New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-07

lie Is man stays home generally pretty late "a
down town md took the risk OF sending 10 20 MN 10
80 ahead aud lhinSing II there was any rem I'm.
done, it could be cOunerma' d'd Driotc nIeh
QYou .ay NJ Cooper expressed afes thi. ttin;af
| was bad. ami could not be done Aye sir
Q-Mthe tue was pending ami dnf'ns 5i,s . cIni
Won The II the thing proved TO bca" bonanza
what words OF indignation. n any. he used IN re-.
! WoId4.
o-You presented to Mr. Edward Cooper The fact tba,
purchasing tho electors Of south Carolina some ono
oflhen NV hc objected 10 u hlItf u fohd , TOY W
he made while he thought N could he done, and
dur:n- ,his cunversa''n. Al don't r'membcr "ba'
Q-Do Won remember MS reDrob9ti1g yon for It IN
80, refer 70 now-bc!ore went to BatmoTet .,,-,.
! o Befor. YOU went to Baiumorei Al don't think
| thft question wa. discussed at all.
Q-Ihat s the immoral aspect. Of wore not brought
| NJ at all A.-No, cir; l don't remember mat lheY
Q.-Nr Cooper did not then express. to YOU any in
Ole didn't say thatit was not the proper thing 10
dol Al do not recolect n. any min about H.
Q-Wou iut you have rccOllectsd ihis II he had ac-
conptnied n vita words OF repToofl Al don't
! member Tho conversation very short, and n vas
/ JUST M statement to him. did ihe talking noFs
! Q-You expected him to raise tho money bat IN.
stai OF thAt a. went 70 yonr uncle Wa mat atter no
| hid tIigd 10 raise II IN any other way Al donS
Q.~Ihe scnenle then. so far as You know. first re.
ceyed it, reprobaton when Mr.. Cooper was nd,e9eeS
enough. you. point Of view 10 mention % yOur
| unclct A.-lnat "a my ulurrstdnClIE
40 BREACH WITH MR.. TLDEN.
! Q.-Now will you state how after tat you lefs
your unce's house whether not 10 prior 10 tba
Florida pe2o iationsI Al DONE uad.rs'a your
question.
Odd you cease to reside there prior to the Florida
negotiations. after this South Carolina tnnsoctoni
! A.-So, sir.
! Q.-You carried on the Florida NEGOTIATIONS while re-
sidiug AZ your Uncle hou.c 40, sir .,.,,,
Q.-And alter this pouted rcbukc on hi part aDou'
| South Carolina A.-NtS. sir.
Q-And ne allowed You 10 have the same charge over
tho matter that you had hitherto ha"t A.-o'e' "ha'
o.@orer these matters that YOU had hitherto had
charge Of He made NJ change after th- disclosure 81
| No sir There changes
On what language ala Governor Tildcn rcDroye
| o-Can you give the purport ofitl A.-No-uo more
| THAI what have said, that he condemned u. 49,,
| Q-But ala not in any way withdraw MS confidence
Go G, NOV s"o a. saw sny indication Of IT,
| Odd Mr.. Cooper at any time after the South Caro-,
Ina trai tons, md before me Foda ones cSp,e't
! think ing was said about i after came bach
from Baltimore
$50 that got the impression Nr. Cooper was op;
posed 10 any such thing The same a. our uncle "r aii
for the sane reason You got me ea rom mos, lhins
tnat Mr. cooper was AZ good mn aS y"ur nny,',
don't mem IN degree INT me same AMY 81 9,dne,,i
Q-rncu YOU Won't enter INTO ne question "lcihcE 10
| ought 10 ash me that question.
/ yprv fIir ( want 10 know whether yen understood
TINT Mr.. Cooper reprobated IL from tn ,lms rtasGn
that your uncle and. because however wrong he mlshB
have been. me regarded Il a. an immoral TRANSACTIONS
Al don't think that question Odght ID b' asked me-.
! Q-Did llr. Cooper object 10 the transaction oecau;l
II a. an immoral one or bccau-, feasible
onc A.-Wcn. hould say ne discussed ooth branches
Own you state to ia what ideas be conveyed oyou
as 10 the immortality Of IT. A-Nel' that be dli not
tuin, il ought t0 be done.
