Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-08
The EiDi.er dispatches.

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ii tbs Potter committee, ibis mornlog, *
t!a5or Wickha:1 AID Corporation Course!
Whitney we're ano1g tho spectators. at
qu=:.c. PCS. ,!cycn Gcv. Tilden entered &C
coupanied By his brother, Henry A. Tilden, OF
L.bauor; John Big;loW and Henry +. Dim
mock. Thc Governor cane 10 smiling and took
his seat quietly. He vas at cnca sWcrn by DIR.
HunIon, charmao, who said: Gov. Illdep, ne
rccsetci 5cnr u0te expressing your willingness
to testify. llr. Iideu rtpiiad have read
.i;c yuh.!cs!o1 end trars!aiiors 10 the New
Yolk papers. did net recognize single one
either is cipher cr translation which had ever
seen bafore. | never cntercd into any arrange.
cyeo.s 70 pu!caa:c votes Of South Carolina or
tinids. had 10 Information DOR suspicion
the. aoy such c1mmunlcailans were belog car.
Tied on until say dispatches published 10 the
t;ea YMk Tribune. | had no knowledge n1r
aoy dealings win aDy p:r.ic5 to tbts, nego'la
t;0ts | utvr authorized aLv such uegotla-
;;oas 10 auy form whatever "a the morning
Ct November 20 h, 1876. Mrs. Colonel Potion
mentioned 10 my preselca that her husband
had gore for the day. l didn't koow he had
r2re OF wis going GU. OF he CITY, He went to
Philadelphia believe. Later 10 The day Was
c2t!ci CO By Dir. Cooper, ~ho was CO his way
down tow1, aad vas tod by him that he bad
ilc.iGcG 90 cfsr from some parry cferlug to
cbt.i1 ior money The vote CT South Carolina
said Ic,u!d au.horz: 30 such trars3c:l9n,
ucg spend money lor any such purpose. The
waGc CONVERSATION occupied ooly lev mo-
mcai;. oh;aiocd Col. pa!.oD'5 address 10
Ba.im2ra ari tclcggaphtd hin 10 come. /
xoc'9 uotIiias c! cinhe!s that i,s;; beca pa::ioC
5:!%ccD hin apd others, and coud rot have
! -. N,,l, InrrI 40
uer"r So g nuc G! TIC kilograms ei.her 10 cipher
CT :rsuslsioa. | vas not Informed that any
cagct;.tiaG5 we're going 90 il regard 10 ILLEGALLY
oSta!a!ur certificates ct The re!urLiog board
lir. Marble ,Cid M il casual kind OF q way
atl.u: The c:r.uprian Ct IEc returning board c!
FaIi!a ! ncrtr SAW auy o6c If those dispatch.
O. rfaiinc 20 F!ol;da eiGber in cipher or trars
{ iat0n. IL regard TO Oregon DISPATCHES did
rot k1oH they came 10 cipher uGil alter The
meeting ii the c1m alittce 10 Investigate men,
Some # tie dispatcher Ttre addressed to my
residence, ID Gramefcy Patk. | Go cot EGow
, that auy Of those dispatches wtrs ever deliver
d ;n.ra. Cp!. Prltcr's heJis + mlod sud
r,;ga arc very dlii:r&n: 4 day or two after
, DC ci2cioa Gan Grant wrc;c letter rem
mendiDg bat quantities. y sCu.h.to see i fair
? ccuat. had nothiuE to Go with the scccti5n
G! :hos, committees. ocScc heard rom them
;.u. orcy and that vas Communications signed
b, iir. Otterdorler ard o!hcr:. | Vas very
bu.y 81 that time sod did not uoSertoke to
cjlr;c. the idcl that they were ny person2'
agents. That iica has 20 f)ua1a!i;n. Th%g
rcrfasant:d the dcmccTa;ic party. NJnc o.
