New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-10
thing about It. supposed that the committee voult
take care OF their exnenseA

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did not They changed from day to day.
Q-Dd you understand az that time that sulsf9n.
the who seemed to act for ne coInmitJec-v3. ~
onel Peltoni A-No. did not; aud 1t was not Tho
fact.
Q-Ts II not the fact that Substantially an OF tie a
patches which passed between these ysiiin, states en
Colonel Peltoul Al do not know now that IT,
Q-Dd you ever Investigate tnat question! Al
$50 FAR ms Mr. Marble concerned. Instead 81,
communicating with Mr. Hewitt ~ Mr.. Cooper .p ~
Ieserd MS dispatches 10 Co'oAei feit'A A-Ao LAT
Odd YOU NOT understand that oil the gon,lom.o,,
Florida addressed their dispatches 10 Colonel Pete
Al never knew to whom they addressed thelr ais
Old you not understand the fact 70 I've that all
the dispatches sent by them from South CAROLYN, ~,
sent to Colonel Peitonl Al knew nothing abOaIt nm
Q.-Does IT not strike YOU now "a singular. with IN.
ngGi Won now have as a remarkable crcnrns n men 0'
an ~ these visiting statesmen held roIninnDc,t,o
with NcwYOrk through dispatches addressed L. Cio
nci Potion, and to him onyi Al 10 not know tbo,
/ Do you know that that ia not the fact, A-rao
ava the Of the Executivt Committee. ana n5
/ D. sed That they were sent 10 him
Q-Do y0u Know mat iact or is mat simply what Won
mn rsl""d -Ihat j. simply what understood
, Q-DJ You make inquiry Al did NOT MAKE In
/ curry. think ascerlained II casually.
WAL PFLToY DID II BALTIMORE.
Q.-Wben Colonel Pelton returned from Baltimore
suppose that you saw bin mme .aately Al sswlhr
| the next day.
Ole had been 10 some extent dependent upon you
suoposc-that - as member OF your family and 10
some * ent provided with position for the supper,
and maintenance OF hmselfl In other words you were
patron ~ hisl A.-To some extent; he had buues,
Of MS own, hut was unfortunate in II.
Q.-IOu learned from Mr.. Cooper, and you could have
learned from Colonel Pelton that he had been 70 Bait
more for the purpose OF consumnating plan for a
purchase By the action Of the Cauyassng Board Of
South Carolina winch would insure the election u the
Tlldeu Electors that STATE. Di1 occur 10 You
upon that beng communicated to YOU, nat yon oush,
Immediately to find ont IN what relation he stood The
Democratic National Executive Committed A.-Youf
question than q, true did no; near that
ne had gone - cou-uIumdte the arrangement; only
heard that ne had gone there 10 receive an offer.
Q-l- there any o.fercuc" between TIE Thy mat you
stftc ~ and the way that stated ~ A-CohSdtrale.
Q-Nould yuu not infer from bis having commuAl.
Ci.,d 80 Mr. LiTard Cooper that he would prob bly
draw urou linn the next day for from fboouO 20 Ss0-
600. aud tIdr nc nd zone O. Baltimore To meet MI
-mtu ". Weed and another gentleman, who had come
from SOUTH Carolina To meet hlm tnore would you not
fr, .'.r ..om mat HAT hc had gone there c0nsum.
mate purchase Al did not understand That he said
Q-Did Won understand from Mr.. CooPIer be sum Of
money "h'cN hr -la'.u A pI SUM ~
That do. understood hat he mad gone there IN order
To- receive or tO look INTO proposition.
Q-NoW, uud"r.t nding that he bad been ind.-c-cet
cuuugn ~ 20 Bt t.nOrr To- even look lnto pr"p0,
tou or M. sale OF t electoral certificate OF That STATE
dld youno. iiuH li You we're chlr" upon 10 "-ttltaA
Ai- relations To- ne National Committee and 10 ascertain
now t h va COMMITTING '.1' n,y' 'i- o" ,t I be
deal with >uchd transaction WIS 10 stop it, not only
90 have nothing o 80 viii myself! odt % tiop every
body ,. from having amy h.I- % DO with e. TANK
the same thiugi Florida would nave been better than
what WIS done. tijuk instead oi p"iui'nE-
Q-D.nt lct Us 20 Oft ou 10 tnst qu.,l 20. Attn
r.a,rrl,rit IAftcrapmsc Mr. iI,co.k is evidently
trying to probe aud search nv moral standing
RAISING lHE STANDARD uT MORALITY.
Ono; ann not addressing myself q" tAA, % all
aEI only Investigating tie relations which existed be-
tween YOU ana Colonel pcitou far - yon we're cou'
ultcl p, A, action. A-Iuc object is tp mplte 20 me
some guilt some fuugc OF duty. II answer mat gir'-
ton propose To answer It fully. ir"oio % '.e Tie
standard as high as can, and we VIII see whether no
other gentlemen adopt IT,
OF seems 10 me chat IN this eKanila %. the tn"
way to ans8er question o., TO ans yer b. SO al as Joa
can directly, a. d not seek to It by as,'Is anj
one else Al do not desire 10 dssa anybody; out when
a ,ub.maIcd standard Of mo-als j. set up propose"
auJlyzs IT, i 10 see Wheeler the party vAo sets up
stands mp TO II IA m'rlf
o-WrI. now II will call Your attention to an.
