Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-07

| W his frOpOSlClOns-Weeu anu MafDle
Compromised in the Effort to Ciroumvent
the Republican Coaspirators.
New York. Feb. 6.-Col. Pelton was to-day
before the Congressional committee inyestigat-
ing the cipher dispatches.
Question. Can you remember any of the
names with whom you correspondent or have
you destroyed your cipher key?
A. have, and cannot now remember the
names Of any persons with whom I conferred.
All the kilograms sent by Weed were by in
structions addressed to Havemeyer, who at
once sent them to me. After this they were
presented to the committee at the Everett
! house.
@. Who opened these dispatches in your
absence2
A. The National Democratic committee
The chairman called attention to the dis
patch dated Tallahassee, Nov. 9th, and signed
in the translation, MARBLE The dispatch
stated that the canvassing board may and will
purge the county returns, and 'our first move
will be to require of the board three State
officers, one being an able Democrat, immedi-
! ate action
Col. Pelton-I might as we'll state here 1
cannot remember anything about these dis
patches. There il no question the Tribune
dispatches get near to the point. Yet they are
inaccurate. I always understood Wooley and
! Fox were one andathe same person. Give me
more latitude and will satisfy you fully.
The witness did not remember whether or
not he used the word Denmark" as his sig
| nature.
Mr.. Springer, of the committee, said several
dispatches from Florida signed Wax sent by
| Coyle, IN reference to money matters, were ex-
planned by the memorandum of expenses of
the democratic national committee submitted
by Mayor Cooper.
Witness said he had an idea that the return.
ing board propositions, even if nat carried.
would result, it assented to, in delay, which
would be favorable to the Democratic party.
he mad made no arrangements for raising
money but intended eventually to lay the mat.
Ter petore the Democratic national committee
and let 1t decide. In the meantime he thoupht
1t best to commit members of the returning
board to the propositions in question. He act
ed wholly on his own responsibility without
consultation with any one. He held no author
ity 10 act Tor the Democratic national commit
tee in the matter.
Mr.. Pelton examined the original of the dis.
patch which translated as follows:
Tallahassee, Dec. ITO Col. FELTON, Is Gram
| marcy Park: Have just received a ,;roposit1on
10 hand over, at any hour required, Tilden de-
| cision of the board and certificate of the Gov
Marble. V0-en'
The witness said that the dispatch seemed to
| pe IN marble hand writing. He knew that be
received a dispatch from Marble of that tenor.
| Inc original had no. signature. Whether the
| translation was accurate in every respect he
could not say. He had dispatch containing
the proposition in question. He sent q dis
patch in reply declining the offer, and saving
that the amount was too high. He did not
communicate the dispatch from Mq-ble or i:s
contents s, TO any person before sending his an
swer. The following translation of dispatch
TO Havemeyer, dated Tallahassee. Dec 4, signed
Fox, was shown witness:
boaro. Fetch may make necessary expose
OF half hundred thousand dollars. Can Won
say will deposit in bank immediately if agreed.
mr.. FELTON, said he received dispatch con-
tanning such proposition, which he understood
to De reduction of the original offer of $780,
| ooo. He did not recognize the handwriting.
put understood Fox to be the name used bv
| Woolcy. ~
The following dispatch was then shown:
New York. Dec. l.-C. w. Wooley ITALIA
hassee: Translation of telegram received.
VIII deposit :llals agreed. You can not, how
ever, draw before vote of mem6er received.
Reply promptly.
Witness said that he sent dispatch of that
| character. He did not consult anyone in re-
gard to 1t, but acted on his own responsibility.
There was some telegraphic correspondence he
Tween MN and Wooley as to the degree of con-
tdence which he placed in the latter, he as.
sured Wooley he conhded in him.
dispatch dated Tallahassee, Dec. 8, adj
dressed to Col. Pelton, was then exhibited,
with the following translation:
Proposition received either giving vote of
one republican OF board or his concurrence in
court action preventing electors vote from be-
ing cast for halt hundred best United States
documents. for $1,000 in United States notes.
| (Signed) Marble.
| Witness said that he r.oo;1oa . a:...-l q
that character, but did not remember the exact
words. Had a similar dispatch from Wooley
he sent dispatch to Woo]ey urging harmony
of action and protesting against divided coun-
clls; ne remembered that a dispatch was sent
| OF the following character:
New York, Dec. ITO Manton Marble. Talla-
hasse: Telegram here. Proposition accented
| IT done only once. Better consult with Wnolev
and act in concert. You can trust him, Time
very Important and there should be no divided
councils.
| Ihls was sent upon his own responsibility.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The South Carolina dispatches we're then
taken up. Mr.. Pelton said he remembered
sending despatch asserting to the proposition
to use $5O,O00. He might have asked that
part of the money should be payable onlv after
the vote was cast, but he did not remember
dong So He Misunderstanding dispatch
IRON Weed. to the effect that the South Caro-.
lima returning board demanded $4,000. The
proposition was accepted by him, though he
despatch which he sent. The attention of Wit
ness was called to other dispatches, ana he was
asked IT he had any explanation He replied
have not. l can hardly remember these
things. went to Baltimore. The night before
leaving New YORK met Mr.. Cooper, and told
hlm about the correspondence. and that I
might need his money. BeforeI met Weed 1
would be forthcoming on s.a' b snt mI 5atsy
l received two kilograms. one from Cooper
and the other from some one whose name I
don S1ec.Iiect, to the effect that the money
could not be raised. Met Cooper at his house
and told him Weed had teleglaphed me as to
the amount necessary to buy the South Caro-
lima board. Cooper led me to believe the
money could not be raised. Mr.. Tilden was
exceedingly annoyed about the matter, and de
nounced my action. In fact he was yery se.
we're. l left for Baltimore without his knowl.
edge or consent, and he was much surprised
at my action.
Chairman-Did Mr.. Tllden have any idea
that you were perfecting an attempt or at
the returning board? A. He had not the
least idea of what was going on.
y. DID you tell or advise him Of the CORE
sponaence Of Manton Marble or Wooley from
! Florida? A. certainly did not
I Q. Did you tell him ANYTHING abont The
) Weed correspondence A. did not. The
correspondence and arrangements were carried
/ out solely by me. -
By MIR. Stenger-Did you mean to saw yor
mad no conversation with Mr.. Tilden on thi.
matter until after your arrival from Baltimore:
, A. Yes, sir. That is the fact.
y: MI. Tilden was much ANNOYED, was he
not! A. He was, and don't know that ht
yet forgives it. He told me distinctly that b,
wanted no such work and would sooner die thar
allow himself to be put into the Presidential
CHAIR under false pretenses. When subse
: quently showed the Governor the whole cor
respondence he was still more exercised ant
denounced the whole proceeding emphatically
By MIR. Reed-As secretary Of the nationa
Democratic committee did you not arrange tn
f ciohers? A. did not.
e =. Did you fully explain matters before th
committee that investigated the Oregon cleo
tlcn! A. Yes sir, did, and have nothing t
add to it.
In further cross-examination Pelton was un
able to state who was the author of the ciphe
! key, but said the same key answered. SO far a
MS recollection went, for South Carolina an,
I Florida. The Tribune TRANSACTIONS, he added
were inaccurate. He gave copies Of the key t,
: Coyie and Marble. The same key answered 70
!. Louisiana, but witness con III NOT eav ko xvhor