The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-23
THE FLORIDA FUR0RE.
JEWELL DENIES THAT 1T is A Jop.
A"o Attempts 10 Place the stisms
upon the Democrats-He Makes
Out but u Thin Case The
Correspondence la
the Matter.

New York, o I. %, National Republican
deadquarters.-- Yesterday Mr. Barnum.
chairman OF tho national Democratic com.
miitee, issued an address to the public. in
which he publishes two kilograms sen, bv
myself to Florida. The following are the
exact tacts On the sth of October verbal
Information was received at the Republican
national headquarters that two or three hun
dred men were going out from this city on
one Of Mallory's steamers, bound for Flor
ida. On the strength of which information
lne following teleg rom VAS sent toF. w.
WICKER collector AT Key West, Florida,
wsrning him that the men in question were
believed to be Democratic repeaters New
York, Oct S.-To II. w. Wickers, collector
Key West, Florida. The Mallory steamer
OF last week had two or three hundred work.
men for some railroad. 1t looks to us as
though they were sent to Key West to vote,
,igned] MARSHALL jewell
On the l1th of October letter was re-
oeived at these headquarters, of which the
following iss copy: Customhouse, N. Y,
Collectors office, October llth, 1ssO.-Doar
Sir; hs0ejust received tho enclosed memo
randum from perfectly reliable person.
You remember my telling you the other
night that l would try to got at the facts.
Yours in haste.
[Signed] G. FRANcHER.
To Hon. Marshall Jewell, Chairman Repub-
lican Committee.
The following is the memorandum en-.
closed: Memoranda--City of Dallas,
100; State of Texas, 100; Colorado, 1OO."
The men on the dock are instructed to say
nothing about it. 1t is denied in the Office
at the dock that any had gone. The sub
stance OF the information contained in this
letter and memoranda was then tele-
graphed to Mr.. Wicker as follows:
New York, Oct. ITO I. w. Wicker,
Collector. Key West Florida: City of Dal.
las took l5O, State of Texas 100, Colorado
100, for Key West. Men on the dock are in.
structed to say nething about II.
lolgnedI MARSHALL JEWELL"
1t was believed at these headquarters that
tho Democrats were sending these men to
Florida as repeaters, and action was taken to
prevent the Democrats iron reaping any
benefit from the scheme, The telegram to
Mr. Noyes, copy of which is given below,
related solely to the payment of expenses of
Messrs. Noyes and Collender, two Republi-
can speakers, in Florida. The telegram was
as follows:
"New York, Oct. 12.-Chas. j. Noyes,
Jacksonville, Florida; Itelegraphed yester.
day. | will provide as requested, two hun.
dred each, for Collender and yourself, as
compensation.
Signed MARSHALL JEWELL"
The kilograms to Florida related solely to
the fact that we had the information given
above, viz: that the Democrats were ex-
porting men to southern Florida for some
purpose, and from the past history of that
party, it was fair for us to assume that they
were sending them there for the purpose of
committing election frauds, and we notified
our friends in the kilograms, which have
found their way into tho hands of the
chairman Of the Democratic national COM
mittee, by the usual Democratic methods,
and which have been paraded as evidence of
intended frauds upon the part of the Repub-
lcans. Isubmit these facts to the public,
and am willing to abide by the decision of all
fair-minded men.
lSignedl MARSHALL JEWELL,
Ehni.n,A.,