/ Q-Ddn't he put it IN any stronger language than
| oIRcn-a It. A-Idont remember bis language.
Q-This was beior, the Florida transaction was en-
' GRt me ;mc the Florida transaction wa. entered
INTO vou knew that yoW uncl" who wa The 'anuidala
and you knew That Mr.. Cooper. who was Treasurer 81
the Democratic National Committee. objected TO X On
| moral grounds Ale objected To q
O-You knew that, cd youi A.--Nes. s.r.
FONDA business viii Al mtended-o,I SAID tnri
mommg-l intended when the matter wa rradY 10 Dr
cousummatcd To- lay n before the National committee
! ana let them take such acton as they chose
Q.-Auer this conversation |lth MI COOPER A.
Odd you expect that Mr., coopers associates yera
less vlrtuous than he A.-That was not the question
1t was a matter that there may have been diherenS
! TiIIcn would approve Off Al did not expect De-
would know anything about it, IalVay knew ne dsap'
| proved Of
PrLrox's SOLE RESPONSIBILITY
Q.-You knew him we'll enough. having lived with
MN 10 know tuat he dsapDrOyed os such thnssI A
/ Yes. sir; took ne responsibility mN-rf
/ On the Florida Transaction dld you cal tho
N1uoua Commrer together and lay ;hc matter befyr5
| thomi Al dId not ot al, IL.
! e.-1uu went 10 III" 'Althb "l i'''P iii- - A'r'
! eli; I'D that Oh piy own responsibility, Allow me To
! exp am that. SAID 70 you niue "hic ago NAT ~;
! plan was when the matter reached point when had
/ 10 be Cun-ummjied, thon / should idl t rcipic tha
National Committee. made ms ASS NJ u certain t.ic-
grams and almost Immediately received reply thdB
thing too latc aud hat destroy od the matter
That WIS that there no ncce- tF ot calling
the committee together and was never presented "a
0IIn1it What time Of day dId yen srG tlc telegram
accepting thc Florida proposition Al cannot tell
| Give n, some idea aboutitl A-Gcaunc, tell you
! the tuie Ci Gay. -t.,.,
A~Tnat caun't tel you Il Is utter! impossible ZOE
10 remember thJt.
teiSc7am announcing acceptance of the proa.,.tion.
ana Motto" You received annonncrG mat was 100
'0@Wi vou r,err ~ the book then. end answer me
ANThs tee gram here Which take ~ e %" ON" srns
accepting u, that j.. 10 Is 50 translated Ltt' ana
ftn ana the Last one on tie IN Incy s~em "a
O~Uclr Is on, that j. dated on ~" i,h U,fo ono
received The Isl Of December " VIII d"Doslt collars
agreed. Cannot however dr!" before VOC ID b.ani =
ne asl asr.cal AgSo '' sr A'' '''
Q Did yoa call together the National 1-nm'ttee :
Q-Ihen you rather fooled brother woodry didn't
5S%,r Ticr. We're other expenses COM. i tnrn. /
Won 20 40 o. top ~ page y, yon viii see th1tH
@" Proposition accepted # done oH'j once Ane
,Lou Oh ne next DAY ne answer W. A.-'l9te.
was occasion TOR calling tne National Committee 20
Q-Ru+,ia wgs Mr. Tilden was 1T Al DON'T know
whether On tell or not Yes. gue,s ma Wa 80.
l. Q-You notice that the person who t''2rapl- MAJ
thGy Finished yesterday afternoon respond c No5rs
"A, AZ the end = that dispatch, TEX lld,u 10 -'ddt
Blackstone" He evidently rhOught mat toic-rnm wa
all / KIT, didn't he Allow 30 You mean al ile.t
O--Ihe man fhat sent TINS evidently supposed tht
tell gram WIS an rl-ht Al don't get your meaning
Q-Of course De would not have asked yon 10 cou.mu,
nca;c with Mr.. TIden - wicked telegram. Al
don't get your point yet. . m
O-fcrS ., te gram which asks y0u 20 oll Mr. IT,
den ,om.thin-; OF that was pcrrctN harmless
fs., -rtU Al don't KNOW hat The Wtu'- OWL Ius.
tiycs about II We're, OF course.
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