Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-08
EueniM0 Session.

Eue,aing Session.
| At the evening session Mr. Marble testified: Saw
Governor Tlden Immediately upon arrival from
Florida but did not at that time mention him any
thing about buying and selling in the Florida bust
| ness. Took pains to conceal from him the whole
facts for obvious reasons. knew he would not ap-
| prove of it. Peton gave me the cipher. I knew
nothing of its origin.
Q. Don't you think that when a person is
connected with something infamous that It would
be proper to afford clear explanation. A.. I
have already published complete denial Of the
whole matter.
Q. Notwithstanding that you addressed
your dispatches to Is Grammercy Park, you never
thought of Governor Tilden? A. No, never
Q. How do you account for this, No. 81, stReport-
ed here that the board have given us one vote. If
so you will not need to acceptance. Advise
fully" A. I don't understand it.
9. How could they ask you not to us6 acceptance
If you never had one? A. cannot understand the
is a word in the cipher which means acceptance, I
| suppose it refers to the proposition accepted.
.. Now you say you received propositions from
can't recollect them all, but received propositions
FROM Mr.. Cole and MIR. Dyke. According 20 tele-
gram No. q met Mr.. Cole. told him no propo-
stion to purchase elector or returning board could
be entertained. Mr.. Dyke represented some man
whose name forget, but whom he believed to rep.
| resent the whole returning board.
Witness further testified that the impression that
Tilden managed the whole campaign was great
error. He had great conversations with elton on
my return FROM Florida. AS 10 his proposition tell
ing me to close at once he must be mistaken in say
ing we had conversation on the subject. sup
posed the whole matter came from him alone, and
that the Democratic committee and Tilden knew
no thing of it.
Witness attention was then called to No. IS
proposition failed. Finished responsibility, Moses,
etc." He could not remember much about it as it
had passed from his mind.
Q Did you say in letter of November 10th, that
you rejected all such propositions on the spot when
proposed and always was opposed to them7 A. did,
| questioned.
This closed Marbles REORGANIZATION and he
left the witness stand, but was not discharged.
E.. L. PARIS.
The next witness was E. l.. Paris. He said: !
was in Tallahassee on November 18th, 1876; sent a
dispatch from there to Col. Peton, M. King and to
Havemeyer. received dispatches from New York,
but from whom I cannot say. Here witness went
through the process of spelng with the aid of the
key, severaldlspatches. His attention called to
No. 81, dated Tallahassee, Dec. 4, addressed to H.
Havelneyer, New York, and bearing no signature. In
the cipher the word watch is used and in the transa
ton Marble.
Witness by going over the key showed how this CT
pher might read Wooley equally as we'll as Marble.
After further discussion about the cphers the
committee adjourned until tomorrow.
DYKE TO MARBLE.
The following is copy of Mr.. Dykes letter to Mr..
Marble, offered in evidence by Mr.. Marble but ruled
| out by the committee:
TALLAHASSEE, Oct. a. 1851 is probable that the
first intination Mr. Marble received that the vote Of
Florida could be had for consideration came from
| me. had been told that the vote of Republi-
can member Of the returning board could be bought
The sum named as the price fifty Thousand dol
larr. informed Marble of what had heard, and
gave him the name Of the party said be ready to
negotiate, and the name of the member whose vote
to be secured. We talked the matter fully.
Marble said that in substance that the proposal was
piece of Strategy designed to get offer from the
Democrats, and make it the occasion of large de-
mand from the other side, and that under crcum-
stances would Tilden consent to offer, the pay
ment Of money. (signed) E. 9. Dyke, Editor.
FlOri0an.