New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-05
MORE ABOUT THE CIPHERs.

FULL DENIAL BY EDWARD COOPER.
HE ANSWERS Mr.. COYLE's CHARGES AND INsINUA-
TONS MORE ExPLICITLY-MRs. CoYLE GIVES
LIVELY ACCOUNT OF HER RELATIONS WITH
THE AFFAIR-E. L. PARIS SAYS THAT Mr..
COOPER HAD NO CONNECTION WITH THE DIS
PATCHES.
Edward Cooper has made fuller and more
explicit denial of the assertions of John +.
Coyle in regard to the ciphers. He says that the
cipher he gave COyle was not used in any of the
published dispatches. He also states that
he was not at Baltimore with Colonel PeltOn.
Mrs. COyle has written card, In which
she gives an amusing account of the
sOlicitude Of Charles F. MacLean about
the ciphers, and presents her version of
the conversation with Mr.. Cooper about her
husbands going to Europe. E. L. Paris says
that Mr.. Cooper was not connected with the
ciphers.
EDWARD COOPER ON THE DISPATCHES.
HE SAYS THAT THE CIPHER HE GAVE CoYLE WAS
NOT ONE OF THOSE USED IN THE PUBLISHED
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MADE BY HIM ONLY
FOR LEGITIMATE EXPENsEs-NoT WITH COLONEL
PELToN AT BALTIMORE.
Edward Cooper the candidate for Mayor of the
combination party was at his headquarters in the
Westminster Hotel last night, looking much
fatigued from the labor he has put forth during the
past week for the Of the ticket. Hewass shown
the editorial in THE TRIBUNE commenting upon
his letter in reply to that of Mr. COye on the Flor
ida cipher dispatches, and was asked to give further
details of his dealings with COyle. He replied:
"My denial in my letter to The Herald which
TnE TRIBUNE prints this morning, Of MI. COyle's
charge was intended to be clear and explicit. His
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money were submitted to me mcaus-if it means
anything worth noticing-that the recently pub
lished cipher dispatches relating to bribery
or the purchase or control of the elec-'
tOral votes were submitted to me. This is
false as to any and all of them. My rec
election is that the cipher l gave Mr..
COyle was a substitution of letters. So far
as | know he never used il and certain
" no dispatches in that cipher hare been
published. IL IN well-knOwn cipher and no
invention of mine. 1t is possible that l may have
banded him cipher that he did use
but If | did / nder had tho Key TO Il nor
translated any message sent by It. No doubt
when payments were TO be made for
current expenses was informed of the fact and
paid them, but the total amount of such payments
for all expenditures in all the States, from
the time of the election to the 4th of March,
did not exceed $4,000. There is no item that is
not perfectly legitimate, and if you have any desire
to see them, and will call on me. will show them
to vOu"
"Mr. Cooper, what have yOu to say az TO where
the dispatches sent TO Mr. IIavemeyer went and
who translated them ~
81 think" Mr. Cooper replied that what
have already said fully dIsposes of any connection
Of mine with them and that is of course all you
can ask Of me-"
How did you happen to make these payments,
amounting to $50. 900, TO agents in the Southern
Statesf'
Fl was treasurer OF tho Executive Committee OF
the Democratic National Committee. When one OF
these agents at the South needed money he would
draw upon me.p
"Mr. Cooper. did you accompany William L. Pei
ton when he left this city on November 10, 1875,
for Baltimore, and were you registered either at
Baruum's Hotel "a Commodore Cooper" or at the
Mount Vernon Hotel under any other name on
November 20. 1s76p
Mr. Cooper swiftly replied: 81 did not go with
Mr. Peton to Baltimore on the day you
mention, MOI was | registered at either of
the hotels named on November 90, 1876. Indeed
was not in Baltimore at the time nor have been
there for at least five wears past may have passed
through the city on railroad train during that
time, but have never stopped Off"