, 1879-02-09

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= nephew about these corrupt propositions to bt
and sella
Al did not.
u.-Thtn you had no interest in 1T
A.-Only an interest III stopping it.
In reulr to 4 question, Mr.. Ti}den said III.
Col. Pclton ceased ABOUT the LIST OF January
reside at tis house.
Q.-Did you make any request to Pelton t
\ cease being secretary for YOU!
Al did not manifested my displcasur.
but did not ask him TO resign his position.
Q.-Did you keep up confidential relation
with Smith Wecds
A.-Not in regard to these transactions
knew nothing Of Weeds presence in South Car
olua.
Odd rou hear from him OF this propo.itio,
obuy yotcsz
Al did not. I had not the most kindly feel
fngs towar0 Weed.
Mr.. TilGen, continuing, said that be had con
fccnria1 relations With Marble. Before goiut
to Florida lie called to bid him goodbye. Their,
was nothing lit the conversation at that meet
iug bearing on tie question It was littlt
more tlau
FORMAL LEAvE-TAK1NG.
Tildcn reasscrtcd That, III his interview will
Cooper. no idea Of accepting the proposition tc
purchase votes was debated between them o,
thought Of for moment As for Pelton, he
was the last man in the world whom be Grill
f!cn) would have selected If he had intended to
enter into such transaction as purchasing
Electoral votes.
Asked why. in his card to the public, he did
not refer to the Baltimore transaction, Mr.. Ill
den replied: "slt was not pertinent"
Q.-Do you not sec tllat your statement that
sou had no ledge Of the negotiations e1-
cept through the Tribune is likely to deceive. be-
cause yoa had heard Of the Baltimore necotia-
lions?
Mr.. Tillen answered that he did not know OF
the cipher kilograms which had passed on the
subject, nor of any negotiations, but be did
know that there had been an offer in South Car
olina: which lie had put an end to bY his inter-
gcntion. IL made my statement in accordance
With the truth.':
Q.-Di1 you intend to convey the idea that
you had no knowledge Of this o1fcr2
Al did not intend to convey any idea on the
fub1ec:- lad been advised br hundred pco-
pie to do one thing and another, and I did not
think It necessary to refer to the fact OF the
Baltimore transaction.
DON'T REMEMBER
In reply to very able and close examination
by Mr.. Reed, who conducted this portion of the
examination, aud occasionally requested Mr..
1Iden 1o'be fEauk but failed to get any admis-
sion, the witness remembered no conversation
at the Third National Bank with Smith Weed
prior to the lattcr's departure for North or
South Carolina
Mr.. Htscock then continued bis examination
Of Mr. Tilden.
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Q.-"hcu the dispatch was received in New
YORK saving, You are imperiltnc the result
here" and advising some man should bc found
who could be trusted for week, did YOU eyer
zee that dispatch!
Al did.
t-D.d you not know that information had
reached here In dispatch to Gramercy Park
1hat you had one majority in Florida?
Al heard that had one majority in Florida,
bct Cid not sec the dispatch referred to as con-
FeSlng that and other information. I did not
see the dispatch to George ". Smith saving
"See my dispatch to Spaln.''
V.-G*srrnor, you learned from Cooper. md
could have learned from pe1ton, your nephew,
who had been engaged in the transaction coz
nected with the obtaining Of Electoral votes in
North and South Carolina Did you not feel
called upon to Gnd out Col. Pelton's relation.
TO the National Committed
Al thought the best way to act In the mat |
1ef was TO stop 1t. Thought the same thing Of |
TIE FLORIDA CASE.
Q--You have said that il YOU had anv i7c, IT |
Influencing these Boards vena}y. the last person
you would have chosen would have been Col.
Pe1ton. Whv did you, not deem it proper tocall
loo2er's or Hewitt's attention to the master,
aud ask them to take charge Of matters, lest
Pal fryh$ f1f,r,%y$ ~
:ral Committce7 :.
Ain the first place, supposed that they
lad full knowledge, and would be able to take
are that nothing wrong should be done. Tie
'vil law doesn't recognize purposes until they
re embodied In actions The Church Furnishes !
he purposes Of criminals, even il they are not
arried out. The atmosphere at that time was
I'LL OF rrmors Of fraudulent Returning Boards.
declare before God and my country that the
otes OF Louisiana and Florida were bought
meaning by the Rcrublicansl would scoru
I'D condemn ms righteous title if the Demo
ratio party had secured my scat by fraud.
Witness did not remember receiving anv
e>ial in regard to the expenses of the legal |
roeeeding> III the disputed Southern States.
[e knew nothing about 1t, but supposed these
Eatters We're under the charge OF some men-
ers Of the National Committee. 10 some e1-
tut he had been the patron OF Co1. Pcltou.
A. DUrr SUGGESTED.
Ar. His:ock asked If it did not occur to wit
ess that he ought to Investigate Col. Pelton's ;
]ation to the National Committee after hc =,
armed Of Pelton's Baltimore transaction.
Mr.. Tilden said he thought the best way to =
al with such transaction was to stop It, but i
do it himself, and no, let anybody else do it. =
e thought that such course would be better in =
orida than what was done there. n
'lr. Hiscock objected to the latter part Of E:
is answer, and Mr.. Hunton said he thought :
1uess ought to be allowed to answer fully. !.
Mr.. Aiscock thought so also, but witness
ould not go out Of the way to attack other -
rSons-
Ar Iilden said when certain party set up r
''sh standard Of morality he proposed to
aisze that standard, anc see il they lived Up n