The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-02-07

The Potter Committee was occupied,
on the 2Sth, chiefly in trying TO find out how
copies Of the ciphers came into the possession
Of the Now York Tribune Assistant Postm aster
General Brady and William E Chandler re-
lated their connection with the dispatches after
they left the custody Of Bullock, the messenger
Of Senator Morton's Committee on Privileges
and Elections Mr.. Brady detailed the manner
| in which he came into possession Of the dis
patches through Mr.. Evans, a member of Con-
gress from Indiana, who received them from
Bullock direct before the latter left for Cologne
as Consul Mr.. Brady stated how he had de-
livered portions of these dispatches to William
Z. Chandler. and the manner in which they had
| been separated, culled over and examined
Mr.. Chandler, detailed the manner in which he
dropped . package mysteriously upon Gen Butt
lers desk, without telling Gen. Butler of the fact
or Of the contents of the dispatches Mr..
Chandler also related the manner in which he
had carefully collected certain dispatches from
| the package and forwarded them to Mr.. White
law Reid, Of New York
The Potter Committee, on the Goth
ult, recalled William z. Chandler who said
when he first saw the cipher dispatches, he did
not know their meaning. William p. McClel-
land, an expert, on examination of the writings,
testified to deciphering the Oregon dispatches.
There was no one present at the time except
Senators Morton and Mitchell and Mr.. Burback
and two experts from Oregon Gen. Brady was
recalled, and produced tho kilograms alluded
to in his previous testimony. Translated, they
read as follows:
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. John Wing, Washington
Florida will go for Hayes. BRADY.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Gcn. Brady. Tallahassee:
Florida in trouble. l speak advisedly. Have no
other fears. JAS. N. TYNER.
wAsHINoroS.-Gen. Brady Tallahassee: Reliable
information here says Democrats claim two Of
Florida Returning Board. Do you believe its
WING.
TALLAHAssEK.-John Wing, Washington. We have
no intimation Of treachery, except on the part of
of our own number. II we come to grief. it is
through him-the New Yorker. We are advised he
recommends contrary TO our interests. His many
and mysterious interviews arouse suspicion.
BRADY
The witness, on oss-examination, explained
that @New Yorker" meant Gen. Barlow. while
John Wing" was fictitious name for John N
Tyner. The committee next called Mr.. Tyner,
who proceeded to explain the meaning of the
cipher kilograms that passed between him and
John w. Foster, of Indiana. He said that
the phrases. Smith arrangement" @Brown ar
rangement," and the words certain and scar
ly" were the ciphers used. Smith arrange
Of the Greenbackers, which were |
found desirable by the Republicans
Of Indiana Vt that time. @Brown arrangement" |
meant the purchase Of the Indianapolis Sen
tinei, which was proposed, and placing it in |
charge Of q competent Greenbacker, in order
that the Greenback voters should be taken from !
the Democratic ranks Certain" meant |
o. 600, and "early" meant $4,000 To carry
out the former arrangement 5000 would be
required and the latter $4,000 Az to the dis
patches exchanged between him and Zach
Mr.. Tyner stated that in these dis
patches the phrases zone Indian Agent"
md "two Indian Agents" were RESPECTIVELY
nsed to represent IS 600 and $4,000. 1t was
estimated that about the sum of $1,000 was
necessary to pay persons for bringing out
votes, and that SIC, 900 was the amount which
'ould be used to advantage for the legitimate
purposes Of the campaign Chandler had
tated that the National Committee had about
which it could place to the credit of In
llama The money was to be deposited in q
Iew York bank to the credit of the Central
Bank Of Indianapolis, as the President of the
after national bank raised objections to cashing
draft upon the State Central Committee
Whitelaw Reid, of the New York
tribune, was before the Potter Committee on
he 30th ult, and explained how he came into
of the cipher dispatches published I
a that paper. He said he received portion of
hem from William Z. Chandler and q portion !
rom Congressman Hiscock. Before they were I
eciphered, he published editorials on the sub
sct, with view TO inducing some one to come
orward with key 10 the cipher, but, that
ailiDg, the copies were attacked seriously
lessrs. Hazard and Grovenor did the entire I
ork of translation. An Associated Press q
ne cipher used was an old mining 9
pher, and WAS taken from the House '
old Dictionary" The Tribune experts
len procured this dictionary, and TIE cipher !
as plain. The witness met Gov. Tilden c
bout the time the publication of the dis h
atches commenced and told him they were q
othered by these ciphers, and he ought to give b
lem the key. Tilden replied in the same jocu- v
II way, and subsequently, at Saratoga, said he b
d not know anything about the ciphers. and 8
d not believe any - been delivered at his @
ouse Reid undefs.,,od him 70 mean that he @
d not even read the kilograms then being n
nblished b
The Potter Committee, at its meeting q
! the 3lst ult, conducted the proceedings in =
cret No witnesses were examined. A reso-
ton was adopted that q subcommittee Of
70 be sent TO New York TO take testimony =
essrs. Mcmahon, Stenger, Springer, Cox and :. y
iscock were designated a. the committee