Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-07
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lieye that the money could not be raised
Tiden was exceedingly amazed about
the matter aud denounced my action
| in lact he was very severe, left fOr
Baltimore without his knowledge or con.
sent, and he was much surprised at my
action.
The Chairman-Did Mr.. Tilden have
any idea that you were periecting, OF
attempting TO perfect, negotiations ior
| buying the returning boardP Ale had
not the least idea OF what was going on,
q. Did YOU tell or advise him OF the
correspondence of Manton Marble, or
WOolley, from Florida A. lcertainly
did not.
q. Did YOU tell him about the Weed
correspondence? Al did not; the
correspondence and arrangements were
| carried out solely by me.
Question by Mr.. Stenger--Do YOU
mean to say YOU had no conversation
with Mr.. Tildon on this matter until
after you arrived for Baltinorer A.
Nes, sir; that IL the fact.
Q-Mr. 1llden VAS much annoyed,
was he not? Ale was and don't
known that lac yet forgets il. He told
me distinctly that he wanted no such
work and would sooner die than allow
himself to be put into the Presidential
chair under false protences. When |
subsequently showed the Governor the
whole correspondence, he was still more
exercised, and denounced the whole pro-
ceedmg emphaticMly,
Question by Mr. Reod As Secretary
oi the National Democratic Committee,
did you not arrange the Ciphers? \ |
did not.
q Did you lully explain the matters
before the Committee that investigated
the Oregon election? A-Nes, sir |
did, and have nothing to add to il.
In a further Cross-eXalnmatiOn, Pei
ton was unable To- state who was the
author of the cipher key, but said, the
same key answered, so FAR as his reCol.
lection, went for South Carolina and
Florida The Tribune translations, he
added, were inaccurate. lie gave the
copies Of the key to Coyle and Marble,
The same key answered for Louisiana,
but tho witness could not say 10 whom
lac gave tho key there Mr. Tildcn did
~
did inquire IA to whether or not there
was any news from Marble, but he
never read single telegram
in relation tn negotiations for tho pur-
chase OF the Returning board.
q Now tell us tho exact words ot
your umclr2 Al cannot say all. !
know lac strongly disapproyed OF what
had been doing.
q Then your uncle and MIR. Cooper
dioappruycd oi pour plans from moral
point OF view. Mr.. Cooper MAS treas.
mittcc, was he not? A-lIewas, but a.
to his morality | cannot say. =
q Did the word "Russia" mean Mr..
'Hldcn? Al guess ~.
q bid YOU present tho telegram read.
ing, Tell Russia to saddle Blackstone
to your uncle Al never did.
q Did lac understand what "balivm
laura mcant2 Ale did not. In fact
hc never saw any of those telc.rams.
blackstone was tho name uf "A horse
owned hy nlden; that is all | know
about il.
q This was n suggestion that Tilden
should take some gentle eXcrclsep \
| suppose su.
QDThcsc people IN Louisiana, Florida
and South CHrolinia depended upon
your doing what YOU havo shown YOU
could not du. In other words, YOU led
thcm to believe that YOU had somebody
hchiud YOU, aud that whatever you did
would he sanctioned, and that any con
tracts made hy YOU would he faithfully
carried OUT \ That is about II.
q. Did YOU intend, il Cooper favored
your plans, to obtain sGO, 900 or SSO, 900
lrom the National Democratic Commit
tee? Al did.
Q.-Do YOU make any difference be-
tween buying clcctor and buying ~.
turning board Al do; there ia n
great difference.
The witness said hc had not seen
Marble since last August. To iliscock <
| do not now reside with Gov. Iildrn;
have not lived IN tramaCy Park since
last August When secretary to Gov.
Ildcn, witness was looked upon as his
accredited agent.
q Look at the cipher. Does il not
contain arbitrary words, some meaning
thousands aud others hundreds A
Ii does.
q Explain this. Al have no ex.
PLANTATION tu give.
Q-ls it not fact that you betrayed
Your confidential friend Weed i when
YOU said YOU could raise SdO, 900 or $40,
OOO2 A don't know that there was
anN betrayal in the matter
q Why did you tell Cooper not 10
mention the matter tu your uncle A
because thc Governor had not knowl'
edge of the transaction, whatever, aud
II be- did hh would have stopped IT,
Q-Arc you not entirely dependent un
your uncle
Mr Springer objected, on the ground
that the question was offensive
Some debate ensued, in the course of
which Reed suggested that just as the
Committee were clicitibg information
from the witness, Dennis objected.
The Chairman remarked Let me lee
explicit. Dennis had nothing to do
with this beyond getting at the truth.
MIR lllSCuck rrmars ed that he was
not satisfied with the answers, aud ia.
tended To make the witness give the
proper ones.