The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-20
On the Sth, Gov. Iilden appeared b


fore the subcommittee and testified. Witnes
had read the dispatches and their translation in
the New York papers: did not recognize single
dispatch he had ever seen before; never entered
into any arrangement to purchase the vote of
South Carolina or Florida; hid NO information
Or sn'picien that any such communications were
being carried on until the dispatches appeared
| i'll the New York Tribune had no knowledge and
tons AID Pey ,s7a Aut6Eizsa Ian & form
Mr.. Cooper tod him be had trceivad al offer
from some party Offering to secure the vote of
South Carolina for money: told Cooper he would
sny ootsnea
dress in Baltimore, and telegraphed him to come
home; know nothing Of Inc ciphers that had
not have translated them; never saw one Of the
telegrams either in cipher or trsbslation in ne
gard to Florida; did NOT know and. was not IN
formed that negStiations were going on in re.
t. Resuranss fopa "4 hx S Se1p'a Marble &
Returning Board; did not know that the Oregon
Of the committee to investigate them; did not
residence: Col. Peltm's habits Of mind and wit
statesmen who. went south were authorized to d.
any thing that q gentleman might not do; from
Nov. 1876, until Dec. 6. did not enter into any
COMBINATION 10 seek CefCl0CafeS DIV Venal induce
ment; there never was an hour or minute that
such thought was entertained; owed it to the
4,O0e,9Oo citizens, WIG, 40 he believed, elected
ni,. Pfesiaeilt Of ths United ststes, tg.proclalm
sioa Of The Ksct5rstf Sy stem hid Tree govern
ment, he resolved he would enter into no auction
solved that he would continue to protest against
a wrong by which the people were defrauded out
OF their rights; did not recolect having received
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frain from issuing certificate to one Of the
Electors, and had no knowledge of such dis
patch; did not know if Smith hadss Uiphae, .squ
from PeltOn when he returned from Baltimore
any information about his negotiations; was
told bv Ccopefpf the South t4rblin6 fSte.. be-
to bride until tie fact WIS published; first
heard of the Florida bribery negotiations from
Marble. on his return; Marble gave no details
Pelton about Che propositions 70 buy or sell, and
Wis only interested it1 st0bbihg them; Pelton
ceased tO resids at Gfamercy ParH about the LIST
Of Januaty; did not ask him to resign his posi-
Carolina, and Idid not hear from him Of this
proposition to buy votes; had confidential rela-
the ~Ufh he would select II De had intended to
enter into such q transaction as purchasing
Electoral votes, did NOT refer to the Baltimore
GA0u0dGVAVA
was not partinent.' = ~ A'-- -
On cross examination. Mr.. Tilden stated that
tSs tSe sdisbsSsh ssssge 4 il nj New
81 cssss;; s asz s;sS ssS| ST Rs5iSs:
should be compromised. Gov; Tlden said ne
&c al. &C. tsaS nsSs
should be done; the civil law doesn't recognize
purposes until they are embodied in actions
sysp i /. ss 18th e ssa.
1lent Ketu1m1e Bosres; EfdeckS1 before God
and Florida were bought (meaning by the Re.
publicans); would scorn and condemn my
righteous title if the DemccrSt!c pnrty had
se%s%bs ny Receiving ;ssS any special
&c asp sss PsoS
nothina about it, but supposed these mat,
the National COMMITTEES. In answer to the Ques
| ton if it did not occur to witness that he Ough
| to investigate Col. PeltOns relations 70 tASAa
iSnsa sasn, den aid
t t"Ss %a &c e s So III & i seif and
course Would have been better IN Florida thai
up a high standard Of morality, he proposed
snsy7s tSst Ell SIC shoa ssa
able to fight fire with fire, and adopt the tactic
Of the enemy; Mr.. Peltens act was an i1choat
offsnss; re scs # tee bosAss s as m
elected; he did mot attempt to excuse Col. Re
ton; the latter did not act up TO i1it OwA Stand
ard of morality.
II. u. PARIS testifed that his telekrama, thoue
addressed to Mi. 4Nlden, were intended for Il
National Committee. .at,.,.s.,;s
George ". Smith, Gov Tilden's private seer
tary, was put on the stand and swore that he Z
membered nothing .ip. regard to the cipher di
The committee went into executive seasi0
decided to examine no more WtthesS61, ind 1e
IN the evening for Washington.