The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-02-22
The GOBBLE DISPATCHES.

The disclosures of the Pelton-Patric
telegraph correspondence in regard to
the Crouin fraud in Oregon are sickeEing
indeed. These kilograms are entirely
worthy OF gang of burglars and thieves
conspiring to rob bank, and, if neces-
sary, to murder the cashier. On the
2Sth of November Patrick telegraphed to
Pelton: ''NUst purchase Republican
e{ectOr to recognize and act aoith Dem
0crat, and secure vote and prevent
tronble. Deposit so, 600 TO my credit
with Kountze Bros, Wallst." And UNITED
States Senator Kelley added to the dis
patch: 81 .ttti{y i9adorse this" This
renders Kelly prominent party to the
iniquity. No need of more proof in his
case. On the Goth (next day. Pelton re-
piled but did not sign dispatch, saying
ssNo" Ito request for deposit Of SIC, O00
but added: eff you make obligation
contingent on result in March it can be
done if necessary" That is to say that
Tilden would pay contingent fee for
6he purchase of an elector. There was
also this clause in the dispatch: Chow
soon Will Governor decide certificate?'
indicating a disposition to rely upon
that alone. To THIS Patrick or Kelley mo
sienature) replied on the Both, saying:
Governor all right without reward.
= One eieotor must be paid to recognize
tie Democrats to secure majority Z g
1t will take $1,000 for the Republican
elector; must raise money; can't make
| fee contingent. = = = Must act prompt.
On the first of December Pelton replied
as follows: Cant yon send special
messenger and convene Legislature by
Tuesday and elect elector! Necessary
expense would be paid. See proceed
ings other States telegraphed you. Con
! suit Governor aud Senator. Peiton
feared the bribery proposition and pre-
| ferred the calling of the Legislature, but
that could not be done. Hence the fol
lowing dispatch next day from Patrick
or Kelly in response: Nv. L. Pelton,
Is Gramercy Park, New York: I'M
possible to convene Legislature. 2. left
/ before telegraph arrived. Can't draw
! the 8. Deposit with Charles Dimond,
115 Liberty street to order Bush and
Ladd, Salem, Must have it Monday.
Can't understand laughable Everett
house last your telegram" 1t is quite
plain that 'sIaughable Everett house
last" meant as last resort bride Repub
lican elcctor. In reply to the above OF
the I'd, Pelton dispatched Kelly next
day (the 3D. as follows: Telegraph
Hemlock Patrick to go ahead. You
shall be reimbursed Do not fail
All important. Advise progress. This
dispatch lett full discr elton and bound
Pelton for all the funds necessary &c
carry through whatever form Of rascal
ity might be determined upon by the
conspirators on the ground. But on the
9th (the day Pelton grew nervous, and
telegraphed Senator Kelly as follows
'sThe eight deposited as directed this
morning. Let no technicality prevent
winning. Use your discretion"
Thus the infamous bargain was con
cluded, the money sent to bind and car
ny it out, and the final admoLition, '9e
no tech9aiculjty f)reeent :Otni1igag," dis
patched over the wires. 1t is to be pre-
sumed-we say it advisedly-t asPel
ton received these dispatches one by one
he submitted them to Samuel j. liIdel
himself and that one By one Mr.. TlldeI
dictated the replies which were forward
ed, taking care III each instance to eau
ton his private secretary not to sign The
telegram. lie may we'll have said tc
Pelton: GA signature is entirely unne oes
sary. The matter of the dispatch, be
ing relevant to tbat to which it is a lie
ply is q sufficient authentication." The
scenes that occurred between Tilden an6
his nephew as they f'put their heads to
geiher," and, with the aid Of q copy O
the ''HoEsehold English Dictionary,
deciphered the dispatches word fol
word, hunting painfully from page tc
page of the little volume for the right
synonym those scenes We're we'll worthy
the genius and pencil of Mast. But the
shameful record IS almost too serious
for burlesque. 1t presents Mr.. Tilder
in the attitude of an aspirant for The
highest Office in the gift of the people o
one of the first nations of the world
seeking by direct purchase to defeat
the viii of the people, and so elevate
himself to the chief magistracy by {
crime punishable with incarceration il
the penitentiary. This spectacle may
well shock the American people. If i
shall cause them to arise in their might
and solemly determine that frauds il
elections by bribery, intimidation, an6
assassination shall, from this moment
cease forever in this land, then good may
come out of the evil that has been com
mitted. Inter ocean.