The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-16
z1cH CHINDLER's TELEGRAMS.


Votes of Three ~tntc-.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.--The House Special
Committee on the duties, powers, and privileges
Of the House have removed their injunction OF
secrecy In their cxamiua'ion Of Kepre-enta-
tive Purman on Saturday, they asked him how
many kilograms he saw signed r. Chandler on
the q. after election, the oth Of November. lIo
replied that he could not distinctly say, but 10
the best OF his recollection about two or three
which GOV siearns said fnat puts me on my rect
On IT,, =, ANn II KNOW Of no sgSh tsieg,m
Ia winch tue word troops was men1louedr Al DO
ON which he mentioned thu, he had seen the
Pc idoni' Al do Know. have no recollection
Q Iilavc you any recol. elton OF any telegram In
Scr, az, Of WIZ K i eertainy have not il may
be That did not see that Telegram.
which ne SAID. Let nothing go Gndone 2'' At do
not recognize those words shaving IN any tele
gram, ana yet Of course have cong ouorael rccol.
lection u all our tclegrams from all pirie nave no
tanning these words
Tho witness added that he had no recollection
Of any telegram In particular.
Q.-You have mentioned two OF these kilograms ,
can L2S t, me n,sInes OF tne sng1age Of 9em al
grams would Dc thisio preservc the res1l Of the cleo.
ton. The hbstaloe was tn $ " As YOU nave carried
keen yourselves from being aclrluiei out Of it,"
Yes sir.
The witness said he had also received tele-
gram from VIM. Il. Chandler to about the same
eject as above.
could nnd ont IN the sth Of November that Florida
ne,n TtieI inr iiaycsr a IL eeause myself ieie
STATE had zone Republican by several thousand
Q TO waom did you telegraph A.-To the National
Committee from tallahassee
0-Was there any answer to your telegram Al
and o., GOV stearns received tccsrans ana tiai Mr.
Martin received telcsrnns an tnai threw tnen
a r. A. %
addressed, Whether received any direct answer to
q Where IL that pooi now \ Possibly the tcie-
grtn. axe burned M or dcstoyci. VI PROBABLY some.
@ pa you see any tei sraia tat any body else sent
z III. You receive mi; iecsr IN from GOV. sicarns;
W. '."i carry u tutliayrs unless We nave Tue army
Kr NIX" A-In'vtr saw mai leesram'
c Inc und1r nv observation to my ku0wcdsc.
kicuard Mccormick. Secretary OF the Nation
al Republican Committee. was next examined.
Florida or Louisiana. On the slh Of November.
am revAed none that | remember, except
those sent IN >ecretar, Caandier.s name" lie
SAN ne llepiiec some OF the II. H. Thought he
saw " knew o but two or three from Mr.. Chsnd-
Ter to the states OF Florida. Loui-i m. and
south C~iOhnI. ihe tele,rAuls were In MS pos
session. The telUgr IN to Florida va. addressed
10 Mr. Nattln. tue CHAIRMAN OF tue state COM
mittee, As - Louisiana. the t-iegrdms were
divided. : metiuies they were sent to Nr. L Ick-
ard. sOinciiines t. GOV Kellogg, ana sometimes
TO Nh III KIN, the Marshal. He did npt remcm-
her any one else to whom kilograms were sent.
The telosrans received were IN wi.ness's pos
session. In some INST tnres coolies Of tine felg-
gr iu sent from the committee were preserved,
and otDers were not, owing ~ the great confu-
sion IN the rooms.
lAe witness produced a telegram. dated New
on, ais. Nov. II, $50 and sent To Secretary
Chandler hy Mr.. \. Dumonf. Chairman OF the
dressed t. the people II the Umtel states. ths
was not however published. II Iesan by
cay inE
Per-i.t- mt eG ris having been made by the Demo.
tfhll' iiNitl 81 il tiAu ~ an ths safe 20