The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-09

Governor stearns, tho most OF when were from
| ". T. Chandler, aud from Zacs Chandler;
the .siegrsms sot forth In a general way that tho
Presidential election nd the savauon Of lie country
depended gu The Florida aud an effort must
bc made To give Tue vote 10 Hayes "a necessary
means and troops would De lurntsIcd. the amount 81
means was not stated; mode pointed. uut
how 10 secure tho State for Hayes except
the Succession that an effort should be made 10
got tho returns from the different counties; tcegrsms
bcsaa TO come IN some three days after tho
ciec.,or; The only inns then TO TO
ing the returnr, sonio Northern republicans came
10 Florida 10 represent Hayes; among the number
". r Chandler. General Wallace. Attorney
General Barlow these wcrc tho most active;
DON'T know as Noyes considered leader
Ncyes told me directly they had authority TO repre-.
seuI Hayes, ont was told through others IL was
Of Hayes an HAT he represented him. aud that any.
INN. ne SAID rne President would be responsible
,ba, !, Hayes election was secups sia''p ano
members OF The Returnins Board would DO taken care
say y 70 me, but lac would, aud spoke Tor Wallace,
thnt ~ tho state would Tor Hayes Cowgirl my.
by authority or General Noyos and for h,msclf,
Noycs never snd 10 witness that he
had SAID so; never went 10 ask anything from aim
aud no did not como TO IN, to make any prom d.
rec,y after the canvass and the evc OF returning
North Noyes came TO my houso IN q car
riase win number OF tho other visiting
statesmen and thanked me Tor tho action had
taken, and congratulated me on tho result and wont
of happy; no said hal acted noby; mover
him alter he lett Tallahassee; addressed ono letter
to him; have no copy OF u.
VIVA, purportca TO no a copy OF the letter VA
produced by Mr.. Hiscock. II was datsi January
"a 1877, and commences:
on December last. Then We we're hopeful and
Womb ,nsnsara,ed our "ex rresiasns now We a.:
hu inflated with the q defeat; hon
about ~ submission and sheer eo~nrdier
,ns rrssiisn, ., arses,nsa, me oaes 3 uai,es
Committce, II q
have Joined ID. :" this reauss would be pleased
IL my isvor However. pray you do nos
only %a,r sc
an = PRIZES , w nsss, ss ss 20 resre. !:
My contest for livelihood with prosctp-
VIII sors me ivy S.as s"s =" yos cam
triumph / be nonorod with the ap ooinsmsn,
Tho witness would not swear positively II no wrote
tho iot,er or not; the subject was The same as lac
wrote on. and tue letter embraced ms ideas enter.
tanned ~ tho t,rno; Noycs acknowledged tho receipt
Of the letter; REMAINDER now that ! wrote two
pori; In answer to ono Noyes SAID tho teno
aud temper were so good that no had forwarded
mo an appointment; have no copies OF The letters;
Noyes dan't toll witness before inc canvass that b,
before ana alter didn't talk much with Cow
Stcarns about tho result; thcre was =
,nd that u be s 5es a.. az
all would talk them over; kept a memorandum Of
them 20 rs to add them up; u. wo went along We dis.
cussed tbs probability OF Stntc gong T,ldcn
Hayes; did not concert means to obtain the o.
