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ulained the meaning Of various kilograms In
ccguher that he had sent from Florida in 1876.
L.G. Dennis Of Alachua county, Florida, was
then fsworn, and stated he was In Tallahassee
shortly after the Presidential election, and
there met Governor Noyes; he explained TO
Governor Noyes the difficulty about Archer
precinct No. q, and Governor Noyes desired
that he should testify concerning that precinct
before the returning board; witness told him
that he had better not put him upon the stand,
as he (~witness) might injure the case, In
fact, he said to Governor Noyes that unless the
latter meant to abandon his case, he had better
not put witness on the stand. The Republicans
in Florida regarded Governor Noyes g. the
special representative Of Mr.. Hayes. Witness
knows nothing Of any pledges made to MEM
bers of the canvassing board. Adjourned.
The examination into the Florida case was
continued by the further examination OF l. It.
Dennis. Witness testified that Archer precinct
No. 2 was contested by the Democrats on the
ground that 219 votes had been put in Illegally;
that the inspectors had informed him confiden-
italy that they had added 219 votes to the
election list; that he had told Governor Noyes
it would be better for him Oennis) not to
testify before the Florida returning board, as
he should be compelled to acknowledge the
truth Of statements made to him in confidence;
that he said nothing to Gov. Noyes Of frauds.
but that he believed fraud had been committed
on both sides in the Florida election. Edward
F. Moves, United States Minister to France, was
next examined and testified that he Was in
Florida in 1876, but not at the request OF MIR.
Hayes, and that while there he made no
promises on behalf of Hayes; witness denied
that Dennis ha ! told him Of Republican frauds
in Archer precinct. Witness also deDied the
statement Of ex-Attorney.G General Cock, OF
Florida, that Messrs. Noyes, McLin and stearns
had conferred together in 1876, just before
q meeting Of the returning board. The testi.
mony Of McLin, who swore that Noyes had
made promises that members of the returning
board would be provided for, was also denied
by witness. General Lew Wallace was ex-
amined next and testified to the matters re-
ferred to in Noyes' testimony. On cross
examination witness said that on one oc-
casion McLin told him that Manton Mar
bic had visited him and said that there
WAS no reason for him (McLin) to live
and die q poor man, when, should Tilden be-
come President, he could be rich and have any
thing he wanted. To this Mr.. Wallace replied
that II Hayes was elected President he knew
him well enough to know that he would stand
BY his friends. Gen. Wallace said that he did
not make this declaration with any corrupt
purpose. Adjourned.
Mr.. Morrison, for the committee, has written
y l6Gt6E W S6CI6ChEy SucI ulhu, 10AuolA6 w SSm-
Div with his request to have 100 witnesses
summoned to testify concerning the freedom
OF the presidential election in Louisiana and
the alleged intimidation Of voters in East and
West Felicisna parishes. The letter says thai
these witnesses have already testified in previous
Investigations and that II they were called
again 500 equally credible witnesses would bt
ready again to contradict them. The lettel
concludes by saying that the number Of persons
lr;11o5 IL kha Eolio;opo pariohoa ui1 M aHqC
the allegation that Secretary Sherman wrote
letter to Anderson and Weber. Secretar.
Sherman has also furnished q communication
for publication, in answer to Mr.. Morrison, Il
which he says "Whether he wrote the lette
or not the real thing that the committee want
to know is whether there was actual fraud an
violence in these two parishes to justify tn
returning board in what they did."-Mrs
Agnes jerks Was recalled and produced letter
that had passed between herself and the witnes
Anderson. She expressed herself as sti
unwilling to name the person to whom sh
dictated the letter which Anderson swore Wa
written by Secretary Sherman. W. E. Chandle
was examined and read q number Of telegram
he had sent and received regarding the Florid
election. He stated that he did not know o
the existence Of frauds in Florida, although
was 80 charged, and that the election there, i
his opinion, had been fair. Witness furnishes
q list Of presidential appointments made upo'
his Recommendation after the Florida election
and described a conference at Senator Mat
thews' room, at which Representatives Garfield
Hale and others were present, the object o
which was to dispose Of the Gen. Packard gov
eminent. T. G Anderson, Of the Louisiana re
turning board, was briefly examined mex
touching the manner in which votes had beel
thrown out. He was followed by L. G. Dennis
Of Florida, who testified respecting the effort
he had made to secure Office under the admin
stration. Adjourned.