The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-06

lNll NV I lofk, inc night before, tNp matter had
como to the knowledge Of Gov Tildcn. and he
had two dispatches, as / understood him one
from Mr.. Cooper. Chairman Of the Demerratic
tpmmittec stating. in substance. that no money
could be furnished and all negotiations must
Stop. and one from Gov Tildcn, or by his dirpc-
ton, requiring him to return at once to New
York city. Soon after that-that same after
noon-I met Mr. solomon aud informed him
thni the proposition could not be accepted. and
uuon coming TO New York with me to urge ii.
| finally said II he chose to come would see II
the money could be raised from other sources
outside the, coninittce, but did not believe it
could be. He did come on. and stopped Mt tho
Union square Hotel until the Wednesday morn
not know. The Canvassing Board of South
Carolina held its decision open two days. ~ no
snid, waiting Tor him to conclude the proposed
arrangemrnt During that time he came to me
again and again and urged mo to get the money
and close tho negotiation. lie showed me des-
patches from South Carolina. without how
ever showing mo their signatures, urging him
to have 1t closed. and sQytng that tho Board
were being hard pressed by the other side. On
wednesday morning, when thoy were obliged
by law To- act. he aRnin came to mo and ! in
formed him again that it could not be done. MS
could not accept ms terms. Hen once sent
despatch to Columbia to that effect | do not
remember its exact words. but 1t WAS to the
euct that ne could not gct the goods. or he
had idod 70 gct the goods ono OF the two.
! did not sge the address Of that despatch, but
know thut he sent II; within four hours OF the
time saw him sond that despatch. the Canvass
ing Bonrd ot South Carolina gavc their certih-
cate to the Hayes electors. After saw Col. Pei.
ton in Baltimore. | had no Intention Of
ruising the money. and did not try to
get il while Mr. solomon was hero wait
ing, although ! did not 80 inform him.
! also desire to say here. though not in direct
answer To the Chnrinans question TINT neither
nor Cot Haskell know Of the dispatches or OF
the negotiations TO whi,h they referred mako
that reference to the gentlemen whom havo
named Ia simple justice To those gentlemen. rs
their names are connected with these des-
patches here. Before my leaving Columbia. it
was Understood that legal proceedings should
5e vigorously pushed. and that thcy there might
ho in communication with the National Com
mittee. prepared for them an arbitrary cipher.
and In that cipher a few dispatches were scnt.
destroyed that key also immcl iateiy aiterwnrd
and cannot reproduce It, and | cannot say how
accilrntply those desuntehes were urinted in Tho
Tribune reports, but know and say positively
they are not truthtully rendcred-in fact they
are entirely inuccurately rendered. shave
especial reference now TO the two TO Bal
| timorc They had reference only To legal
| proceedings and 10 moneys that they desired the
| National Committee 10 send thrm u nid III pre-
| uarng those legal proceedings. and. am also
under the impression. for the Congressional IN
/ Nestighton about 10 take plhce. Not collar
! WIS raised for or paid 10 the Canvnssing Board
| 9i south Carolina. or to any ono else Tor them
! 10y my knowledge. Whit actually happened
was an ofrrr by the Board TO give the vote of the
! State 10 the Democrats lor sum uf money me-
| gotiatons upon that offer and tho final refusal
! of acceptnnce-and that was all. am bound to
/ say never met or spoke with any mcmbur of
| the Returning Board. or Canvassng Board OF
| South Carolina except IL may have been bcfore
| them rs a bourd. with other gentlemen. But
! knew them all by sight. | bccume acquainted
/
! wns in the city.
Think nave answered that general ques-
! ton and have spoken, ~ felt 10 Just 60 10.
| with reference To- those gentlemen oi south
! Carolina who were accused here Of having u
knowledge OF these things. which know they
| never possessed. Either now or some other
! time with your permissien. would ike To say
what know OF Gov. Tildcn's having no knowl-
edge of this matter from me-.
| by Mr.. HuntOa- The question Is as 10 your
| own connection.
