The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-10-29
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
Immscuiase Barnum Claims to Have Discover
ed Republican Frauds.

Immaculate Barnum Claims to Have Discover
ed Republican Frauds.
NEW York, October 22.-The following Is
q dispatch claimed to have been discovered
by Chairman w. III. Barnum, sent by Mar
shall Jewell, Chairman of the Republican
National Committee, TO II. w. Wicker, Col
lector at Key West, Fla:
NEW YORK, Oct. IL, 1880. {,
To r. w. Wycker, Collector, Key West, Fio.::
"City of Dallas. "Took 1907 "Cily of
Texas, 100;" Colorado, 100 for Key West
men on board instructed TO say nothing
about 1t. MARSHALL JEWELL.
20 paid.
The numerals, $50, 100 and leo, in this
telegram, means so many men. These tel
egrams, or rather the one addressed TO r. W..
WICKER, United States Collector at Key
West, Fla, tells its own story. Tks sun
had not gone down i'm the Sta.e of Indiana
when one of the greatest frauds ever perpe-
trated on free government and free bal
lot was about 10 be contaminated, when the
Chairman of the National Republican Com
mittee and an official of the Uni.ed States
government were about TO repeat I'm the
State of Florida an infamy that was about to
be consummated in the State of Indiana.
The Committee was advised previous TO the
receipt of these kilograms that the State OF
Florida was about to be overrun by repeaiers
of our large cities. The kilograms Of Mr..
Jewell only confirm what the committee
well knew to be q fact. The above sele-
grams are in the possession of the Commit
tee. They are written in copying ink, hav-
ing been copied in letter press book and
bear 1.-THE telegraph receivers checks and
marks, and the Committee defes any one TO
assert that they are not genuine. The tele-
grams are now being Autographed and will
be given to the public In a day or two.
WIN. Ell. BAEMUM,
Chairman National Democratic Committee.
Referring to Chairman Barnum's last dis
covery, the Tribune says: Jewell said last
night that one of the dispatches was sent by
him to let the Republican managers In Flori-
da know that these $50 men and Others had
been sent by the Democrats as repeaiers.
The first dispatch referred 10 She expenses of
speakers. . m=s
Yesterday Mr.. Barnum, Chairman of the
National Democratic Committee, issued an
address 20 The public, in which he publishes
two kilograms sent by myself 10 Florida.
The following are The exact facts: II saa-a
y On the Sth of October verbal information
was received at the Republican National
Headquarters that two or three hundred men
were going out from this city on one of Mall
loy's steamers, bound for Florida, on the
strength of which information the following
telegram was sent to +. w. WICKER, Collect
or ut Key West, Florida, warning him that
the men In question were believed 70 be
Democratic repea.ers: ra saEa ZIP
NEW York, October 8, 1880.
r.. w. WICKER, Collector, Key West, Fa.:
A Malloy steamer of last week had two or
to us As though they were sent to Key West
TO vote.
(Si2nedD MARSHALL JEWELL.
On the 18th Of October letter was receiv-
ed at these headquarters, of which The fol-
lowing is copy: s.t.
Custom HOUSE, COLLECTORS OFFICE.
NEW YORK, Oc.ober IL, 1890.
STE-I hpve received the enclosed from a
perfectly reliable person. You remember
ny telling You the Other night would Try
10 gee at The facts.
Yours in haste,
To Hon. Marshall Je,oeli, Chairman No
tiondl Committee:
Following Is the enclosed memorandum
City of Dallas, $50; State of Texas, 100;
Colorado, 100. Men on deck are instructed
to say nothing about IL, Denied in Office
and dock that any had gone.
The substance of Ire information was then
telegraphed as follows:
800. New YORK, October IL.
To r. w. WICKER, Key Yes, FIc:
City Of Dallas, $50; City of Texas, 100;
Colorado, 100; for Key Wess. Men on deck
instructed 10 say nothing about il.
(Si2ned) MARSHALL JEWELL.
1t was believed at these headquarters that
the Democrats were sending these men 10
Florida as repeaters, and action was taken
by the Republicans 10 prevent any benef
from the scheme. The item 10 Mr.. Noyes, a
copy Of which Is given below, rela.ed solely
to the expenses of The messengers, Noyes
and Collander, and two Republican speakers
in Florida, The telegram was as follows:
NEW York, October II, 1880.
TO Charles g. Noyes, Jacksonville, Fla:
teleerapbed yesterday. Twill provide. as
requested, 200 each for Mr.. Collander and
yourself rs compensation.
QSisned) MARSHALL JEWELL.
The telegram to Florida reiated solely 10
the fact that we had the information above
gived, viz: That The Democrats were ex-
porting men 20 Southern Florida for some
purpose, and from the past history of that
parry 1t was fair 70 assume that they were
sending them there for the purpose of COM
hitting electionfrand
submit these facts to the public and am
willing to abide by the decision of all fair
minded men.
(Signed) MARSHALL JEWELL,