Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-10-25

Mr. Tilden, in his published card, says Of
the cipher telegrams

Mr.. Tilden, in his published card, says of
the cipher telegrams
have no knowledge of the existence of
these telegrams, nor any information about
them except what has been derived from or
since the publications of the Tribune. So
much for these kilograms generally. shall
speak yet more specifically of some of them.
First, those which relate to an offer pur-
porting to have been made in behalf of some
members of the State board of canyassers of
Florida, to give for pecuniary compensa-
tion certificates to the Democratic electors
who had been actually chosen. None of
! these telegrams, nor any telegram communi-
eating such an offer, or answering such an
offer, or relating to such an offer, was seen
by NE, translated to me, or the contents OF
1t in any manner made known to me. had
no knowledge of the existence or purport Of
any telegram relating to that subject, nor
did learn the fact that such an offer of the
Florida certificates had been made until long
after the 9th of December, at which time the
certificates were delivered and the electoral
votes cast, aud when the information casually
reached me, az OF past event, it was ac-
companied by the statement that the offer
had been rejected. Secondly, as to the pub
locations in the Tribune of this morning pur-
porting to be translations of the cipher tele-
grams relating to the canvass OF votes in South
Carolina in 1876, which have seen since
wrote the foregoing, can speak of them
no less definitely and positively. No
one of such telegfams, either in cipher
or translated, was ever shown to or its
contents made known to me. No offer or
negotiation in behalf of tho State canyassers
of South Carolina, or of them, or of any
dealing with any of them in respect to the
certificates to the electors was ever authoriz-
ed or sanctioned in any manner by me, d.
rectly or through any other person | will
add that no offer to give the certificates of
any returning board or State canyassers of
any State to the Democratic electors in con-
sideration of promises of Office or money or
property; no negotiation Of that nature in
behalf of any member of such board, or with
any such me nber. No attempt to influence
the action of any such member. or to in
duence the action Of any electOr of President
and Nice-President by such motives was
ever entertained considered or tolerated by
me, or hy anybody within my influence by
my consent or with my knowledge or acqu-
escence. No such contemplated transaction
couIu at any time nave come within the
range of my power, without that power be-
ing instantly exerted to crush it out
Mr.. Tilden in short makes absolute denial,
bu. explains nothing and brings nobody
else's testimony to confirm his statement. 1t
is not explained how SO many Of the tele-
grams come to and from Gramercy Park, or
how the same cipher appears in the Florida
dispatches and recently in the communica-
tiOn between Mr.. Tiden and his lawyer in
Michigan. Is George W. Smith, the pri-
vate secretary, or Pelton, the nephew, re-
sponsible for that despatch to Mr.. Marble, |
proposition accepted, il done only once"
INVOLVING $4,000? As the Nation OBJ
serves, while these agents might have VEN
tured the 5000 needed in Oregon, they
are hardly likely to have undertaken a
transaction of $4,000 in Florida without
the personal superin,endence" Of Mr..
Ti!den. Nor a transaction of $50 900 in
South Carolina