The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-06

ence. saw by MIR, Solomon that he WI
anxious that the act should be complete,
as others were pressing him.
q. What do you mean, money OF, of
ces2 a. My impression is that he meaI
both. The manner In which he propose
to receive the money satisfied me that h
meant business. His remark, as near as
can remember, wasthat the money woul
not be paid over until The goods were d,
livered.
Mr.. springer-Can you give your tim
Of arrival at Baltimore? A. can't r,
member Just now.
Odd you think they meant busines
when they proposed to sell out? A. eel
tainly did; ! met Col. Pelton In Baltimore
he said the old man, which ! suppose wa
Tilden, had received q telegram from Ed
ward Cooper stating he could not rails
the money. There was also a TELEGRAM
from Gov. Tiltlen OF q similar character
This told Solomon, who came on To- thl
city with me. On Wednesday, the 22d,
think Solomon sent dispatch to th
Board, and In three or four hours after
wards the Returning Board gave deCis
ion the other way. The substance OF IN,
telegram was that the goods could NOT b,
delivered and that the arrangement or bar
gain was of.
Mr.. Stenger-Had you any communica
tlon on this subject with Nj. Tilden from
the day before the election, either directly
or indirectly, up TO the time the SoutE
Carolina canvassing board met, or did vol
have any after?
A. Yes, | met him at The Everett House
lie took me 10 task-l can't give YOU IN,
exact words, but he took me 10 task abou
the proposition and stated that he neyel
authorized any such proceeding, and tina
while he lived he would never become
President under such circumstances.
In the course OF further examination The
witness said the Democrats in South Caro-
lima were poor, and needed money iol
printing procuring witnesses, &c, In lega
proceedings they asked him to get the Ma
tional Committee TO help them and he
made IN unsuccessful effort In that direc
tlon. The dispatches sent him from Co
lumbia, signed "Pope," asking for "S5,.
GOO, had no reference 10 this matter and
had no connection whatever with buyinQ
any member OF the Legislature or any one
else. lie thought the 1855 900" was a mis-.
take as the sum was more likely to have
been 81 600.
The last dispatch referred TO witness
was translated as follows:
COLUMBIA, Nov. 10Th.
Smith Weed, care King, Everett IIouse
n. T.: Send 5000 Immediately to Has.
kell.
February 81, expect 10 get a majority
in the House and Senate, but S. 600 cal,
make the majority Democratic. This will
make the court all right. The Electoral
canvass postponed. VIII remain in court
and make the electoral vote Democratic.
[Signed] PopS
Mr.. Weed said he never had anything
to do with the plot which the 1r;biuN as.
serted was formed 10 buy four members
Of the South Carolina Legislature for
81, GOO, and having thus control Of the
State government to put the Hayes elec.
tors in jail and lock them III separate cells
till the day for counting the electoral vote
had passed. He never had any knowI-
edge of any such plot.
The following translation OF n cipber
sent by him was then submitted
to witness, the date and address being the
same rs those ofthe former dispatch:
Telegram was received too late 10 an.
swer last night. Don't quite understand.
Do you wantme to 20 to the home Of Stcarns
(Floridal? The Board. late last night, de.
manded $4,000 for giving US two or three
electors. The interceler will want some.
thing besides, think $4,000. What shall
| do? Get no aid from the HAMPTON
party, who, to say the least, arc indifIer,
ent.
Mr.. Weed said that the tenor OF this dis.
patch was in accordance with the events
which occurred. Tho "inte.cctlern men.
toned was Hardy Solomon. In reference
to the Hampton party, it accorded
with the impression Of MANY persons nj
the time that Hampton and his friends
cared much more about the State ticket
than the vote for President. The dispatch
to Gen. Gordon, already mentioned I'd
mistranslated, was entirely in reference 10
court matters.
"A number 6ftelegrams were read. many
Of which the witnessed had no rec6llec.
tion OF, and the cipher words in some 9th.
ers lie could not explain.
Witness 10 the Chairman: The proposi.
ton as 10 the buying out OF the Returning
Board, was submitted to Mr.. Hayemever
and, at first, was led to believe that the
money, would be sent to me. It fell
through, however. Outside Of Mr.. Have.
meyer, do not think | ever mentioned
the matter OF negotiation TO q single soul.
To Mr.. Reed-A few days after the eleS.
ton | came to New York and received a
telegram, from whom can't say. request.
ing me to go to South Carolina; / called
into the Everett House, and there i got
my cipher.
Q,-Who gave 1t to you? -
Al really forget, but my impression IL
It was Pelton.
R.-pelton was Secretary Of the Ma.
tiOnal Democratic Committee, was he not ?
Ale was.
Q.--Then you got il from limP
suppose so; hut can't say positively
as TO the correctness OF the Tribune trans.
lations. cannot give an expression for
the reason that have not read them.
Mr.. Reed: Did you suppose Mr.. PeIton
could raise the $4,000 required.
A. ! did know that the Executive Com.
mittce OF the National Democratic party
would have given the money II asked fol
IL Subsequently ] mot Pelton In Balti
more when he told me the money could
not be raised, Mr.. TIlden brought mo tc
order in very torcible terms for hayinG
attempted 10 make trade with the re
turning Board and reported his positive
adherence OF any such scheme,
Q. Mr.. Pelton won't 10 Canada?
a. lIc did, but 1t was long before lL'
publication OF the cipher dispatches, ant
he went there under medical advice, hay
ing suffered considerable from the excite
ment and incidental troubles attendin,
the election. Mr.. Pelton WIS the only on'
with whom had any conversation before
left for South Carolina, and looked upor
him US being ut the head Of the move
ment. Mr.. Solomon showed me a mum
Der OF kilograms from Republican parties
as he said, trying to buy him out, hut h.
would not permit mo 10 SEQ The signatures
Q-Why did you change your name
A.-lieuaHs0 was afraid that tho Yves,
cru Union Telegraph Company woul,
tamper with our messages. They kIey
me rs a politician, hence the precautiol