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TESTIMONY CT SMITH ". WEED AND NEPHEW
PELTuS.


PELT1S.
Before the Potter committee, at New
York, on Wednesday, Smith NJ. Weed ad-
mitted that the despatch from Columbia, S.
c., November 18th. to New York, reading
"A majority of the board have been secured
Cost is $50, 900, to be sent as follows One
parcel OF S65 900, one of $4,000 and one
of IS goo, all to be in $500 and 81 900
bills. the notes to be deposited a. parties ac-
cept, and given up upon the vote of the
laurel of Hampton Ii. e. the State OF South
Carolina) being given to filden's friends.
The three packs should be sent without in
scriptiOn and tonight, was sent by him
- - -" '-sr-l4tipH ~ substantially
correct, though his memory was that the
sum named was 100000 instead OF SsU,-
900. Witness subsequently met Tilden at
hotel in New York, and Tilden took him to
task about the proposition; Tildcn stated he
never authorized such proceeding, and while
he lived would never become President un-
der such circumstances. number of cipher
kilograms were translated. Witness ex-
planned several and failed TO recognize
few. One said Looks now as though the
thing would work at S15 600 for ali seven
votes The telegram requests safe man to
bring the stuff and the sender will meet him
at Baltimore. Another despatch says ''lf
you have certainty elsewhere. let this 60"
Another telegram. dated Cofhmbis, NOvem-
ber 18th, says Il leave here tonight for
B. Meet NE yourself, if prudent. The re-
turning board say they will do it sure, and
it's worth trying, but the result is
doubtful" The despatch further says
the returning boards statement shows
on the face nine hundred majority for
Hayes, and one of Tilden's electors within
go Of their lowest. Another depatch, ad
dressed like the other, to Henry Have
meyer, says "Our party CLAIMS the
Hampton party are trading of Tiden.
Shall | increase to $50 900 il required ~
Another reads: "If returning board can
he procured absolutely, will YOU deposit
$50 900? May take les. Must he
prompt" In another, Weed says Best
/ can figure, Tildeu will be over 1900
behind Hampton, and see little hope. Shall
keep up Appearances. Capture Louisiana
and Florida What about Oregon -
In regard to this, Mr. Weed explained
that he had figured up the returns himself,
but the other gentlemen in Columbia did not
know the result. Bv saying that he would
keep up appearances he meant that he would
not say ANYTHING there with reference to it.
Odd you mean that yJu would keep
shouting fraud fraud? Al did not shout
fraud, fraud. was shouting steal steal
Q-lou sly capture Louisiana and
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mt have raised the $50 900 requisite. The
Executiye Committee of the National Demo-
craft, marty would have given the money if
asked for il Pelton first said at Baltimore,
that he expccted the money from Mr. FL
ward C,oper.
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Mayor Cooper, oil New YORK Wt@ 'heh eA-
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