Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-10

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wards Weed.
Mr.. Tilden continuing, said he had
| confidential relations with Marble before
going to Florida-he called to bid him
goodbye. There was nothing in their
conversation at meeting bearing on this
| question. 1t was little more than a
formal leave-taking. Mr.. Tilden reas-
! serted that in his interview with Cooper
he had no idea Of accepting or that the
| proposition to purchase the vote was
debated between them or thought OF for
| a moment. As for PeltOn, he was the
last man in the world he TTildenl would
have selected if he had intended TO en-
| ter into such transactions as purchasing
the electoral votes. When asked why,
in his card To the public he didn't refer
to the Baltimore transaction, Mr.. Tilden
| replied that it was not pertinent.
Q-Do you not see your statement
that you had no knowledge OF the nego-
tions except through the Tribune, is like
! " to deceive because YOU had heard of
| the Baltimore negotiations? Tilden an
swered that he didn't know of the cipher
kilograms which has passed on the sub
| ject, nor of any negotiation, but did
| know that there had been an offer in
| South Carolina, which he had put an
| end to by his Intervention. ! made my
statement in accordance with the truth.
Odd YOU intend to convey the idea
that YOU had no knowledge Ofthis offer?
| Al did not intend to convey any idea
on the subject. had been asked by 4
! hundred people to do one thing and
another, and ! did not think it neccs-
! Sarv to refer TO the fact OF the Baltimore
transaction.
In the course OF very able and close
examidation Mr.. Reed, who conducted
! this portion Of the examination OCca-
/ sionallv requested Mr. Tilden 10 be
| frank, but failed to get an admission that
| the witness remembered any cOnverSa-
ton at the Third National Bank with
| Smith Weed prior 10 the latters dcpar-
turc for North or South Carolina.
Mr.. Hiscock then continued the cN-
animation OF Mr.. Iildcn.
Q-Whcn the dispatch was received
in New York saying YOU are impcriIling
the result here and adyising that some
man should be found who could be
trusted for week, did you ever see the
dispatch? Al did.
Odd you not know mforma' ION had
reached here i'm u dispatch 10 Gram
mercy Park that You had one majority
in Florida? Al heard ! had one
majority in Florida, but did not see the
dispatch rcirrrcdto to as conveying thatand
other information. did not see the
dispatch to Geo. W. Smith saving See
my dispatch to Spain.
Q-tiovcruOr You learned from
Cooper, and could have learned from
Pclton. your nephew, that ne had been
engaged in the transaction connected
with obtaining electoral votes in North
and South Carolina. Did YOU not feel
| called upon to find out Col. Pclton'S re-
| lations To the National Committee? A
/ thought the best way To- act in the
matter was to storit. thought the same
thing of the Florida cast.
Q--NOu have said that ii Won had any
! idea OF influencing these boards Vcnallv,
! the last person YOU would have
chosen would have been Col. Pclton.
Why did YOU not deem it proper Ia
call Coopcr'S or Hcwitt's attention to
the matter and ask them 10 take charge
OF the matter, lest Pclton might COM
promise the Democratic General
| Committee? An the first place.
supposed they had lull knowledge, and
would br able to take care that nothing
wrong should Ice done. The civil law
dos not recognize purposes until they
ar, embodied in actions, the Church
| prnishcS the purposes of criminals even
| If .h'y are not carried out. The atmos.
/ parrc at that time was full OF rumors OF
/ fraudulent returning boards. ! declare
/ before Gol and my country that the
votes Of Louisiana and Florida were
! bought Imcaning by the Republicans ].
! | would Scorn and condemn my right
eous title if the Democratic party had
secured my seal 10y fraud.
Witness did not remember receiving
any special information with regard to
the expenses OF legal proceedings in the
| disputed Southern States. lie knew
matters were under the charge of some
members OF the National Democratic
Committee. t. some extent he had
been the patron OF Col. Pelton.
IIiscock asked if it did not occur to
witness that he ought to investigate
| PeltOn's relations to the National Com
mittcc after he learned OF PcltOn's Balti-
more transactions.
Tildcn said he thought the best way
To deal with such transaction was to
stop it, not to do it himself and not to
let anyone else DO il. He thought such
a course would have been better in
! Florida than what was done there.
Hiscock objected to the latter part OF
! this answer
Mr.. Hunton said he thought the wit
ness ought to he allowed to answer
fully.
Mr.. Hiscock thought 50 too, but the
witness should not 20 out oI his way to
attack other persons.
Mr.. Tildcn said that when a certain
party set up high standard OF moral
ity, he proposed to analyzc that stan
darl. and see ii they lived up 10 Il
| themselves. Colonel pcItOn thought il
cxcusablc t. fight fire with fire, and
| adopt the tactics ol the enemy. Pei
! tons was an inchualc oiirn>c. The acts
ON the other side were conSummatcd.
| anu HdNt lllt l l'Nl'A'ilN W. Il IMAM '''N
elected. He did not attempt to excuse
Pclton. The latter did not act up to his
own standard OF morality.
Mr. ITiscock asked what evidence the
witness had that any votes or certiii-
Gates were bought by the Republicans.
Mr. Tildcn said this evidence Was be-
fore the committee was before the COM
mittcc in the testimony oi Mclln.
IIiScock-Gov Tildrn, are you entire
" sure that McIin was Influenced in
his action by hope OF office. Al swear
10 the best oi my recollection. ! be-
lievr shall be- jus, to everyone in this
examination and shall protect myself
! fully without going into matters connect
cd with my family relations.
IIiscock lad you any information
at that time that the Returning Board ol
South Carolina or Florida was fDr sale
AMI give the name Of the gentleman who
told vuu? Al cannot give You the
name Of anvman. | state it Oh evidence
that would convict any one. il ap
prarcd i'm the papers,
ITiscock--Wc will now ~ har> io thl
time Pcltun resided i'm Baltimore.
ask Won again 10 give u" any cvldenc,
YOU have that those boards were being
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