New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-28

"to lie returned if unsuccessful" Ire
answer to this was: 4" viii do as
requested if it will secure several electors
"Act promptly.' There are some dispatches III
existence, never published, which disclose
curious details of the process of buying up
legislators about this time. But little later
a telegram from headquarters proposed to the
agent at Columbia an amendment to the plan'
This was to obtain n mandamus upon inc
electors from Judge Moses, ard if they at
tempted to meet to lock them up on charge
OF contempt OF court, and keep them Impr's-
oned Gn separate cells lest they should OF
ganize and vote in iaiD until the appointed
day had pa scd. The votes Indispensable
however to organize Democratic legl>la-
ture and State administration could not DE
bought and the whole scheme fell through.
Lastly we come to Oregon. Patrick teie-
graphcd frcm that State Must purchase
" Republican elcctOr to recognize ana act
"with Democrats and secure vote anu pre-
event trouble Deposit $4,000 my credit
" Kountzc Brothers. II Wall-,t.' Senator D.
X. Kelly added at the foot of the message
&" ! fully iudcrsc this" - and DE- Miller SEM
word to Pelton, Do whatever our friend
tasks promp w." Pelton replied 10 ratrick
"If YOU make Obligation contingent on result
Gin March, it can be done, and incrcmaDle
slightly, if necessary" Patrick rejoined'
Must raise money; can't make fee coh'ih-
gent; but he thought he could get
along with $1,000 for the R'puohcah
clcctor and $1,000 for newspaper
editor. On the 81 of December Pc''on te'e-
graphed 10 Pltrck at Portland " Deposited
"eicht for counsel fee as directed. They ad-
"vlsed you at your home. Und rrstlDd not
ito be used unless they carry ont arrange
"mont, recognize Democratic cleciOr, ana duiy
forward his vote to NIccP President" But
before this was received Patrick had gone
to san Francisco, leaving thc business IN the
hands of Senator Kelly. and Kelly could not
draw the money because it was deposited in
PatI1ck's name. There WAS much telegraph
ing bac', and forth before tls difficulty could
be adjusted 10y the transfer of another
sun of S. 900 from New-N York; and
the funds did not reach the capital of Oregon
until late ON the 9Th OF December, just after
the lawful electors had east their votes for
HAYES and Wheeler, while Crouin, in a corner
of the same room. organized a college Of his
own by appointing two persons to fill va
"cancic,." and went through the farce OF
casting on ballot for IiIdcn and Hendricks.
Thus ended the attempt Of the Democracy
II 1876 TO enable :" the defeated candidate to
"brlbe his way to the seat of uSurper."
VINO were the responsible persons behind the
unfortunate clerk Pcton in these tIansac-
tons That was question for the Demo
cratic Committee Of Investigation TO lock into,
but they preferred to leave it unanswered.
They declared, ard The Convention
after them, that il was rot Mr. Til
den. All the conspiIators say II was not
Mr.. TIldcn. Pclton swore that LIS negotiations
were all conducted i'm good laith, and be ;U.ly
expected to pay the large sums which he
promised, though he had absolutely nothing
of hi, own. How did he intend to raise tie
money lie believed. rs he testified on oath,
that the National Committee would furnish
il or if not the Committee, then some OF the
rich members Of that body. He did obtain
the funds for the Oregon bribery, and for ali
that we know to the contrary he may have
sent the cash to South Carolina for the second
cutrrprise i'm that state. II WAS from the
Democratic Commttec-rooms in tie Ever
cit House that the votc-buycIs went
forth on their Infamous Grand; it was
there that they received the codes
Of cipher and the secret Instructions. And
the fact was brought ont on the investigation
that the cipher dispatches were received at
the Committce-rooms. and were there opened
and translated by several OF the clerks, who
il d keys, so that the character of the opera
tons in the doubtful States WAS known at
headquarters by a number of persons.
What has become of the guilty crew Smith
Weed and Manion Marble were prominent fig
ures in the gathering which nominated Ham
cock. Weed is as strong in the party a. he ever
was. DR.. Miller WAS member of tie Gin
cinnati Convention. Senator Kelly was " IN
"vcstigated," and politely whiewasled The
Governor Of Oregon was promoted TO the
United States Senate. Cronm was paid in
money; and the man who tried % buy a
Legislature III South Carolina WAS appointed
bv a Democratic Governor of New York to
high official position.