The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-21
THE FLORIDA FRAUD.
SOME OF CHANDELIERS DISPATCHES
FROM THE LAND OF FLOWERS.
The Interest He Felt i'm Cotton.
New York Herald.l

In connection with the proposed Florida
investigation there are some telegraphic dis
patches sent during the period Immediately
after the election, the meaning of which puz~
were brought out In the investigation Of last
year. and which it will be well now to have
explained, merely to satisfy an idle curiosity,
| as 1t were Here, for Instance, is one sent on
election day by Mr.. Purman, candidate for
Congress, to Gown, then election manager
| and now United States Consul:
TALLAHASSEE, Nov. G, 1876.
| To Col. Manuel Gown. Key West:
| Draw on Gov. Stearns and myself for two
| hundred more w. J. PURMAN
| Here Is another, from the chairman OF the
Republican State COMMITTEES, two days after
the election:
NOVEMBER 8, 1876
| Judge J. NJ. Edmunds Chairman Rep. Nat. Elk.
Committee. Washington, ID. c.:
| In order to prevent frauds we must have
money II Florida is important, authorize
me to draw on you for $4,000 Answer
M. MARTIN,
| Chairman Rep. Camp; Committee,
WI. PULLMAN.
| Here are several mysterious cipher dis
patches from Mr.. w. T.. Chandler:
| TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 12, 1876.
M. A Clancy Fifth Avenue Hotel New York:
Doctors plenty; rainy weather. Is sea
VI. E. CHANDLER.
Clancy was the stenographer of the Re-
publican National Committee. But who or
what was Jones Chandler appears to have
| been anxious about him or it, for he tele-
graphed again the next day:
W. A. Clancy. Fifth Avenue Hotel N. Y
Florida swarming with prominent Demo
Gratis. Send some Republican lawyers and
eminent men. Send Jones to F.. A. Rollins,
] IL.
Men acting cold.
| W. r. CHANDLER
Chander's mind was set at rest about Jones
the same day by this dispatch from H. Chand-
| Ter:
WAsH1NGToN, d. c., 10.
Hon. w. f. Chandler, Tallahassee. Fla:
| Dispatch received. Jones gone to Phlla-
da barney all along the line-sea safe cotton
| high stiffen oranges men coming.
| u. CHANDLER, Chmn
| The price OF cotton seems to have interest
ed most Of the Republican statesmen for on
the same day Mr.. W. E. Chandler. at Talla-
hassee, was anxious about the price, and tele-
graphed to that eminent cotton factor, S. b.
Packard, now consul to Liverpool:
| ITALIA, 13.
| s. B. Packard, New Orleans:
| Has Kellogg my letter? Must know positive
| ly about cotton. w. r.. CHANDLER.
Mr.. Chandler got satisfactory assurances
| the same day thus:
New ORLEANS, 13.
Everett Chase. care Gov stearns. Talla. Fla.
just received your letter Think cotton
| high; how there2 X.
NEW Orleans Nov u.
Everett Chase, care Gov. Stearns
Confident cotton high, only keep 1t firm
there. X.
There is also the following assurance about
money, a week after the election, it will be
observed:
NOVEMBER 10, 1876.
To Col Manuel GOWN. Key West, Fla:
Will have funds from Washington in ten
days. Draw only fifteen days sight Our
success certain. w. J. PURMAN
On the same day the following to somebody
in Columbus;
ITALIA, Fla, 10.
A. f. Gee. Columbus o.:
William S. Matthews and others Of high
character rainy. w. T.. CHANDLER.
On the fifteenth of November another my
terious character is added to Zones" in the
following dispatch:
WASHINGTON ID. G., Nov t5
Hon. W. E. Chandler:
Cook and others leave tonight Robinson
will accompany Jones if necessary Cotton
high Doctors plenty You must not leave.
II. CHANDLER, Chairman.
Nine days later Robinson and Jones have
Smith added to them, to increase the mystery, ,
WASHINGTON, Nov a.
Cotton high. Robinson in Philadelphia
Smith went with Jones to Florida
Il. CHANDLER.
| Finally, on the twenty seventh we find that
| Robinson's first name is William, otherwise
Bill we suppose, and that Mr.. Chandler has
need Of Bill in "small cherries" as also Of
| some apples:
TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 27, 1873
Z. Chandler, Washington, d. c.:
William Robinson in small cherries; prob
ably shall not use him; apples about twenty,
| best to be ready for any emergency.
w. Z. CHANDLER
The day before Mr. Chandler described to
his friend Gov. Kellogg new kind OF fever;
| TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 26, 1873.
Gov W. P. Kellogg, New Orleanr:
Cold reports here; doctors scarce; cotton
fever spreading; raining here; Answer.
w. j.. CHANDLER.
| All this is very mysterious and erinently
calculated to excite curiosity. Will not Nj
| Chandler tell a mystery-hating American pub
! lie what it all means Who was Jones and
why should Mr.. Chandler at Tallahassee, with
| his hands full Of election business have been
| 50 anxious that Jones should 90 to Phladel-
phia to see E. A. Rollins? And who was
Smith, who was added to Jones and with him
went to Florida And who was Robinson,
surnamed William, who, after sojourning in
| fhIiadelphia, was ihaily "ahCed III tlofiua
in the shape Of small Cherries" and with
| "apples,' apparently Of the twenty" kind,
added to him, to be ready for any emergency
It is tantalising to read so much and know
50 little. When he was examined before the
House Committee Mr.. Chandler refused TO
testify on the ground that he was the attor-
ney for nearly all the Republican politicians
in Florida. Was it as their attorney that he
demanded Jones, Smith and Robinson, sur
named William? By the way, Mr.. Chandler
ought really to tell us whether his instruc-
| tions to have Arthur William warm, were
obeyed? Did they set him On a gridiron, Or
put him in the oven2 or what2
| THE PRESIDENCY