The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-06
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WHATMR.T.T'TYNER SAYS
EXPLAINING HIS ''BRoWN" AND
"sMI H'' ARRANGEMENTS"
TO THE COMMITTEE.
Tho Dear Creature was only Procuring money
to PTniuenCe" the Greenback
Leaders.

Washington. Jan. 29,-Before the Pot
ter Committee to day Mr.. W. 7. McLen-
nan, Assistant Chief Of the Warrant Di-
vision of the Treasury Department, tes'
tilted that Ia 1876, in cons5 quence of a
letter from Mr.. Secretary Sherman, he
attended in the Morton committee room
for the purpose of examining the Oregon
cipher dispatches. He succeeded in de-
ciphering them by means of the "dic'
tionary key" with which he had been
provided. He recognized Nos. 10, y and
IA on page 81 of the Tribune pamphlet,
and No. Is .on page 98 as part of those
dispatches. The committee was not in
session at the time but other experts
were at work. He only saw few of the
Florida dispatches and was unable to de-
cipher them because the key had not
then been discovered.
Second-Assistant Postmaster General
Brady presented the kilograms referred
to in his examination Of yesterday.
Translated they read as follows:
Tallahassee, Dece mber /.
Jno. Wing, Washington;
Florida will go for Hayes,
BRADY.
Washington.
General Brady, Tallahassee:
Florida in trouble. Ispeak advisedly.
Have no other fears. JAS. H. TYNER.
Washington.
General Brady, Tallahassee:
Reliable information here says Demo.
Gratis claim two of Florida Returning
Board. Do you believe itP WIyG.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Jno. Wing Washington:
We have no intimation of treachery
except on the part of one of our own
number If we come to grief it is
through him - the New Yorker. We
are advised that he recommends con.
trary to our interest. His many and
mysterious interviews arouse suspicion
BRADY.
@. Who was meant by the New
Yorker2 A. General Barlow, of New
York City.
1t transpired under cross -examina.
ton that "John Wing" was a fictitious
name for Judge Tyner by previous ar
rangement. Witness said there were
no other kilograms sent or received by
him bearing on the election.
First Assistant Postmaster-G General
Tyner was then sworn. He desired to
say that the Testimony of Mr.. Green
to the effect that kilograms passed be-
tween himself and John w. Foster
concerning the sale of certain Offices.
and between himself and u. Chandler
regarding the appointment of Indian
agents had no warrant whatever in
ther contents. The idea of Mr.. Carey
that the kilograms in question related
to dirty piece of political engineering
was entirely erroneous. He procured
these kilograms afer an accidental con-
versaion with President 0rton, that
gentleman having mentioned that by
disclosing the telegraphic correspond
enCe required by the committee many
persons might be somewhat embar.
rassed, adding that if the rCqnest to
furnish the same had been litIIe later
the kilograms would in the regular or.
der of business have been destroyed
Mr. Tyner at this interview mentioned
having sent certain kilograms, and in
quired if he could properly withdraw
them, as they might be misconstrued
and act injuriously to all parties con.
cerned Mr.. Orton informed him that
if he would furnish memorandum of
his kilograms they would be sent him.
This was done, and he subsequently re.
Ceived the kilograms and was now ready
to produce them. The first of the Fos-
ter.Tyner dispatches was dated Indian.
apolis, Sept. g, and read as follows:
To James N. Tyner PERSONAL:
Smith case and arrangements are sat
isfactory. Certain will be necessary in
addition to early promised by Mr. Nc.
Cormick. Wait in Washington for my
letter mailed last night, and then 90 to
New York at once. ]. w. Foster.
The witness explained how these tel.
egrams came to be written and the ci.
pher to be used. In July or August he
had conversation with Mr. Zach Chan
dler with reference to Indiana. Gentle.
men in New York and elsewhere, wit
ness was informed. had expressed their
readiness to assist Indiana if Mr. Foster
was connected with the committee
Subsequently Mr.. Foster consented togo
to Indiana and assist Witness met
him at New York. Mr.. Foster said that
at Indiana they would need 81 600 from
the National Committee, only to be
used in meeting the expenses of speak
ers, printing bills, &C., and it was pro.
posed to make an effort to secure the
services of some active members of the
Greenback organization there to induce
voters to 60 back on their old love and
vote the Republican ticket. Another
proposition was for the purchase of the
Indianapolis Sentinel, a Den ocratic news.
paper, which was said to be in financial
distress and might be purchased cheaply.
al uAbNOA MIN 0dlu ILldL MlLull d
short time the committee would be able
to furnish $4,000. AS Foster was
leaving he said 81 might want to tele
graph to you, aud might it not he well to
have some phrase to use between us?"
He thereupon sat down and made this
arrangement: Everything that related
to othe Greenback people was to be known
as the "Smith arrangement" The pro.
posal as to purchasing the Sentinel was
to be known as Brown" The word
"Certain" meant $1,000 and Early"
meant $4,000. The foregoing telegram
meant that active members of the Green
back party had agreed to assist in arrest.
ing the Greenback movement. Five
thousand dollars would be necessary to
meet their expenses in addition to the
$40 900 promised by Mccormick for gen
eral campaign purposes, 0n October l, I,
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