The sun., 1879-02-08

WIN fclcrcnco To- The alleged fraudulcui Demo-
cratic voting. and this WAS sent for the purpose
/ OF correcting that misstatcmcnt.
: ,Q.--Cqn yon fix from memory tho dnte Of that
turning Board acted. Tho cxpressiom "No
/ Democratic frauds" arose in this way. The
.Shargcs we're grossly unjust both 10 me. and 10
/ thein. u Is unjust To me hecause | didn't
arrive in TaIllhassee until thcI 1lth or
{ 10Th and on The 18th Of November any
lrauus ny tho Democracy had become i'm
/ possible but | believe therc wcre no
aGnrss iFGagds 81 tntteimpeI4 tSiddpI the c9nyass Yas in
aud g man Of integrity. AMI | don't think hc
Wo.sii engage IN any lraudulcnl transaction.
/ nossiblo alter the 18Th was this. The election
! was on the 7th; the Florida election laws re-
| luire the County CanwssGrs 10 meet and can
vnss thn returns on the sixth day a'tcr tho cleo
! ton Jhht dny was he l3ih. Those frauds
! which tue Tribune charges mo with huving
/ Gratis q Florida. on The 221 h,camc impossible
/ 70 the Democrats of Florida before the visiting
Dcmocrats arrived there.
I simply because all the eertion officers III Flor
iida were kcpnbicansi and all the r,turns wcrc
J N iheir hands. All the mails in Florida wrre
/ IN the hands OF Republicans; tho Postmusiers
were Republicans; There were three docd-
J fraud: First the record of the county sent.
second. the certificate sent by the local officers
| to Gov Stcarns at Tallahassee. Third. th" rr-
| port OF thr same document sent To the Stn'" Cam
| vnsscrs Board. of which Secretary McI.iu wns
/ 1hnlrman frnuds were impossible obviously.
/ unless these three documents were mndc to
| tally. The first thing the Democrats did IN
/ Florida was 10 nail the record ut tho county
scat. We ecnt mounted mcsscngers. and teln-
grnphed To every county in the State. in order 20
J nail tho county record because if that was
/ liked the other records would have to cor
respond Wccypcctri thn; great frauds would
Z bo attempted. Tho only fllrulty was that h,.
| tween the l3lh and the 1Sth ,lnv the BnnrJ mot
| We could not ascertain from what counties tho
| returns had boon received. in order 10 secure
only copies 81 the necessary certificates. hut It
was impossible for Democrats to nchicyu any
| fraudulent pery"rsions ot the returns.
Q--Wcrc there any other drsprirhes cithcr To-
through this publication Of the Tribune. hut
think there We're others not published here
None bad been published except what I sent
| from Florida. did send other drspntchrs.
At this point Mr. Marble read two long do
! Sp9tcncs sent 10y him from Florida. ana pub.
dated Noy 30 and the Other Dec. G. Ia which he
gave q d.scrirtio4,of the, m"thod adopted TO
| The reading II these documents was received
! with great impattrnce 10y the ltruuhl. .ran NOM
! bers Of tho Committee and Mr. Rood iutrrlectnd
! number uf rcnnrks commenting upon the
! pleasure that Mr.. Marble. he said. evidently de-
rived from reading his own dispatches.
Q.-HaNc you any recollection NJ any doeu-
| ments which have not hcrn published in the
| Tribune pamphlet not submitted to you in the
many.
POSITIVE DENIAL As TO MIR. TupEN.
,.Q.-Statc whether or not before you left Now
York to GO 10 Florida you had any conversation
the US" of any money for the purchase VI the
R.iurning Board officers A.-Oh. no, sir.
Mf lAilNd -Dil lN answer tnut question
Mr. Marblc-My answer was. heavens and
Mr. teed-You stated it with emphasis?
Mr. Mnrblc-l did. indeed. | was surprised
at the question. uaughterl
Q.-Did you have conversation with Mr..
Illden about your despatched A.-No. sir; |
.. tBy Mr.. stencerl--I understand YOU to say
/ Irnhl n",h1r before nor since you went 10
Florida did you have any communication with
Mr.. Tiden with reference TO any negotiations f.
