Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-21
The Oregon Infamy.

No other designation than the one we have
used will rightfully characterize the attempt
of Tilden, by the free use of money, to cheat
the people of Oregon out of their electoral
vote. No event of the campaign has let so
much light in upon his Il" methods of reform"
as the translated cipher dispatches which
passed between his private secretary and
nephew, Colonel Pelton, and Governor Gro
yer, Senator Kelley and his agents, Patrick
and others in Oregon. They contain the
most overwhelming evidence of the fact that
Mr.. Tilden's immediate friends, If not Mr..
Tilden himself, engaged in conspiracy to
bride one Presidential Elector, and, by
treachery and fraud, declare another elected
who was not, and thus, by the double crime
of bribery and fraud, secure for the eager
democratic claimant the Presidency. The
key to the cipher dispatches has been discov
cred, aud the result is simply astounding.
The following telegram, sent to Mr.. Tilden's
own house, and to his private secretary and
nephew, speaks for itself
PORTLAND Oregon, November 2Sth.
W. r. Pellon, No, 10 Grdmercy Park, Neto
York Certificate will be issued TO one democrat.
Must purchase Republican eiector to recognize
anu az. "''' ue"'oui"'S anu svou.o se
prevent ,rouoie' DepoS'' 'en ."o"'"nu 'o''io W
Answer. J. II. N. PATRICK.
This dispatch came with an endorsement
from United states senator heiley, Oh
Oregon in these words 81 fully endorse
this The answer TO TINS was without sig
nature, but sent no doubt from Mr. lllden 5
mousse by MS precious nephew
NEW YORK, November 18th
Jh ~. Pafr'cs fort'dna' oregon NO now
sun WI uo.'.no, ueo ,,S, =; ,,rot ;,
can he 5ono and incremable slightly II necessary.
mo signature.
patrick's renIv IN this was sent without
signature. ne follows.
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" r pe,ton. No. 15 Gramercv Park. Ne,r
York !-Governor all right without reward. VIII
issue certificate Tuesday This secret. Repub-
cans threaten If certificate issued to ignore dem
ocrats claims and fill vacancy, and thus defeat
action of Governor. One etector must be paid to
recognize democrat, TO secure majority. Have en-
| ployed three lawyers; editor oil only Republican
P n az o"e ''"Se' 'eI' ~. c pa'',p;aa,
election, '' mnst raise money can't make fee coptn
gent Sail Saturday. Kelley and Bellenger will
act. Communicate with them. Must act promptly
1t was the day after this, as the evidence
shows, that eight thousand dollars was de-
posted to the credit of Patrick, with kountze
| Brothers, in New York. But there was
b;tcb--tbe funds were not Immediately avail
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mond. subject the order Ladd & Bush. Salem
Can't get money here; must have it Wednesday
Telegraph me Salem. Vier will not fail.
poorhiSAI'
The next day Pelton, having compiled
with Senator kelley's request through thu
agency OF a bank OF which Tilden was di
rector telegraphed as follows, in round
about way, through some agent in San Fran