Litchfield enquirer., 1877-02-22
A Very Ugly Look.

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 The deciphering of the telegrams be tween the Democrats political managers in New York and in Oregon exposes an attempt at bribery, or willingness to bribe, that comes very close to the. Dem- ocratic candidate himself. It has been understood, all along, that MT. Tilden has been the chief manager of his own campaign, both before and since the No- vember election. Mir. Pelton, Secretary of the Nation Democratic Committee, is a nephew of Mir. Tilden. and resides with him at No. .15 Grammercy Park, New York. The deciphering of the teiegrams is thus explained. J. H. N. Patrick. the Demo- cratic agent who went to Oregon from the East, has heretofore had business transactions with Messrs. Hinman and Shaw of Detroit. in the transaction of which a cipher was used, arranged as 1 follows: each peSson interested had copy of the Household English Dictionary; eSch word in the dispatch was translated into cipher by taking the word occupying the same position as the true one, on the fourth page back; and the person receiv- ing the dispatches, translated it by look ing out first the cipher; word In the dic- tionary and then finding the true word in the same line of the fourth page in ad- vance. Seeing the ':'Gobble" dispatch in the papers. Messrs. Hinman and Shaw tried their Dictionary key and found that it made very intellieible translation which they published. They were then sent for by the Senate Committee on Elections and have made translations of the following telegrams which we give in the order of their dates:
 PORTLAND, Nov 28. Y. T. Pelten, Ne. Is Gramercy Park, Neo Fork: Certificate will be issued to Democrat. Must with Democrats and the vote and prevent trou- ble. Deposit $fe.O00 to my credit with Kountze Brothers, Wall street. Answer.
 JH.N PATRICK, I fully endorse this. JAhES K. KELLY.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 2s. H. N. Patrick, Portland, Oregon:
 No. How soon will Governor decide certificate? If you make obligation contingent result in March, it can Dc done and incremabe slightly, if necessary.
 No signatufe.]
 PORTLAND, Nov. 30. Governor all right without reward. Will issue Ger. ucste Tuesday. This is kecret. Republicans threat and n vacancy and thus defeat action of Governor. One Elector must be paid to recognize Democrat to secure majority. Have smplo. ed three lawyers; editor of only Republican paper as one lawyer fee, 5000. Will take $5 900 for Republican Hector; must raise money; can't make fee contingent Sail satur- them. Must act promptly. 1- tNo signature
 NEW YORK; Dee. 1. Can't you send special messenger and convene Leg slature by Tuesday and elect Ectors. necessary ex would be pai See proceedings in other States telegraphed you. Consult Governor and Senator. Answer. [No signatursl
 PORTLAND, Dec 2. ". T. Pslton, No. Is Gram-rcy Park. New York: Impossible to convene Legislature. P. left before telegraph arrived. Cant draw the eight deposit, Charles Dimon No 11s Liberty street, to order Bush < Ladd, Salem. Must have it Monday. Can't under stand Imaginable Everett House last, your telegram K. forP. W r IeltOn, No. Is Gralnercy Park, New York: P. will be at Grand Hotel. San Francisco, Monday. Be Salt Lake three days thsreabouts Have to borrow money on my individual responsbility.in trust you can replace it. K.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 3. Hon. Ja'nes K. Kelley:
 Telegraph Hemlock go ahead. You shall be reim- 
 gress. NO signature
 SALEM, Oregon Dec. s. ". T. PeltOn, No. 15 Gramercy Park, New York: Can't you deposit the s'ght. Charles Dimond. sub ject the order Ladd Bush, Salem Can't get money here; must have it Wednesday. Telegraph me Salem. vier will not fail. DOCTRINAL.~
 SAN FRAxc1sco, Dec. 6. Hon. James x. Krlly:
 The eight deposited as directed this morning Let no technicaiity prevent winning. Use your discretion [No sgnaturel Senator Kelley explains that Patrick brought him 2 cipher telegram which he signed without knowing it's contents. What explanation Mir. Pelton will give of his seeming consent to the bribery pro- posed, we are very anxious to see. At present satisfactory explanation seems impossible. It may be indeed that Pat rick was trying to exto t money from Mir. Tilden for piece of rascality he never in- tended to perform. There is no evidence that any Oregon Republican elector was approached; and the denial of MT. Kelley of any knowledge of such an attempt, ta- ken in connection with Gov. Groyers re- pudiation of the "Gobble" dispatch, sus- tain this view of the matter. That does not remove the guilt, however, that at- taches to the person or persons who an- sweted the dispatches sent to Mir. Pelton at Grammercy Park. Was Mir. Tilden personally conducting the campaign ID Oregon?