suit ian that every eror, was made TO 20, mo
returns in as soon possib .; stcarns thought
The returns showed that Hayes had carried The
state BY small majority and agreed with h,mi
several Justices oil the commissioned about
election times; no particular assigned
issuing tho COMMISSION to Green, Of Baker county;
necessity Tor another Justice OF tho peace; swo
csnvasses were made Of Tho State vote and
or ,hreo returns from Baker county;
taking Que OF these and tho returns from all tue
counties gave Hayes tho State by about forty and
INK the other gave 10 TiIuen by ABOUT 1--we;
don'I know how the returns wero brought from
Governor s,esrns hea one Of Inc returns:
think y was Driggers that received tho copy
nv oiice from mo Geyeruor mv ,mpres.,on nav" " ,nas
u was brought from BAKER souniy aud handed mo by
NC wEers osross we state hSra r.pre-
Governor Noyos and Barlow; latter argue
before The Board; ne LOOK IN interest IN arranging
the contested cases. Wallace took charge OF tho pre-
cincis Of Jnckson and Hamilton counties: Moves
81 Aiochus, snd Chsndlcr OF some otner conutss;
Little didn't 90 much before tho Board. but huntcu
up Authorities and proposed cases; no decincd to
argue before BoAra on Sccount o. position hs
pupicans; the returns OF tho COUNTIES 10 Goysrpo,
s.earns and myself, nJonnsv'Ie and Dnrbyviile bad
boon counted IN. would have gwen tho STATE Til
den by about nnc,y-Gvc majority.
In regard 70 mo proceedings before tho State Board
ono oi tho returns from Baker county presented
I've Others were IN pissoa hole. Ho had taken Gus
ccr,ined and seemed 70 DO most favorable re-
publican party; had reai tho others
O. Why wcrc not the Others lid before tho Board.
A We'll, managed tbat myself; did not suppose ~
wis necessary 20 nave hut ono head
Q. DID not ne rules Of the Board require that oil
papcrs purporns 10 DO returns should inid before
the Boarir 4. | don't rccolIect the rule.
Witness continnod:-Hc presented the rcturn thai
appeared 10 be the and most favorable
Hayes: didn't present me OF her tn called tor W
democrats; had soon them before; knew they gave
larger voto TO rlidcn than Dregcrs' returns didn'
rccollcct that no ccriincnu
by Cox giving reasons Why hts return wa- no
signed BY the officers; tho Sheriff al right TO sign
the return except tho absence of oficia,s
there was nothing IN Drsgcrs return to show tina.
necessary Tor the Sheriff TO don't remember
sh"t a commission 10 Green was issued the same day
Cox's return received tho reason did
obey the injunction OF the Circuit Court
frc OF the returns that Boari :hou ,bt that
tho Court had no right 10 ihtericrc witness detailed
the proceedings befsrc the Board during canvass
aDd the TACT. regird to the Injunction aud thu
nsndnmus cascs; In regard TO tho Urst VIII
moss stated thsi no Hayes eight nlne hurdred
msIorty by throwing out several precincts
AZ this point the Commiss coo s,dersd Tho rcsou.
tons introduced yesterday, and dccdca TO refer them
"a the Gcncr,i Committee
Mr. Mcl.,n stated that great many snldavIts made
before tho Bonrd wcrc p1rte on both sides.
lilo explained the result in tho second canvass
showing ubout I'll majority Tor Hayes, which
hid been arrived at by throwing out Clay
county entirely stating that tho return wns nouhrr
regular nor proper upon ITS face could not be
derstooi the jrreguariy consisted IN the statement
on SCRAP OF pat or nttac ned TO the rms thai II
votes bad been cast nj precinct Tor 1iidou
ana Hendricks coch, ana that the Board could moi
decide whether those votes were included IN the
regular return 81 votes tor electors the nrst can.
vass tho Board included tho return from Clay
county II beng thrown out on the second eau.
vass, was claimed under tho ordor
OF tho Supreme Court; also IN tho
srcond cavass csnva'sei Dfigecrs' return
from Baker county instead oil Covc'sroturn, which
oanvnss-d tho hrst time; took Driggcfs' return
because IL was signed BY the County Judge. sbcrn
Justicc OF Peace, aud the OF her was
spned only by tho County CLERK aud Justice.
The witness stated tbnt the Duvsi county return
which counted on tho second canvass WINS also
sigucd only fby tho Clcrksand Justice, but IL In
evidence that tho County Judge present against
tho canvass and aid not sign tho return;
" Clay aud Baker counties had bccn cauvassed The
second timc nrst they would have gwen the State
TO .tdon.
Adjourned until Monday.
The com mntcc will probably complete their iabors
on Mond,y, wncn Mcidn's examination will DO con-
fipucd
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