New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-23
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

1ERPRErATIoN AND MARSHALL JEWELS
FxPLANArroNs-Two ADDRESSES FROM THE
COMMITTEE.
The great rush of work continues at the head
quarters Of the National Republican Committee,
but Chairman Jewell paused in his business yester-
day to make the following explanation:
Mr. Barnuin, chairman of The National Demo
cratic Committee has issued address to the pub
lie in which he publishes two kilograms sent by me
to Florida. The following are the exact facts
On October verbal information was received at
the Republican National Headquarters that 200 or
800 men were going out from this city on one OF
Mallory's steamer bound Tor ti9rlQa' On the
strength of that information the following telegram
was sent to I. w Wicker. Collector at hoy West
Fla warning him that the men in question were
believed To be Democratic repeaters:
10 F. W. WICKER, Collector. Key Wsst Fa.
Mallory steamer Of Ia week had 200 or 800 work
were sent to Key West 70 vote. MARSHALL JEWELL.
"On October letter was received at these head
quarters of which the following ~ "A copy:
CUSTOM House. NEw-Yo2K, COLLECTORS oFFIcE,}
DEAR SIR: Ghave just received tue ncosed memo
Yon remember my telling you the other igh thai
would try TO get ~ the Le's. Yours IN haste.
To me Hon MARSHALL JEWELL, Chairman Of me Ya
ttOf,Gi CoHmH4ee
This was the memorandum:
City of Dallas, I50; state Of Texas 100; Colorado
100 Men on dock instructed to say nothing about It,
Denied III office at dock that any nad gone.
"The substance Of the information contained in
the letter ard memorandum was then telegraphed
to Mr.. Wicker as tOiloWs:
NEw-YoRK Oct. IL. 1880.
T9F. ". WICKER Collector; key Esst ftG oo ,-,..,.
100 for Key West. Men dock ntrIr TED TO say moth
lnc about il. MARSHALL JEWELL.
1T was believed az these headquarters that the
Democrats were sending these men 20 FLORIDA as
repeaer and action was taken To prevent them Ii0m
reap4ng any benefit from the scheme, The telegram
to Mr. Noyes related solely 10 the payment OF the
exDenses of Messrs. NOyes and Calender :wO Re
pubLcan speakers now in Florida. TWAS as follows:
NEW YORK. Oct. IL, 1880
To CHARLES J. NoYEs care Of II. JENKINS Jr, Jackson
eesrapncd yesterday. will provide, requested.
$500 eacn for Ca lender and yourself as compensation
"Tho teIegrams related solely TO the matters Just
referred 10. namely, that the Democrats were ex-
porting men TO Southern Florida for some purpose
and frCm the history OF th1t party IL was 1ar fOr
us 10 assIme that they were sending them
there to commit election frauds. 80 we IN
formed our friends in the kilograms which have
fouud thrr way into the hands OF the chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee by the Usua.
Democratic methods and which have been paraded
"a evidence of intended frauds on the part OF the
Republicans. submit these facts, ana am Wiling
to aD1c by the decision of all t!r-mInded men,"
II was stated yesterday, at the Office of Nal
Io-v's inr that Charles ID. Owens. genera! agent
~ the savannah. Florida and Western Railway
mad purchased the tickets, and distributed them
among the men IN question. Mr. owens mas an OF
- a to-.
ter,iav but his representative H. GOrhan, made the
following statement 10 TRIBUNE reporter:
In regard 10 the shipment of some men TO Flor
ida October s. and one or two other dates. can
say that they were not repeaters-' Indeed, iancy
In would have taken some time to explain 10 them
the meaning of that term, is they were immigrants
lust landed" - =,
Why were they shipped to Florida"
The Savannah Florida and Western Railway
Company, desiring to shorten the time between S
Savannah and Jacksonville, Is building a line from
WaycrOss to Jacksonville distance Of sevcnty-slx
niles We shipped these men TO push the work
as RAPIDLY as possible. MIR. Calnan and Mr. Owens
They were newly landed Immigrants
one hundred and fifteen men were shipped by the
steaIler Western Texas, OctoDer L. Elghty-One
we're shipped by the City OF Dallas October ..
Mr. Calnan, the contractor, went with tue second
lot Twenty -nlne more had been engaged when L
received orders not TO send any more. lhe twenty-
nine men were sent, however, the Western
Texas October 16 The officers OF this road arc
dio,dcsl IN their political views but they have all
beeu exceedingly annoyed az having pOiitica con-
struetOn pat upon their private business. lhey
certainly are net bhe kind ct men who would lend
Themselves To a political fraud OF any kind"
Officers of the Western Union telegraph Company
evnressed great Indignation Yesterday AT the publ
cation by the Democratic National Committee OF
taleprams which had come into Its possession Dy
nIstake DR.. NOrvn Green. president OF the COM
papv who is himself Democrat. declared that the
dispatches should have been returned once Dy the
coumittee He sent yesterday To Senator Barnum.
chairru an of the National Democratic Committee,
Iette. In which he demanded the immediate return
d. spatclcs ana requesteu tnat Tue pro-
posed photographic copies should De Desuppresscd Ut
Green I'm his letter protested against the publication
by the committee OF any papers when might Oe pV
OF the files of the company. An lnVestlgaton as 10
the responsIbity for the mistake was begun at once
| by the superintendent, Alfred = Brown. Ii Is un-
derstood that the inquiry has narrowed the respon-
| sibility down TO either OF four men IN
| the employ of the company. aud that one
| of these, the cashiers clerk at the
general office declares positively that he DID not
open the packages except to take the amount OF the
| two accounts. The packages were then sealed and
sent by q special messenger to the political mead
0uarteTs Tor collection. The officers OF the company
declared with great postlyensss th1t the persons
| responsible for the rault would be dismissed, ana
thai If treachery should be proved by the nyestsa-
| tion they would be prosecuted.
There were missing from the package OF vouchers
| intended for the k1publcan National Committeo
five dispatches Two OF these were published IN N
believed by Western Union officers To be IN posses
sion of the Others. Chairman Barnum Last evening
! replied 10 the demand OF President Green that ne
| yronld return the original dispatches but would
| make what use he pleased OF the Autographed
| copies c... ;.s,od .bo fouow;,,
address yesterday:
orr @ nnscrupulous political adversaries have spread
broadcast letter pusportng 70 nave oegn aesG
10 one H. l. Morey Of Lynn Mass under date OF Janu-
Gy 20 s,v authorized TO denounee it bold for
-erv moth IN its language and sentiment Until iis
nabication General Garfield had never heard OF such
- re,son "a n l. Morpy, and Was not aware OF the ex
OF such an sfltutiOn as The Employers Union
~ Lynn Mass, with which Morey was SAID 10 DC con-
Tb letter is one of the most nagrant lies which has
ever been eoncoced desperate party upon the eve OF
W. call mon the fair minded and truth loving voters
OF country 10 make me y, s"e
jugglrrs aGd mposters viii De Isugt oSSon "hch WI
| be remembered in all fnture conissIs. ,
- -errstarv Chairman
| Neir- York, oci. 22. 1880
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