New-York tribune., 1879-02-08

o-what was the date OF that dispatch to James Cor
don Bennett In the lithographlc copy A-That Is not
| in my handwriting.
| Q-CGn you FIX from memory the date OF that u.s.
patchi Al cannot.
| O-ITow long before the Returning Board acted, or
was before the Returning Board actedi A-fe7 ar
| Q.-FIow longi Perhaps week; I would not be an
snutelv certain.
Mr. Springer read the telegram to James Gordon
! Bennett as follows: or.....n...
! To JAS GoRDoN BENSErr Heraid. NeT, York.
Confidential; a1'nI" y"u uron my n"n"t, '',9, ma & W.
no: fnd any iranG llcnt nemoc,9c voting n @ hor
d ih', oan prove thousands OF ~ eXs "a fcp Of M
famous aHd fraudulent schemes that Should make an
honest man blush 0h shame to be krPn9iJ,n t i
A-Thcro was some editorial IN The Herd'd to which
that alluded. and this personal dispatch to him
and not pubica,ion. T. stated. though. exactly
what Thought about the situation there ana INC chdT
acer OF tho Democratic conduct OF the canvass. and
ahoud llko call attention 20 dispatch number d.
whore told Colonel Pcton the sans thing fubstln'
GalIy: "Eo Democratic fraud, oCntryed our frlcn
only seeking 20 PROVE the truth and the reason why
that + perhaps important Is this, thai I'm these p1lca-
os, have been accused OF al least being cagui;mt 0
the frauds ~ the Democrats IN Florida. The charge
is grossly unjust hor 20 aud 20 III II i unjns, -
me lccnnre dii 30, nrr''s IN i,lai.S ' t J,' m ibn
18th, and on thc l3;h - NoyrnD'I any frS' on ,H
believe there no frauds attenpitd by mem; lhe
canvass WIS under the charge 0f Colonel P1s3d. VINO
was 4 graduntc of IA yard and leading n"nher thr
Florita hGr, and J. ma upr'ybi man "S tF'r Httd
don't t.ins IT, ToIIt r"nni i.l,.h,t ', a''T o.. sb
| reason Why Drrnocr2uc frauds were Impossible aItr
tie l3:H was IN" election ~as on the IN 1hc
Florida election law requires the county ohcer7 ~
meet and canvass c returns The sixth day arr the
@ rt E' fi.' ,g whl TIE Tini SG charge ne
with having hetu alr 80 observe on the part ~ te
Inc Democrat. IN Florida twomty-ion~ houra at least
before any of tHr visiting Dcmocrats-nl5srf included
arrived IN fJrida En- onIht % aiI one more Ii,,
that they hrcnmr Impossible because Jil lc officers ~
al tho election Offices ~ Florida were Ecnhlican' and
florida we're In the bands Of The Ecpnhl
cans All tho no.tma.,rt- TgrG E+L"',ghaiir ,ghiar
iad to bc t. " he identical in odr TO acaicge
sent, second hc certificate ~ the county returns sent
Ly those local 20 Governor SearnS IN Taa
1oar,i ~ which Secretary McTtu W.. chairman, Now,
frauds were impossible une7, hose three could hr MADE
was 10 nail the record the county-,c3t. We sent
! mounted ;ncs-cuge~s; We tc.rgrapnrd; we sen item
! rin me county record, hrcause If that va.
| Gzrd at the thcn figures as e. wcrc-ve did
! int whatever hose 0.alic. were "a. he county
record tnc certificate sent to TIE Goycro GHd c state
ore aid orr Grsf effort was 10 nail thar record m
that pont and a tire local Democrats there concurrcd
Ia lhH' f ,j ~ T,an1crar fr,nIs n ary mad hccr a
,eu,pred, precisely mrrh Republican frauds. Inc
oul .hif.:cuc- Ihat nctwrrn tHr i'th ana tine .@h
/ tbr dav the board net. sc corld ascertain from
,5,oI r,urIirs tnc rcin.is had bre1 fac we'd W
rnynrrd do so hut failed That course saved us tc
evpens, of soLiHZ foI c"tthtd copy vf The cohaty
record IN the ace counties from which returns mad
been received, but tIat information va withheld from
H. and RON Inc I3rh {, the 2S,r as said before. il
y iulpo--Ibc tor Democrats achieve any fraudulent
: psry, r.ici. % thc tsHc eanyas..
vott, uh he'd except those 81 which have spoken
Al nave not looked over tm- original publication )f
IHE lEiEt> ~ ~. n iii, l"l ci lev ilA n,'. 'it
none. l ina tney are al comprised here or hcailJ
-iiqy, you any which have not been published a.
