The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-10
a Complete Refutation Of the Charge
Of Bribery.
Hs wes Eyou Connected with the al
legged Purchase OF Returning boards.

Mr. Tlien, continuing, said ihat he had
confidential relations with Marble. Before
going 10 Florida he called 70 bid him good
By. There was nothing IN the converse
ton at that meeting bearing on the ques-
ton. 1t was little more than a formal
leave-takirg.
Tllden reasserted that in his interview
with Cooper 20 idea OF accepting the pro-
position to purchase votes, was debated be-
tween them. or thought of for moment.
| As for Pelton, he was the last man 10 the
world whom he (fIldeB) would have select
ed if he had intended to enter into such a
| transaction as purchasing electoral votes.
| Asked why, in bis card to the public, he
did not refer to the Baltimore transaction,
| Mir, Tilden replied, 1T was not pertinent.
| Q-D0 you not see that your statement
| that you had no knowledge of the negotia-
tons except through The I}ibane is likely
to deceive, because you have heard OF
the Baltimore negotiations?
MIR. Tiiden answered that he did not
know of the cipher kilograms which had
passed on the subject, nor of any Degotia-
lions, but he did know that there had been
an offer In South Carolina, which he had
put an end to by his Intervention. Il
} made my statement in accordance with
the truth.
Odd you intend TO convey the idea
that you had no knowledge of this offer
Al did not intend to convey any idea OF
: the subject. | had been advised by 8
hundred people to do one thing and anOth
+ er, and did not thick it necessary to refer
TO the fact of the Baltimore transaction.
In reply to a very able and close exam
= ination by MIR. Reed, who conducted TIL
] portion OF the examination, and occasional
0 " requested MIR. Tilden to be frank, bu
FAILED TO GET ANY ADMISSION,
the witness remembered DO conversation
at the Third National bank with Smitt
- Weed, prior to the latter's departure TO
/ North or South Carolina.
If MIR. Hiscock then continued his examin
t alton Of Mr.. Tilden.
G. Q-When the dispatch was received
tie New York, saying, You are imperiIln
the result here" and advising some INA
So should be found who could be trusted fC
s, week" did you ever see that dispatch
Us Al did.
Odd you not know that informatio
ne had reached here in dispatch to Crane
S. CIV park that you had one majority in Flo
ida2 Al heard that | had one majori
10 Florida, but did not see the dispatt
referred to as conveying that and other il
ho formation. | did not see the dispatch
lis George W. Smith. saying See ny dl
ut patch to Spain"
Q-Governor, you learned from Coope
of and could have learned from ECol. Pelto
Tas your nephew, who had been engaged
of the transaction connected with the obtai
ed ing of electoral votes in North and Sou
Carolina, Did you not feel called upon
fud out Col. Pelton's relations with t
national com mittee2
rou Al thought the best waY to act in {
of matter was 10 stopit. thought the sal
Ere thing of the Florida case.
eat 0-You have said that il you had q
uic idea of influencing these boards venal
it the last person you would have chos
lch would have been Col. Pelton. Why {
ed. you not deem it proper to call Cooper S
ba. Hewitt's attention to the matter, and &
them to take charge of matters. lest I
ton might compromise the Democra
general committed
we'd An the first place, supposed ii
ion they had full kuowledge aud would be a
tor to take care that
the NOTHING WRONG SHOULD BE DONE.
Inc CIVIL law QOeeu EecoGutGo puLpO
We until they are embodied in actions. ]
the church Furnishes the purposes ct GRIN
&C. ais, even if they are not carried out.
atmosphere at that time was full OF rum
of fraudulent returning boards. ! dec,
before God and my country that the VIC
for Of Louisiana and Florida were boue
ouri tmeaniug by the Republicaus.) Wo
and scorn and condemn my righteous title
and the Democratic party had secured my
the by fraud.
| by Witness did not remember receiving
vest special information N regard to the
EXPENSES OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
in the disputed Southern states. He <
tent nothing about it, but supposed these y
ting tiers we're under the charge OF seme u
half bers Of the national committee. To 81
!, by exteut he had been the patron of
n to MIR. Hiscock asked if it did not occu
witness that he ought to investigate