The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30
THE CIPHER DISPATCHES.
Republican Boomerangs.

to misconstruction, and probably mix him
-Gen. Brady-up in the affair. Tyner re-
lated how he (Tyner) obtained possession
of the kilograms aud said be was now
ready to produce them 10 their entirety.
Witness then produced the kilograms.
The first was dated Indianapolis, Sept.29th,
and read as follows:
james N. Iyner-(personal)- Smith
case and arrangements are satisfactory.
Caution will be necessary in addition to
early promised by Mccormick. Wait at
Washington for my letter mailed last
night, and then go to New York at once.
(Signed) j. W. FOSTER.
Witness explained that during the cam
paign, probably as early as July orAugust,
he had a conversation with Zack Chandler,
Chairman of the Republican National Com
mittee, with reference to Indiana, the
Central Committee of which State had writ
ten him asking assistance of the National
Committee. The gentlemen in New York
and elsewhere, witness was informed, had
expressed their readiness to assist Indiana.
Witness met Foster at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, in NewYork. Foster said thatiu lndi-
ana they would need $1,000 from the Ma
tlonat Committee, only to be used in meet
ing the expenses OF the speakers, printing
Di1is' etc., and 1t was proposed to make an
ehort 10 secure the services of some active
ulethoer OF the greenback organization
there, to induce voters to 90 hack on tbe;r
Old love and vote the Republican ticket
Another proposition was for the purcbase
Of the Indianapolis Sentinel, Democrats
newspaper in the city Of Indianapolis,
which was said to be in financial distress
10 hn
The proposition about purchasing the Sen
tinel was not then taken up. AS Foster
was leaving the hotel, he said: L might
want to telegraph to you, and might it not
| be we'll for us to have some phrase to use
between us?" He thereupon sat down and
made the phrase which is used in these
kilograms. Everything that related to
GreenbackeTa aside from the purchase of
the Sentinel, was to be known as the
Smith arrangement" The term Smith
applies to no person whatever. The pro-
posal as to purchasing the Sentinel was to
be known as Brown" The word GER
tain" meant 5000, and early meant
$4,000 This was the extent Of the cipher
The foregoing telegram was explained
easily with this key. On the same date,
| probably, there was telegram from Fos-
ter, requesting witness to leave Washing
ton for New York, and on the lst of Oc
tober he received the following dispatch
| from Indianapolis: Dispatched you Fri
day to go to New York at once. Have no
answer. 1t is the utmost importance you
you should go tonight. Letters and par
| .iculars meet you there. 1t is essential to
success. (Signed) J. W. Foster" To
this the following reply was sent:
WASHINGTON. Oct, Ito J. " Fos-
ter, Indianapolis: y our kilograms all
received. Early will positively leave New
Yolk next Tuesday. By that time | hope
to complete other arrangements here, as il
is half done now. Signed
j. n. TYNER."
This referred to the $4,000 promised
by the National Committee, and to the
fact that witness hoped to be able to OBJ
tain the $1,000, 0ne>half of which he had
Iaiready obtained for the special purpose
mentioned. The $4,000 was to go to the
Indiana Central Committee, and the S.,
600 to Foster, who was not a member o.
the committee That was the special ar
rangement. IN this connection. witness
asked leave - state that the indianapoli'
Sentinel was not purchased, and nothiUg
; further was ever said about it.
| A second telegram was received from
Foster, to which witness forwarded tht
following reply from Washington on tn
same date:
Your last telegram c0nfuses me. Is the
, arrangement with Smith still unsettled
II so, is it contemplated to submit Brown
proposition. which he made in New York
: That proposition would not meet will
| E. Iy,tF ~
rangemont all that was promised would b
a done. cannot now assure you all th
o certain as only one halt was obtained, bu
will telegraph you from Philadelphia j
: the morning. | 60 there this evening i
O answer to telegrams received"
Springer-lt Brown was an arrangemeI
O simply, how could he have visited Ne
y York?
III A-The term Brown was applied t
everything IN connection with the purchai
e of the Sentinel
- This concluded the Tyner Foster di
4 patches after the October election WI
- ness had a conversation with T. Chandle
: as TO the prospects Of carrying Indiana f,
y the Republicans in November. Witne!
: was to go TO Indiana and see what cou
be done, If there was any chance of su
cess he was to telegraph Chandler, wi
would furnish him with funds to the e
T. tent of $4,000. Before he left witne
said to Secretary: IF We telegray
about money. we had better use phrase
. 1t was decided that if S5, 600 were needle
a. witness should telegraph for 'one Indi
e appointment" if $4,000, two Indi
~ -, appointments, and Chandler would hon
~ his drafts for those sums. Witness Or
~ ceeded to Indianapolis and on the Sd
hae November telegraphed to Chandler: :
al. loL you can't appoint two Indian agents pies
of appoint one. Please answer prom pity,
30 | must leave here tomorrow eve" Char
- Ter replied from the Fifth Avenue Hot
,os New York. The appointments will
l ao made, (Signed) Zach. Chandler" "
81 ness sent tho following to Chandler: Il
al the sum representing two appointments
oro the credit of the Central Bank Of Iudial
polls, with the Hanover National Ba
to-day. Telegraph me when doue. I
bank requires this" Secretary Chaudle
en- answer to this was: 1t will be done
on day without fail as requested"
ion These we're all the kilograms that D;
rew ed between Chandler and witness.
,on w. L. Chandler was then recalled
an5 stated he wrote and signed one of the
aud teieeFams sent oy Aaeh Ohandier,ln WI
Indian agents were mentioned.
ing The committee adjourned until ton
70 row when. 10 all probability, White
ma Reid will be exa mined,
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