The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-06
The cipher Examinations.

Int totter CoMmlttee, on Ine zStu oi
January, examined James N. Tyner in re-
gard to Republican ciphers. Mr.. Tyner
produced the original dispatches, and
stated that former testimony to the effect
that kilograms passed between himself and
John W. Foster concerning the sale Of GER
tain Offices, and between himself and z.
Chandler, regarding the appointment of In
dian Agents, had no warrant whatever in
their contents. The idea of Cary, that the
kilograms in question related to a dirty
piece of political engineering, was
entirely rroneous. The dispatches re-
ferred to money to be secured for
the Indiana Campaign, only to be used in
meeting the expenses of speakers, printing
bills, etc., and it was proposed to make an
effort to secure the services of some active
members of the Greenback organization
there, to induce voters to go back on their
old love, and vote the Republican ticket.
Another proposition was for the purchase of
the indianapolis Sentinel, a Democratic
newspaper in the city of Indianapolis,
which was said to be in financial dis
tress, and might bespurchased cheaply.
After the October election witness had q
conversation with q. Chandler as to the
prospect of carrying Indiana for the Re-
publicans in November. Witness was to
60 to Indiana and see what could be done.
If there was any chance of success, he
was to telegraph, Chandler, who would
furnish him with funds to the ex.
tent of $4,000. Before he left, wit.
ness said to Secretary Chandler, "If we tel.
egraph about money we had better use a
phrase" 1t was decided that if S. 600 were
needed, witness should telegraph for " one
Indian appointment" if $4,000, "two In
dian appointments" and Chandler would
honor his drafts for those sums.
w. E. Chandler was then examined, and
stated that he wrote and signed one of the
two kilograms sent by Zach. Chandler, in
which Indian agents were mentioned. He re
~membered the great admiration with which
he regarded the clever cipher. Laughter.
| Still, the cipher was made and he had to use
it. To the question whether the dispatches
had no reference to any appointment, he
said: "Any one who knows Zach. Chandler
knows that he never made any appoint
ment in his department, either for money
or considerations ofany kind, and Ibid no
think any gentleman would suggest it"
Whitelaw Reid, of the New York Tribune
was before the Potter Committee on Thurs
day. He testified that he received q pack
age of cipher dispatches from William T
Chandler, and one from Hiscock of III
committee. He produced two scrapbook
tn the remark, "Here are two volumes Q
dispatches received by me-" Laughter
The first volume contains copies {
Florida dispatches, with appendix of mil
~cellaneous. Volume No. 2 embodies tell
grams referring to South Carolina an
Oregon. Before the kilograms were d
ciphered, Mr.. Reed said he published ed
torials on the subject, with the view {
inducing some II to come forward with
key to the cipher, but that failing, copis
were attacked seriously.
Messrs. Hazard and Grosvenor did til
entire work of the translation. Protesso
Alden aided in some immaterial way.
Mr.. Hiscock~ inquired if there had bee
any complaint from the parties to who
the kilograms were attributed.
Mr.. Reid replied: With the exceptio
of Marble there had been no direct cor
plants, and in that case Marble was pc
fectly justified, as he was not the author
the telegram attributed t, him in the publ
cation. The first of the Oregon dispatch,
: were not d~eciphered and published in tt
:.ribune, but in some other paper"
An Associated Press dispatch drew
tention to the fact that the cipher ust
was an old mining cipher, and was take
, from the Household Dictionary, and IL
: cipher was plain. Recess.
. Mr.. Reid, testified he never knew Gener
Brady or Eugene Hale in conne ion wit
!, the transaction. Witness met Govern
Tilden about the time the publication
the dispatches commenced, and told hi
. they were bothered by these ciphers, an
he ought to give them the key. Tide
replied in the same j%ocular way, and SUI
s~equently at Saratoga said he did not kno
3 anything about those ciphers, and di
f not believe any had been delivered ath
house. Mr.. Reid understood him to mea
o that he did not even read the kilograms TIL
> were then being published.
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