The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-02-14
THE CIPHER TELEGRAMs.

The Potter Subcommittee, sent to
New York to prosecute the investigation of the
cipher kilograms, began work ON the 5th inst
Smith M Weed, of New York, was the first
witness He acknowledged having done good
deal of telegraphing in cipher while the electoral
count was pending, and said the translation of
the dispatches published, so far as he know,
was pretty correct Mr.. Weed testified tina.
while in South Carolina proposition was
handed him offering decision of the State
Canvassing Board for TildeD, in consideration
Of SEQ, or ESQ 600, but he declined to enter-
tain it He subsequently sent the proposition
to New York; Pelton stirred himself around TO
raise the money; the matter came to
the ears of Mr.. Tilden, and, according 10 the
witness, 3he brought us to order in very forcible
terms for having attempted to make trade
with the Returning Board, and repeated his
positive adherence of any such scheme"
Col. Pelton. the nephew of Gov Til
den, was before the Potter subcommittee at
New York, on the 9th inst, and told what ne
knew about the cipher dispatches. He said
that all the kilograms sent by Smith NJ Weed
were by his instructions, and that in his absence
they were opened by the National Democratic
Committee. kilograms from Florida signed
Marble" stating that propositions looking to
the purchase of the Returning Board had been
made, and asking il he (Pelton) could raise the
required funds, were also shown to witness and
acknowledged to be correct; also the replies Of
Pelton, in which he notified Marble of the ac-
oeptanoe of the propositions, and that the money
would be forthcoming. Dispatches touching
similar negotiations in South Carolina we're also
exhibited and their authenticity acknowledged
Ivy the witness. Gov Tilden was entirely
ignorant of these negotiations, and had
no hand in them whatever Witness
said he had an idea that the Returning Board
propositions, even IL not carried out, would
result, il assented TO, in delay which would be
favorable to the Democratic party. He had
made no arrangements for raising money, but
Intended eventually to lay the matter before the
Democratic National Committee, and lett decide.
In tho meanwhile he thought it best to commit the
members o. the Returning Board to the prop
ositions in question He acted wholly OH his
own responsibility, without consultation with
any one. He held no authority to act for the
DomOCThuC Nhuotihi OOIluilItce III toe HhtVer
Manton Marble testified before the
Potter subcommittee, at New York, on the 7th
inst He said that he went to Florida on his
own vol ton to look after the electoral vote;
did not go under the instructions OF the Dtmo-
cratic committed, at the request of Gov. Til'lon
or anybody else He was furnished by Col
Pelton with cipher before he left New York,
and used II subsequently, He neither sent to, nor
received from, Gov. Tilden any kilograms. All
his dispatches were addressed ~ Pelton. He said
the cipher telegTams, ss published In tho New
York Tribune, were simply rubbirh, 30 far as
he (Marble) was coucernod He did not remem-
Der the dispatch I, Pelton stating that the voto
Of Florida could be purchased for $50, 600,
and h. which the latter replied that tho figure
was ton high The second df-patch, in viii II
P-lton was informed that the vote could be mad
for s50,ot0, the wtDess reoollected Ho
stated. however. that none Of these propositions
were his, and that he only tlegrsl he'd them a.
matters Of news The witness explained the
meaning OF certain phra~es IN the telegrxms he
sent 10 P.ltoD, and ssid that none of them had
reference 10 money or purchasing trsnractions
Samuel j. Til]en was summoned a.
wimes by the P,tter rub-Committee at New
York, ON the 9Th inst He was sworn the came