The People's vindicator., 1877-01-27
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.Sptciol Di$pptrh to the Enquirer.

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SpeciM Dispatch to the Enquirer
WA>n1SGroN, Jan. II, lST.
The boss conSpirator is now on tn
ragged edge, and dorbtlc*&a Il few day
Will suffice to give the county al
idea of the tactics of IL high moral re
former to steal a Presidency. o.
Saturday the House Committee to in
Julrr into the Privileges and Power
of the House summoned Zach Chanu
Ter before it. Little dreaming tit
Committee had the edge on him, II'
came, and staggered iAto the loon
with the brazrn cii'rontrry of Il liariot
He was questioned generally at first
ard gave cv%>ive al.>Nrrs as 10 tn
orders issued by him to his associate
thieves in ;Ee Southern States t
count Hayes in. Then he was con
trontcd with the following tr|rglrn
which Sl,utr him with the force OF AZ
electric shock:
"Ncw York. Nov. s, 1876.
80 Governor l.. NJ. Stcayn, Tallahassee,
Fl,r,ua:
"IIu,d Florida for Hayes and NhHrlrl
Money and troops vii! be sent You.
Il. CHANDLER.
When Zach was confronted will
the i!Ai>putAb,c evidence OF his con
Spiracy he toned down to tho Ievc
of an ordinary mortal. Knott ha'
him on the crucl5!r, and he propose
to keep him there.
"Did Ion send this telegram t
Governor Stcarn> ~ lie WAS asked
To which he replied that he had sen
several tcleyrams to him.
Next came the question Did Nn'
Ito 1t Of your own motion, or at th'
Suggestion OF solnc''ody else ~ Tii,
question he dcclincd to answer. an'
claimed that immunity which >i"H('
br accorded him ON account Of Erin:
IA Cabinet officer. The Committee in
formed Mr.. Chandler hat he held TIT
dual position of a Cabinet Nlnistc
and Chairman Of the National Krpub
liran Committee that his official act
as a Cabinet Minister would not b;
inquired INTO, but that SO far as thu
di>patr!lrS " ilich were dated in New
York. and in hi~ capacity aS Chair
man of a Campaign Committee, h'
had 10 privilege he could claim. Il;
still refused to answer the in,c,r"ga-
tinn. when the Committee rNcE>r'
him at his own request until Nrd
ncSiny next for drlihrration.
Tie examination ni Chandler LASTED
an hpur. I!r NH< considerably ru
la>,a>,l aHI surprised At the hot
trail. the Committee bad struck. lh,
Committee has proof positive in il:
haudS--hrin3 Messages over lis "w'
signature hat he advised the man
ipu|ation Of the ballots IN the di>ru
ted States, and provided 4 corruption
fund for the puV o<c. Mr.. Chandler
was not shown ull The proof in TIC
possession of the Committee, nor
does he know how it was secured
and whether he answers or not tho
result will be precisely the same
When Zach left the Committee
room he was pale and hagga,d. HI
drove at once to his residence an,
sent for Garfield and W. Z. Chaud
ter. All day the Radical camp ha:
been disturbed. and the ontlook i:
now that whether O,ton helps Con-.
grcss to expose the rascality of Chand
Ter or not, SO far at least as his opera
tions in Florida arc concerned, h|
can net be screened.
1t is understood that the telegram!
were secured through the shrcwdDes
of Proctor Knott. 1t will be remfm
bcred that during the ELECTION OK
citemeut the Western Union Telc
graph Company discharged the oper
ator at Tallahassee at tho request 0
tie couspirators. 1t appears thi
young man kept copies Of all the tclc
grams sent mp to the time of his dis
charge, and that he furnished tn
Committee with them upon Mr.
Knott's invitation.
Washington, Jan. l4.-Rcccnt dcv
elopments seem to confirm report
prevalent at the copies of the tele
grams sent South and to Oregon b.
controlling politicians, pending tn
convass of the votes OF the disputed
States. These copies were obtainc'
from sources other than regular chan
ncls, but exactly in what manner i