$ (1)$证明:∵$∠BAC = 2α,$$∠DAE=α$
∴$∠DAB+∠EAC=α$
∵$∠B = 180°-α,$$\triangle ABD$的内角和为$180°$
∴$∠DAB+∠D=α,$∴$∠EAC=∠D$
在$\triangle DBA$和$\triangle ACE$中
$\begin {cases}∠B=∠C\\∠D=∠EAC\\DA = AE\end {cases}$
∴$\triangle DBA≌\triangle ACE(\mathrm {AAS})$
$ (2)$解:$ $设$∠D = x$
据$(1)$得$∠EAC=∠D = x$
∵$∠DAE = 70°,$∴$∠DAC=∠DAE+∠EAC = 70°+x$
∵在$\triangle EAC$中,$∠C = 110°$
∴$∠E=180°-110°-x = 70°-x$
$ $若$∠DAC$的度数是$∠E$的$3$倍
则$70°+x = 3(70°-x),$解得$x = 35°,$即$∠D = 35°$
∴当$∠D = 35°$时,$∠DAC$的度数是$∠E$的$3$倍