Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-26
TOO THIN, GENTLEMEN. TOO THIN.

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TOO THIN, GENTLEMEN, TOO THIN.
Ths Kilograms passiug between Zach.
Chandler and The Republicans Of the
different Southern States. dnes the sl-e-
ton. are . source Of serious discomfort
to the purs-mindsd patriots Who are sail
ing under the banner Of "rsfsrn." u
10 takss for granted BY thsss immacu-
late onss that these dispatches. u IN
ssrthed. would lead to the opening Of .
perfect BONANZA Of Republican sorup-
ton AID frsud In counting the votes Of
the dsubtfsl States. When they failed
to secure the originals from the Western
Union Company. through The noble
stand taken BY President Orion. they
forced the s~ss.ographsr Of the Rspub,i-
can National Committee to read from his
notes such kilograms - had been dicta-
ted 70 him BY Chandler. To their as
tonishnsnt the dispatches thus disclosed
brsathsd nothing but the loftisst patri.
oisn. and were devoted simply 10 warn
ing Southern Republicans TO BE- on the
lookout for Democratic frauds. and not
70 allow their States TO BE- stolen from
them. 10 they had been lsgitimatsly car
risd for Hayes and Wheeler.
OF course this was not what the hon.
orsbls committee WAS seeking. They
wanted kilograms which convicted the
Rspublican party. net those which cast
doubt upon the purity and integrity Of
"rsisrmsd" Democracy. And so they
diligently continued TO nose around /;
they sent out scouts to ferret out wit.
nsssss, and laid cunning snsres tn en-
tran them into some kind Of . confess
sion when found. But all their Efforts.
aud all their expenditure Of the nsnsy
for which the poor man Of this country
10 ioiling. failed to produce the elect de-
sired. II vas very mortitying. but the
dispatches a. published lad but n
buris. /; they all referred 10 Democratic
frauds and naturalization. and vsrnedthe
agent to whom they were addressed to
keep his eyes veil open. and zee 10 u
that the votes were honestly counted
and q fair return made.
Yesterday. however. the committee
struck what at first appeared . rich lsaa.
aud their spiriia naturally rose. One j.
Il. D,bsrry. . telesnphic operator at
the railroad depot in TLlahasses. Fiori-
d.. was placed upon the stand. and In
rsp,y to a question BY Representative
Field said that the first telegram o.
which 10 knew was from z. Chandler to
Governor stsarns. In substance as fol
lows: I'VE are now absolutely SURF Of
ESQ msnyl electoral votes for Hayes
witness did not remember the number
land We must have Louisiana, souih
Carolina, and Florida BY fair means OF
otherwise" Witness could not give the
exact language Of z. Chandler. Also =
telegram to Governor Stsarns in sub
stance a. fsllows: "Ssnd . courier to
each county and secure the returns.
They must b made to show . majority
for Hayss." z. Chandler also tels-
praphsd TO Governor Stearns: civilian
Chandler leaves tonight for PhilAdei-
phis on important business" Between
the 9Th and 18th Of November. Frank
r. Sherman. engaged with Governor
sssarns, handed witness . Telegram for
transmission. signed by the latter and
addressed 10 z. Chandler. in which men,
ton was made OF . train containing
eourisrs, sent out for returns. being
kukluxed, followed by the remark: I'VE
cannot carry tho State for Hayes unless
ve have troops and money immediate
H." Thee we're not the exact words.
bat the substance.
ouestiou-Did you see any telegram
from x. Chandler 10 Gsverner stearns In
answer 10 thatr Answer-i remember =
tslsgrsm from Chandler 10 0ovsrnor
stssrns saying that hs mad sen the Prsai-
dsnt and Secretary Of War IND was au-
thorixed BY then 70 ssy troops and money
would b. furnished.
The committee naturally prieksd up
ia ears at this testimony. and the Dsm-
ocratic soul WAS jubilant. Bat the Re-
publican members. knowing that Chan
dler vas not IN as at all events. and
thinking II somewhat strange that he
should have risksd not only his own
reputation but that Of his party. by
sending dispatches Of the above nature
in plain English. whom a cipher was
easily available. took IL into their heads
to cross examine this remarkable wit
ness. II then ,rsnspired that none Of
the tslsgrans referred to had been sent
or received By him. He only knew Of
them by hsarsay. A Rspuolean opera
tar at the main ONCE In Tallahassee
1, In almost needless to say that the Wit
ness In a D~emocrai-hsd told him about
them In strict confidence. The name Of
this informan, be refused TO disclose.
This little Bit Of information completely
destroys any value which might have At
tachsd 10 his evidence. hsarssy iss'i'
msny being inadmissabls at all times.
This attempt Of q partisan committee
10 foiss upon the eosntry saeh worm
Len evidence - this. In order 70 destroy
Ii. prestige Of thsirpOliiieal opponsn'''
h. too thin TO hold water. Whenever
any kilograms Of Mr.. Chandler advising
the counting In Of Hayes BY fraud IN
Florida q be produced and vsrined oy
competent testimony. the people VIII
accent Il - evidence Of c~orruptionin the
management Of the Republican cam