The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-18
C0YLE'S MISSION TO FLORIDA
TIE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMIT
TEES OFETCI1L .dGENE
Declaring that He Did Nothing that was Not
Legitimate and Propsr-A Futile Attempt
TO Cast n Reelection Upon Mr.. Hewitt.

n.ci.r,n. ,h., NJ. nj, No,A,.. 49,. ..... A..
Legitimate and Prop~r-A FnuIe Attempt
20 Csst n Reelection Upon M. Hewitt.
WAsuINeroN Feb. 17.-The Potter Com.
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scnrco,,, ao, T., st,h, -, ,hn Us '.a I,,. "nu
Covlc vos ,ho arst ,ri,rass o~oninod H.
n.orod 70 ba rili,n, ,,i,noas h,,, t,o,, ,os,.
l,,te THO Ronubl,cor msn,bors y, Tho Com.
mi,too seor,od % haya rro,,, oToc, lilo, -
tho lutlo he did tnny which ia NO, nj oll sur.
prislny inasmuch "a ba bns boon irdus,rionsIv
secking 20 Ic, diyors roorIo tnon, nII ha t,a,y
.irca Oc,ohor loo, T. .,,,aora ,io, Co,,to ,,as
o,n,,ovo1 h,, ,Lo Nn,,onai nan,,n.o,i, e.
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mittee before and after the election of 1876 aud
visited before the election the States OF West
virgini, North Ca-olina ,rI c,,,L Cor,if,o
'iSin,"' No,'n C"fo'ih"' anu 'ouln ,nro',na'
anu after tho election was sent TO Florida
He was perhH1s useful agent nnd
comnara,ivalv aneaki,o ohont no discroe, ne
=, ON'H' "''". ~ "'9 W 10
the average Of the people trusted by the Dem
ocratlc managers in 1876 II Il dua To Covle
ond bis empIovars D., so, nat he az, nc,tino
"p'V'0'o :" o"' .'''' "e u'u n'''''"E
either before or after ths election that was not
legitimats and proper TO be done I'm "A cntnpaipn
He was able u occount for cverv d,llor no ro.
coived SO far as he was called upon by the
Committee to do 20, and in all he disburscd
,hon, * nao la riortJ, r.,i,i, b H.. - 49,, II
"oo"' to'''V .n r'orlu'' ",l'c" ne uroW 'h stHhl'
sums from New York. II was quite evident.
hOWpVnr that CpVle I0gtrN1 tp I - n ii. sci
r.,hor - t,.,s.,,,, ,t,t.'' y.
i"hei HoIc "upoI'"hce ulHh rEhHuly oo
!onEed to him. aud that he had decided ami
rnus against Edward Conupr and Nbran y
u.v.,,,
"r"i',
In his direct exam inRtion an attempt was
made nv Mr. Reed IA incornorn,o ns ,,ort of th,
,,ty - -. -, -
.rh'iinuhF 's ieuer written pY Ooyle 10 the Nr'e
YORK Herald. under date OF Nov. l. 1878. This
letter raa W rtten nt thc tine tho a.,bt bnt,venp
rammanv and a',,.'r,n,,n.n ir w.. 49,
iHhnHny ana anti lammany IN New 1ork
was very hot. As everybody recollects. this let
tar was written after Cnvla Ind No Nr Coonar
oIio"oJ a,,o'I nv" O,,o , nau' 10 ,ll, - OoUpe' ~
hllegeu' attempted TO get money from him.
Tho introduction OF the letter was objected to
10y Mr.. Stcnger, and after some dis 'ussion the
offer was withdrawn by Mr. Reed In this letter
Coyle said that Cooper must have known about
any demands for money, plainly intimating
although not directly asserting that any cor
turning Boards must have been known To
Cooper. II was for this purpose. cvidenty
denco aud COyir did his host tn nssist bv ew,.nr-
ing that Whatever was stated in thnt letter ,ras
true. But when he came to be examined about
tho subject matter Of tho letter he first admitted
that he had no knowledge upon which 10 hnso
this Insertion. and only had presumutons
which Mr.. Reed very properly and fairly de-
clined TO receive
In his cross examination by Mr. Potter Coyle
explHined that ns he knew OF nothing donr ar
contemplated to he done that was not lrCiti-
mate. he meant that whatever knowledge MIR
Cooper had of money transactions was for
toward Mr.. Hewitt was shown in bringing ont
very freely the conversation between Hewitt
and himself and what the former had snid
10 him about Alexander Thaine. The purpose
was TO Indirectly cast reflection upon Mr.
Hewitt. and To iuferentHy show that he was
responsible for whatever Thaine did in Florida
The fact about this OF course is that Mr. Hswitt
knew nothing more about Thaine than that he
had some knowledge Of Florida noliticians nnd
having learned that he was going 10 that State
on his own motion, introduced him 10 Coyle
II seams that Col Peton. subsequently, learning
hat hnts u.
Coyle TO put no confidence in him
Tho next witness was Mr.. Hance Deputy
state Trens urer of New York and I'm 1876 In the
Executive Onlce at Albany. He was summoned
10y the Republicans In the hope OF getting from
him some admissions of his knowledge Of
cipher telegrAms which would be damaging To-
Mr.. Tilden. Failing ia this. the effort was mnde
20 show that nasmuch as Hance did not hnv,
an exact recollection OF everything that
cealing something very damaging Mr.
liance said that he came 10 New York
remained there two weeks: that he ohtnined a
eaye OF absence on his own motion. and came
10 New York t. learn more details than he could
IN Albany about the election news When he
reported 10 GOV. Iiden he was instructed To 20
To- 10 Gramercy Park every dav to attend 10
whatever executive business might come from
Albany and require attention. He was there
every day from two TO three hours. attending to
whatever there was 10 bs atten led To- but he had
no recollection now. save n very general on-
of what there was 10 do He Knew that
there were applications for parduns to be con.
siddred. and for appointments to office but lie
could recollect no specific case He was al the
Everett House about twice u week or more aud
when he saw there was u great press of clerical
work, he volunteered his services but had no
recollection OF what lie did. save Ia one case
when ne copied cipher telegram that Col. Pei
ton requested him to do. He did not know what
II was about. and could not recoect who II was
addressed TO- Hance made himself ruther ridic-
uous by roiusing totell what the executive bust
moss was that he attended TO, on the ground that
II was oiicial secrets. and he had no right to
tell. and when an executive sess ion was held by