Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-07
ESPECIAL CASES."


How Mr. Hayes has Provided fol
she Ballot Thfevcs-A R0ster Ol
Criminals In ONCE as Pay fOI
Crime.
Washington Post. June Sd
"Appoint this gentleman to a eonsu.
late in a warm climate. This is a special
case. R. B. h"
OF course Mr.. Hayes knew nothing Of
the frauds that placed him in President
Tilden's seat, nor had he the least per.
sonal acquaintance with the individuals
who perpetrated them, and yet see how
many of them he has made special
cases" of.
Mr.. Noyes, who divided the swag
among the Florida thieves, was made
minister to France.
Mr.. S~toughton. who conferred with
Anderson aud other Louisiana culprits
was made minister to Russia.
Mr.. Kasson, who was one of the visit
ing statesmen, aud helped steal the Flor,
ida vote, was made minister to Austria.
Mr.. McLin, who confesses that he
helped steal the Florida vote, was made
chief Justice Of New Mexico.
Mr.. Dennis, who confesses 20 the
frauds that made it possible for MeLin
to steal the Florida vote, was appointed,
on the special request of Hayes, which
was written with q blue pencil" q
special treasury agent.
Governor Stearns, who held the fort
while Cowgirl and McLin stole the
Florida vote, was made one OF the Hot
Springs commissioners.
Mr. Cowgirl, who completed the theft
Of the Florida votes, was made United
States marshal.
Thus Noyes, Kasson, McLin, Dennis,
Stearns and Cowgirl, through and by
whom the four votes OF Florida were
stolen from President Tilden. have all
been recognized by Mr.. Hayes as
p" special cases." and rewarded accord
ingly.
William Pitt Kellogg, for helping steal
the vote 81 Louisiana by bracing up the
returning board ami such supervisors as
Anderson, received a seat in the senate, to
which be had no title, through the single
vote of Stanley Matthews, the friend aud
representative of Mr.. Hayes.
s. B Packard, who helped kellogg
steal the Louisiana vote, received the
biggest consulate 10 Europe.
George l. Smith, who forged and fal.
siied the returns Of De Soto parish, was
made collector of New Orleans.
Jack Wharton. who assisted, was made
marshal of New Orleans.
Madison Wells, who was one Of the
thieves whom kellogg braced up, was
given the Office of surveyor Of the port.
Tom Anderson who was another re-
turning board thief. was kept in Office as
acting collector, even after his convic.
ton OF forgery aud theft. This was a
very special case.
Casanave, the third returning board
tibet, was made a naval officer.
Kennsr, the fourth and last returning
board thief, perjurer and forger, was
given q place in the custom house under
Principal Thief Anderson.
General John NJ Harlan, who was one
Of the referees in the Feliciana. Ander-
son case. was made Judge Of the United
Slates Supreme Court.
Geo. A. Sheridan, for helping to keep
the returning board thieves stiff, was
transplanted to Washington and made
recorder of deeds.
Dan Weber, who, at the request Of
John Sherman, stole the vote Of West
Virginia, was promised in writing a con.
sulate, but was killed before be could be
appointed.
j. E Anderson, for complying with
John Sherman's request to the extent Of
signing a protest be knew to be false,
and which was sfterwsrd forged TO the
extent necessary to steal the parish of
East Feliciana, was personally and in
writing recommended by Mr.. Hayes for
a %consulship in q warm place."
A score Of clerks, supervisors, consta.
bles and others who helped forge or cover
up others forgeries have all been pro-
vided for, but these we have enumerated
were SPECIAL CASES Still we
have no doubt that Mr.. Hayes was per.
fectly innocent and that these appoint
ments we're all accidents.