, 1877-01-27

tiOnHl republican committee, oeio& rtcdIttu
referred 70 his sbor'h hand notes, reading from
them original drafts of telegrams sent to
Florida. as follows:
NEw YoRK, November s, 1876
Gov. STEARHs, Tallahassee, Fla: Great i'npOr-
tanee IS attached TO the electoral vote o. your STATE
ami We invite YOUR most careful supervision of all
the officials receiving, counting, returning and can
vassing the votes of every locality.
This dispatch was signed by either Zach
Chandler or E. W ChaoiIsr.-
NEw YORK, November 8, 1876.
Grx. M,Rr1S, Tallahassee: We are absolutely
certain of lS5 votes Hayes your State i, safe
and Cilien Is sure of the rest. Can You certaniy y
defeat all democratic attempts by fraud llse count
ing or bribery, TO capture it! Answer when sure.
jSignei) T. CHASILER
A copy Of the above dispatch was -ent 70
D. B. Packard. New Orleans; Gov. d. II.
Chamberlain, Columbia. S. c.; Senator John
H Mitchell. Portland, Oregon, and Geo. g.
Gorham, San Francisco.
NV YoEK, NovemberS S, 1876.
Gov MARTIS: If your State has gone for Hayes
the democrats Nill leave nothing unione 20 take ii
from u. All may depend upon your vigilance BE-
on guard everywhere. You must watch ind get in
aud announce the true urns from every locality
without delay; spare NO pains. proper expense
me Your exact majority as sOon as possible.
This WAS signed either by z, Chandler or
W E. Chandler, having been dictated By
the latter
On the Sth Of Nov. the following Dispatch
was addressed TO both Senator Couover and
Representative Parmon: {" See my dispatch
TO Martin use the utmost diligence and
vigilance -
The following dispatch was sent TO ThOS.
3. Keogh, chairman of republican State cen
trsd committee OF North Carolins, signed and
dictated by ". T. Chandler:
NEw YORK, November s, 1876
Two friends Of yours leave here at three O'Clock
tins P. NJ Meet them at the depot at Raleigh.
AnO'hrr telegram was sent To The same
par Y, as follows; d" Don't give up your
State until the remOrest returns come il.
Hayes Is elected by one majority if we have
carrled Florida Oregon and Louisiana. Meet
yuur friends al the d,pot."
Ga the same day It letter was written ~
". E. Chandler to Thos, B. K-ogh, R@ieigb,
North Carolina, ~ follows ~ rhIs hour
IF writing il looks as If lS5 votes have been
given 70 Hays, counting Lonisiana, Florida
Oregon, but not North Carolina. and We
trust the latter will turn out, when the re-
! tnrus ure all in, to have gone for Hayes Ii,
however, it has not aud the State Is clo--.
aud there has baan intimidation or fraud on
the part Of The democrats, We trust thai your
republican governor viii not give any GER
tifcare to electors. The Soverunr of Oregon
is a democrat, while North Cireiina il the
only close STATE necessary 10 tie democrats,
whrre We have republican governor. They
must not be allowed faiIer play i'll Nor h
Carolina fhun Ne gst IN Or -son This l.
inportant and coutidentIil. Il was signed
W +. Chandler
The following telegram was addressed to
Geo. Z. Gorham. San Francisco, November
S'h: " Have Oregon reublIcaus usr the
utmost diligence 10 watch and get IN and
have announced the vote from every locality.
The democrats will pres. g over; hence the
impor,ance of no delay in establishing the
result. You had better 90 % Oregou"
The above, dictated by VIM. T. Chandler
and probably signed by him, though i, may
have been signed by Il Chandler
The following Telegram was also sent to
Gorham on the same day : Democrats get
ting desperate; they will sop at nothing 10
wrest the victory from us. Important that
you so at once to Oregon"
The following telegram, to attorney gene
raj Williams: d" Nov -. Oregon reporred
republican, aud will elecr HAYES telegraph
several citizens Of integrity in Oregon 10
watch and get in and have announced the
vote from every locality. We have tele-
graphed Mitchell. The democrats viii press
Grover npon the importance of delay in es-
tablirhing The result
Witness could not. say whether this tele-
gram was signed by ". Z. Chandler Wit
ness was at Tallahassee, Flo,ida, and on the
18th of November, addressed to Il. Chandler
the following telegram :" Gov. Stearns and
Congressman Telsyraphed from a
point in Georgia that the operate in Talla-
hasser. Fioriia, maliciOusly Withheld and
disclosed all dispatches from them aud asked
his removal; sent message to Orton, who ac-
cepted promptly. viii you advise S'earus -
MACCLANEY.
The committee adjourned until tomorrow
The Chandler kilograms we're sent to-day,
and from al inspection of the copies Of all
tele=rams it appears that the only one signed
by Il. Chandler was that to General Msrfin,
given together with duplicates. The others
were signed by VIM. L. Chandler.
Clancy stated that :he telegr.ms and let =
ters which he read from his srenogrsphie
notes, were the only ones in his book sent by
the committee TO any person alter election.