The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-07
TILDENs CIPHER DISPATCHES.

WHAT Ex-sPRAKER MAGUIRE KNOWS ABOUT THE
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTORAL vorE-FIFrY
THOUSAND DOLLARS REFUSED BIZ s'NraGKR"-
Mr.. TuDENs KNOWLEDGE OF THE NEdoT1A-
TONS.
ALBANY. Dec. 6, 1873.
Jeremiah Maguire, Of Elmrs who was Speaker Of
the democratic Assembly in 1876. tho first year of
Tildens State administration. and who was among
the foremost of those democrats who opposed Mr..
Tildens political projects has been here few days.
To-day, in reply TO inquiries he made the following
statements regarding the cipher Dispatches
II never read the dispatches as they appeared
said he, ''with much interest because in December.
1876 and January. 1877, knew thoroughly all that
was going down in the disputed Southern States.
was kept informed of it by friends who were in it
themselves. 1 know that Smith Weed started for
South Carolina right from Tildens own house in
Creamery Park. He stopped q Raleigh under
the name Of Keith" Here the exspeaker interrupted
himself to say why always called him Keith to
this day on of it, II he to come in thsx
door now would greet him KEITH
"But how" inquired the HERALD correspondent.
would Weed take it?"
Take &c? Why, he'd laugh He can deny II, ron
know. Hodhave to laugh 1t on
.'But You were saying-"
HE went from Raleigh to Columbia and was there
on tho 18th. the day the college met, and while tho
hotel registers filled with the names OF distn
guished men OF both parties who had come there
legitimatey to the count fairly made, Smith
Weed who was known rs particular friend of Til
dcn's nowhere registered; yet people try to
make out that he was there ON legitimate business
In continuing the conversation Mr.. Maguirc ssid-
II know, from sources that cannot be doubted that
$4,000 were offered to q colorcd mcmber-and IL is
to the credit Of his race-to niger member of the
Electoral College to give his vote for Tilden and he
refused il sternly and pcrsistently."
When asked who made tho offer the ex-Spcaker
laughed.
..Oh" said no. there was plenty OF chance to buy,
but nobody but Tdcn himself was anxious to buy.
and ne delayed and haegled too much
Mr.. Mcguire then alluded to talk with John Nor
risscy who. being dead. cannot reply.
II saw" said he, ''in the report of proceed
ings down there that two men came on to New York
and offered to sell Tildcn vote for 81 000000 TO John
Morrissey. When read 1t went up to Morrissey's
room and asked him what there was In it. Well it's
all true said he. but IL too high could have
got for $4,000. Then. said !, why didn't you
do IL? You are considered Tildens especial cham
pion, why didn't You do It Because said Nor
rissey, 1 woudnt cross the street TO make Tilden
President that way. He's ungrateful and deceiyng,
and if il had come out he would have denied Sill
knowledge of 1t and thrown all the ,odium upon me.
Besides nobody wants him in the White House any
how Then told John that thought he
especial champion of Tildcn. when he declared that
he wasn't. but he was opposed to John Kelly and 80
joined forces with Tildcn.
s'You have observed Mr.. Mcclure, that Mr.. Tlden
has denied any completely In the cipher dispatches
NO. be hasn't" responded the exSpcaker HE
denies that be received them, that they read to
him or that their contents were impaired to him, but
he doesn't deny that somebody in his confidence
ceved them and had power TO act and did act him
in regard to them. II just like him to keep him.
self far clear of them that he might make such
denial and yet know oil that was necessary about
them. II there is investigation by Congress
and he has to go tho stand sharp crossexaminn-
ton will show II all up