New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-27
ANOTHER CIPHER PARTNER.
ATALK WITH PERRY II. SMITH.


TALK WITH PERRY II. SMITH.
HIS EXPLANATIONS ABOUT CERTAIN CURIOUS CIPHER
DIsPATCnEs-sHAR COMMENTS on TIE FLORIDA
"CoPARCENERs mo MONEY FOR HIS PoLITI-
CAL SERVICES.
Perry II. Smith, of Chicago, was one of the
representatives of Mr. Tien Florida during the time
the cipher dispatches were sent from that State
His in several OF Mr.. Marbles
dispatches and in one more kilograms from CoyIe,
and us he quoted IN each instance as "eoncurrnG
in the statements made In the dispatches, 1t evil
dent that his opinion had great weight with MI TiIden
Mr.. Smith went to Europe in July last, and only re-
turned yesterday. A TRIBUNE reporter met nm
in the Fifth Avenne Hotel last night, and held
q conversation with him in regard TO the cipher
revelations. Among the DISPATCHES with which Mr.
Smith was connected were the following:
Nov. 10.
Lawrence p Bayne may he very useful here II sent
come by way OF Thomasyille and take carrage from
there Answer II he Will come Fla Noo %
W. T. PELToS, ErertH House, ". T.:
Why not answer Max dispatch Yesterday Important
Who Paris that presents himself mere wi,h9n ere
What was the meaning OF those dispatches I" asked
the reporter.
Gracious said Mr. Smith. latter stealing the Pres
idency have not the Republicans got through crying
stop thief yeti Well. am ready to fully explain all
my connection with the cipher dispatches. am sorry
have never been able read them az they appeared
in THE TRIBUNE. 1 heard OF them IN Madrid. and a
copy OF THE TRIBUNE was shown me In Paris with a
mart of the dIspatches. but the Otners I have
-. go, = ho, hoe, ou, NJ no,itIcs for n
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louS hho Pio''ou' w '"o '
having IN lu'lm"to "epu"'"'""oS VIZ" .' e
and full belief in the honesty OF his reform measures
diu Ill eouu W nave nun .'o''or' ~ "
iaet' spent TWO years WIN '""' "'9''' ~ ~ -
chairman OF the Illinois DEMOCRATIC state committee
III uhe ''nlo Vi '"o oio'''o,' a , we" % " ., -.
LOUISIANA during the count "hHe 'nerc "aS "SNo" !"
90 to Florida which did with Mr. Gibson OF ST. Louis
.t,orr rooohod t,ordo T mat Mr. CovIc for the first
avn i'"'u - -, ,.--. 7, ,
time. saw that McLu' OF tho CanvasSing Board
was n weak man. who could be easily controlled
I'M, "a tho pennb,ic,ns were there. headed by
omf t as inc heIupn lcdmS t nm lad hin ,bs
CnaIuietI huu n, ' .b,ch zee had nor In
PoSlIoh anu 'nv "orong :, uos we veil Ip1vn
suoi9 a. ;b, n,,or NJ covvyI was tbe
Toui az i an @ td t,nt he yas Snu1bern man
dount.n man. W. w Si aC ne "" ,ot The r,bt
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inueuce va VniS " w. o o. hi rtrr, ,n Tot
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1 1pem,spS IN tie siatc "o "' '' -
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oouid ~, M IN ubom AR Cnwp,u would
nv congSeuce an that we coum lind ont what
,ras Going an 4 had mot Mr. Rayue I'm Europe
w%7Io N no. ~as nep"ttating a loan for Florida
nd 7 Inev be vas ultimately acouIinted with
ana knew ne was bnd gre. co"Gdcn"e in Mr.
- a. ,yo,,iJ IA. thc very man w.,
Bay ne ana knew Ihat nc wVuH pg me HelS nS We
ooye lh clpheI. hau no ciln t 'i VI ~ ny h
tlihe' As 20 answer tIhe seu' ine ~, , =,
me- doht thihk IL was e'cf sho"h " MI D"' "''o VI
any mutce tahcu uI IL; ,,,-, ,.-...-, -,..,, l.,
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says decline 10 eonmI iluen %I!n l ,h so I
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