The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-28
THOSE CIPHER DESPA TCHES AGAIN.
AIR. Ferry II. Smith OF Chicago, Democratic
Visitor 10 FIoridR, Tells One ofJAy Gouids
Reporter what he Knows about Them.


Perry ii. Smith Of Chicago was one OF the
representatives u MIR. Tidnn in Florida during
the t,irc tn" cipher dispatches were sent from
thai STATE. Hi- name ours in several Of Mr.
Marbl''s desr'ttchcs. and IN one or more tcle-
grams from Coylc. Mr.. Smith went u Europe
a. July lass; and only returned Yesterday
IiIbVn' reporter mot him IN tho Fifth Avenue
Hot! las; nieht and held conversation with
HIM IN regard t. the eipher revolatiopps: Among
the a.. pnteheh with which MIR. Smith was con-
ncctcd were the following:
awr,n,r Bayne may he YER, useful here II sen, at
con-, 49,, way Of Thonts,iile ana take eafrase from
there AnsNcrn lie will come CorLs
T.Ll,nAsss,. Vla. nov 20
WIN not a1.rt Max despatch Yesterday Important
dcnua arm '"' presents "'"''" "' il ssr S''
"Wlatwas the meaning OF those despatches?'
Gracious" said Mr.. Smith, after stealing
NE Pre- dency have not the Rrpuhlicqns got
through crying stop thief yetP Well. | am
the ca. her dispatches. had been out OF poll
tics Tor u long time previous 10 the Tildcn cam
pAign but having an intimate acquaintance
with tuat gentleman aud a full belief In tho hon
csly e. his reform measures, did all could To
have him rlc ted, and. in fact. spent two years
Hin Democratic State Committee ut tho tmo
Of u" Non. and was requested 10 go to Lou
isiann during The count. While there ! was
9skod 70 - 10 Florida, which did with Mr.;
Chap oi ~ Louis. After ! reached Florida.
met VI loy'e Tor the first time. saw that Me-
Lin Of the Canvass ing Board was "a weak man
VIII could H. easily controlled hut as the Re
publ were there. headed by Bill Chand-
lei, kncW that they had both the position and
the money, which we had not. 10 secure Mrlin.
Ar c.. ke II was we'll known, would act in m
upright manner Mr.. Cowgirl was the doubtful
man ] was told that he was a southern man, u
dos rndnnt Of John NJ. Clayton. and that II tho
right Influence was only brought 90 bear on n IN
We could get him 10 do his duty. and secure for
hin % r't4rn to that social position which he
IA. Tort by acting with tho extremists in the
Tue difficulty was to get man whom we
have confidence, so that we could find out what
wa gong on. had met Mr. Bayne IN Europe
VIM IA was n'gotiutng loan Tor FlOridn,
ana know he WAS Intimately acquainted with
Mr. Edvn". and knew that he would be the very
mbu No wanted That WAS why that despatch
was lent 10y Mr.. Coyl' in cipher | hHd no
cipher; then or ~ any other time. As no answer
can. sent the despatch signed nv me
Iud your hrur any proportions or talk
Ahoui buying the Canvass ing Board?"
~u % Propositions were talked OF at our
Mar irsl hchdgua rters. That IT, it was said II
cou.! IT, bought; but ! rgud ucr0' hSini 10
Snti fGW, ana II would have been useless, con-
sid"rluE that the Kel ublicans had al the Ad,un-
Tag; never raw any draft or money OF any
knl. went al my own expense, ana spent my
own money IN watching the count / have
never been reimbursed ono cent hy any pprsOn
MOI nave suEgosted such a thing in any way.
no you think Mr.. Tilden had any connec-
non WIN these CIPHER dispatches"
IN ldo not, Mr. Potion may have had but
r., DO Yy9n mink hswill again be candidate
think he was elected before, and that the
Ieopl' OF this country will see that he Is yet put
In his rghttul Office lie il the most available
man now. Thurman is TOO weak on tho cur.
rency question. though Bnynrd would make a
good candidate II nominated"