Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-10-24
TFrom the New York Tribune.l
The Whole Story,

/ " "e~sS S~~sys
The Opes atoms Of No. Is GrAmercy Park,
amer the defeat Of Mr.. 1ilden by the PEG.
Pile, can now be traced In the cipher dis.
| patches sent to his confidential agents Ia
the disputed States, or TO his residence ny
them. The Story In detail has been told
the story As whole needs only few rel.
erenccs TO the dates which Dit the severa
parts together.
| Within a few hours affer the reault OF the
| popular vote was krown. certain confd.n-
| tisI agents notorious for skill In the use al
money were on their way Ia four distant
States. Mr.. Smith VI. Weed. he noted
| lobbyist OF Albany, and Mr.. Jehn +. Coy.e
| the noted lobbyist of Washington. went
/ Soath on the same train. one to Souil
| Carolina, and the other to Florida. Mr.
Patrick went with Senator Kelly To Oregon
| AMI Nr. Woolley went with Ex-Governor
Bigl.r to Louisiana. All OF these agent,
were provided with secret ciphers known
TO No. 10 Gramercy Park. ana commune
| Gated privately by means OF those cipher.
with Mr.. Tilden himself or his nephew and
confidential secretary. At No. Is Gramer.
cy Park. Mr.. riiden's private residence
It Is Ia evidence thst cipher di.p.tch-.
were addressed to Mr.. Hsvemey-r only .,
| blind. and were really sent to M. IL
| Grsmercy Park. A few Ji-patch-s wer.
sent to Geo. W. Smith, either at No Is
Cr.mercv p.rL ar 81, No !, MI, D..
he was Mr.. Tlden's confidential clerk
Two or three were sent To ". h. King
. clerk OF the Democratic Committee at the
Everett House. who reported directly Ia
Mr.. Pelton. Much the greater number
| were addressed to Colonel Pelton himself
bot some OF these and Of Others were adj
| dressed INSIDE the cipher ~ Russia
mi. oon. ~. o,,,n,v ..,,r,, a.,
TiId.n yr.,, m.ny w.,. n, ',,.a.,,.,
| d.I;y.,., N h,,,, T., 80,
n, S,,,,h a ".
| ~ "a 90, H., b.. n ,,g,.,- ". ~
re-, coo,,a.n,,.i - -, ..,.... -.
Lir, o,,,, -, ,,,,,L II - 49,, ~ ~
| m. D.,o,,.,ic S,.,. r,n,.n,,n, 49,
a., 20 rat. u.rI,,., a.. , -.
wi ,ch snch ,,r.,, .,.,,. s.i,,'S n, ~. 49,
n, no,.y h.a h..n 5000 a. 80 - y
.l.c,ion w.. oys, a,1 =, IT,, a.. -,
f,l s,a,.. armed ui,h &C.,, c;,,,a,s II
,.n,,,.d IN No * Cr.,n.,,.r ri -,
Sn,,h C,,ol,n. h.t ,,,,,d o., III. -,
II. electoral yo,. couId he hop,h, 10, sso :
on me r.pIv received Srnrn cr.m.ro,
part c.us.t h,,, % So, =, -, r.. ~.
mors 10 oct M. monoy ~h,oh b.. "a ~
ou.s,.d 70 have sen, =, ,h., ci,, 10 >. -,
~ A..f Ia Ii
a.. of 4 ~ nno ara ons q, AZ noo 49,,
he va. deceived In tho h.l,.e H., 80.
would n. d.lIvc,.d "a, ,,. CO.,, 80, =.
whether cor,u,, ,rcmh.r. -, ~. ~
fc.,.J h,d f.i,b he..nso ., d.,a, - 49,.
..,{o, %, H., io..I -, ,t 4, a. ,,
,h.v .m.,.5 N, NJ h,. d..,,,. -.
U.yes viii. NJ W.T. -, WI
Il. ,h.n ,.I.,r.,...i :, 80 -,
4, c,,her tbs, an,..o,isr ~ ~. r.
~. sl,o,,Id D.. n,.x.r,.', -.