Witness -Ycs only refer to II because the
| epumnet Gov Iilipu with IL lrnusl ~.
| think have answered the question as 10 my
BY MIR. Hunton-Q- Under what name did
you telegraph from South Carol ina t. Balti-
T9i ,c9np9t stS Ts9s I6S %S w@se
not signed at all. or that simply signed an inl-
OG-whnt was that ini,lal-w.? Al cannot
remember. think saw one this morning in
gh3ok !lse that lp1int,ihE 10 ne lth 'Srap !
my handwriting. Hni wis signed NJ Hero
s"N -rHl dispatches. or rather copies 1t do-
spnichcs. wcre shown T. the wilac.S,.5l No. sir
! cannot rrmrmher any 81 them. Ihey may l",
| copies but they nrc not IN my handwrlt.n. an
cannot identify thrm That one. ne 'ri, ,'i o.
| mc, ! nin @ure is n1i u'n.. for q Is dated Doe D.
| and | was not tuere aU-t NOV, Is.
q. Can you tu.' tiHt pun'i'atQn oi the
vou say ary not fiutAfully r.uirrca9 A-iuS.
sir. Tho dH~pat 'h".. us said 90 you. Nr. Chair
in reference T. the Negotiations | rememn n
distinctly. / have never conuur"d those dee
rputfhes published m the Inbu,e with .hrs,
ff llN0 ht AlAf' Nil- IiltNt Nl 'A'i'.4 A' iN
them closely. except those to whi 'h referred
positively the two 'spa;'hcs which purp r. u
TS lcroe Ge," 5r ona y 6o aa r ,d Sog So to Sn GSn
Gordon. Is gwen; , -. ,,
Gea j y Gonfl. cl.a'q,.
Waters tea by London as'nt Inform Spain ami j'
news.
1t is on page 80 Of this primer referring tc
the Tribune publication. Tho Tribune rem
Matters arranged bv Returning Board agent
Inform llusNell and telegraph n"ws."
Not ono word Of that rendering s true. ] sen
no such despatch and conveyed no such in
unable 10 Say now. hut II hld some bearing OF
tho legal proceedings. AMI that only. ON pag'
81 OF the same publication appears another de
spatch 10 the same gentleman;
BALTIMORE. Nov 30
Have RAIN hold OH Cuba until York ApriL MAJ. .h
little delay w
Tho rendering Of that is not correct as th'
=" Have the Court hold on to tho electora
votes until fixed or failure May be little delay
There were no such words used ~ liked
or failure" ! cannot say what thorc WAS
very likely the first portion with reference L
tie despatch. Al tho words IN that despatch
as | rcc0llect IT, were cipher words. IN
Tibune do's not pretend to make an accurate
| translation in every cilso.
Q.-The .origInAls of those, dispatches wcr
destroyed? A.-Miue were destroyed at once
Of course-those rerciycd, mean anu thoS
| / sent kept no copies Of
Q,IZpo you, reSoEniz" the COPY OF those de
| SuntchHSf A.-No, slr- ] nave not nhu III
original shown to me. Examining COPY passe
to him by Mr.. Springerl That seems to be m
despatch. but not in my hAniwrliing
BY Mr. Kped-Aro tho drspatches here whicl
were furnished by Dir. Reid. Mr.. Whteav
Rrid2
Mr. Hunton-Ycs. OF course. Here they are
, Handing hundlH to witness
Mitnrss-In that Autographed book ther
nre n number Of my dispatches printed as iron
Florida. and they ARE not correct, for have NJ
been in Florida At ALL llhe witness identified h
that book. as in his handwriting. the following
despatch y - ~. =.
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Have Rhtur river asis o folows Elmhurgh river M
sis.iuui u Rhine fnucuhagcu rlVcr Rhine Nyrucu-
Parcel tu secured Dtuuhr Potomac tNtr sent tmcag
luiiou Eiulurgh hc river W Danube Rochester give
notes be- to America uu Danube Edinburgh A. Ice upn
and luut and Petersburg Rhine an ltuH uattics ut An
% sterdan % 0t or Edtniurlh hlA,goW Rhine Russia
secure -hl o night packs every uno - the ttN shnul
friends Warsaw YOU tu ouucruiAuiing tlng being r
4riptnn be- given tho tor intimidation aud G0ds tear
Bavaria irru. aud their London Hnd sake plan Cooper
hagen Watching careful let nud Africa Pccrshul
here iiIcr uf whether u-ht ami Frame ~ has
done Warsaw ur be H. Copenhagen d,rldrd ulay vi
read, this safe Baltimore reHci he once IN you DO
Aitltal W
I II would he impossible for me 10 toll any
| thing about 1t now. Comparing tho litho
/ graph with the printed lribue copy he sal
/ | tho word printed Thames" Should b
! "Thomas' place" should ho substituted 70
c | " plans the signature should be NJ. " instea
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