The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-17
OREGON INVESTIGATION.

\
ate COMMITTEES investigating the Ore
gon1 electoral affair, continued the trans
lation Of the cipher kilograms to-day
with this result; - - -
New York, December 0, 1876.
70 Hon, Joseph X. Kelley. ~
Is your matter certain. There nina,
be no mistake. All depends on yo,,
Place no reliance on any favorable re,
ports from the South. Answer quick.
(signsd) -.
La. November, 90.
70 w T. PeltOa, MN York; I'D rs
Will Bottomless lose any elector In
convincing Democrats? Answer.
(No signature. "F
Hon, James h Etly
Telegraphed p. last night and to-day
have no reply has he left answer, (No
=. PoRrtASp, December l.
". 7. Rslon; '.''-''
Not time 10 convene Legislature; can
manage with s., 600 at present; must have
1t Monday certain; have Charles Dea.
mend, l16 Liberty street, telegraph il to
Bush, banker, Salem; this will secure
Democratic vote. All are ut work here;
can't fail; can do more; sail in morning.
Answer Kelly in cipher. (No signature J
DECEMBER, !.
TO Dr.. G. L. AsllOr, Omaha:
After piece, simply, can't fear; can do
nothing more; sail In steamer Elder in
morning. mo sisnature.)
New York, December /.
TO Hon. Jane, K. Kelly, Portland:
Telegraph Herdsmen p; direction Of
yourself; follow examiner around; can't
change ii; Herdsmen nonsel. When will
?. reach destination? What shall be
done? Answer.
(No signature.)
Mr.. Shaw, Of Detroit, who furnished
the key, testified that in few instances
II was impossible TO translate certain
words in the dispatches by the key. All
the translations were made word for
word from the cipher dispatches as
found in the printed testimony relative
to the Oregon cases.
SENATOR KELLEY's LESSON IN cIruERISG.
Senator Kelley states in regard to his
endorsement Of the cipher dispatches
sent by J. H. N. Patrick on the 18th OF
November to Col. Pelton, that he was TO.
tally unaware Of it's containing PROPOSE.
tion for the purchase Of a Republican
elector. He says Patrick came 10 him
and stated he had prepared cipher tele.
gram TO the Secretary Of the National
Democratic Committee, asking the latter
to place Sl0 900 10 his credit for the pur.
pose Of paying lawyers fees and other
necessary expenses connected with the an.
ticipated litigation as 10 the issuance Of
the Governors certificates. Patrick re.
quired him 10 endorse this telegram be.
cause he Kelley was known to the
National Democratic Committee, and It
was desirable 10 secure prompt action.
Senator Kelley says he could not Of
course read the cipher, and accepting
Patrick's statement Of its meaning en-.
dorsed it without hesitation on the assur.
ance as to its contents. The Senator also
states that after Patrick left Oregon he
Kelley earnestly endeayored to get the.
money sent from New York to pay the
fees of the lawyers who had been re.
tanned, and as It did not come in time, he
himself raised $500 on his own note,
$4,000 Of which he paid to Hill, Thomp.
son and Durham, the lawyers, and the
500 were devoted to paying
the expenses Of bringing LaswelI, one Of
Democratic electors, to Salem, as it was
then thought he had obtained higher
vote than Cropin. The Senator says that,
so far as he knows, no person ever ap.
preached the Republican electors with
any corrupt proposition.
In the Oregon case, John W. Ellis,
President Of the Third National Bank Of
New York, voluntarily appeared before
the Senate Committee. He desired
expressly 10 repudiate all political
aflinities on the part Of the bank
Tor either party. Whatever part was
taken by Jordan, cashier, relative to re-
mitting money to Oregon, was done on
his Jordan individual responsibility, and
the transaction was In no way connected
with the bank. Tilden's connection with
The bank is the same as that Of any other
director and depositor, and any connec-
tion that Jordan may have had with the
Democrats during the campaign ia a pri.
vate matter OF his own.