Cn,,. .na W.,hI. h. "A sI,..,.' ,s'.,.t
,h., "a. n,.iori,, on ,h. C. -, a., -.
w,. NO, NOR. ,h.n lno s;,hc, - W.
Low h,s come o,c, to-, o,,s,a
c,.s,f,I ,h.,. a, x., .nd ,.,.o,,.a r.,
Lore. sho,,ld n. held ,n ,..d,,... -,
cnotIny.ncI.. In FiorIt, ar Io,I.Is,. :.
Wh.n ,,,,.n.r,., PR h,J i....'.'.r','.I -,
~. air. ,i,., son,h c.,aif.'. -. -
n,.elon, time h.d h..,, To-, In rInris. D.,
r,.,i,,,, ,he ,.,.,,ion o,ioc.i ,n.n.,.
tbs, m. State %, ,eaIl, 10, T;,a., 80,
MOI. ,,,,ria,,. aim. .n.,r.,, L., a.
the hon. th., r,,urns which h.d re- h., IA
b,cl nnn,turaIIx wopld h. 81, n.,i,,,t.,..t
a. 10 .bow . majority for him W,en ,h.r
r.ti., n,o,nsI,lo,. - 49,.
yraphed by M.rbI. and Woollsv Th...
cam. Att, the d,.l.v 90, h.,,,i,,,, ,,l.t,,,,
10 Iii n.,o,I.,I,,ns viii C~.,n.r., p.,l
into hi. sbane tbs, 40 n.n In c,sb x.aaii
D.. ,,.tI ,a-,,. - =, - p,'11
,n.,.h., o,,hs Rid -. -, -
Conr, a.cIsion nrcx,,,,i,., ,h. ..s,;,,, "a
any el.cto,,I VOTE. hv ,h. R.n,hI,c,n L.
Tor. n, rIo,id. C,.m.,cy p.,l .,,,,,o,t,..,
m. nsvment Of the sso coo hn, ,h., 90,
.rrany.Iv DELAYED In ,r.n,mis.Io, .,,i,..,
too la.
ThIs w.s r,ro,,.d bv n, Mill. ,
Mr. wooIl.v 10 Cr.m.rcx pm al MI,
December 1 There 4. .vIa.uc. ,h., a.
immediate and fr.nrIc H., ~. -. -
buy EcpublIcan eIec,nr 4, I.ni.,s,s
The Testimony of Judge Ievt.e, ..to, ~.
prono.Al made To him ,nd bv him ,.1,,s.,I
viii no, be- foryo,trn Eur t;y,,n.,cy Ply
.ouyh, other and chesn.r ,nlorIon. of ,h,.
n,ohI,o,
An .r,zn,.u.,, - mad. Ia s,,,h
C.rolip. bv which II "a. hon,.J An ...cu,. t.
D.mac,.,.r m.io,,,x ,n h,,n h,.,.,. -,
m. Ieyi.l.,u,r n, .,..cI.,. m. R.n,,hII.s
.I.ct.,r. NO, lawfully rho,., ana ~ ,nn-I.
.on ,hsm ..o,r.,.lv =, ,,.t ,h.y .T,,,I1 M,
me-, ON ,h,. J.v ,.oui,.J hv L. ..t ~
c,..,. hy lryi.l.,Iv. .n,ho,I,y n.. .i...,e,s
who xo1Ia ,o,. ~, Tyis.n ~ - 80,
aaO coo VA. needed fnr m. nu,ch,.. =,
snonyh members m nal. n.m"r,.,Ja
quorum In both houses, and Grsmercy
Park WAS asked to supp,y half that suu,
or $40. coo. On December 4. the very day
the failure In Florida va. known. author.
U, 60. ,ai....,,.1 - -. -, .
money. bot the required votes could no, be
had Ia season. and tha, scheme fell through.
Meanwhile. Patrick and Kelly had tele-
araphed. as early As November Is, that
.Repnblicsn elector 10 reco.uiz. and ACT
with him" (Cronln.) aud for that purpose