, 1877-01-15
grfsstnan Smith, who hal not arrived In ttmn
tinm Washington TO lie present A. tho confer
4
POLITICAL TELEGRAMS.
HECnETAnY cMANpLER's EXAMINATION.

nHhk HbE tNC 1itul3 pl tlAN JkUAeE %i& tEShA W
the count, 1t has nnw started in sort "f free
bootng cruise in scarci, OF any evidence that
may tend TO weaken tho position Of the Ncpub-
lcau party. The purpose Is, II may veil be
supposed, to divert publl: optnlon from tho Or.
egon fraud BY ratstng hue-and-cry against the
Republican managers IN connection with the
election In the H0uthcrn Btatcs. The Commit
tee examined Secretary Chandler yesterday IN
his capacity II. the Chairman Of the Republican
National Committee, in tie hope that they
could cxtort some confession from him as tn h!s
CORRESPONDENCE Ayp DISPATCHES
t1Iat would serve their purpose. They had lin
upon the wltncse-stand fur about ilalf an hour
without making any points, until, finally, l1e
was asked whether he had scnt nny dispatches
tu Florida, South Cnroltua, TT Louisiana, statio.
that troops would bc furnished II
required. Alr. Chandler replied that,
II hc lmf sent such dispatches,
he Ind stalc'l that troops wof'ld tic sent II
needed to prevent a disturbance NJ tic pcacc.
lie Wis then asked II, In tRse surh dispatches
bad hecu sent by htn,, II was his nwm motion or
Under the ltrc"t!Jn or By a'ly!cc of another pcr-
soB. Mr. Chandler says that tic Committee
meant tu examine tm II,
DUAL CAPACITY.
rs Chairman Of this National Committee and
a* member nf President Grants Cabinet, and
That they wpre evidently morc. anxious to
get Cabinet secret than to discover
how he hu1 conducted the busi-
nc*s ef tho Committee. lie, therefore,
declined to answer the question. The Chair
nan inquired II be wonld Hike any time to con-
ser the matter IIe replied tint ilc would.
lie WAS then Asked when 1t would be convenient
for him to co'nc a0atA, md liz saf'f
NEXT "WEDNESDAY,
whcEcnpon the examination closed. Mr., CEand.
Ter ts reported to havc sasd, as he left the Capl-
to!. thnt lie did not carc murI, what tho Com.
,nittec took him for. rrnviiet! they did not
take him for q fool, arid that II thcy Imagined
would be afraid to have produced. they would
lind themselves greatly mistaken. Speaking
upon the subject to-day, llc said that he did
pot know what bogus dispatches might have
hccn sent with his nafae signed to thcn,,-in
SEVERAL Tccn DISPATCHES,
sent, as lla believed, By Democrats III ortler to
lny tho fonntntfun Ut charges against him, but
TINT, during the whole Of the ca1yafs, he had
confidential communications. but had looked
upon dispatches exactly In thu light Of postal
cards. r. Hewitt las SEVERAL times stated In tho
presence Uf Rcpnbllcan nicnlbcre of Congress that
lc was convinced tlm,, shortly after tl!c clcc-
lion, Chandler sent to the Gurcrnors of SOUTH
Carolina, Flariln, md Louisiana Il dispatch to
tho ciEert TINT they must lluId their States for
Hnyts and Whcrlcr, nt.d that NIL Of the MONEY
"'lu ts."t.J ',geae. mou'i y. iutsu .ns". -
t.o1g 81 tns ditpatsh, II ID unuerstoou' WI" pns
Chandler lccarel to-tiHY that lit slclt dispatch
hal ever bGcn sent by him, and II sent by my.
body with llis name siguc'l Il was forgery.
.,. H. 9. M'coHMick,
secretary q @ .G Nn1Gai @ M 1oise' y ~ tas FEET ccm
inittcc tu.lnorrow, In rclntfo1, II Is MndGTstpodt
=" q u!sEatehes sGNt ~ al',s ~ Jug hepuo'!tan
Eotnsllittee III fIo!laa. alcCnIlaleK aess inat'
Gnth oGinre anu alter tnc eieetNoIl' INC Nat'oMal
Co1ntntttee Eere itl!"s'nc'i 1Tohi many ifuht
"oti!Y sou1gss' nle1. tEAI ta3eh non!a eGs
ta1l'y cnffy Flof1ua, aI'!i' attcF"afut ttlat hc
id rarrleu u, UNI that o.! hls aispatehch ailcE
eieetinh ps1,sceacn nlet!l tae neiNa tnat tneIo
Mna ~ u9uo 1uou. eiear 1a1tlY w; ~. ianse
woala ,naf''Es, " e'ea1 ,,ti ti!o 4epun!,iS. a,i.
at'k oat OF tte iech;tnatc ietutt
o. ti'e Gectton' He etatcs that t,'efe Il 'nlaing
~ tlIg tispatehcs sent "r fctelsct ~ 'nh' that
~ w!.LlAM =. It, CHANDLER.
secretary Cisana1er, ; staklnE sssaeF.ay u taS
H!,Iatel'cs wnTn llassca oriWcGh h'ni afi
~ milliath =. CnaIi'lieE "nl'e tic 4attcE "as "
I!os!ua, dur,nF the sanfass o. tnc Fotu N thas
STATE. ea!u that ne Thy rsgclseu NJ uispalemfa
tug sui'stance OF wlsti nag u. % ncen pfgsioas!y
published III iaIe New fork iflt"'tf. 1!c flau
nrRc4 ClalIstcr u tcicEsath INN III fegatu -
kH1 HILuhtJh i'll lAtialssEcl hnt t1!uHA " Alttuat
Impossible tu gc. n!,y lnfornlat on from him. acd
was obliged to depend upon thu 1rfbHHs fur Ills
news from TINT quarter.
Kxorrts COMMITTEE
Ia reaching out In every direction Tor crtdcnvc
clrlug oil the general subject Of the election III
The Southern States. SuI;arllas hare nlfeady
bccn Issued, II Is u,drsatua!, to telegraph n,an-
ayers in Bcycral nf tho Southern States, brnntlrr
nt,l mure sweeping In thrir character than uny
issued by Morrisol'n Committee. They demand
thu nructon uf all tclcgralns rclutI,lg tu lolti-
cal altslrs which pasecd inu or uu. Ut rcztaI.,
slntcs during tho iasn rrrsIlrntla! canvass, Ur
since tho e3cctjuD nl nre the ucal
managers but to the general division nianagcrs
Ut the telegraph companies.
uAvip nrnjEY FIELD.
The Democrats have virtually .lcposrll I'rlg-
tor Knutt frut, tflr Committee t,n the Rlshth Ut
Tho House In tte Electoral Qncstnn, hts bill IN
counting ti,r ynses being fno much even for
them. Dudley Field was appointed on Friday
pmna WIS tssMra tor Secretary Chandler, a1'd IN
sSatutny Fctl, ~ ;ss'E Lms'h11 H., y! @ .no
SI.I.ttst ~ 49, -. ~. ~ u..".SIts. @
t'..,. ~ ".u.o H. .,, ~, H. fH ~ ~
su,Itnsrr, States. Thc w!,oin uiiair was an I'm.