New-York tribune., 1886-04-25

The rsbei Army 70 avoid esnssrpticn. and was soon
afterward sent home a. physically unAt for service
The war closed and found him penniless but he
resumed practice. and became an active Rspubll.
can, great many bard thinss were said about
Mr. McI,in IN 1s76'77. hut l am confident that
and Republicans alike believe his ofcinl as we,i
as his private life was pure. do not know u ~
matters much now whether he was tempted w,tn ln
Oemocrntio money In 1870: he told me in after
years. and almost with bis hyina breath that ne
| had been that Manton Marble was the minister
bearing the message. thnt SooooO waS arn Tue SUI" o
| evening walk In Tallahassee When u was i"unu uit
that this scheme failed IL will he remomhered that
| the Deporrats turned around and accused Mctln
| of taking Republican money TO be faithful to that
side. was very close TO Mr.. Mel In; ! never knew
him TO have any money beyond his salary knom
lie did not have money enough to pay his EXPENSES
to Santa Fe and back. on the fruitess journey ne
made under promise that he was to he Aes9ciaat ave
nstlce Of know shIt ho ne ossed Sii" to
sell his library and part of his household effects 10
order 70 live Let me cite case where ths man
refused to he raced In snspi ions posti,H,n ,,
He had been for several wears Editor of The !dud
hossee Sentinel. the Administration organ az me Mtho
sEn Wnsc the trouble, Of that %oS be-
the duty Of the paper to discuss the actons oI
the Returning Board. of which he wasa member:
wrote q line for The Sentinel. when his sue
cessor solicited him to contribute on other than
, political subjects.
CLAYTON A. Cowcll descendant of Scotch
Quakers on his fathers side and of lluguenots on
His mothers was born in Dover, Del. and became.
as were his fnther and erandfather. physician
the breaking OFT of the war he volunteered III me
Federal service; being ass i9ned to the charge Si
while he leave of absence. the yellow
fever broke out. npOn hearing which he hastenea
back and rendered. snch heroic service tnat
He was himself attack d bv The fever, from tne
effect Of which he has never luly recovered. M
1897 he came 20 Florida quietly sett ing at Orange
t'e
County Commissioner. before being appon,ea
Conrol er hy Governor Stearns On NoyrInpes 3aon
1876. Lcverett Saltonstall, MantOn Marble, JosPn
| f. Brown Julian Hartridge and other Vlslt.ne ny
Democratic statesmen. called in "a BODY upon .i,e
several members of the cabinet One OF ''"se lien'
Mr.. SaltOns.ali. think. ren"rked I" MS en coi.
panions they came out OF tie Gonti oiiei o"ye
"CowgilTs every iDch man! In 9, 80 ,at,s ~
! Cowgirl returned To his home on the II. Johhs'
| where lac Is now living -.
The third member OF Governor Stearhs ni camihet
who in tie ReturnIng Board, was Wli',anh t
| Archer Cooke native OF POwhaLtu Iou''1!; ~
gina. whe.e he mad been IawyeI Ji, I'M g l,i,inJ
before tie i,ebclIon Ii IL sad that ne han % N'' =;
| his man in Il duc before lie came 10 I lorl",' ~
1863. and settled at Monticello lie assiSie1 Nv II,
reconstruction. Governor Reed appointed MN
Judge of The second ClTcuit, position lie r's gheu
to accept Cabinet position under HoNc'H9l la
His re- usal 10 resign upon the death OF MI iart
has alrc dy been alluded to. There are two or thec
things connec ed with Mr.. Cookies position III tue
RctuTu.u- Board worth speaking about iii '"e cam
oi thlS after time. They are matters oi rceoiu,
NAV Ice promised. however, that as the canvass oI
| 1876 wore along Nh. Cooke seemed ~ na' M I 't
idea that ildcn would he the SUGGEST Hl IL ah' anu
h changed 10 that side ana worked u"CntS ~
After tie eeciiOn and on Novem' er Il, MI nckc
| tcegraphcd to he baltimore Gd:e'N as loho"s' :
| q Inc returns of county managers ol eccll"h are
not vet IN. The board OF state CanVasscis Oh
winch !, rs Attorney t General, am one, uoeS no.
meet until thlIty-ive days alter thr cIt'l'oi, puV
! YOU may resi- assured that 1Ilden has carried lhe
State ana that Drew is rltcted' To this he Sl9hed
his full name. 1t was case OF Jndge aec u'ug & q
suit before any evidence had been 3heIcd ana
! strangely cOntrasted " til Mcilns 'eicacN III Ie-
SIgulng the edtoIship Of Ihe >eaiiao AGa.
| when the Hotulniug Board met ana organiHeu hi.
Mel IN sad substantially: Now. Mr; Coo re thIs
is eNcit ng Tine and 1t Will probably De pc'tei
before hegn TO formulate rules ior our gtio alSI
| in canvasSng lie returns, 10 which rules We VIII
adhere We ask Non, as the Ia" ohoel .. u'o % .,u ~,
min stratlon. to say what Il our duty hh eI 'he
| law. 1T Mir. Coo kc wrote ont a series oI
! ru.os which Wcr adopted by the Hoard. tndcr
these rHics the canvass Proceeded. an me hrst n"y
! consumed in tahulatmg the vote by c"uhll,N'
according 40 the face OF the returns. Inns gave ui'
| Repnb blican electors Z4.325; the Democratic
electors 24,2S2. Then the Board began I" heal ana
dispose of contests and charges oi lraud, c.osrIs
| applying the rules. TIE visiting Del oerats saw
| that by tins method the keTubilcan maJ"IHy was
beng incieased. Then they had a long conSnita-
! tiOn with Judge Cooke, and wlrn the lattcr next
took his sea. ia NJ Eoard he Ga hled me Iign. 20
recon, dcr ms vote and change the rules. 10 ihl>
! the other memhes directed. ms eanna,' ,i
nished under Judge Cookies rules gave the
| Republican Presidential electors 32G majority ana
NJ l.. steaIns Republican,, for Governor, i3s
majority. Ac,1OnS had been brought IN tile Clrt INT
| and in The Supreme Court for injnnci ions and
| nandamuses. Finally the Supreme Court told the
| Board it had no right 10 consider the fraudulent
| nature OF a return. EXCEPT in one or TWO cases
which it specifically named and issued man
Il mus requiring a OF the state ticket on
| thc lu, II had so strangely laid down. This re-
| canvass gave Drew. Democrat. Tor Governor i"''
| and the Republican ele1 tors 2O6 majority. mere
WAS 10 way that tle electoral ticKe' col'lu oe
| uggled with So as TO make II appear thcre was
| majority for the democrats. MIR. Cockes cnorts
! were Iewa rded by Governor Drew sending 'nm BACK
| to Circuit judeeship. -
| Denns Pagan was from Chcmung County, ~ !.
| He was in the service. was mustered ont III
| Florida. aud settled at Madison lie was
appoiuf ed clerk of the Circuit Court and sllbse-
CutntlN invited into Governor StrarnSS CahIneI as
| commissioner of Immigration. lie had great
| executive ability and used the small appropr;a-
tons at lis command III making llorldas resources
| known to the world. Ia 1873 hc was made
receiver of the Government Land once at Galnes-
Ville then Collector of Internal Revenue and Tor a
| short time was Collector of Customs AT Key West
He put all his savings III land when II was cheap,
and is now tie owner of several extensive orange
groves besides thousands of acres OF wild land.
| His home is in this city.