Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-20
MYSTERIOUS rELEGRAMs.

MYSTERIOUS KILOGRAMS.
A Call Upon Mr. ". T.. Chandler to ErDlain
Them.
From the 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
puzzled good many innocent souls when
they 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 it were. Here, for instance, is
one sent on election day by Mr.. Purman,
candidate for Congress, to Gown, then cleo
ton manager and now United States consul:
TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 6, 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 committee, two days after the
election:
Nov: 8, 1876.-Judge J. NJ. Edmunds, Chair
man Republican National Executive Commit
tee, Washington, D. c., In order to prevent
portant, authorize me to draw on YOU for 81. 600.
ahs~er. NJ. MARTIN,
Chairman Republican Campaign Committee,
W. J. PURMAN.
Here are several mysterious cipher dis
patches from Mr.. w. E. Chandler:
TALLAHASSEE, Nov. IL, 1876.-M. A. Clancy,
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York: Doctors plenty: ;
rainy weather. Is sea smooth? Have Jones
ready. w. e. CHASDIrR.
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:
1AILA., 13.-W. A. Clancy, Fifth Avenue
Hotel, N. T.: Florida swarming with prominent
Democrats. Send some Republican LAWYERS and
eminent men. Send Jones to Z. A. Rollins,
phlladelphia. Have Arthur William warm.
h1en actlng cold. W. E. CHANDLER.
Chambers mind was set at rest about Jones
the same day by this dispatch from z. Chand-
Ter:
WASHINGTON. D. c., 1S.-Hon. w. E.
Chandler, Tallahassee, Fla: Dispatch received
Jones gone to Philadaharney all along the line
sea safe, cotton high stiffen oranges men com
ing. 2. Chamber 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-
hasse, was anxious about the price, and
autographed to that eminent cotton factor, S.
B. Packard. now consul to Liverpool:
TAIIA, 13.-S. B. Packard. New Orleans
Has Kellogg my letter? Must know positively
ABOUT cotton. w. E. CHANDLER.
the same day thus:
Stearns, Talla, Fla.-Just received your letter.
Think cotton high; how there?
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 13.-Everett Chase, care
Gov. Stearns-Confdent cotton high only keep
it firm there.
There is also the following assurance about
money, week after the election 1t will be
observed:
: Nov: 10, ls76.-To Col Manuel GOWN Key
West Florida: Will have funds from Washing
ton in ten days. Draw only fifteen days sight.
Our success certain w. j. PURMAN.
On the same day following TO somebody in
Columbus:
ITALIA, Fla, ia. E. Geo. Columbus o.
William s. Matthews and other of high charac-
ter rainy, We CHANDLER.
On the 18th of November another mys-
ferrous character is added to s:Jones'' in the
following dispatch:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. l5-Hon. w. e.
Chandler: Cook and others leave tonight Rob
lnson will accompany Jones if necessary Cotton
high Doctors plenty You must not leave.
T. CHANDLER Chmn.
Nine days later Robinson and Jones have
Smith added to them, to increase the mys-
terry.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Hon w. E. Chandler:
Cotton high. Robinson in Philadelphia.
Smith went with Jones to Florida.
z. CHANDLER.
Finally, on the 81 we find that Robinson
first name is William, otherwise Bill we sup
pose, and that Mr.. Chandler has need of Bill
IN 'small Cherries . as also of some apples:
~.
Washington, d. Civilian Robinson in small
cherries; probably shall not need him; apples
about twenty; bes+, to be ready for any emer-
gency. w. E. CHANDLER.
The day before Mr.. Chandler described
to his friend Gov. Kellogg a new kind of
fever:
TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 26, 1s76.-Gov. w. p.
Kellogg, New Orleans: Cold reports here; doc
tors scarce; cotton fever spreading; raining
here. Answer. W. E. CHANDLER
All this is very mysterious and eminently
calculated to excite curiosity. Will not Mr.
Chandler tell mystery hating American
public what it all means? Who was Jones?
and why should Mr.. Chandler, at Tallahas
see, with his hands full of election business,
have been SO anxious that Jones should go
to Philadelphia 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 at Philadelphia, was finally
wanted in Florida in the shape of ':small
Cherries and with "apples,'' apparently of
the 'stwenty'' kind, added to him, to be ready
for any emergency?
It is tantalizing 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,
surnamed William? By the way, Mr.. Chand-
Ter ought really to tell US whether his in
structions to "have Arthur William warm''
were obeyed? Did they set him on grid
iron? or put him in the oven? or what?
The Party of "Moral Ideas" Reduced to
Three-Card Monte Tricksters