New-York tribune., 1879-01-29

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lBY TELEGRAPH To TRIBrNgi
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s-It does not seem to be
generally known in the North that Mr.. Blsbce. the
present member Of the House from the Second Flor
ida District. has secured r"caHyass Of the woes
cast at the last election which clearly prove, hat
he was fairly elected instead of Hull, to whom
Governor Drew has given a certificate Of election
and that the Board has 50 declared.
The letter of Hull relating to the numb.I Of votes
he needed in Brpyard County as already on pub
h,hed in THE TRIBUNE; but some of the 4 ,ailS or
thr frauds committed in that county in response 10
that letter viii be found interesting. According 20
the returns Of the county canyasser, Of
the votes for representative. Hull received
35l votes and Blsbce H. There are seven voting
precincts in the county. According to the sworn
returns Of the inspectors of election az the several
precincts which were duly delivered to the County
Clerk the vote stood. Hull, 1l9: BSbee. II. These
figures afe sustained by much collateral evidence
from a number Of the precincts. Thus itappear-
thar the county cauvaS~erS falsely added l9l 10
Hulrs vote and certified thc vote for B,bee cor
rcctly. The deputy clerk of Brcvrad County, in
obedience toa subpoena dacc t,um, produced before
the Court at Jacksonville the returns from six of
the voting precincts those from the other rauuot be-
found. Four Of these returns are iorgerie-. One
Il proved So BY the oath of every inspector at the
prec met tw0 of whom are Democrats. Another 3,
proved 50 by two of the nSpectorS. both Democrats
one of whom swears that be delivered the genuine
returns to Lee. the County Clerk, himself. In an
other case the return Is raised BY changing five
votes for Hull to hfty
Frauds in the Id District were not confined 10
Brrvard County however. Al one precinct ia Marion
County 40 Democratic ballots were substituted
for like number of Republican ballots. From one
precinct In Madison County where Bisbee had fifty
seven majority no return made, the Inspector,
claiming that It had been stolen from one of their
number on his way to the clerks office. The State
Canvassing Board rejected the whole return from
Madison County for this reason this reducing Bis
bees majority about 800 votes.
Altogether. from the sworn evidence il appears
that Bisbee was elected by at least 600 majority,
notwithstanding all the efforts to prevent Republi-
cans from voting 10y changing the boundaries of
election precincts challenging without cause, and
other devices, which cost the Republicans at least
200 votes
The prosecutions of the guilty officials. which o
correspondent of The >OraaHah At,cs calls % Var
ring upon the liberties of this people, have resulted
thus far IN the conviction OF three members of the
Countv Board of CanvasSers for BreyaTt County
who have been seut to the Albany Penitentiary.
Hull himself and other official Of the same
county, both under indictment for conspiracy To
commit the same crimes. viii soon be tired by the
United States Court. Republicans say that the eY!-
dcucc against both Is overwhelming that they
can hardly escape conviction. In addition 10 these
about twenty other officials in different paris of the
district are under Indictment for frauds IA the last
election.
There i another phase of this which merits
attention A. soon rs Mr Bisb"e learned that the
state Board had by rejecting the return OF Madi-
,on County. declared Hull elected by - majority
hc addressed "a letter 10 Governor Drew informing
him that the Supreme Court woud b" applied 10 for
4 writ compelling the State Canvassing Board to
receive and count the votes from MADISON County,
and suggesting to him the propncty Of withholding
certificate until the decision of the Court could De-
rendered The Governor dIsregarde the su2ges
tiou and gave Hull the certificate. On the Sth IN
stant the Supreme Court issued writ requesting
a recauva>s of the votes which being made, Blsbec
WAS declared elected. He therrupOn addressed an
other letter to the Governor asking that certih-
cate be- issued TO him in accordance with the law
which requires that the Governor shall issue
certificate TO a person declared elected To Congress
by the State CaGvaSslng Board
This letter the Governor referred TO the Demo
cratic Acknowledgement, who gave written
opinion that it wa, the duty OF the 'ov"rnor TO ~
sue the certificate aud IL Is said that other Demo
cratic LAWYERS with whom the Governor consulted
agreed IN this opinion. Moreover, the precedents
in Florida sustained that view. Governor Drew
himself hold, his office by virtue of recanyass
of the votes ordered By the very same supreme
Court after Mr. StraraS had been declared elected
lax the >tate Board Two wears ago J. W. Furman
held iicate of election to Congress BY virtue
of return If the state Canyassns Board. After
ward the BOARD was compelled to make a recanYa~s
If tle vote, by a mandamus Of thr Supreme CouTt,
and Davidson was declared elected. Governor
Drew promptly issued q certificate OF election TO
Davidson though one had previously been given 10
Purruan. and Davidson now holds his seat IN Con-
er.,- under that certificate. Ia view ot the cases
above reclted with all Of which Governor Drew l.
thoroughly familiar. and IN two OF when he was
personally aud directly interested one may well be
surprised az the following letter declining 70 issue
tO Mr. Bisbee the certificate TO which lie Is clearly
entitled:
EXECUTIVE OVFIcr, TALLAHASSEE Fla
Jan. II, 1873.
SIR; In reply 10 your several COMMUNICATIONS upon
tle-subict snd IA accordance with NV prnlse OK me
llth inst. have 10 LAY tha' unaer eAr'iDe %
wll be Impossible IoI me 10 sso 10 you ,rI
tne ate eertOu member OF congress rom me oac
Florida 10 the NlFlih Congress OF inc hted state
Of America have some time sincf Issued aAd s!gbed
certificate FOR another person 10 that Poslon' snd
nave power To revoke tue former 'rrlhcatc u you
are entitled 10 srit II tht ~, ltn -.
tna body decide This conclusion was rrachcd atr
careful consideration and after consultation sin some
OF The best lawyers IN the state OLOEGE 4 DhLh.
10 tie HOi. HORAIIo BlsBLE, JK
II will be- seen that Governor Drew does not
deny Bsbees election but proposes TO allow his de
feated oppouen, 10 occupy his seat ~ the opening
of the next Congress and take part IN the organiza-
tion Of the House, If circumstances over which he
may have uo control do not dstain HIM IN Albany.