-fnat / IA from Florida "a th'' t'9e ,,
VIZ ,r:t and lup-lrd here. shoui he very glad to
me- rroratc hr in M testimony, and If thrr' are any
m ne dispatches that lave HU seen Should BE- glad to
/ identity them and maze thcm part Ga ms testimony,
at tie request Of he aairman Ihe wncS" here read
two III, patches, iEc fret published generally, dat'I
NoyciaDer 3d. The second Published II me LcGd ana
"'i.,'' is,rnrtT-tnr other dispatches there A
10 cir There Others and have not aug them dp;
IL too odi,us Those are AL E"t V"t oi t"c news
''o-i,syr YOU any recollection of other tc!rs.ans
which 'aye nOt been Er"Iis.ed "a ii! lEihuNL j.. Hl'-
iet o. la this publication. A. lts Hf; thcit were
e9-YoH sent great many and received great nany1
| Ayes; tuis il bat a fraction Of tlIcn. .
QSftte II JecoTc y"u iei New-i or to 20 - f0T,da
win rcfcrfncr the o any money TO- thc pur hase
of returning Board officers. A-hcA'chS ami
Mr. ICcd H. sad that with einplasrs. Al d' in
! deed. 1 was SURPRISED iO b. asked Il.
40 CIrHr& CoNYFEsAIlON WITH TGDEN.
O-statc whether or not yen had any conversation
with llr Tdcn a,ior your return from FlouG1. with
reference these dispatches which related {" any NO
sotiatOus about money No. sil tou't -ay that
have rot al'uI,d hcu. bat any conversation about
them moi had.
O-po understand yo 90 say that neither before nor
.:nc. yon were n, FLORIDA dd vou have any cowmuni-
cation with Nj TieE IN respect to snrh negotiations
A-None whatever. | ."d HIM lohe time after re-
turned aat the Board had been Tor -ale and that we
lad rcfritned from buying them. not sure that
wrs not late the first publication OF cipher cs-
patches.
! Q-Wlth.n the las; thros oriour months! A-Or six
/ it was p:ct.g nearly six months. thrt.
O-Do you rcucmocr what. ia JuJtbnS, lie said ia
answer 10 your rruarasl Al do MOI.
O.-Statc whether not wl7' y7r were ~ Florida
vpu entered into any negotiations With anybcdy or 'he
rfrrnosn ~ procuring the contro or tie Returning
ri IN costing tie vote Of the state oi Florida hy TIE
ne of monty A.--Necot"ItloHbt NJ listened
their sar viii, 0Lic;r aas langu,d. but entered into
no NEGOTIATIONS oH tEt siJ', Whatever NY al'it'r IL
-rpct them al "as uniform siid "" toud h"i
50 i,o ;hat b'itiHrSs.
aln right lu nlv understanding -'D"' YOU
of tac7s propositions h ing mad" 10 Dmeriai' mere
Vas ar tie purpose o ha'ids The o'' sac =. mp 'E"
, ru~uo4cs. II Wa natural }ou hho" !" S"s-
Tr'ors Of thc cii,ac,r thai rIaiucd ana believed
inem 10 be Of putting up IN" prlrr ca lIe o'h'I , sl
stiIi 90 moi wish To be- hastv. 1t was iinIncra Wh'
t,cir purpose Wls hat ysry distinct purpose, tud
tAat vas to have nothing to do with any 'nns oI the
o. far as your observation and knowledge 6xchd
IN Fnri1a. do you kuo% of "iy p9i71,hs , t,NuI ",l
effort, the part OF the Democrats I" buy i"e votes u
/ any Of the Returning BOaoli A-On. 10. M
@. tBy MI Spnngerl-What c"nFcih i'i'l hi.., u,r
| Won lave v,ih General Barlow while sou were m
ralIAnls,ecl A-(ouo bur friendly chats 'rihenh;r
agy.r;i conversations with him. Irinerhtr '1H'hu-
IN, ntug um upon M vi-uT q. hSaiSumtnt b inc cases
brfrre Inc Ca rts He the foremost conu~ti ara
biof di.r ,t,rf ON the Republican SIDE. and held rt
own extremely we -aiust formidable array al very
: able Democratic lawyers.
.ilSurctc,l o iraachrry 20 tie Republican t1ttf A.
N,S r.; that was one of th1 reasons why thozhl W.
.hoiid Lee Likely t. come through and s,ta right result
had hr"rd tuut he called rsiou .ir. t0"g, "ud lHHb
Mr. HcIn Lam or thLt; an sure heart hr hhd
called Ar 4 aud i-Cua-cd the 80" ana acts "ih
him and tpd him undoubtedly the state hti gone tor