The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-10-28
THE TELL.TALE TELEGRAMs,
A Republican Pint to Capture tho Vote of
FlorIdn.

Chairma:: Va, II. Darnum, OF the
Democratic National Committee, issued
Thursday evening tho following address
"Ib The Public: When this campaign
opened tho National Democratic Commit.
tee contracted with the American Union
and tho Western Union Telegraph Com.
penies for special rates for their business.
and arranged with said companies, that
kilograms sent or received by the COM
lnitteo should be returned Mt tho end Of
each week to tho cashier of tho committee
rs vouchers for tho bills rendered. Telo.
mitteo havo boon returned under this
arrangement weekly and paid for accord.
ing to tho contract. On "Wednesday
morning, October 20, tho Western UnioI,
Telegraph Company returned TO the
committee vouchers ns usual for the sec.
ond week in October. Upon their being
examined by our cashier to verify tho
amount tho following kilograms were
found In the package so sent us ~ vouch-
ers, evidently being mistake on the part
OF tho official having tho same In charge
at tho Office of tho Western Union Toie.
graph Company. Tho kilograms arc
as follows:
Oct. IL, lSS0.-Hon. Charles J. Noyes
care II. Jenkins, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla. :
telegraphed yesterday. / will provide
as requested. Two hundred each for
Calender and yourself as compensation.
IL pd. MARsHALI. JEWEL
"'RUsu.
"'oct, II, 1880. To Il. w. Wicker, Col
iector, Key, West, Fla. City of Dallas
took $50, City OF Texas 100, Colorado 100
! for Key West Men cn deck instructed
70 say nothing about It.
~ pa. MARSHALL JEWEL
"The numerals 'l60,' 100 and 100 In
thia last telegram means so many men.
These kilograms, or rnther tho one ad-
dressed to j.. w. Wicker, United Staten
Collector Mt the port OF Eoy West, Fla,
toll thoir own story. Tho sun hnd not
gono down in the State or Indiana, where
! ono OF the greatest frauds ever porpo-
trat5o on - Ireo government Ruti u irep
bnllot wer, about to bo consummated,
when the Chairman Of tho National Ro-
public9n Committee and an official of tho
United States Government wore prepar-
ing to repeat ~ the State Of Florida tho
IN. e 1las:; -he:; aSa@s <. &c :s's.s; Ii
the St,to of Indiana. Tho committee
wero advised previous TO tho receipt of
these kilograms that tho State of EioiItla
was about TO be ovefrun by tho repeatert;
of our large cities. Tho kilograms of Mr..
Jewell only confirm what tho committed
| well know TO bo the fact.
"Tlie above kilograms arc in tho DOS.
session OF the committee; thoy arc writ.
ten In copying ink, have been copied In u
letter-press book, aud boar tho telegraph
receivers checks and marks, and this
cpsnmitteo deflos any ono 80 assert that
/ they arc not genuine. Tho kilograms arc
/ now being Autographed, aud will be
4 glvon to the public In q day or two.
"WM. II. BARHUM,
1 Chairman Nat. Dom. Com.
4 New York, October 81, 1882
As soe.. as it was Understood nj Rennb
ilcan headquarters HAT the Democrats
wero in possession of theso telegrans
they iindo lame astompt 70 explain
them BY alleging that tho men were real
! ly sent to head on Democratic reporters
'llbutthc kilograms speak for themselves
A correspondence then took place bo
tween Or. Noyycn Green, President
tho Western Union Telegraph Company
and Mr. Rarnuu, Cllslrnnan OF tho Dem
ocratIc National Committee. DR.. Gret
reqEeated tho immediate return OF th;
talegr rams, 20 they wore private, and llat
been forwarded to tile Democratic ya
tlonal Conlnittee by iiisstalye, aud pro
tested against their publication or any
copy o. them being Tetalpod by the Com
nllsteo. sfr. BafnulG, q scpls aclsuowi
gos tho right of Sho CONS Ia Iii,
ginals an q lctusned them ,SDus deaiIoT
sAat they wore personal and private, anJ
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