The daily gazette., 1879-02-20

and this was accordingly done /; but un-
der the ruling of diiunde Bradley and the
8 TO 7 Electoral Commission this vote
was not considered, and the vote Of the
State given to Hayes. The evidence of
General Barlow is now perhaps only
important as reminiscence, and as such
We publish it:
GENERAL BARLOW SWORN.
General Francis G.. Barlow, of New
York, was next called. He stated he
was a lawyer by profession, and that on
the 18th of November, 1876, he went
down to Florida. HIS recollection as to
how he happened to go there was that
John j. Davenport came to him wi'h a
telegram from General Grant, the Presi-
dent, asking him to 90 to LOUISIANA
Subsequently another despatch came,
probably in the same way, telling him to
20 to florida instead of Louisiana. The
contents of this despatch witness did not
RENE mber. lie went down to Tallahss-
see at once, aud while there consulted
with the other gentlemen on the republi-
can side took part to some extent in
getting up evidence and in preparing
evidenre.
Mr. Reed said that Mr.. Dennis, when
before the committee, had stated that
witness was after being closeted with
Mr.. Dyke, and asked If this wa, true.
The witness denied it and denied
frat l1xy that ha hat acfa1 In
terious way with reference to the MEM
bers of the Democratic party ; he saw
the members of the Returning Board
DR.. Cowgirl and he had some ,onversa-
tion with regard to matters be saw the
Doctor on the 18th of December, after the
Board had adjourned, and said TO him
that he (witness) did not see how they
could fairly give the State to the Hayes
electors, and that if he were in Cow
gil's place he should feel it his duty TO
give tie vote TO The Tildcn electors. This
was not done privately, but he could not
remember any gentleman on the repub-
lIcan side to whom he had stated this
view, with the exception of Governor
Stearns.
LETTER TO DIR. CowGILL.
The next day the Returning Board
were 10 give their decision, and III order
to influence DIR. Cowgirl to act justly
with regard to tue Board Is deci-ion wit
hess sent IN the following letter;
TUESDAY, Dec 5, 1864 z. NJ.
MY DEAR MIR. CowGILL-I sincerely
hope that this State will not be given to
Hayes by throwing out democratic coun-
ties,l while Archer No. land poll 10.
Leon county, are kept in, unless, indeed,
the evidence in favor of throwing out
the democratic counties is great deal
st. ouger than | suppose. For example,
l have not read the evidence againt
Hamilton aud Colum bia and you have but
what want 10 urge upon you is a rigor-
ou> application of the same rule to both
sides. l shall try 10 read the evidence in
the two cases, before you finally decide,
| mean. In Hamilton ami COLUMBIA
counties, III pol IL, Leon county, very
strong athdavits were made against the
poll. Bowes deni 5 the charge, and |
believe another witness swesrs that all
the men vot' d. II you choose to rely on
the DENIAL OF Bowcs, corIoborated by
such evidence a there is in support of IT,
Perhaps il Is all night; but when the al
tacklng afhdaVitS are lie MED by the in
spectors and others in some democratic
county Nf such Is the casr) II will not do
To apply different rule to what YOU
| apply IN the case of Bowrs' denial do
not not mean TO say that ony two cases
are exactly parallel, or that the attack
and denial are OF the sane weight IN any
two; but am sure the same rule ought
to tie applied to both. If "a mans denial
of he charges are enough 20 save the re-
| publican county, it ought to he enough
TO save a democratic cunt. So, if the
republican inspectors leave box where
II can be taIpered with IL will hardly do
| Tor republ can board to throw out a poll
without some proof of fraud or talnper-
ing
! only want to see such exact justice
done that II can be defended before the
world. OF course the difficulty is in the
Application Of the pIinciple to each case,
aud am only speaking about The pin
clple OF decision. As 1 do not know the
facts in Hamilton aud Columbia.
Yours truly,
FRANCIS q. BARLOW.
CRoss-EXAMINATIoN.
Cross examined by Mr.. Hiscock-
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