A-N0ne whatever; not until long after my re-
about these Boards having been Tor sale: Irm
not sure whether that WIS not as late as tho
Q.-That's within the last three or four
months; A-Or six months
Q.-Dp you remember what II anything he
SAID in answer 70 your remarks? Al don't.
p.-Siaie whether or not. while YOU were IN
Florida. YOU entered into negotiations with any.
that Returning Board to 81 Gust in the STATE 81
Florida by, the use Of money. A.-Negoiia-
osition in Respect 10 their sale of which heard
but entered into no negotiations on the suh-
jet NV treatment in respect to them all wis
uniform Very positively. | said we couldut I
20 into that business.
Q.-I understand you TO sny that your impress
sion was that these Propositions were nrde 70
Democrats th-rofsy the purpose " getting the
other side 10 - up highor} A.-Thri is sprcu-
SUSPECT persons of the character ] a. 'ertpinrd
and believed them o. he ol putting up tho pti'r
OF the other side. still ! du not wish 20 ha
harsh. Its immntorlal what their purI Iosr WIS.
Q-As far MS your observation and knowledge
| extended IN Florida. do you Know Oi any prop
9sltions mnde or ot any frauds On %" part oi
Democrats 20 buy votes OF any Of the Returning
Q.-Had YOU any conversation with Gen. Bar
low at Tallahassee A.-Noll. we had 20 Iu mt
chats J remember complimcntnc him upon
| the VlgOr NJ his argument IN the ease hrforr tl4
courts he wns a fearless counsel and brave
disrutnut on 'h" Republican side; he held his
own extremely well agAin-t the formidable ar
ray OF able Demorrail, lnwyers.
Q.-Do YOU know whether or not NJ that time.
he was SUSPECTED Of treNrhery to the Republican
y AMa n ~ fNH.a
why was sure Tint th"ro would be u r.ght r'-
suit. hnd observed tnat h. called upon Cow
gill ana think Mrlin, md discussed the lawt
ana lats WIN thtni anu t"id ihem ihW I'M.
| doubleday the state had gone Tor Iilden: and
that II was their duty. though Republicans. 10
So declare IT, That at least i supported by
publications which Gen. Barlow has mnde since.
Q-Did he say NJ the time the state hnd gone
for Ti!deny A.-Oh, no; only 10 his friends.
Odd you ever communicate with Wm +.
Chandler {? A.-Yes recollect that met him
AT the hotel once. believe II was then that he
Indicated the opinion that the Governor might
possibly have the power Ia canvass the returns.
THE FEDERAL TROOPS As INFLUENCING THE RE
suit.
Q.-You spoke in these despatches about
military force being used in Florida. State
what you know upon that subject
| Mr.. Reed-ln what connecticut
Mr.. Sprugrr-ln connection with the count.
and getting tho returns and tnr proceedings
in tho CanVlsSing Board nt Tn.lnhasscr? Al
know nothing moro than what WIS slid th"re.
! saw NJ one or two stations on the railrOnd bee
tween Live Oak end THlHhase- troops, and in
House. troops We're encnmped the night Of tho
count, and liz their fires in the State House
| yard
Mr. Marbles attention was called 10 lospatch
No. ~. but after discussion 1t WAS admitted on
all hands that the charge atrlhuting - uuihor-
ship to him had been Withdrawn. Mr.. Marble
said; IhHye no tdea who sent this despatch.
did not send il. | sent one telegram 10 Oregon.
and only one; that has been given ia evidence.
Q-Nou have bocn asked a great deal ABOUT a
prOuOstion 10 sell out to the Democrats for
$4,000 DO you know Of any proposition to
sell out 10 the Republicans A.-No, sir not to
my own knowledge.
Odd You ever hear of any such PROPOSE j.
! ton A.-Oh. yes. there wus talk.
.Q.-Can you state from whom Al cannot
doit
Mr.. TILDEN's NOTE.
At this point the Chairman said he had re-
ceiyed the following communication from Mr..
! Tllden:
IS GRANrRcY PAnK. NEw YoRK. Feb Z 1879.
The hon. Eiiai Hmh,p, thurman ~ he to esflal GNre,
~ fUh frsnW HasL
Dan siR learn from the public pres. that Is the
-iic Oi Nuir Committee 90 terminate ts session i tile
the current week take the liberty of rlucrilug
that before leave am opportunity r 400 tlr inr ul
appearing before you % submit GONE testimony when
ireUu pertinent 20 tire inquiry With Wurll YOU are
| charged. Yours, very respectfully j IiLntS.
Mr.. Hunton snid he would he would lay it be-
4 al,