, 1877-01-29
THE OREGON SCANDAL,


tion not Jet prepared.
THE OREGON SCANDAL.
30 much light has now been shed upon
the Oregon case that, II anybody has here
toforo doubted TINT there was n deliberate
conspiracy to procure bogus Electoral vote
in that State by bribery, with SAMUEL ].
T11pEs at tho head of It, tho doubt must
now give why to conviction. It was proved
some days since that the $4,000 telegraphio
check WAS sent TO Oregon on tho order Of
". 7. pE1Tos. Gov. T1nnES's nephew and
Secretary Of the National Democratic Com
| nittoc. Now 1t is proved that the money
WAS sent for the express purpose Of pur-
chasing an Electors certificate (though there
was not much doubt Of that a: any tine);
and nlso that It WIS in keeping with pro-
gra1nmo definitely outlined by tho Demo-
| CRITIC Committee. It Is further proved
that the sum Of $1,000 was placed
iu Sau Francisco to tho credit OF
LApD l. Dusn, tho Oregon bankers,
which they Immediately turned over to
tho Chairman Of Tho Oregon Donlocrntic
Committee, "to bo used where it would do
tho most good; and TINT, besitlcs tho
$4,000 check transmitted through tho Now
| York bankers, MARTIN g. NuEYos, another
check for s., 900 was sent to tho sanlo desti.
nation through RAHz Brothers. another New
York banking firm. This is an aggregate Of
$23. 200 which VIA forwarded TO secure the
CnoN1N certificate, and other st1ns may bo
discovered beforo tho case is finally dis
missed.
Tho parties to these transactions leavo no
doubt Of tho purposes for which this money
was used, but the kilograms which havo beon
obtained confirm tho strong suspicion that
tho conspiracy WINS Latchcd in New York.
It began by IIEw1H'a telographing that legal
opinion had been obtaincd to tho effect TINT
vosca cast for Federal ofIlccholders ~ Elect
orr are void, and the person receiving tho
next highest number Of votes should receive
the certificate Of appointment. This
lcgnl opinion WAS probably SAMUEL ]. TIL
DES's, for there is not n reputable lawyer Of
brains in tho country who will subscribe
to it. Indeed, HEwtrr confessed tho lio
himself by adding in tho same telegram :
This will force Congress to go behind tho
certificates, and open tho way to go into the
minutes in all Cases." In other words, Mr.
HEWITT, acting for 11r. T11pEy, admitted
TINT there was 10 Justice In the course, but
urged it's adoption In order to nrrivo at an
opportunity for disputing returns that wcre
regular It was not o legal opinion, how
over, TINT tho Oregon politicians wanted &c
much as money. So the transmission OF
funds began by express and telegraph; the
politicians started out on their ''still hunt,
us one Of thom expressed 1t; pEEToX tele'
graphed, I" We must havo Oregon ut any
price,; md money was furnished at tlt
time, md in the quantity demanded.
Mr.. TILpES cannot aroi1 tho personal sc.
sponsibility for this cntiro transaction. MOI
only wcro tho Now York agents who man
aged 1t too near to him to proceed in 60 i'm
portant Il matter without his knowledge ant
consent, but 1t Ia d wcll-known fact that ht
directed in person all tho movements OF ths
, cnmpaign, md that committees and secro
tarics merely executed his orders. This fen
t,,ro OF tho case will cut largo figure be
foro tho Arbitration Commission, IL
tho way originally intended by tho Democrat
to set precedent for going behind tho re
turns,-but in influencing their cstimnto o
tho roIatiyo fairness OF tho two parties in th
, struggle. It ia natural md proper that th
/ arbitrators should be Influenced b,
such q consideration. Tho election
, claimed for Mr. T1LDES on tho higl
, ground that Returning Doard consti
/ tutcd by tue law Of Stato Ind n
right to discharge tho duty prescribed b.
: that Inv; il 1t appears, then, that tho ma
{ on whose behalf this caim is n,ado was him
: self engaged in purchasing the certificate Q
, | IN Electoral vote In manner not authorize
3. by my law, It In not likely that tho cla!r
! will receive tho attention the Democrats hop
t for. Coming into court tainted with fraud
r Alr. T1LpEN'a caso Is considerably weaEc
r than It would 10 il there wero clear an
Q honorable record on his side.