New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
sEYArOR GORDOH ON CIPHERS.
NOT WORTH NOTICE; BUT HE CAN'T REcoLLEcr
THAT HE HAD ANY CIPHER. or If HE HAD

rom II, Apanta COnstit,aiOn. Nor. 23.

ETC, BTC.
From n, Atanta C0nStihaion, Eor. 49,
THE TRIBUNE has published at least Two
dispatches in cpuer alleged to have been addressed pl
Sm1 Weed, esq, of New-iork, TO our senator Wis
use TIH TRIDUSE seeks 10 make OF them may DE galh
erred from The suboned snar the really unanimous
election of General Gordon as Ills own successor i'll '"'
senator Gordon reelected by an almost unanmon,
vote Tbs Tins mnS fm the H' pressing necessity
explanation subject 10 which IhE IRBu mas s..
anxious why when Mr. smith Weed went 70 Bail @
more go " 69 or bribery purposes he should hay
sen on the day arrived at baltimore and met Colonel W.
n plton two dspa CIPHER 10 General Gordon which
10 say the place the Senator Som ueoIga I'D
si Tcn M ihe senator from Georgia admit
IN the light revelations very dubious po'non "
Gonscous that General Gordon sble to give a
clear and convincing qniets 10 ms nn f aba North
eru Radical press reporter OF TIE ConSthnoh yesltL-
day found the senator at the state CapltO ana sun
IN It's contents with smile and ended the peFusal Win
WELL"
"What have you to say to thsiP'
The Senator. with directness and sarcasm that are
peculiar TO his methods, replied MY frehd reaIy uo
not think Il is worth noticing at all ~
"Pernaps, General. your friends wold Ke 10 say sn ~
you had spoken upon the subject since IL is mAde So
Ii you think So have objection to your stating
Have you any recollection Of such dispatches as are
spOken OF by 1HE IBIBUNEF'
having been sent by Mr.. Weed to me- especially since IL
IS stated that they refer to a money iranSaciIonn
Others during The progress Of tue election aud eectora
count in SOutn CarOllnaf . .
anything in south Carolina wac this; that after ~
asoertained that Governor Hampton was eerthinH
electns from the various cOuutIes that in certain
dstricts tba elections were held by the Republicans In
omen violation of law It decided that there ought to
be- a made before the supreme court, IN Oruef 10
the legality uf those elections ana ther e1ect upon
the Presidential ticket"
understand
sentmg Democratic party ana its interests deter
mined to employ the best counsel accessible In order
TO do 80 necessary to raise some money We ap
ped 10 New-York for toe money ana "eo directed 10
go o with the case, and We dd so.'
" Did you get the mOneyW
was about TO say tnat no money came, but 7, my
sef inined with number of South Carolina gentlemen
among them Colonel Haskell, in note. which was dis
counted by the bank for $1,000 I'D order To pay these
andng that the $1,000 was TO be arranged Tor by
our Ncw-YOTk triends."
And II In reference 10 that transaction tat THESE
dispatches were sent, suppose y
'If anv dispatch in reference 20 any money was sent
10 me, in cipher or othrIwse Oy PIT "eed IL was GER
taInly IN reference to that money"
Was the matter arranged by your New-York CORE
q had written once, and probably several times TO
MI Hewitt upon the subject of that money aud had af
terwards, upon my arrival In Washington, called upon
Mr. Hewitt, chairman OF the National Executive Com
Ia what could he done to relieve tese gentle
VINO had put their names upon that note from the
necessity Of paying IT."
:" what dd Mr.. Hewitt say 7"
"AiT Hewitt assured me of his desire to have that
provision made, aud know that he earnestly did en-
dravoiIa quite sure that he did earnestly eudeavor-
TO have n made"
Then he dld not succeed T.
whether it was paid by tne committee In New-York
or bY the South Carolina gentlemen not certain
able 10 say but Impression Is that 10 was paid by
these gent emen. Not by myself, understand me, but
by tie other gentlemen who signed the uOc, all OF
WnOm were south CarUiiniaus."
.'Dd you have an, cipher to IN the campaign I"
had cipher, that reCOlect, but II any dispatch
sent TO me cipher az all 1t could only nave refer
10 the matter Of which nave spoken. Indeed.
quite certain that never had cipher and the ONLY
communication could have received IN cipher was IN
reference TO the $1,000 OF which have spoken"