oo,sa o Sm
% join said Dorman and dcponent in making
10 accordance with his notice and in obedience 10 law
sad Drgsers declined on both OCCASIONS and upon tho
sround bat no was satisfied With what had been done
BY deponent and said Dormau.
pcponent renamed around tie Clerks offlce
ana IN Sanderson until about dark on the said
l3th day OF November. and then started Tor bis
That some thereafter deponent was inform ed OF
the fictitious aud fraudulent return made by said
Drggers Allen and Green bus was not fully informed
oil the fact until the canvass opened at Tallahassee.
Deponent further says that no testified as
wiincs, before tho committees visiting Florida,
sent ny both houses OF Congress Immediately
nftcr the canvass In Tallahassee; and he rofcrs
70 tie Officially printed copies OF his Testimony.
ana makes tho same part OF this affidavit except the
MARTIN T. COKE
subscribed and sworn 70 before mo this 10th day OF
j. II. NORTON. Notary Public for Florida.
AFFIDAVIT COUNTY CLERK.
Tho AFFIDAVIT ofC. II. Edwards. republican county
clerk OF Leon county and croclo member OF tho Can.
wasting Board Is as folows:-
Twas tho County Clerk ofthe County OF Leon FIorids
during the election Of 1879, and up to January 10,
1877. As such clerk was az oGcio a mcmDer OF tho
Board OF County canvassers and assisted 10 tho
CANVASS OF the Leon county vote for Prcsi-
dental electors and Other officers voted for
a tho election OF 1870 | was ther and am s,ill
we'll acquainted with Joseph Bowes, who was one Of
the inspectors OF election as Precinct No 10 said
county know tina. prior to tho election Bowes.
Purman and others had gotten up some dminutlvo
IN tho election, BY stufnng boxes, &C., and
design Of using these tickets be droppod Tnev ,oa
land then bclieved) that they mad abandoned the
idea OF their use Attcr tho election became aware
OF the use OF sevcntyour OF these small tickets by
Bowcs, in Precinct No. 10, where no inspector.
He told mo that he managed to get scvoni -four
spond by adalng names from the registration list.
Ihis addition OF names was done In such bunging
Commits, was a. work ia .oriia ccnsurcd
Bowes Tor II and told him that lie had got
Ten me party INTO trouble by ms buneing 10
carried the State for Hayes ana nnds him President
These four fraudulent votes were canvassed
aud included IN the vote for tho Hayes ccc.ors OF he
State.
A SYSTEM or REPEATING. :
was told by loading republicans before the cleo.
ton that system OF repeating was oroanizcd and
would be operated on tho day Of election; that a
coorcd man by tho OF W. A.. Saun-
doris, who ! now Iearn is in Baltimore, Nd,
had charge OF y. As Clerk Of tho County II be-
came and was my DUTY to attend to The registration
OF voters before the election. attended 10 This duty.
and know that there was what appeared TO me
no means IN my power, as an individual, 10
prevent fraudulent registration, and the me-
thousand. Many werc unknown 70 mo; and IN The
course OF long registration, consuming some two
eros sr1a' many negroes oSua sa:y navo regis
From information given me since she election, l
should think that between aud two hundred
IN Loon county. q. II. EDWARDS.
Subscribed and sworn 10, &c.
THE FRAUD IN ALlcHuA COUNTY.
Tho following Is tho statement madc BY L. G. Dem
mis- about tho fraud in Aaobua county. twill be
supplemented by more detailed staicmcnt:-
WAsHIsGroS, March ~, 1873
hayo resided 10 Aischua county, Florida,
since January, 1906, and was elected V the
tho late Presidential election. l AZ that
time member OF the State Central Conn OF tho
The Republican Com m,ttee OF Aachua county. was
nlso president Of the Board Of County Commls
s,ouers OF Alashua county from 1873 to 1871, aud
was familiar with tho manner OF registration and
mannor Of voting, tho location OF the polls and ali
othor election machinery. As president OF said BOARD.
anu with tho consent OF said BOARD, located all the
polling places, appointed all the inspectors who
ductcd the election, received and counted the paiots
and made sad ccrhed 10 therssurn& lspposnscd
spcc,ors OF Archer precinct, box No. 2. Green X.
Moore, Floyd Duke and Richart H. Black Thomas
D. Vance vent a. my request 70 Archer pre-
and was appointed by the inspectors clerk OF
suOb. Twas q. GaSesvliS on inc DAY .. oso,,ou.
and that night ard the day following my residence
was the headquarters Of the republican party, and
during tho night preceding the election all iniorma-
tion was brought to me thero.
MEETING PARTY EXPECTATIONS
Some time alter midnight OF that night Inspector
Black came TO my house aud reported 10 mc.that
the result OF tho election box No. for Pro-
sssnai E'so.ors was as o,Nss-fSr the Hayes sc
A little later Mr.. Vance. the clerk ut sad box
No. 2, came aud made the same report Subsequently
they had sho returns from Arcbcr precinct box No
q signed in blank by the inspectors. and that they
the expectations OF their own party. They re-.
tired TO private room, whore they remained
had added about two hundred names to The poll list
having voted aud had increased the republican vote to
that extent, and afterw1rd learned that they had
added 2i9 names TO tho poll list
entered the room while ihcy wcro employed there,
and saw them copying names from Tho county regis
nj Archer precinct Box No. 2, checked on
new names wcro selected from tho names oi repubii
eno After eo hs ia IBIS
they ned them, with tho ballot box, with tho County
ACTION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Tho County Commissioners met q lew days aftor
election, tho board consisting Of h., T. Web
lice Of tho Peace, ana LOUIS A. BarDe., tho
Sheriff, all OF whom wcro republicans During
the CANVASS Inspector moore appeared beors tho
Board aud submitted affidavit 70 tho effect that the
returns from Archer precinct No were false ana that
tho truo returns should be for the Hayes cleo
tors $50 votes, and the TiIden electors ls6
votes, bot the Board DECIDED ihcy could
boar evidence 10 10 tho truth or fssity
Of tho returns and upon tho lace o the returns tho
vote OF the county was follows Fur tho Hayes
electors, 1854; Tor tho Tildcn electors, 1901
TIE result included the $40 votes for
Hayes electors which added 70 tho
vote cast at Archer precinct, box Nc 2 BY Bck md
Vance. Those returns were sent to tho Governor and
Secretary OF state. Alter these reforms wcro filed
with the Secretary OF state effort was made TO
validate them 30 far Archer precinct, box No. was
concerned Anidavts signed by Floyd Duke ana
Grccpc X. Moore, aud an official statement from Mr.
Webster, clerk, was nicd with tho State Can
MISSING Board for the purpose Of showing that tho
returns from Archer precinct, box No 2, wore falsc
add fraudulent II also appeared that Mr. Bolton.
tho Justice OF tho Peace, had not signed
tho return ncd with tho Secretary OF State