, 1876-09-02
Proof that Tilden Had Full KnoWl-
edge Of the Famous Crcu-
lar Before It Was
Published.
TiIden as a PoIitica! Manager in
te66.--His Counsels with
Tweed and Sweeney.
The Deliberate Plan to Stuff Bal
lOt-Boxcs, Of Which Til
den Was C0gnizn1it.
What the Great Frauds Were
which Tilden Aided in
Planning.

(which Tilden A;rled in
1,.,,.
''''A'S'
From Orr 0ca Co,,tsoond<nt
WASHINGTON, d. G., Aug, 3o-Thesc were
great frauds In tic Cong ress!onal elections In
New York IN 1868, Mr.. Samuel j. Tidcu, now
Democratic cn,,lIlatc for the Presidency, was
.lcu Chairrtan ot tic Democratic statc Central
Committee Of New York. Those great frm,,is
could not have been committed without tho
knowledge Of so,nc members Of thut Commit
tee 1t has been proved that they were alone
made possible hy Tie active co-operution TT
SONY members of that Committee, mud by tic
keeyct cunntynncc of Others 1. las been
charged that Samuel J. Tiltten, II not him
self directly responsible for these frauds, wnH
al7isctl of them, and by his SILENCE consented
IT. their existence, The HOUSE Of Keprese,,tn-
tyes has recently euarrelcd an entire August
n,rht over this ,uuttcr,-Mr. Hewitt and Mr.
Cox strongly protesting tue iunorcucc Of Atr,
T{tdcu Of the whole business while Air. Kassou
strongly charged it home to hin. Ny. Tllden's
defenders did protest too much, They have
not served tl.elr cause by so strongly putting
forth tho plcu of confession and uyoflaucc,
They have confessed to The astounding ctara.-
,et Of tho deliberate Democratic frauds III Tint
election: they lure not cleared their leader of
responsibility for those frauds. They sought to
do this BY rcproductur II letter written. by Mr..
Tdcn in 1868, md published In tho New York
Estnig I'ost, in which he denied any know,-
edge uf tlIc existence OF tint famous clrrl,lar-
letter. OF Of the clectlon.fra,tls which It invited
snl preceded, Whit Will thor say when tl.ey
shall know that Mr.. Ttlcn upo,. cath has sworn
That l,e did k,.op Of tat hller bffors Il rus pub
II h.y
An official DOCUMENT of the Houae of Rcnrc-
trp,atiycs could lluyc told them this. viii en-
dcayor here briefly to traee tic connection OF
ar. Tllcn With thosc frauds, "a shown BY Ills
own oath md this official record, aud to riyu a
ehort sketch of tho enoyn,tty Of tho frauds
themselves. The plca uf confession aud avoid
aucc resostel to by the Democratic leaders nj.
,uus. renders Unnecessary any characterization
Of the frauds, Their e,,ormIty is ut,mjttel: tha
faet ilat thcy ycrc committed bv Dcn,orrats ia
acknowledged.
TUE REVELATIONS or AN OLD REPORT.
The rcport uuon the clcct,ou.trau,la in Nrw
y,-L ooa,n-,,a tl ron,,.. -. ~,
NJ, t' ~ ''"'"' " ''u.. n"6en'
lheFe hfo no sadteF chapters on political cor
rllpion In tic history OF Constitutional Govern
men. than arc contained III those pages, The
w.u ,n,,i,o o,,, ..a,..,,,. ~. 49,, ~ "a'
u'ANe o'!c t9einp'c Aos the i1taFe ot ifee IN
etNutions 1t is announced In Democratic
Journals that Mr.. TIldcn has talScn
charge in ucrson oY hts AVN Prrst,,cnttnl
eamnaign ana 's rrc,, .xne,,..,nrs w ssn .ra n"sna
n,oI, H., a,,I H. s"u.,s"iI s.sI.|4 ~. n"se"
f,.' . s a'.s ~ pol.'e.'' il'a''uet' tno"sal'
~ ~ pessuns may ovtal some suggestive vlews
y, ,o.. 'ns Ne~ aoFH De'hoefatic committee In
Chairman % bo ae eo1 a1 dr. se, smsr ~ ~ n on was
such nets a. orc t1cacrbci in this rrnort IN WHAT
may lie not resort when the suprcme llsixe OF
lbe Nation is his staku1
Thr cltmny II, ~. lfs,,rv =, ,h,a ,ro.. ,~.,,,
the circular ssusa M % by ihe 81 s s'sis sa tstu
Committee Oct. q, 1853, known a. "the secrpt
carving the t' suhts s ssnsv 'of
VIEW 1ork ny lfauui u delay the cnnyasstng Ut
the vote Ill the City Of New York Until the rc-
khnwi'' anu t''cu make up auy deficiency not
shuIll'eu Ny rcpeat'hs and other fraudulent yot-
ting, by stnt'ing the fnllotboxes by fraudulent
ea'IYass or count of The vote.
During the political canvass OF 1865, A. Oakley
HALL WINS Secretary Of the Democratic Etnln
Gunlnlttcc, VIII. IN astlec II the ,dty. Samuel
and tried by tho military authorities q Tor nuk.
Ing falsc rutcs unter tile solders' voting la,v, u
wss Secretary Of the 1uatn Committee. lu,.
Medfatcly preceding the November election.
ck4ls,na,1 Ut cycsy Cunnty Democratic orgauI-
fa.iun III the State, us tnllows:
tpriyath and strictly conat!cntsa'.l
RooMs or rME pEaocnATts STATE CnAHtTrEE.
Oct q, ls1a-MY DEAR S!n: rlcnso vt once 10
communicate will su'nu Icahie ptrton IN three Or
10Y, . PelneiA! tnMhs aMA ~ rasa Siiy o. your
ot tx au c1 ~ n, N ht'i, asasG
Tsmnlany isiI u. liz i,ihu,. of cl"snr t,c ros.
ni tic vote,
Lel the telegraph to be- at fn!l,ws:
:" This town will show u. Democratic gain Tor
!osa, over Int yrar "t tnmihsr"; ~ tls one Il
AllnEicnttY certain: - ItA town Will Five u Lt-