Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-02-13

ton. Ia reply to . very able and
close examination Reed who CON.
Quoted this portion Of the examipa-
ton, occasionally requested Tilden
to be frank. but failed TO get an ad
mission from the witness that be re-
membered any conversation Ct the
Third National bank with Smith and
Weed prior to tho latter'a departure
tor North Carolina, ard Mr.. Hiscock
then continued the examination
Q.-When the dispatch was received
in New York, saying, "You are i'm.
periling the result here, and advising
that some man should be fond Who
could be trusted for & week. did Won
ever see the dispatch?
] Al did.
Did you not know information
bad reached here 10 q dispatch ia
Gramercy Park that you had one ma
jority in Florida?
Al heard ! had one majority in
Florida but did not see the dispatch
referred to as conveying that and
other information; did not see the
dispatch to Geo.. W. Smith, saying |:
"See my dispatch to SPAIN
Q.-Governor, you learned from
Cooper, and could have learned from
FELTON,, your nephew, that he had
been engaged in . transaction con.
nected with the obtaining Of electoral
votes in North Carolina and South
Carolina. Did you not feel called up,
on to End out Col. Pelton's relations
to the National Committee?
Al thought the bHst way to act
IN the matter was to stop It. l thought
the same thing Of the Florida case.
Q.-You have said If you had any
idea ofinfiuencing those boards venal
y, the last person yod would have
chosen would have been Col Pslton.
Did You not deem it proper to cal,
Cooper's or Hewitt's attention to the
matter and ask them to take charge
OF matters lest Pelton might compro-
mise the Democratic general CON-
mittee?
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4.-1n the first place I supposed
they had full knowledge and would
be able to take care that nothing
wrong should be done. Civil law
does not recognize purposes until they
are embodied in actions. The church
Furnishes the purposes of criminals,
even It they are not carried, out. The
atmosphere at that time was full of
rumors Of fraudulent returning boards.
! declare, before God and my country
that the votes Of Louisiana and Florida
were bought (meaning by Republ
cans / would scorn and condemn
my righteous title if the Democratic
party had secured my seat By fraud.
Had received no special information
regarding the expenses Of the legal
proceedings in the disputed Southern
States; supposed the National Com
mittee attended to these things; had
been to some extent a pa tron Of Mr..
Pelton's; he thought it q better way
than to Investigate Mr.. Pelton's rela.
tons with the National Committee to
stop such transactions he thought
such q course would have been better
in Florida than what was done there.
Mr.. Hiscock objected to the latter
part of this answer. and Hunton said
he thought that witness ought to be
allowed to answer fully.
Mr.. Hiscock thought so also, but
witness should not 60 out of the way
to attack other persons.
Mr.. Tilden said that when q GER
tain party set up high standard of
morality he proposed to analyze their
standard and see if they lived up to it
themselves. Col. Pelton thought it
excusable to fight Ere with FIRE, and
adopt the tactics Of the enemy. The
Pelton act was an inchoate offense !;
acts on the other side were consuln
mated aud gave the Presidency to a
man not elected. He did not attempt
to excuse Col. Pelton. The latter did
not act up to his own standard of
morality.
MIR. Hiscock asked what evidence
witness had that any votes or certifi-
Gates were bought by the Republicans.
Mr.. Tilden said this evidence was
before the Committee ia the testi-
monv of McLin.
Mr.. Hiscock-Gov Tildan are you
entirely clear that McLin was not in
fluenced in his action by the hope of
rewardp
Al swear so to the best Of my
recollection. believe I shall be Just
to everyone in this examination, and
shall protect myself fully without 60
ing into matters connected with my
family relations.
Mr.. Hiscock-Had you any infor-
nation at that time that the Return
ing Boards of South Carolina and
Florida were for SALE Givethe name
of the gentleman who told you?
Al cannot give you the name Of
any man. l state it on evidence that
would convict any one. 1t appeared
in the papers.
Mr.. Hiscock-We will now 90 back
to the time Pelton visited Baltimore.
| ask you again to give me any evil
dence you have that those Boards
were corrupted by the Republicans
limit you up to the time of the final
action Of these Boards.
Al have no evidence up to that
time. What l learned was from sub.
sequent investigation.
Mr.. Tilden's attention was directed
to dispatch "a:
TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 22.-Col. Pei
ton, Is Gramercy Park: Wooley asks
me to say let the forces be got to-
gether Immediately in readiness for
contingencies either here or in Louis
lana. Why do you not answer?
(Signed) MARBLE.
Mr. Tilden said I do not know
that | understand what that dispatch.
means; don't know that any largo
sum of money was raised by the Dem
ocrats in New York after the election
for political purposes, except when
the National Committee was in debt.
Mr.. Hiscock called attention to tel
egram No. IA from New York, ad.
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