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1llden's Ctpher pespatches

1ilden's Cipher Dispatches.
How the New York TriJnne obtained thu
hundreds Of cipher dispatches which passed
between the Democratic managers and theil
agents in the Southern States, which it ha.
been giving to the public, has not been ex
planned How the keys to the ciphers were
cirhered out, after the dispatches came into
Is possession. the Tribune has explained
And 1t is now giving the translated tele-
grams, in successive instalmsnts which dis
close distinctly the corrupt schemes in
which Mr.. Tilden's managers and agents
were engaged, and bring the attempts at
bribery and fraud so closely home to himself
that for him to cry fraud hereafter, will at
best be the pot calling the kettle black
The Florida chapter of these revelations is as
follows Manton Marble, c. W. Woolley,
OF Cincinnati and John F. Coyle were
Tildcn's agents in Florida At the New
York end of the wire he was represented
by W. I. Pelton, his nephew and secretary,
and Henry lIavemeyer. On their first
arrival in Florida, Marble and his associates
seem to have believed the assurances Of
Democratic politicians there that the State
had given Tilden sixteen hundred majority.
Later, as the returns came in, these assur-
ances were found to be untrue, and thence
forth none Of the dispatches Indicate be-
lief that the State had been fairly carried by
the Democrats. The efforts of Tilden's
agents were then directed to the task of
holding back or altering returns so as to
change the results. About the last OF No.
vember the situation became critical Ii
was evident that the Republicans had ma
jority on the face of the returns, and the
Democrats were clamoring that the canvass
ing board should "go behind the returns"
though they had at first secuted the idea of
such thing. At this juncture the fellow
ing despatch was sent in cipher
ITALIA, nec. ?.
Col. Pelton. Is Granercy rark Have lust re-
ceyed proposition to hand over at any hour re-
quired ilden decision OF board and certificate OF
governor for sa0,oOl. MARBLE.
To this despatch the answer from Ora
mercy Park, where Mr. Tildcn sat, .'relying
wholly on moral forces" was
NEW YoRK, Dse3.
hlant.n Marble, tallahassee, Florida Despatch
here. Proposition too high
There was good reason for thinking the
proposition too high, for on the FIRST Of De-
cemher. Woolley had sent despatch, of
which the following is Il translation:
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. /.
II: iIsy"me,er. Is West 18th st.NY. Board
fetch insy make LscessHry expense Of half of hun
dTed thousand dollars. Can you say will deposit in
bank Immediately If agreed.
The keys obtained do not explain the
meaning of the word " fetch" but even
with this untran>latej word the despatch is
reasonably plain. To this proposition the
following answer was sent:
NLw YORK, Dec. /.
e. W. Moolley, Tallahassee. Fla. Telegram Ie-
oeived. Will de posit dollars agreed. (you1 ,nnot
however. draw before vote member received.
The next proposal came from Marble again
IN inns
co W.T. p.l,on N, =, arams.." D. D.,
po;ition received either giving vote Of Republican
venting telsctoraI vote from beng cast, Tor half
W '''' 'A'''1 ''''' '''uue"''' MAINLY
There is no doubt about the meaning of
this. Half hundred best United States
documents" plainly means fifty one thou
sand dcllar notes On the same day Woolley
TALLAHASSEE, Dee. /
anldy shiy livo irseRsSer h u Nest I'm ST May
tor Tiiden additional ROsrd member Lieutenant.
Tho an.uou ,, NJ. w., -
.,o N..h,..,
with him ban, >I.rhlo ho1 rooo;roJ onIu
.bort dcsnatch ub;.b mana a, .to ,o,;.,
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