The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-10-24
T|LDEN, THE BRIBER.
His Bold Conspiracy to Buy Up the
Electoral Votes Of Florida and
South Carolina.
Interesting Reading for People Who
Voted for the ssRefOrm >, Candi-
date for President.
Operations i'm Florida.


Democratic Presidential campaign after
election day in 1876 has been very dill
gently searched, studied and interpret
ed, and, as now set forth, proves very
conclusively that somebody in the man
agement of Mr.. Tilden's interest was
willing to bride. Nothing but little
haggling and delay, in order to get a
vote at the, lowest price, defeated the
purchase Of one by the Democratic
agents in Florida, Manton Marble and
C. W. Woolley. afI. s,os I.~
Marble, Woolley and John f. Coyle
went to Florida as soon as it was appar-
ent that the result might hinge on that
State, carrying two or three ciphers for
communication with Mr.. Tilden's agents
in New York AS the assurance that
the vote of the State was cast for Tilden
and would be given to him expired,
Coyle telegraphed to Gramercy park,
I" Nothing but cash will avail" On the
LIST of December, while the Canvassing
Board were completing the count,
Woolley telegraphed cipher which is
translated with every evidence of cor
RICHNESS Gas any one may satisfy him
self by examining the Triba1ne's inter
pretation): "Board fetch may make
necessary expense of half a hundred
thousand dollars" This was sent to
: " H. Havemeyer, Is West Seventeenth
street, New York" with a request to
deposit it in bank Immediately, if
agreed" The same day an answer was
returned addressed to Woolley and I'M
signed:
New YORK, Dec. 1.
c. w. Woolley, Tallahassee, Fla:
Telegram received. Will deposit dollars
agreed; (you) cannot, however, draw before vote
member received.
=. On the day following, Mr.. Marble,
who was not acting very tremendously
\ tn Woolley, and was entirely ignorant
Of the fact that his enterprising CO.
laborer had got ahead of him, tele-
graphed Col Pelton, Is Gramercy park,
that he had "just received a proposition
to hand over at any hour required Til
den decision of board and certificate of
Governor for 100000" But the Tilden
household, having already in hand the
offer of an elector for $4,000, replied
the next day:
,..r HI l9 New YORK, Dec. 3.
Manton Marble. Tallahassee, Fla:
Dispatch here Proposition too high (0 NO
sig)
d. So rested the matter apparently till
the 4th, for the Tribune printer mixes
dates little The Canvassing Board
were approaching decision, moments
were valuable at Tallahassee, and Marble
was worried by one dispatch he could
not translate. But on the same date
he learned that the "vote of Republican :"
or court action" could be had for
$4,000, and telegraphed again for in
structions, while Woolley the same day
wanted authority to pay the same price
for "Tilden additional board member"
Business was pressing, and soon the re-
ply came:
#Hf DECEMBER T.
Manton Marble, Tallahassee, Fla:
Telegram here. Propositions accepted if
done only once Better consult with Woolley
and act in concert. You can trust him. Time
very important and there should be no divided
councils
There was no signature to this, but
the previous dispatches had been adj
dressed to Col. Pelton, and were I'M
doubleday answered by him, either with
or without authority from Mr.. Tilden.
Power received too Late" replied the
disguised Woolley. Proposition
failed" telegraphed Marble; tell Til
den to saddle Blackstone"
4 Proposition" to bride accepted if
done only once" This is sad language
to emanate from the household of can
didate for the Presidency at such time.
1t explodes. fraud" as title to Demo
cratic victory in 1880, but does it, we
regret to say, at the expense of Ameri-
can character. It will clearly obviate
the association of Col. Pelton with any
future Presidential candidate. If we
charitably assume Mr.. Tilden ignorant
of this transaction, which is quite i'm
probable, we should not better the mat
ter for the probable morals of his adj
ministration. A man might as we'll be
depraved himself as to be kept by de-
PRAYED nephew. We should be sorry to
think that any political career, respon-
sible for these secret and corrupt nego-
tlatlOns, could survive their disclosure.
The South Carolina Conspiracy.
The New York Tribune devotes two
entire pages to the publication of the
South Carolina ciphers. It is more
startling story of fraud and corruption
than that of either Florida or Oregon.
Following is condensed summary:
On the 10th of November, 1876.
Smith M. Weed was in the Democratic
committee rooms at the Everett House,
New York. On Monday, the 18th, the
South Carolina Canvassing Board per-
fected its organization, and the same
day Weed arrived on the field of action.
Here is his first telegram addressed ac-
cording to custom to Havemayer, but
undoubtedly intended for Col Pelton:
COLUMBIA Nov. Is, a. m.
Here. Things very much mixed Intend to
count us out. If a few dollars can be placed in
the Returning Board to- insure. What say you?
Give news from Louisiana, Oregon and Florida.