The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-19
THE DAMNENG PROOF.
Hold Florida for Hayes and
Wheeler
Money and Troops VIII be
Sent YOu!s'
Washington special to the Cincinnati

washington special to the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The boss cons pirator 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 i.
Little dreaming the committee had the
edge on him, he came, and staggered
into the room with the brazen effronte
ry of harlot. He was questioned
generally al first, and gave evasive an
swers as to the orders issued by him to
his associate thieves in the Southern
States to count Hayes in. Then he
was confronted with he following tel
egrams. which smotc him with the force
Of an electric shock:
INV YoRK. Nov. s, IS76.-To Gov. L.
/ NJ. Stearns, Tallahassee, Florida Hold
Florida for Hayes and Wheeler. Money
and troops viii be sent you.
4 H. CHANDLER
/ When Zach was confronted with the
I indisputabe evidence of his conspira
( cv he toned down to the level of an
ordinary mortal Knott had him on
the crueible, and he proposed to keep
u scTI rfrf5-tz5fe s.'5..s. ~
Stearn> ?" he was asked. TO which
he replied that he thought 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, and
Claimed that immunity which should be
accorded him on account of being
Cabinet officer. The committee in
formed Mr. Chandler that lie held the
dual position of Cabinet Minister and
Chairman of the National Republican
Committee; that his official acts as a
Cabinet Minister would not be inquir-
ed into. but that so far as the dispatch
es which were dated in New York, and
in his capacity as chairman of a cam
paign committee, he had no privilege
he could claim He still refused to
answer the interrogation, when the
excused at his own request
aaiiieN sdnesday next for deiberatiou
TheseSaminatiOn of Chandler lasted
saL<.lour; He was considerably EN-
% and surprised at the hot trail
tlf81 hatee had struck. The COM
fHittes sa1 proof positive in its hands
z 1870 messages over his own sigua-
tlJ hat he advised the manipula
<is ssi'. Fle ballots in the disputed
SSttE and provided corruption fund
fohehe purpose. Mr. Chandler was
nee shown all the proof in the posses
bon 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 lef, the committee room
he was pale and haggard He drove
at once to his residence and sent for
Garfield and w + Chandler. All .
day the Radical camp has been dis
turbed, AID the outlook is now that
Orion helps Congress to ex
pose the rascality Of Chandler or not, I
so far at least as has operations in /
Florida are concerned, he cannot be T
1t is understood that the kilograms
were secured through the shrewduess
of Proctor Knott 1t will be remem
bered that during the election excite
ment the Western Union Telegraph I
Company ulschb'-~d the OPERATOR at /
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 upon Mr. Knots invitation.