, 1877-01-07
STAND FROM UNDER.
Tilden's Friends Hear the
Warning, and Know
Not How to Act.
The Meat in That Oregon Egg
Has a Most Disagreea.
BILE 0dor.
That $4,000 Traced Uncom-
fortslbly Near the Great
-. Reformer.
In Other Words, to the Hands Of
MIR, Tilden's Private Sec
retary.
Examination Of the New York
Brokers Who Forwarded
the Draft.
One Of Them Declines to State
Who Deposited the
Money.
Khen a h1s Harrison, Former Secretary
Of jeff Dayis, Enlightsns The -
Committee.
Ben Hill Refuses to Be Intin1idated
by Blatant Democrats.
He Believes His Course Has Gained
Him Friends at the South.
When ar Harrison, Former Secretary
Of jeff Dayis, Enlightens the =.
Committee.
Ben Hill Refuses to Be Intimidated
by Blatant Democrats.
OREGON.
THE INVESTIGATION PANNISG OUT RICHLY.
Snecidf DfsfsYfch ia 11e Ir{hnuk


Special Dispatch to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 6.-Thc mystery
about the Oregon money transaction is rapidly
receiving an explanation. OF tho sum Of S225,-
900 which is supposed to have been sent to Orc
gon from New York City, the Elections Com
mittee to-day found that S, 600 we're sent By the
direct order of Col William Pelton. And who
is Col. William Peltons He is the nephew Of
Samuel J. Tilden, Secretary Of the National
Democratic Committee, the chief manager Of
the Tildcn Literary Bureau, and the person
whom rumor long since designated as
likely to preside at the White House
as private secretary and confidential
manager il TiIden ever gets there. 1t is due,
first, to Senator Morton's skill as cross-exan1-
iner, and secondly and chiefly to the stupidity
of some Of the Dclnocrats connected with the
affair, that the American people have been en-
ablcd to
KNOW THE PROCESS
by which Samuel j. Tilden and Reform, has at
tempted to secure the one additional necessary
Electoral vote from Oregon. The precaution
which Burton n. Harrison, private secretary Of
Jefferson Davis while President Of the Confed-
eracy, seems to have taken to prevent the
facts from becoming known led to
this important discovery. The $1,000 draft WAS
sent from New York City to Ladd d Bush, in
Orcgon through the firm Of Martin Il Runyon.
Both members of this firm were summoned. 1t
curiously happened that one WAS Democrat
and one Republican. The Republican, Martin,
knew nothing Of the transaction except that
such check or draft had been issued by his
firm On Dec. last. The Democrat, Runyon,
KNEW ALL ABOUT THE MATTER,
but refused to tell anything. His refusal to
answer was 1ong-con1inued. He was threatened
with the disciplinary powers Of the Senate.
which is continuing body, whose power Of
punishment, unlike that Of the House, is per-.
petua1. Even Senator Herman, who seemed
yesterday SO earnest to prevent SO close an In
quirY into this matter, informed Runyon as
Senator and rs lawyer, that hc would
BE COMPELLED TO ANSWER,
but the witness stillcd refused, stating that 1t
vas necessary to protect his customer, and lie
did not answer, but remains in the custody Of
the Sergeant-at-Arn,s to awatt the action of the
Senate. Harrison, however, former Secretary
OF jeff Davis, and more lately coun-
sci md Secretary Of Mayor Wickham
did answer. Being 4 lawyer and q man
Of affairs, and finding that by his own discretion
he has placed himself in q corner fE2m which
there was 10 legal escape, Harrison said that
the name OF that customer was
L COL WILLIAM II. PELToN.
Runyon, the banker, being subsequently
called, acknowledged the truth OF his admission.
Harrison was brought into the affair because,
in detective phrase, he gave himself away. His
exhibition of zeal yesterday for the welfare OF
the witness, Martin, and the pcrsistcncy with
which be followed him md endeaVored'
to discover the persons with whom he
conyersed caused some Of the sharp eyes
which are watching affairs In Washington to be
placed upon himself. The result was that, vdty
much to Harrison's surprise, he was scrEed with
2 subpoena yesterday evening.
Harrison's connection with the case thus far
seems to have been this: Pelton came to him
last Thursday and said that ne (aarrison) as 4
LAWYER would be visited the next day by gen
tlcman. That gentleman came. It was Run
ron: but be (Harrison) had not acted as Rum
Yon's counsel, and had only told him to
tell the truth. Harrison said that Pelton
told him that he knew nothing about
the 2s,0oo Martins story yesterday was that
Harrison told him to be careful not to give any
hearsaY evidence, and to tell only what he
actually knew OF his own knowledge.
It is needless to say that the Democrats are
VERT MUCH D1aMAYED
by this Development, and arc mortified that
5000 of what may have been corruption mon
az * traced SO near their candidate as to his
private secretary and principal campaign man
aeer. Democrats have not yet had the audacity
to say that this money WAS used for campaign
purposes, as the campaign had ended fuu
month before the money was sent.
Senator Morton seems confident TINT he will
succeed in tracing the money even more def