Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-07

A Day of the Sub-Potter Committee Will
Nephew Pelton-History of tho Publlshe,
Cipher Teles rams-Neither tho Demo
| cratic Committee or MIR. Tildon Known,
to His Propositlons-Need and MARBLE
Compromised IN the Effort to Circunven
| the Republican Conspirators.
! New YORK, Feb. Cool. Pelton was to-da,
before the Congressional committee investigat
| ing the cipher dispatches.
Question. Can You remember any of tn
| names with whom you correspondent or hav
| you destroyed your cipher key?
| A. l have and cannot now remember tn
names of any persons with whom l conferred
| All the kilograms sent by Weed were by in
structions addressed to Havemever, who u
once sent them to me. After this they wer
| presented to the committee at the Everett
| house.
Q. Who opened these dispatches in you
absence?
A. The National Democratic committee
The chairman called attention to the dis
patch dated Tallahassee, Nov 9th, and signed
in the translation, ''NIarble' The disoatcl
stated that the canvassing board may and will
purge the county returns, and Our first move
will be to require OF the board three State
officers, one being an able Democrat immedi
ate action
Col. Pelton-I might as well state here
cannot remember anything about these dis
patches. There is no question the Tribune
dispatches get near to the point. Yet they are
inaccurate. always understood WoOley anC
Fox We're one and the same person. Give me
more latitude and l will satisfy You fully.
The witness did not remcmb Der whether o,
not he used the word Denmark as his sig
nature.
Mr.. Springer of tho committee, said severa,
dispatches from Florida signed WAX sent by
Coyle, in reference to money matters, were ex,
planned by the memorandum of expenses OF
tue Democratic national committee submitted
by Mayor Cooper.
Witness said he had an idea that the return
ing board propositions, even if not carried
would result, II assented to- in delay which
would be favorable to the Democratic party
he had made no arrangements for raising
money, bnt intended eventually to lay the mat
ter before the Democratic national committee
and let it decide In the meantime he though,
1T best to commit members of the returning
board to the propositions in question. He act.
ed wholly on his own responsibility without
consultation with any one. He held no author
ity to act for the Democratic national commit
tee in the matter
MIR. Peltor examined the original of the dis
patch, which translated as follows:
Tallahassee, Dec. 2.-To Col. Pelton, Is Gram
marcy Park: Have just received ,.ropositlor
to hand over, at any hour required, Tilden de-
clslon OF the board and certificate Of the Gov.
ernor for two hundred thousand. (Slgned
Marble.
The witness said that the dispatch seemed tt
be In Marbles hand writing. He knew that he
received dispatch from Marble of that tenor
The original had no signature. Whether the
translation was accurate in every respect be
could not say. BE had a dispatch containing
the proposition in question. He sent a dis
patch IN reply declining the offer, and saying
that the amount was too high. He did moi
communicate the dispatch from Marble or its
contents to any person before sending his an
swer. The following translation of dispatch
to Havemeyer, dated Tallahassee Dec. 4, signed
Fox, was shown witness:
Board. Fetch NAV make necessary avn,re
OF half hundred Thousand dollars. Can Won
say will deposit in bank immeuiatc]v if apreeJ
MT. Pelton said he received a dispatch con
tanning such proposition, which he understoad
TO be reduction of the original offer of 5000,
Ooo. nc cld not recognize the handwriting
out understood Fox to be the name used b,
Wooley. ~
The following dispatch was then shown:
NE" York. Dec. l.--C. W. Wooley, ITALIA
hassee: Translation of telegram received
VIII deposit d. lals agreed. You can not, how
ever, draw before vote of member received
Reply promptly.
Witness said that he sent a. disnatch of that
character. He did not consult anyone in re-
gard to 1T, but acted on his own responsibility
There was some telegraphic correspondence be
tween him and Wooley az to the degree of con,
hdence which he placed in the latter He as.
surad Wooley he connded in him,
dispatch dated Tallahassee, Dec. 3, ad.
dressed to Col. Pelton, was then exhibited
with the following translation:
Proposition received either giving vote OF
one Republican of board or his concurrence ir
court action preventing electors vote from be-
Ing cast, for halt hundred best United State.
documents. for $50, 600 in United States notes
(Signed), Marble.
Witness said that he received dispatch Of
that character, but did not remember the exac
words. Had similar dispatch from Woolev
he sent dispatch to Wooley urging harmon,
OF action and protesting against divided coun
ellis: he remembered that dispatch was SEN
Of the following character:
New York Dec. 4.-To Manton Marble, Talla
hasse: Telegram here. Proposition accented
if done only once. Better consult With Woole,
and act IN concert. You can trust him. Tim
very important and there should be no divided
councils.
This was sent upon his own responsibility.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The South Carolina dispatches were the,
taken up. Mr.. Pelton said he remembers,
sending despatch asserting to the propositio,
to use $4,000. He might have asked thai
part of the money should be payable only afte
| the vote was cast, but be did not mbe
doing so. He mberedsreceising dispatcl
from Weed. to the effect that the South Caro-
lima returning board demanded S75 900. TIL
proposition Was accented nv him tbo,,b \
did not mber the exact words of tn
despatch which he sent. The attention of wit
ness was called to other dispatches, and he wa
asked If he had any explanation. He replied
have not. l can hardly remember thes
things. | went to Baltimore. The NIGHT befor
leaving New York [ met Mr.. Cooper, and toll
| him about the correspondence, and that
might need his money. Before met Weed
would rub" by f then ss"' b 5as ste
l received two kilograms. one from Coope
and the other from some one whose name
don't lec'llect, to the effect that the none,
could not be raised. Met Cooper at his hons
and told him Weed had telegraphed me as t
the amount necessary to buy the South Caro-
! lima board. Cooper led me to believe til
money could not be raised. Mr.. Tilden wa
exceedingly annoyed about the matter, and dc
nounced my action. In fact he was very Sc
we're. l left for Baltimore without his know
!
| at my action.
Chairman-Did Mr.. Tllden have any ide
that you were perfecting an attempt or at
tempting to perfect negotiations for buyin
the returning board? A. He had not til
least idea of what was going on.
| q. Did you tell advise him of the core
spondence of Manton Marble or Wooley iron
Florida? A. l certainly did not.
@. Did you tell him anything about th
Weed correspondence? A. 1 did not. TIL
correspondence and arrangements were carried
out solely by me-
BY MIR. Stenger-Did you mean to say 20
had no conversation with Mr.. Tilden on thi
matter until after your arrival from Baltimore
| a. Yes, sir. That is the fact.
| q. Mr.. Tilden was much ANNOYED, was
not? A. He was, and l don't know that b
yet forgives it: He told me distinctly that b
! wanted no such work and would sooner die tha
allow himself to be put iuto the Presidenti
chair under false pretenses. When I subs
quently showed the Governor the whole co
respondence he was still more exercised an
denounced the whole proceeding emphaticall,
By Mr.. Reed-As secretary of the nation
Democratic committee did you not arrange tt
eiphers? A. did not.
@. Did you fully explain matters before IL
: committee that investigated the Oregon ele
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