The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-25

cannot be obtained for publication. II was said 1t
would be published In the Floridfan OF next
vsek but this 10 error am justified in saying It
10 In Washington or New Y orK. clue 10 furnished
to here the papers that have been prepared have
gone.
TIE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
Dennis states positively tina, letter furnished by
him and promising his cooperation in the an,-Hayss
movement was mailed to Colonel Potion in New York.
Several letters known 70 have COMO to the Same
person II Is also known that prominent democrats
here have been assured that the movement was
ordered and Is Supported by tho highest democratic
authority. They havc not generally credited tho
assurance II also known that Senator Conkng has
been kept informed OF every development here and
statement 10 made to-day by an,i-Hayes republican
that the Florida confessions would FIRST tho light
In speech being prepared by the Now York Senator,
CANNOT UNDERSTAND IT.
The developments in to.day's despatch to tho HER.
ALD tho maiu points OF which have como back hcre,
create some excitement, and more astonishmont
The main problem 10 70 know what political element
s at the back Of CATION Until ,hisis known
no definite sentiment will be found There is an ex-
preston Of regret sha. tho democratic State govern
ment should havo dismissed the indictments
against Dennis and laid itself liable to
tho suspicion OF bartcring justice for
political information Dennis was incrcdulous
whom told that Bioxam had disclosed tho facts Of
their meeting In Gainesville, finally said he would
not believe Il till he had heard It from his own lips
Boxnam 10 IN eorrsspondsnoe with Springer, OF H.
linois, and the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons
RECEPTION o. THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON
PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS OF Min AND
DENNrs-vIEws or PROMINENT CONGRESS-
MEN.
[By TxLEoRAPH TO THE HERALD
wAsuIScroS, April "a. 1873
The HxRALD's Florida dcsp,tch created consider
able sxc,emsnt here to-day aud has been tho subject
Of conversation everywhere. There is urgent DC.
mand for documentary evidence, but those who are
supposed to have been In correspondents with tho
Florida Investigators say that the documents aud
s1davts have not YET arrived; thcy expected co.
morrow.
x'LrS's NEGOTIATIONS
:. 0eont1m0 u oppoer4 inst McLtu mas made ot least
two ssassmsnss or confessions, Of Of which the
Details nos very important, given hcrcsfter. NC
Lin was hero for two months during the winter or
spring aud At that t,ms. disappointed because tho
President refused to give him another Office after no
had been rejected by tho Senate the nomination
Judgeship 10 New Mexico be offered sum OF money
10 reveal 10 leading democrats the frauds committed
In Florida. He ssst an agent 70 . very prominent
democrat, friend Of me- TiIden. With this offer, which
was promptly and docisevely declined Shortly there
sitter M dsesrnsssAa from washinston and potsensA
TO Fiorid& There, n appears no was hunted up by
an Albert Morton, who to have boon emp loycd
by Mr.. william Z. Chandler, or 10 have gone out
undor hrs auspices 70 collect Information about tho
Florida returns.
pEsMs' OPERATIONS
Dennis was Supervisor OF Alachua county. where,
10 charged, fictitious VOTES wero inserted IN tho poll
list ADD counted for tho republicans Ho also has
been hanging around Washington during the fall ana
winter, frequently calling the President and
Of the heads Of departments for occ and long the
prey Of disappointment Ho aspred, IL Is said TO DO
auditor OF tho Treasury, tor while placed
tho Secret Service and hes lately been taken Of
In tho Internal Revenue Department
IL 10 certainly unpleasant feature that shese two
men, whose only claims TO ONCE were based on elcc-
ton frauds should have been permitted TO have the
entry At the White House and In some OF tho DEPART
ments. They not mon who would have been
selected for ofce any mcrits of their own But u
IL STRANGE after all, Than tho other fact that
Wells and ANDERSON arc carefully looked after BY
members Of tho administration. Wells has been
admitted 10 tho White houso since 10 has
been bore and has had interviews with Secretary
Sherman, and Anderson was an object or az much
socitude with tho Administration during his trial as
though no had tcen the most honorable Of men and
stiii retains his pace In tho New Orleans Custom
House Tho present revelations about tho Florida
election, and oil that McLin, Dennis, Vance. Boil
aud others could say would havc very little weight
hero II II werc not for these facts.
CORRECTNESS or rng ngRALp's STORY.
tits admitted freely by tho lev who havo privately
conducted tho FLORIDA investigation that the
Jacksonville correspondent today told oil that thcy
believe themselves 10 DO abba presently PROVE Mr.
Springer said to-day
"Thc HERALD has eddy boon alert enough 10
got tho whole story Its correspondents has made
mistake and has covered tho whole ground"
In fact, the summary given TO your correspondents
this evening By OF tho PERSONS who
hnvo accurate information Of what sbs ~ Or.
pro Cd documents viii provo 10 merely a
repetition Of the statements OF tho HgaAlp's
Jacksonville correspondent In regard 10 Aiachua
county Dennis confession 10 reinforced BY tnat or
Vance, mulatto, who was clerk OF election at Archer
Precinct No. 2, where tho 80 fictitious votes wcrc
inserted In the poll list Vance employed q sub.
ordinate capacity In one OF tho departments here
and has made . statement showing, II Is asserted,
that the fictitious names inserted In tho middle
Of the poll list before hand In manner that tho
beginning aud end OF tho list were correct
ARCHER PRECINCT NO.
A singular fact appears In the contested election
case OF Finley against Bsbse which Includes Alachua
county. Tho Grand Jury OF tho county brought into
court the fall term Of 1877 statement Of tho votes
at Arcner No. 2, In which they show that whlc tho
Hayes electors credited tho returns with 800
votes with 1876 for tho TIdcn electors tho Grand Jury
by actual count found In tho ballot boz OF Archer Pre-
cinct No. 2 only at ballots votes.
WHAT Min SAYS
Ex Governor stcarns, OF Florida, who Is In Wash.
ington on q visit TO his brother, resident physician