The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-02-01
THE HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

On the Gath, the Committee on the
Powers, Duties and Privileges Of the House
in Counting the Electoral Vote examined a
number OF Philadelphia employees Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
Henry 0Neil testified that, on the
7th, 9Th, 9th and 10th OF November,
he received messages from Secretary Gam,
eron, w. K. Kembler, w. Mackay, MI. Doyt
and Major Morris, to be sent to Florida, but
did not recollect the names of the persons
to whom they were sent. Remembered that
telegram sent by Mackay spoke OF party
in Bedford whom he had seen. ana ABOUT
sending special messenger to Florida, but
remembered nothing about money or troops.
J.sB. Deberry, telegraph operator at
The depot at Tallahassee, Fla, was before
the Committee on the 25th, and, in answer
to a question if he remembered any tele-
grams passing between z. Chandler and Gov
Stearns between the 9Th and 18th of Novem-
Der, replied that the first telegram OF which
he knew was from H. Chandler 70 Gov.i
Stearns, and was In substance as follows:
1--WE are absolutely sure OF so many Elec-
toral votes for Hayes-(witness did not re-
Louisiana, South Carolina and Florida, by
fair means or otherwise'-he could Dotgiye
the exact language; Chandler also teie-
graphed Gov. StearDs in substance: send
couriers to each county and secure
returi s-they must be made to show ma
jority for Hayes" z. Chandler also tele-
graphed Gov Stearns: civilian E. Chand-
Ter leaves tonight for Philadelphia on i'm
portaut business" between the,St and 18th
Of November, Frank B. Sherman, engaged
with Gov. ,Htearns, hapded him a telegram
for Transmission, signed BY fhe latter and
addressed to z. Chandler, in which mention
was made of a train containing courlers
sent out for returns being u-kluxed, 1ol-
lowed by the remark - We cannot carry the
State for Hayes unless we have troops and
money immediately" these were not
the exact words, but the substance;
wi me remembered a telegram from 4.
Chandler TO Gov. Stesrns, saying he had
seen the President and Secretary OF War,
and was authorized by them to say that
troops arrived on Sunday, the 18th OF Nov
ember, and William E. Chandler arrived the
same afternoon, but little in advance of the
troops, which arrived at Tallahassee on
special train; witness voted the Democratic
ticket; he declined to answer questions as
to whether he had communicated the knowl-
edge of the kilograms to any person pre-
yi0us to his appearance before the Commit
tee, etc., on the ground that TO do 80 might
work to criminate himself; the tele-
gram from Chandler to Stearns, say
ing that the Republicans must have
Louisiana, South Carolina and Florida, by
fair means or otherwise, was communicated
to witness in confidence by Republican
telegraph operator, but witness declined Civ
ing the name of his informant, and also de-
clined to say to whom he fret mentioned the
contents of the kilograms, and further de-
clined to answer the question whether he had
taken counsel as to his examination before
this Committee; witness did not especially
remember any MESSAGES to leading Dem.
ocrats, and did not remember that
any one OF them related 70 the nse
Of money. Gilbert D. Mills, telegraph
operator at Tallahassee during the cleo
tfou, testified that William E. Chandler
after his arrival there, sent off kilograms in
cipher; he remembered telegram from
Gov. Stearns to President Grant to this effect:
!" think 1t advisable to have counsel OF
eminent men OF our own psrty;" there was
more in it, but this was all he could remem-
Der. A Washington dispatch of the 25th
says Secretary Chandler, on hearing the
character of the alleged telegraMs passing
between Gov. Stcarns and himself, as sworn
to by witness Deberry, said that he had
never sent or received such dispatches, and
he branded them as fabrications, and ex-
pressed his intention to make statement
to that effect before the Committee.
On the 28th, the Committee exam
med Charles n. Brush, telegraph operator
at Tallahassee from the 8th to the 17th Of
November; he remembered hearing kilograms
going over the wires; one from Gov. 6tcarns
TO z. Chandler said, In substance; Bis
marck should be 1t or near Tai.
lahaesee immediately;' this was sent
before the troops arrived; 2. Chsnd-
Ter telegraphed Gcv. stearns be had
and troops would be sent; witness did not
rrafcnd II give the exact words Of the dig