The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-11

About the Cipher Dispatchcs-Thcy Will
be the Political Ruin Of Somebody.

About the Cipher DiSpatchcs-Thcy VIII
be the Political Ruin OF Somebody.
NV York, October 9.-Abram $. Hew.
1T, who was Chairman Of the Democratic
National Executive Committee during the
Tilden campaign, said yesterday evening
to Il Tribune reporter in reference to the
the cipher dispatches: ~ can say for my
self that l never knew anything about
these dispatches. II the Tribune has gen
uine dispatches, and has translated them
properly, It will be the political ruin OF
those persons who intended 10 perpetrate
a fraud by them"
"Had you ever heard of their exist
enCe?" he asked.
Zone day in Washington, during the
progress Of the count, Il prominent RepuD'
iican came to nc and said that they were
in possession OF Democratic cipher DIS
patches Of u damaging character, and that
il the Democratic party undertook TO IN
yalidate the election OF Mr.. Hayes or to
question his right TO the Presidential chair
these dispatches would be published, and
would have the effect at any rate OF keep
ing Tildcn out Of the Presidential office.
A hint OF such dispatches came TO me
from another source. About the end OF
December or beginning Of January, when
William Orion, then President OF The
Western Union Telegraph Company, was
charged with contempt for refusing to pro,
duCe dispatches, he came 10 my house aild
dined with me. The object OF his visit
was to persuade me that 1t would be
wise for the Democrats not to compel him
to deliver up the dispatches, and he assur'
ed me that they would lead to revelations
of nets unknown to myself and other Dem
ocrats, which would be very damaging to
the Democratic party. thought his pur'
pose was to keep from us dispatches prov:
ing Republican iniQuity. What would
you saw he remarked, ii / should show
you one Of those dispatches that have IN
my pocket-book% told him | did not
want to see the dispatch, and that l should
say he was violating his trust in showing
it, or in having it 80 in his possession.
well, 1 will read you this Dispatch. he
said, producing the cipher and translation,
and Il YOU do not say that ! came proper
Nv by it, | will go with you before the Di-
rectors OF the Western Union and you
may move for my discharge
''The dispatch he road to me had refer
ence to negotiations for the Democratic
purchase OF an electoral vote In South Car
DINA. | infer that the Tribune is going to
publish the dispatches upon that subject;
ifthis pa ticular one isnmongthem lshaIl
recognizeit. After reading the dispatch Mr..
Orion explained how it came into his pos
session. One evening, shortly before mid
night, u prominent Democratic politician
received a cipher dispatch from South
Carolina at the telegraph office in tho Fifth
Avenue Hotel. lie sat down ut one
OF the tables, pulled out his key and made
a translation Of the cipher. A few min
utes after midnight, as tho office was be-
ing closed, he hastily gathered up 4 low
papers and went out. His translation Of
the cipher happened to drop on the floor,
and tho operator picked it up, read It, and
Immediately started for Mr.. urton's house
with the cipher dispatch and translation,
and rang up the President OF tho Western
Union. Mr.. Orion took the papers and
told the operator 10 60 home aud never
open his lips 10 a single human being in
reference to the incident"
SIr. Hewitt says he has broken off his
connection with Mr., TildeH, who has
treated him unjustly, hut lie is not yet
ready to believe Ti!lGn was Cognizant OF
any attempt to buy electoral votes.