The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-07-11

tial letter to President Hayes complain.
ing Of the bad treatment received in be-
ing dismissed from his position in the
Custom. house, and also making the
statement as above concerning the bri-
berry of q member of the Returning
Board. The President referred witness
letter to Secretary Sherman, who refer
red it to Acting Collector Anderson for
investigation, but nothing further was
heard Of it until published in the news.
papers few weeks ago.
At p. m. the Board went into execu.
tive session and adjourned till Friday.
When Simpson, soon after taking the
stand, refused to give the name of his
informant who witnessed the bribery,
Mr.. Reed objected to his further exam
ination, for the reason that he believed
no facts would thereby be established,
but was overruled by Messrs. Blackburn
and Stenger, Mr.. Blackburn venturing
the opinion that the party referred to
could and would be brought before the
Commission.
Letters were read from Congressman
Conger, Gen. Banks and others, indors-
ing Simpson in the highest terms.
Col. Jack Wharton, U. S. Marshall, has
received letter from Postmaster Smith
at Canton, Mississippi, in which Smith
says he has just seen Eliza Pinkston, who
informs him that she has been inter-
viewed by prominent Democrat from
Louisiana, who desired her to 90 to New
Orleans and give testimony contradict.
ing that given by her before the Return
ing Board. She made statement to
this Democrat which she now contra
diets. She also ContradiCts the recently
published affidavit purporting to be
made by her,
THE story told by Dennis Of Florida is
an interesting commentary on Hayes's
unctuous reform talk. Dennis, an active
Republican politician, had made himself
useful in the capture OF Florida for
Hayes. He went on to Washington soon
after the fraudulent inauguration, and
Lew Wallace took him to the White
House. Hayes received him warmly,
said he should be taken care of, and ask
ed him to pick his Office. At second
interview, Hayes gave him a note to
John Sherman, in which he said he
particularly desired" that Dennis should
be given the first suitable place and af-
terward shifted to better one. At a
subsequent interview Hayes gave him
another note to the same person this
time Hayes was "reliably assured that
L. G. Dennis of Florida would make a
capital special agent" and Especially de.
sired" that his claim should have Sher-
mans favorable attention. Still later,
Hayes wrote to the chief of a bureau that
he would regard the appointment of Dem
mis- to specified vacancy as "a personal
favor" At last, after several disappoint-
ments, place was made for Dennis in
the Supervising Architects Office. He
knew nothing about the duties, did MOTH
ing, was not asked to do anything, and
drew his pay regularly-six or seven dol.
lars day. lie got sick, he says, of loaf
ing around in this way, and went off to
Massachusetts on leave of ABSENCE
His pay went on. From this sinecure he
was transferred to position in the Sc
Cret service, which does not seem to haze
been much more fatiguing, and from that
to special agency in the Internal Rev.
9nue Department. His appointment to
this last berth was cancelled when he
made his statement about the Florida
frauds. During all this time he was new
or examined by any one as to his fitness
'or the several Offices given him, and
never heard of civil service reform ex-
,ept as he read about it in the newspa-
oerg