New-York tribune., 1879-03-04

could not. therefore, aVoid an attempt 10 pier
umscf Ii was BOT for HIN take the bold position 1
Mr. smith Weed that was right to rescue stolen gnds
from r'hcr sneh an ARK YI r'iTgg Tar,t "'% NrIclhe
less the committee had before Two ll"l", y.
The Florida EcnInus B23tI' w I'N " ,,dcr Ticsr he
two replies Of PClion ana ms own rlohVyr' % M
Wa, obliged tQadnit, and also To aunt 'ng sun ~
iial accuracy Of the tran,la'ou> lil' tNp'h'", '
tAe two neumuahug dHpacsts Miltn the eoml,' iI
bad aud possible third Ole. "llcu lt ,oI
The burst OF ConemNuouS laughter WIN W "u.ii i, We .',
diouce greeted his explanation MI' 4d4pV "'' l'''
! Tbe rrnort Ssys that the minority dd not intend
however. comment upon me TESTIMONY "l pI'Cn'% a.
vitno ,scs. wider audience thdh "Ih ever , si,n 1"
th, port hai. Ions ago passed laumeht upon ue'u
! A CNrsrIc REVIEW or TiLnIN.
Tho evidence that Mr. TIhieu ignorant OF 'he'e
transactions was limited to the denids OF Mr lhd'I
and Colonel Pcto and tHat tie latter should end"aNor
10 shield his uncle upon whom be dependent Was
natural but the ilol that tn penncss man. living III
the house aud stiu. at the very table Of his wealthy
/ uncle CIr. Tdcnl should have conducted negou1,
/ tiuus. IuyO wing such large Hume' "iIhout "Olu
or hint 10 the man most deeply interested. or To ay-
boGv ,se could not for - moment he Cutcrtaiued by
candid men II Colonel frou'- story be lru', nc nu-.
br removed from the category OF knaveN 10 tha' oI
/ fools: but the Inau who conducted the camPagn oi
1876 actmlSrcretary OF the i3emocraJG Nh,n.an M
election centre al his interests in the hands Of foot
| Mr. Ideu's denial OF course to he expected
Precisely what the aiIanseHeht Wa uy W,'on -s ,s
Tdcn was Kept posted as to the doncS OF hiS agent,
and yet lett in condition 10 make SrneTa dtnlai IL ue
was 20 left, the committee pTGnanD sItH no1eI INN, S,V
Against these deuias set all the facts ana cIcu
| ,f ease. The men VINO went SOuti-NN'r
Wooev,Malhe and smith Mert'-"te Oh ',!anS i ~ rto,
closest political and personal intimacy WIN NM Ineg
T cnnIrG annie Substitution words fitted FOR the
very transactions for which they were aUcrWiu7 i-'
one al least of them had an Interview win HI' l't
/ bcfors ms departure. IL arranged thht
| Wooicy and Smith Weed VINO were WtuF
never while Mr. Marble, heretofore Of good repute,
should send 70 No - Grantrcy,park II inay Dg s3id
not nave had dispatches sent 10 his house. ana yet II
they were IN cipher known to the NatlohYI commute ne
I mi "a
fear would be, that the dispatches would ian hlO
lie hands OF those who could net read tbem' but INTO
| the uaud- of those who could
II has been urged in Mr.. Tldcn's behalf that as soon
s he became aware OF the South Carolina negotiations
lie promptly suppressed tcm aud they were asked 10
draw the inference that he was guiiuCsS oi all hao
these ;r.u .usacti,Hs ceased when Hardy solomon Weht
| home had Petton been discharged from his penary
supcrntcndcuce Of Thdcn's affairs, tncre might have
renamed in fu control; the Florida negotiations went
ou the attempted bribery in Oregon followed, all unuei
Ii seems more likely that u was originally Intended
should De mat MI Cooper Should be called on or @ tic
money which ht was to furnish WITHOUT cOmmuuicat."i
Idcn. Ih1i night MI cooper Hld, n"I ,ui OF hJ
! tIou the next uay, probably thinking that ne ndG
/ tle Prc,idcuc, in mat way he had better pay fort
/ himself He went To MI. TIiden. OF course "I'
action as II had now become. Add 10 these
circumstances Tie lact that no demand was ever htdg
urt the last moment, until, in fact II had got 10 h'
choice ort"reu coming ON process OF aIp,nl'n- ~, M
conclusion tGal ii llr Tiden had iod all he knew of
,ue.c transactions the minority would have been III
possession Of material to form und.uuted iud mei
The sstiOu had uccI neither ull. searching nor
S,st.matc TIE minority did no, say TN, in any spirit
OF te beginning OF me inquiry rrccludcd thoroughn,ss
WERE THE BOARDS FOR sALEi
The next question considered was whether either the
florida or south Carolina Ectunug Boards were for
sale
The South Carolina part IS quickly disposed o. Tha
testimony OF AIr. Dunn uncontIadiccd clearly shows
that Mr. smith Weed was played with 10y slrewdcI men
than himsefior purposes entirely proper and IN naG
uer entirely ju-ulane.
