The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-05-29
THE FLORIDA FRAUD.
Some of ChandIer's Dispatches
from the Land of Flowers.
The Interest HEe Felt in Cotton.

Ahe interest AAe Felt m Cotton.
New York Herald
WASHINGTON, May Is, 1878.
In connection with the proposed Florid;
| investigation there are some telegraphiC
dispatches sent during the period imme
diately after the election, the meaning o.
| which puzzled a good many innocent
souls when they were brought out in the
investigation OF last year, and which il
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 election
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 State Committee, two
days after the election:
November s, 1876.
Judge j. VI. f lmunds, Chairman Rep. Nat.
EX. Committee, Washington, ID. g.:
In order to prevent frauds we must
have money. If Florida is important,
authorize me to draw on you for $4,000.
Answer. Nj. MARTIN,
Chairman Rep. Camp. Committee.
w. J. PUBMAN.
Here are several mysterious cipher dis
patches from Mr.. W +. Chandler:
TALLAHASSEE, Nov. u, 1876.
NJ. A. Clancy, Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York:
Doctors plenty; rainy weather. Is sea
smooth? Have Jones ready.
w. Z. CHANDLER
Clancy was the stenographer of the
Republican National Committee. But
who or what was Jones? Chandler APP
pears to have been anxious about him or
it, for he telegraphed again the next
days
ITALIA, IS.
w. A. Clancy, Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York:
Florida swarming with prominent
Democrats. Send some Republican law
yers and eminent men. Send Jones to
Z. A. Rollins, Philadelphia. Have Ar
thur William warm. Men acting cold.
W. s. CHANDLER.
Chambers mind was set at rest about
Jones the same day by this dispatch from
Il. Chandler:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., 10.
Hon. w. f. Chandler, Tallahassee, Fla;
Dispatch received. Jones gone to
Philada barney all along the lipe-sea
safe cotton high stiHen oranges men COM
ing. z. CHANDLER, Ch'mn.
The price of cotton seems II have in
terested most of the Repub can states
men, for on the same day Mr.. w. L.
Chandler, at Tallahassee, was anxious
about the price, and telegraphed to that
eminent cotton factor, S B. Packard,
now consul to Liverpool:
IALLA, 10.
S. &. Packard, New Orleans:
Has Kellogg my letter? Must know
positively about cotton.
W. E. CHANDLER.
Mr.. Chandler got satisfactory assur-
ances the same dag thus
New ORLEANS, 13.
Everett Chase. care Gov. Stearns, Tallahas-
see Fla:
Just received your letter Think cot
ton high; how there? X.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 10.
Everett Chase, care Gov. Stearns
Confident cotton high, only keep it
firm there. K
There is also the following assurance
about money, week after the election,
it will be observed
Nov. 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:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, IL.
A. E. Gee, Colum bus, o.,
William S. Matthews and others of
high character rainy.
w. f. CHANDLER.
On the fifteenth of November another |
mysterious character is added to ''Iones" |
in the following dispatch:
WAsHINGToS, d. c., Nov. 10.
Hon w. E. Chambers
Cook and others leave to night Robin
son will accompany Jones if necessary.
Cotton high, doctors plenty. You must /
not leave. 4. CHANDLER, Ch'mn.
Nine days later Robinson and Jones
have Smith added to them, to increase
the mystery;
WAsHNGroN, NoY. "A.
Hon. W. e Chandler:
Cotton high. Robinson in Philadel- |
phla. Smith went with Jones to Florida. |
z. CHANDLER.
Finally, on the tWentF-seventh we find |
that Robinson's first name is WilIiara !
otherwise Bill We suppose -
Chandler k-- and that Mr..
: - need of Bill in s'small
cherries, as also of some apples:
TALLAHASSEE. Nov. 27, 1878.
z. Chandler, Washington, D. c..
William Robibson in small cherries;
probably shall not use him; apples about
twenty; best to be ready for any emer-
gency. w. E. CHANDLER.
The day before Mr.. Chandler describ-