Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
THE DAMNING PROOF.
"IIOld Florida for Hayes and Wheel
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"MOney and Troops will be Sent Your

Washington special to the Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The boss conspiratcr is now on the
ragged edge, and doubtless few days
will suffice to give the country an idea
Of the tactics of high moral reformer
to steal a Presidency. On Saturday
the House Committee to inquire into
the privileges and powers Of the House
summoned Zach Chandler before it.
Little dreaming the committee had the
edge on him, he came, and staggered
into the room with the brazen effront-
cry Of harlot. He was questioned
generally at first, and gave evasive ans
wers as to the orders issued by him to
his associate thieves in the Southern
States to count Hayes in. Then he
was confronted with the following tel
egrams, which smote him with the
force of an electric shock
NEW YORK, Nov s, ls76.-To Gov. L. NJ.
Stearns, Tallahassee, Florida: Hold Flori-
da for Hayes and Wheeler. Money and
troops will be sent you.
When Zach was confronted with the
indisputable evidence of his conspiracy
he toned down to the level of an ordi-
nary mortal Knott had him on the
crucible, and he proposed to keep him
there.
Did you send this telegram to Gov.
Stearns?" he was asked. To which
he replied that he might have done so;
that he had sent several kilograms to
him.
Next came the question: Did you
do it of your own motion, or at the
suggestion Of somebody else ?" This
question he declined to answer, aud
claimed that immunity which should
be accorded him on account of being a
Cabinet officer The committee in
formed Mr.. Chandler that he held the
dual position of Cabinet Minister and
Chairman of the National Republican
Committee that his official acts as
Cabinet Minister would not be in
quired into, but that SO far as the dis
patches which were dated In New
York, and In his capacity as chairman
of campaign committee, he had no
privilege he could claim. He still
refused to answer the interrogation,
when the committee excused him at
his own request until Wednesday next
for deliberation.
The examination of Chandler lasted
an hour. He was considerably embar-
raised and surprised at the hot trail
the committee had struck. The COM
mittee had proof positive in its hands
being messages over his own sigma
ture-that he advised the manipulation
of the ballots in the dispted States,
and provided corruption fund for the
purpose. Mr. Chandler was not shown
all the proof in the possession Of the
committee, nor does he know how it
was secured and whether he answers
or not the result will be the same.
When Zach left the committee room
he was pale and haggard. He drove
at once to his residence and sent for
Garfield and W. d. Chandler. All
day the Radical camp has been dis
turbed, and the outlook is now that
whether Orion helps Congress to ex-
pose the rascality Of Chandler or not,
so far at least as his operations in
Florida are concerned, he cannot be
screened.
1t understood that the kilograms
were secured through the shrewdness
OF Proctor Knott. 1t will be remem-
bered that during the election excite
ment the Western Union Telegraph
Company discharged the operator at
Tallahassee at the request of the con-
spirators. 1t appears this young man
kept copies of all the kilograms sent
up to the time of his discharge, and
that he furnished the committee with
them at Mr.. Knott's invitation.