other answer yop have made here. iol have
sad that II You had entertained any nea-
/ am giving your ida as conveyed by
vor answer and not your wOrds-tuat II you bad con
ceiyed tic IDEA Of influencing these boards Nenai5'w
bv yeua console the last person n the "od tat
you would have chosen for tIat mission "Od'o ua'e
n,.n tooncl Pelton Now 1 ask You 10 bear that an
Svcr Your and tor Moment a.. ,', o., d1 ~
,f-, vot learned Of bl, WISH 10 Biitmo'c you ma hO'
not or 81 Edward Cooprr or of lir Hewitt to9th u
ann uI,A,d dud very able neul TO IN" idc iHat
! ft
rom mus, be- Lett ont Of the CORES pondcnce, ana may
The, must give 1t iuelr peis"nH atrui.o' To- ~ anu
, D,u,crt. ic patty should De emburdS,od dld per-
h"Io 80 "'1." - -, ~ ,t f,o.. aruIlellen we're
VIM. ID lc D. rsDual ajtruI ION those gentlemen Adl
tir re-, l""Ii -. IT, ven, YER fh'v chose III.
,.,1cr Do D. rtcul,r lad cI,jody of IL money VIA.
ann c + iron con dunt mNoly- tine comm ltc' do ne
. ,I,f.,Ir of A e. !i In the Do. X place. NJ Cooper
0.i. tnr gentleman rom waum drrN'. Ia! NORMA
iip %. yyuu ,,.!s done IA Il ttIuui. dL. So" lh cA
, no. W. 81. hewitt wa, Us LtotDrl-.u-.Aw. I'D
rI.f ..r ID uff
A., tn. iuiu piIcc I"- Ided ne baitn"tr 'm.<
,,,,.,r iou. Now. the clvI aw doris nos
frr' .l.zc Purposes uuul they emOooy '",.
,l.,y. ~, ,iu taousl Is. Pe.tou uad uJ, So dI asi
knew U,.c suN tiu- except tU receiver u i,5i'oH
f,,, 81, of ,.cpuDic "clors 10 sci ,nr c.lI",1'es
= a.. VAS Az. ,ul,.u,u.llOl 90 TOE PAM O." ram. d cd
a.oruu, ana It dId nu. a.'A' ine a, '- y % su,u
-, mon, Importance - .oud Had ter. O'eI .uy
p,-.l.ly ul iuc tIu- s4ccy,'i.u-, or oi 1n' enh4r
"a. sactlon succeeding -aY cas- HitAou meauusih
tue least t. excuse Petou' "Hith d." -O'' ! 81. ~
-pu,ye that tine Was hilcd VITA ruuof' ana .,''i
ton, OF Inc F,n"IS tn1 I4ii oil "a e. ~ a. rIsre
Board, o. Ia 81 ih.ee : ares ana Oh t',I 1IiiS
n fore. God aud utIy that IL IL m en- p'''-
f4. tue yotts certi ates OK Forida o"utu Oa1us
anu Luulsna. were b'd-"t ANA 'H,'' 'A' I''i
v,, controlled uy tncu puteui,t F,is'u -lu- ~
condition "t ilI. - comHii''cl i"N' ''' % 1t
error; !. 90 ul.,trd - "Io"~ ~ aAOf' 90 t,'fte
il was JI-tlAUbrt To nSHt ne "itn Nc II ~
idea. Wu,u uc saw tie m, SIDNEY oc!ug t'A'u ""'
from thu man VINO hdd nee" e'c',. " 'h0 .re
accoJ.u- TO tir dw an te lt.t iAt' il ~.
t. Gr,cat crime ~ the ".eahs "e took 70 was w.
tlreIy m x.usaD,. N.oPtco a. ,utiti' On teh' ~
fru-.u ,u.nUy din ret code Of rtn ~. e'oIICt ~
NY liEulS A'l sitlC ~ '"N" I'm
were r,tu aOti tt.uhlOus pJeSras''"'
a 4 OF at rsutIl. lie ma, uv trCdi Ir ga. y' 49,,
G,nurd. Publc opinion may lubsh "ii4 A. t1o "a
,,, .,., MAJ L,ut is To DO ud-,d al a,co.dlbs %
me lIrI,. .tturNn- 10 tunes, dCcul"'hE :" ',-,n.
yas beng DONE a.d whai Wa> done. ms "C' 'Aa1ne
chnar offence On the O.Brr sdr la d't ma" 90 m
w.tsa comp cted and .-uuiuAtc0 UncAt'. ~ D"' n
, pI,,.,s.uu al Presidency o. tie Lnl',~ So. y.
fnr maj. WHO a. not ClCC ed, and me i'p'' IN
and A.mp uus %. that cOudIuOu 81 tbiuS' az ~ ~
yyn~o CON ciruces trOuDelwttn the hcHoo - "A
doine / Potion. wblon stOpIed aud cruS"oH o" -
bud
DEMANDING PROOFS OF REPUBLICAN, BklbH"''
IRA. -tcuusraph was here 4 roc'cd 10 ro'4 'N'' P
.,sul of TIC vltnrsss answer beginning d' "e''"'o
,' ,.,, q" etc ana ending with controlled by IIeH
purc.Ise."I .u,.
O-Nsw Governor. YOU Will state up what nformf
,.n VIM nasch MINT beei. and I'd LIyug your lnioImf