The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-13
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Mr.. Hiscock-You are and have been
known as a great friend, politically, OF
Mr.. Tilden2 Al was, and very ac'
tive friend of his before and after bis
nomination.
Q-When you got to the Everett
House after yonr return from Baltimore,
who did you meet? Al met VIM. l.,
Scott Of Erie Pa; think Abraham s.
Hewitt of this city, Edward Cooper, now
Mayor of tn IS city, and Mr.. Pelton. The
latter gave me instructions TO send or di-
rect all my kilograms to Henry Have
meyer, from whom he could get copies,
On the occasion Of Mr.. Pelton's first
visit to me in Baltimore, he told me he
expected to receive money that morning
from Edward Cooper, but as | have al.
ready said the money WAS not forth
coming, and the whole movement fell
through.
At the evening session Of the Potter
Committee, Mr., hiscock cross'eXamined
Weed. Various telegramI were read,
some Of which the witness declared were
incorrectly trans ated. OF the others he
had no recollection, and several attribn
ted to him he never sent and some pur'
porting to be sent him he never received.
' Q.-NoN, assuming these dispatches
to 0e correct, do you think it likely Pei
ton, after being demonstrated with by
Tlden, would have kept up negotiations
in reference to ,u,h Carolina? Al
cannot answer that question as to South
Carolina, but know he kept up negoiia-
tions for Florida. / did not see Mr. Til
den till after the decision Of the South
Carolina Returning Board. | cannot as
sumo these transations to be correct |
don't remember giving a cipher and key
to any one else but Peton. | most al
ways stopped at the Everett House on
my way down town.
By Mr.. Reed-Now this dispatch in
your cipher, by Mr. Haskell to you,
'Why don't Smith Weed answer Pope,
This of last consequence" Al have
no recollection of what answered to
that, presume | received it, My i'm
preston is that l left the cipher with
Haskell in South Carolina.
Q-Do you mean to say you have no
recollection of Pelton hunting you up
with this dispach, and of your replying
to it. Al have answered that before.
! claim a witness has some rights.
Mr.. Reed insinuated the witness rec
olection seemed to grow as questions
were asked. He said Weeds memory
seemed to be poor on important points.
Here quite a little breeze occurred among
the members of the Committee. Some
OF them held the witness had perfect
right to correct his testimony.
Mr.. Weed continued: l don't know of
one dollar having been sent South on
my recommendation. On my return to
Neg York made no effort to raise the
money. l held out some hopes to Solo,
mon before his return to South Carolina.
l kept him here in the hope that they
down South might give us votes in ex
pectaton that he would get the money.
Q-Now, Mr.. Weed, in the cipher OF
Pope" of the I'd of November "have
January friends in New York inform
their friends by 10. in New Orleans that
both is from &C." Does not both mean
"Court?" Al should say it mightread
rather Returning Board" Mr. Weed
said thetrouble with all these dispatches
is that they treat words as Ciphers ex.
cept when it suits them to do otherwise
They take cipher word and use it is
regular word. had no communication
with these gentlemen such rs would lead
to the control of the Senate or House. 1t
was solely about the action in the courts
and the money needed for conducting
matters there. This ended Weeds ex.
animation.
MAYOR COOPER EXAMINED.
Mayor Cooper here entered the room,
and requested permission to be exam
ined.
The evidence of Mr.. Weed, in connec-
ton with the mention of Mr.. Cooper's
name was read to him. 1t was in sub
stance conversation which Mr.. Weed
had with Mr.. Pelton in which Pelton
said he expected money, some $4,000,
for South Carolina to be sent him by Ed
ward Cooper.
Mr.. Cooper said: l saw Pelton the
evening before he went to Baltimore, in
Governor Tilden's house, He was about |
going to the train and said he was going
to Baltimore to meet Weed and OTHERS
and he might want to telegraph me and |
to send him some money. The next day |
/ received telegram from Pelton asking
me for $50 900 or $50 900. | was aston
ished and went at once to Governor TIL.
denis house and he said Pelton must be
telegraphed to return at once. | never |
was authorized to send Pelion any money
nor did | intend to do so. TiIden was
also surprised at Pelton's dispatch.
Here Mayor Cooper submitted state
ment of the expenditures of the National
Democratic Committee of which he was
Treasury, The total amount expended
was $l5 $40 from the day of the election
fp to the present. IL was made up of in
C.dental and necessary expenses incur.
red, / can not say whether Governor
Tilden knew where Pelton was going
He seemed angry and impatient when
he heard Pelton had had gone to Bllti.
more and on hearing of the dispatch he
said Pelton should be ordered home i'm
His impression of Pelton's
dispatch was the same as mine, namely,
that he was negotiating to purchase an
vote l never knew of Tilden
making any attempt to purchase electo.
raj votes. never knew of any PROPOSE
ton directly or indirectly to use money
in Florida. l did not know cipher used
between Weed and Pelton.
BY Mr.. HisCOck-DO you think Pelton
took on himself the responsibility of try
ing to purchase the Florida Returning
Board or an electoral vote, and although
with Mr.. Tilden, the mo.
ment the domains of corruption were
touched. kept all that secret from Mr.
Tilden? A.-From what l have seen
should Judge so. l can not
account for Pelton's telegraphing me for
30 large a sum of money. 1t astonished
me very much, but | don't think called
the attention of the other members of
the National Democratic Committee to
his action. lie was not an officer of the
committee althouOh he took a Verv ac