them, 50 Tax us kroH, wart to these 5 acs
au;hor2 d 10 40 a1gibiug that gentlemen might
1al de-. trclu tic IN Of November, 1876. to
DC lnb:r 9Th Il tic s.;Dc year under 80 cir
euolaianccs did | cctir ioto any competition
for seeking e certificates By VtCGiiodacameo:s
There mover vas Cd hear DGr minute that /
cD,crloiGcd such a thought. TO the people
who as believe o!2c:et &c Pfcsiieat Of US;
20 four H;oca Ct cit!Z rs who we're dt:auded
| o~ed il rs duty 10 proclaim would not
yield enc ot or title Of my right. WtateVcr
evils nay rcsul. i7on this subveisioa OF e!ecto
r.. syatCm arI OF ifcc government resolved |
wsud Cuter io;o no auction Tor the purchase
o.! the chiG msgi:tric1 Cheers, which the
chairman suppressed WIS resolved that |
wlud continue to protest against wfocg by
which tbs pecp!c were defraudeG out CT their
rsh hts Dir. 1i!den's voice was husky, cod it
WIS diff u; to haar bin. He said bis private
secretary IS George w. Smith. 4 dispa,ch
dated Tallahassee. N2V. 27.:, aud sleoed NJ.
shown hin; he rad 70 knoHlcdge or rtco!let.
lion OF il. Nj. Smith 5e7er shossed sny OF
ihcso dispatches 10 Inc. | 90 nc! kaoW il be
had cipher. know pothiog about the ciph
cra. When Pc.'oa returned from Baltimore |
said scmcttiag 10 him about his aatco. 5nd h,
naGe 10 reply. | did Tot get from hin ary
Information about cii,hcrs or negotiations una!
saw them published | did rot believe that
Pc!tGn hsd any power because he had 20
authorization. Edward Cooper cG,Ec to nc
aud said he had received IroposiIioo
10 get Votes Of South CaroOa fer mou'
ry The substance CT our Convention vas
that the votes ware for sale. | never heard
81 any attcmp: to tlibe Until the rubliclii0n cf
the fact. first heard Of tho Florida b;ib,ty
f.ala Mr. Marble. He simply mentioned the
ciccuns!sGc. af:cr hc had retained icom FIorl-
DE-. lie gavo me Dodoia:, and | made 80
icQuiG;es. made 90 Inquiries from my nc
phew about !hGsc corrupt rr0roslI!)ns to bag
and saI'.
Q. fh.n you Lad 20 iattrest ia il? 4.
Oh "a interest 10 stopping it. C6loaH
pe:0n c:asfd ab;u; The litS: Of Jsn
u.ry to reside 3: bis, GiI:iau's, house.
maze 30 rcqu,s! 10 tlr. Petou to CEASE
b,iog my Secretary manifested ny displeesurc
but did let ask bin 10 resign bis position. |
kept up no confidential reIaioas HGi Smith
H. Weed IN regard 10 these transactions.
k1cw noihgg Ct his presence 10 South C,ro;ng.
| heard 20 proposition from him to buy votes.
| lad ne; the mcs kiody feelings toward him.
Mc. TAD cdMi;tcd that be had had oonGder-
tiaI r.!.tioGs with Mi0ton Marble. That the
later icf3Gc coiog 70 Florida ciled to bid him
good bye. TEoTo vas nothing 10 this coayc!-
sl!l1H st TIE meeting bcorlGg on this question.
! | aas q iIlio more than formal leave taxing.
lie reiterated 10 TcpIy 20 questions tha. iu his
| interviews wi.h Dir Cooper no idea of accept.
| Ing proposition to purchase votes vas debated
bctg2en them or thought OF for moment As
f3r Col. PcIton he !Sas the last man 10 the world
be, IidcD, you'd have scltoed if he had in
terded 10 euteT i0to such TRANSACTIONS as ,ur-
| cheslos tbs electoral Votfs
Being a: kc9 why 10 his card to The ruJc he |
cid not refer TO the Baltimore transaction, Nj. |
Ti!oo replied the. it Tas NO: pcrii0el..
= Do you not see that your statement that |
you mad no kcowiedso Of the negotiations except |
through tb. Iribuna IS likely 10 deceive be-
cause yon had heard e he Baltimore negc.
tiatious?
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