American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS.
Tho Potter Committee.

The Potter Committee.
Tribune testified ti,at he received one pack
, age of the cipher dispatches from WIN. T
Chandler and another from Hiscock, of tn
Committee. He never knew Gen. Brady or Eu
4en FEN Hale In connection with the TRANSACTION
safd and Gtosvenof, aided by Prof. Holden
The witness MET DOT. 1ilden about the tim
menced, and told him they were bothered b!
Rdnssrs snd he Ought to give them tn
and subsequently, at sarasosa, said he !" de
not know any thing about the cfphets, ant
hotisc. Reid understood him to mean that h,
did not even read thB telegrams that were
then being published.
The Committee resolved to send a sub.
eofumit.ee to New York City to take the testf-
mony of Messrs- 1iideii, i'e,bor, Marble, Weed
| such sub committee, Messrs. Mcmahon, stem
ger, Springer, Cox and IIiscock.
The sub committee of the Potter Com.
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Hunton CHAIR:
ens na des hav aa de-
elined to serve1: eomrieiieea takifig tesfi1n9ns
an asttys friend Of Mr.: Riders, both before ore
and aitef lis nemination. few days sub;
whom he could not state; requesting him 70
1
western part of the stated He went to New
York, to the Everett House, and there got his
s Col he THINKS nix but S1ud
%ss g af 2sher ea@ea BY them
by the Democrats witness identified HUH
Der OF the cipher kilograms sent by him from
the most important of which was one stating
| in substance that majority of Board had been
secured at cost of $4,000. money to be de-
Ing given to Tden bit a ffntdsg mot
esplaiiatiof Of this telegram. witness said
that one Hardy sclcmon, a prominent bust
for the amount named Witness
Solomon Harry Sullivan a eed dshers whS
claimed to represent the Returning Board.
Witness there met Col. Pelton, who informed
posed Gov. Tilden. had received a telegram
from Edward Cooper. saying that the money
putpurt. fhie ended the negotiation. Solo
stahee Of Which, vas that h the goods could not
be delivered and that the arrangement or
bargain was on II nth three &C. OF t1Hr hoIs fter
had given the vote to Hayes. Witness swore
positively that Col. Pelton was the only per
garding the South Carolina matter before
leaving New York. After his return he met
to the shs
ss'' ss ss q
ings, and that while he lived he would never
become President under such circumstances.
which the witness had no recollection of, and
there were words In some of The others he
could not captain.
Col. W. +. Peiton, formerly Secretary of
the National Democratic Committee, was ex-
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reference TO the cipher dispatches. He ties;
titled that all kilograms sent by Smith NJ.
Weed were by his Instructions addressed to
him and he laid them before the National
Democratic Committee. Witness declared at
the outset that he could not remember many
the key had been destroyed. He could not
remember ]. %ae whether or not he used the word
did remember receiving dispatch
from Weed to the effect that the South
The proposition was accepted by him. though
he did not RENE mber the exact words of the
to meet Weed in e lad
interview with Edward Cooper, Treasurer of
the National Democratic Committed. and in
Went to Baltimore under the impression that
the money would be forthcoming, but after
es, one from Cooper and another from
some one wh tpa name HE he did not
ing about the proposition under considera-
ton until after IT was all over, and then Sc
witness that he would sooner die than to
allow himself to be put into the Presidential
he had an idea that the Returning Boards
x xSSS result sona assepssd in delay
ranse%ents for faising the G money s but in
the Democratic National Committee and let
1t decide. In the meanwhile he thought it
ing Board to the propositions in question.
He acted wholly on his own responsibility,
S,s6oq 1t with any one He
ocratic National Committee in the mat
ter. Witness did not arrange the cipher
TIsoune transiations got near the point Of
most OF the dispatches, but are incorrect in
ciphsrp meaEa MT Tdem dspaach fr ONE
Creamery Park. signed Marble" was pro
& ss any hour rsasi9sa Sy Fhasn, s e:
Of the Governor. for ssOo.eoO." witness
to having received dispatch
declining the offer, and saying that the
amount was too high. He did not communi.
cate the dispatch from bat Marble or Its
swer. Another dispatch. signed FOX"
stated that the Arrangement could be effect
that the money would be deposited as red fs
ed. not to be drawn. however. before vote
was cast. This latter communication was |
with G. w. WoOlley. and witness testified that
his acceptance of the proposition was made |
and entirely upon his own responsibility. In
answer to Mr.. Hiscock, witness said that he |
had not resided at Gramercy Park since Au- |
gust last; was formerly Secretary TO Gov. |
rilden. and was looked upon as his accredit- |
ed agent. Gross examined by Mr.. Reed, wit |
ness said that he expected to raise the money |
and had nc other source upon which he de- |
pended. Mr.. Tilden never read a single teIe-
gram relating to the purchase of the Return |
ing Boards; he did inquire to whether or |
not there was any news from Marble. Wit |
ness was further fnterrogated at considera- |
bic length by the Republican members of the |
committee In reference to his personal re- |
sources and his dependence upon his uncle. |
Mr.. Tilden, which queries were resented by |
witness as personal affrOnt.
Manton Marble testified before the Com
nittee on the 9Th. He said that he went to |
Florida to look after the Electoral vote. Be- |
ore leaving New York he received cipher |
MIN soe ss1; 0 n@m iee Of 70 tra nsa
he Tribune, were read to witness, a few Of |
which he declared substantially correct. but |
he most OF them he char : as rub
:eived certain propositions to purchase the |
Florida Electoral vote, and telegraphed the |
same to Pelton, but merely as IA matter of |
,nsIy entertalned p any. The PROPOSE post
one for ms% oe5 Of ans
through Mr.. C. Z. Dyke, editor Of a Demo
ratio local paper. who represented the mem
witness replied to the proposition that lie
nd was sure GOV. flden would not
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