Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03

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taken care Of; don't recollect any con
versation resembling that at all dom
know of such q statement being mad,
by General Lew Wallace or Governor
Noyes.
| Q-Was it not understood in Flor
ida, when Governor Noyes came
there, that he was special represen
tative of Governor Hayes? A-No
in that form. 1t was understood BY
me that he came there as an intimate
friend of Governor Hayes. He die
not tell me that he came there at thu
instance of Governor Hayes, and
never heard it so stated as comins
from him.
/ Q-Are you aware Of any promis
es, general or specific, that were made
to any members of the returning
board, before or after the count, thai
in case the State went for Hayes they
should be taken care Of? Al have
no recollection OF such . promise.
Odd not you make such prom.
ises?
i A-Not to my recollection.
Q-Did you give any assurances to
that effect? A-Not that l remem-
ber.
i Q-Then you had no conversation
with members of the board in regard
to their getting positions in case
Hayes was inaugurated Al am
unable to remember that l gave any
assurances to any member Of the re-
turning board.
| Q-Are you able to say whether
you did or not, positively? Al dc
no not recollect that did, and be.
lieve that did not; that is as well at
l can answer the question.
Witness testified that he went to
Florida at the instance of the mem
bers of the republican national COM
mittee did not call upon Gov. Hayes
or meet him at any time during my
trip to Florida and back. Witness
produced telegram by himself to A.
E. Lee, Gov. Hayes private Secreta-
ry, and this iss the telegram referred
to in the testimony taken before the
knott-Field committee. 1t is in ci-
pher but the translation Of it is: "Send
Stanley Matthews and others of high
character. Things begin to look ia
vorable." OF course I sent that tele-
gram to Mr.. Lee because he occupied
the position of Secretary to Gov.
Hayes. most certainly expected
Capt. Leo would communicate the
telegram to Mr.. Hayes and be guild
ed by what Governor Hayes told him
will stand by any reasonable infer
encc that can be drawn from it. Mat
thews, however, did not come to
Florida. Governor Noyes arrived
about week after sending the tele-
gram. Witness then read telegram
dated Nov. Is, sent by him to Mr..
Zach Chandler, which was in cipher,
but which witness translated as fol-
lows:
"After a full conference with all
our friends now here, we find the
work to be done requires great expe-
dition and labor, in view of the short
ness of time, which, if we'll perform
ed, will, we believe, insure success.
| Noyes and Kasson will be here on
Monday, and l wish $1,000 sent to
Philadelphia to tho Centennial Ma
tional Bank. Can you also let have
$1,000 more, making $1,000? 1t looks
favorable for about twenty-five ma
jority in the state. You can imagine
what they (the democrats) are about.
Where is Cook? (signed) G. :
Witness said he got the money. 1
don't remember any such converse
tion as McLin details, and am conf
dent no such conversation took place
as he states it. l arm confident l never
said to anybody in Florida that l
was authorized to make assurances of
that kind to them. might have stat
ed to McLin Governor Noyes' rela-
tions to Governor Hayes, but that I
stated them in connection with an as
surance of any kind to McLin, d )n't
believe.
Q.-You simply put your recollec-
ton against his positive statement.
A.-That's all. l will add that
don't think McLin would have made
a statement that he did not believe.
The republicans who visited Florida
were fhero only to -fornrard- -AAe. inter-
ests of the republican party. Witness
gave the names Of the gentlemen who
were connected with the democratic
Organization, and said he did not
know any of them were there as spe-
cial Representatives of Governor Til
den.
The witness-I desire to say that
whenever the committee would like
to know what was done with that
money, 1 shall be happy to tell them.
By Butler-After the election were
there not considerable numbers of
persons who have more or less rela-
tiOns to the election, given Office un-
der the administration A.-There
were.
Q.-Did Governor Noyes get any
of these men appointed, do you
know? Al have no doubt Gov
ernor Noyes recommended men for
appointment, and possibly his recon-
mendation may have induced the ap-
pointment Of some. / recommended
some myself, but I would not under
take to say whether my influence or
his is greatest.
A WITNESS WITH A QUICKENED CON-
SCIENCE.
l. &. Dennis testified-Was at Tai
lahassee soon after the presidential
election, and there met Governor
Noyes; there were two precincts in
dispute in Alachua county.
i Q.-What was the contest about
concerning Archer precinct box No.
2, before the returning board? A.
1t was a matter of 2l9 votes. labor.
ed then with Governor Noyes to es.
tablish the votes as shown by the
county return. He never asked me
to make any statement or aft.
davit about it but he seemed
anxious l should be put on the stand
to testify. lie expressed the desire
several times, and finally indicated
that he was going to put me on the
stand, and then l advised him not tC
do so: | suggested should be det
riment to his case, and that he had
better not do it, and never did tes.
tlfy. | may have said to him that un.
less he was ready to abandon his cast
he had better not call me as witness
l gave him to understand that / die
not want to be called to make any
statement under oath.
Q-Was there anything said by hin
, to you about his representing Cover
nor Hayes?
Ale always spoke of Governor
/ Hayes as an intimate friend, and use(
. to assure lis of his fidelity to the re
publican cause, and of his special de
sire to take care Of southern republi
cans he never showed me any writ
ing from Governor Hayes, and di,
, not speak about his having been invi
: ted by Hayes to go there, but we re
garded him as personal friend an,
: special representative of Mr.. Hayes
9 During the contest there, / was YER
l enthusiastic myself, and I require,
Q no pledges or assurances from an
q one; don't know whether any sucl
assurances were ever given any mem
bers of the returning board. Noye
: gave me, l think, the gravest assul
ances that President Hayes was
: very staunch republican, and that
: had voluntarily pledged himself
protect southern republicans, and
: called my attention to something tn,
had been published to that effect
Q some speech he had made or SON
letter he had written. He gave N
assurance that he would work as har
= to save the state ticket as he did I