Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-02-07
Tflden and Nash.

When the Tildenites found that the
lawful and honest Electoral vote of their
candidate would be 1874, they set about
irving to secure the one additional vote
necessary to his election.
Three methods We're adopted, beside
the general onslaught upon the votes of
the contested States. First, a job was put
up to steal vote in Oregon through the
criminality of Grover and Cronin. Sec
ond, an effort was made to capture some
high toned Republican Elector, some man
who would scorn to be bought with
money or Office, but who would brave
public opinion in doing what he thought
to be right. and quite enjoy doing it. 1t
is morally certain that Tilden's Literary
Bureau liked upon James Russell Lowell
as the man most likely to be won over by
that node of attack. He is not partisan,
and is on the best of terms with good
many of the Tilden reformers." The edit
ors of the Springfield Republican and the
Nation are particular friends of his, and
both of them were brought over to the
scheme. But Mr.. Lowell was not bamboo
zled. He recognized the Obligation which
rested upon him. and escaped the perfidy of
being political Benedict Arnold. The
third device was to buy some Republican
Elector by out-and-out bribery. Several
Electors were approached. The worst
case yet brought to light is that of Bever-
ly Nash, colored Elector in South Car
DINA Mr. Nash was before the South
Carolina Investig ating Committee yester-
day. His story is Ehtforward, and
bears every evidence of truthfulness.
Nash is State Senator as well as an
Elector. He is a Granger. 1t seems that
short time before the meeting OF the
Electoral College Mr.. Childs, banker
of Columbia, sent for him to come to his
bank, and offered to give him $4,000 cash
down, and after the Electoral College had
declared its vote, and it was discovered
that one vote had been cast for1ilden,N to
then give him $40 900 more The dis
patch adds: ~ a. 'f H
Nash testified that Childs went futher than
this, and proposed to give him $4,000 for
three Senators, if he could get them to vote
to admit the Democratic Senators from Edge
field, Laurens and the other contested coun-
ties in the State, in order that the DEM erats
might get possession of the State Govern
ment. After Nash's testimony, a statement
was made to the Committee that Childs, the
banker, had written letter to members of
the Committee denying Nash's story in ad
vance, and stating that he would be here
soon to testify before the Committee per.
sonally. Nash's testimony, however, was
very straight, clear, simple and explicit. He
narrated in detail all the incidents connect
ed with the affair, and spoke like an honest
| man telling the truth. 1t is a significant
fact that Childs was subp9naedin Columbia
at the instance of Lawrence, of Ohio, but
refused to appear.
When the history of the Tilden cam
paign comes to be known, it will reveal
the most revolving resorts to rascality and
trickery ever practiced in politics, ancient
or modern. Under the guise of Z" Re
FORM" the tactics of Tammany in its
worst days were adopted on NationaI
scale. The name of Aaron Burr has long
stood out solitary and alone in its pre-em
inence of political infamy, but it will
henceforth have the companionship OF
that otner Tammany Sachem, Samuel j
Tilden.- Chica9o Journal.