New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-27

.ession when both Mr. Hull and Mr.. blsOee ap-
reared and demanded to be received as n'ciuoei'
of the House. The Democrats were az 'nS' Viine
very uncertain of a majority I'D tne houSo' ""S
thev therefore promptly decided to admit Mr. huii'
who had 4 certificate from the Governor OIL lori"a'
II NAV be remembered that after Governor Dre"
had issued certificate TO MT. Hull the supreme
Court of Florida ordered the. State CanVassihe
Board TO recanvass the votes cast III the liu'
District and that the result OF the recount was
declaration by the Board that Nr. Bisbee had Deen
elected by majority OF POI votes
Mr.. Bisbee then applied to the Governor for GER
ti6cate of election, which that officer refused 10
issue. Notwithstanding the application was sup
ported bv carefully written opinion o. the AtV"r-
General who as well majority OF inc
Supreme Court was Democrat Two years DeI"io
Governor Drew had himself succeeded to the once
of Governor by virtue Of recount oil votes ordere"
by the Supreme Court.
The contest turns upon the election in the cou"-
ties of Alachua, Madison and Brevard Among ti'e
points made recentNeby Judge Clanpn'' NIL ni>-
bees counsel, were the following:
. One ,S,5rod and ninety-four votes were falsely
added by the County Cauvassing Board in Brevaid
Comfy fer the sitting memher-a fraud so gilring
that the State Canvaesing Board, by . unanimous
vote rejected the entire return from the comfy
Nv Hull admits the fraud himself by claiming only
nc votes "a cast for him there, while the county
returns gave him so.
The violation of the essential ana mandatory re-
onirements Of the state law. as well as fraud OF
the most outrageous character, is fully estaphshe"
NV the testimony of witnesses. The evidence OF f. =
Goulding. deputy clerk deputy assessorand deputy
sheriff Of BrevaId County voluntarily gwen ana not
successfully lmpeached, reveals conspiracy 10 uo-
fraud Mr. Bisbee Of his legal rights, and so manipu
..1o,.i 4 Ia Hon N
evidences of the fraud When the votes OF Bre-
ward were canvassed. difference of 1872 was found
in Hul's favor that is, his vote had been raised
from 11S TO 80 All the certificates, save from one
precinct had been CHANGED: and these changed
certificates were the ones canvassed by the County
Board and signed by them ii is IN evidence from
the same witness that Mr. Hull wrote him let'er
directing him to proceed with the returns OF bfe-
yard Comfy by a certain route and wait at gwen
place for the coming OF messenger, oelayiDg 'no
returns which GouGng had in custody until he
should learn from the messenger what was to be
done with the returns.
For this service. when successfully accomplished,
Coulding was TO receive 81 600 and good place.
He knew the letter was from Hull, because on
former occasion Hull spoke of the plan and the re-
wards; and, to enable GOuding more readily 10
recognize the authenticity of bis letter, pre-
scribed certain marks by which GouldnG sh0uln
identify Hulrs letter. Mr.. Hull represented
his impending financial and political ruin if de-
feated, aud appealed to Goudings ambitious hopes
to further the scheme. In letter TO Nathan POyntz,
MIR. Hull says that 200 votes were wanted TO elect
him. and they must come ont of Brevard. and pro-
fesses his readiness TO give anything to accomplish
his object.
In one district of Marion County the officers of
election substituted ninety-three Democratic votes
for the same number Of Republican votes One
hundred and thirty-fOur voters in tins district
swear that they voted for Bsbee, although the re-
turns only gave him forty-One, and Hull admits the
fraud and only claims fOrty-One votes and has
proved only seven. In Madison County Isl legal
voters were denied the night to vote. Two hundred
were waiting in line to vote when the polls were
closed.
What action the Committee Elections will
take in this case remains TO be seem On the resO-
linton to admit Mr. Bisbee last Spring the vote was
1877 for and lao against All OF the Grcenbackers
except Mr.. Ladd OF Maine, voted with the RepuDll-
cans. Four Republicans and the same nulnOe' OF
Democrats did not vote.
In view of the exigencles of the DEMOCRATIC party
there is probably little reason to hope that Mr. Bis
bee will be admitted TO the seat TO wHlc4 ne IS en-
titled There every TO believe that the Dem
Ocrats are determined SO to reconstruct the House
that they will have majority of votes by states IN
the event of contingency which VIII require Tie
House of Representatives to choose the leN fI's!-
dent TO admit Mr. Bsbee would take Florida out
of the list of Democratic states, as that state has
only two Representatives. The party managers
will strain every nerve to prevent tins from OeinG
done, and it rs very doubtful u there IS a slneIe
Democrat in the House VINO wonid dare TO vote
against his party such question. no matter now
much his sense OF justice might be outraged II he
did not.