A to Florida Mir Woo'ley had not been called. and
Mr. Marble bad probably not gwen thc fun facts Of his
attempt SO far, however, as Ae has Indicated The
source ~ his proposition COR danger signal ended
tlI, way: sir. D. he. the Ncr.ou named, tolo graphs
tuat lac never kHr" any thing about It himself lie Vas
tuIl boy Nr Robertson tnat Republican COngr s6Hau
| sand they could b. bought Nj Marbles statement
amounts, then. 10 tnis: man told bim that third
nan told hn thut the t'uHaasIug Board could hc
teught This may not bc consistent with his propara-
lions for bribery hut it Is all The evidence ne vouch-
/ salcd , , -
made hrc0usc The canvass changed the acc oi the re-
turns Now there "os uoth IG sacred aDou, me lace
of the returns" Ihe very existence Of CanyassinE
l, i,igG or a final arbfrr OF elections In Florida
tho face of the gave only 81 majority for Mr.
Ideu ON heir most favorable c0n,tTuci on The fac'
that fine ua count gave tue state the other way surely
/ could ne no Eiouud for charging corruption without
SIMILAR iu character E, those oi MI 1idcn', agcs, the
report say, turrc is mule evidence on which Sncn an
b,tu going a kind Of shadow hunt Tor some uIs-
patches supposed to be destroyed Tie hunt has not
In concluding the minortys Views OF this point, the
oi,pdtcles without expressing at least hope mat here
afcr the country may be spared HAT specaccof hypoc
Ii~y which uvoIVed IN The literature of1rdui written
! by who made Te tdy 10 bubc"
FLORIDA CARRIED FOR HAYES.
In reference 10 tue election in Florida, the report
reads
| The Democratic party composed In the main Of
the native white voters OF Fouda On the side
arraycd Northern Immigrants. many Of whom were
Union soldiers, and the lately euslayed cOored men
o. the other side the foImer masters. Confederate
soldiers, or contributors 20 the lost cause
aud Florida elected TIlden electors the col
o-cd must be won to their support
and We desire emphatlca'ly 10 DENY thar IL
even attempted by peaceful methods. Resolutions Of
conventions ior Northern consumption were d. hut
rtUi ana violence were rcsortcd TO- and even dcatE
inflicted " assert that the supporters OF Mr. Nldru TO
carry that co.on did resort TO the most open Illegal
After rccitu- the duties of the Returning Board the
report goes on 10 cr1cise the conduct OF tho Florida
Board; threats OF personal Yl"ehcc u states, were
made against member OF the Returning Board
by tn DEMOCRATS, aud he was followed by
armed men at'uisht TO his house from sessions
The canvdscIs, and distinguished representative
oi the Democratic par endeayored Influence ac-
desires 10 .ay, " most empEatcav among al the men
Of tallahassee while the board WAS IN session, in the
interest of the Ildtn electors, inducing those bearing
GIFTS; among al the suppOters of The Iidcn electors N
Florida IL aitendaLcc including those who threatened
as~a,sinaon with the an OF private detectives. WHO In
consultation with The majority Of the committee have
h,rn huntington jc>mo y, no one hds been found to
testify TO iact hearing against me hoItsB ana iaf-
ness Of the Republican members OF the Board OF State
tIuVas,cIs oI Flurida.'
lne attack Oh General SovPs j. denounced rs uuwar-
Tanted there bcnG evidence that lie hcd any que'-
nunabe communication with auy member Of the state
CIuYaS>crs.
As to thercsuit Of the Florida election, adopting the
Tue ncudcd for bY tAe majority report that the an
vto-uL Board could onlJ canY1ss the county returns y
n-rcgiug tne vote appearing upon their lace Tor me
respective candidates. the HayeSclectors had forty
uiiiv. Following la.d down hy the supreme
count aud they had 200 majority PufElnS the county