New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-16

| Portland, Dec. 1, first attracted their attention
to tho use of this cipher. and translation o,
! that dispatch in The Detroit Tribune caussu
them to be summoned as witnesses. lie resi-
of the story the dispatches themselves tell only
foo MAINLY. OF these we have already given
in the foregoing article the most important
II is worth while, however, to set down some
others. which complete and round out tile
story.
On the 9Th of November Messrs s. 5. Cox
and w. Il. PctOn, the latter Gov. liidch )
nephew and confidential agent, living III
his house, tclcgraphed to the hon.
Lafayette Lane, urging him to go TO for'-
land. On the 10th Mr. Hewitt chairman
Of the Democratic Committee telcgraphed to
Gov. Grover, suggesting that he "be careful
Z" that the count is honest" because Oregon
might decide the result. On the 18th he tele-
grained to Senator Kelly that the Governor
sbould give a certificate to Cronin, and MIR.
THOMPSON of Ohio also telcgraphed that the
certificate should not be given to Watts. On inc
18th significant telegram went from MIR. Hewitt
to Senator Kelly, who had started eastward
and who was turned back from San Francisco,
Mr.. Hewitt saying: Circumstances require
your immediate return to Oregon to consult
Governor On the 10Th Mr.. Peton tele-
graphed George l.. Miller, at Omaha to 90
direct to Salem. where letters and kilograms
would meet him. Mr.. Miller replied the same
day that he would "send a better man first
"train," and again, that the man would reach
destination Saturday morning VIII this be
4" in time 2" Again, on the 18th, Miller tcle-
graphed Gov Grover to "delay action" be-
cause man would arrive on Monday. and then,
on the 9th, sent this very instructive dis
patch: ~ 1914
W. T. PELTON, No Is Grame,cy Park. ~ T.: DO what
ever our friend asks promptly a stillhunt Nebraska
which you will hear from. GEORGE L. MILLER.
What was the reply7 Evidently the follow
ing from New York, Nov. u:
JH N PATRICK. Salem. OreJom: Secure your points
at all hazards Communicate with me immediately CIV
;r, nrosnects DAVIS.
Whether "Davis" stands for Pclton or Til
den, nobody will care. And now cones the
fatal telegram, sent in cipher and translated
only on Wednesday. We have printed it
above, but rs fitting close to the series just
quoted, we invite attention to it again:
PORTLAND, Nov. %. 1876.
W. II PELToS. No. IS GramercV farE Neto- YORK: Ger
,tflcate will he issued Democrat. Must purchase
seclrs and prevent trouble. Deposit $4,000 to
my credit with Kountze Bros Wast. Answer.
j. II. n. PATRICK.
fully indorse this.-JAMIs X. KELLY.
The rest of the correspondence we have
carefully traced above in the previous article.
II only remains to note that after
the final "eight " was deposited as di-
rected, followed dispatches from James
ID. Fay to Gov. Grover, saying, "YOu
"have saved the Republic" and from
Corse to Pclton, saying, "Glory to Cod" and
from Hewitt to Judge Strong ut Salem, saying
that "Tilden has 1885," and from Hewitt to
Bellngcr saying that he must "see that every
point is covered" and from Gov. Grover to
Peter Donohue, New-York, expressing thanks
"for congratulations"
What more is needed to make this foul
fraud apparent to the dullest comprehension
The money was sent to buy Republican
electOr. For some reason, the elector declined
to be bought, but the virtuous Cronin and
others absorbed the money. Yet the object,
clearly stated i'm two dispatches to Gov. Til
denis NEPHEW, at Gov. Tilden's own house.
was to purchase one Republican elector to rec
"ognize Democrat and secure the vote and pre-
d" vent trouble" For that purpose money was
deposited, as originally asked by Patrick, with
Kountze Brothers, and, as afterward asked by
Kelly, with Charles DimOnd, though only
one remittance of "eight" was used. How
many people at No. 10 Gramercy Park knew
of this transaction We only know that the
very cipher used in explaining the plan was
also used in a dispatch direct to Gov. Tilden,
which experts swear was in the handwriting
of Patrick Is it guiel or dream Is it Pei
ton that we Doubt Are things what they
seem, or is visions aboutf Is our civilization
faiure7 Or is the Caucasian played QUIT