The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-23
BARNUM'S BUSTER.
His Last Boom Proves a Boom
erang.
THOSE STOLEN DISPATCHES
FULLY EXPLAINED.
Simply Warnings Against Demo
cratic Reporters.

Az Uno D6SlIlHlHS VI tuC CdulpdiSu IL Was d.
ranged that the kilograms of the two national
committees should be returned to them by the
telegraph company. In bundle sent to the
Democratic headquarters recently the follow
ing kilograms were included by accident:
NEW YORK. October II, 1880.
TO Hon. Charles j. Noyes, Jacksonville. Florida:
Telegraphed yesterday. will provide as request
ed 200 each for Calendar and yourself as compen-
sation. MARSHALL JEWELL
NEW YORK. October IL, 1880
city Of Dallas took 80, City Of Texas 100, Colo
RADIO 100 for Key West Men on dock instructed
to say nothing about it.
MARSHALL JEWELL Chairman.
On discovering these kilograms Chairman
Barnum, of the Democratic committee, known
as the mule buyer, Immediately issued fam
ing address to the country, setting forth that
the second telegram disclosed a scheme on the
part of the Republicans to colonize Florida.
The Interpretation put upon it by Mr. Barnum
was absurd on its face, for no amount of colon
izing of repeating would avail anything against
the Democratic method of counting which
prevails in Florida as we'll as the other South
erd States. The exact truth about the tele-
grams are set forth by the following from
Chairman Jewell:
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE HEAD
QUARTERS, NEW YORK, Oct. %.
To Amos F. Learned, Agent New England
Associated Press New York:
Yesterday Mr.. Barnum, Chairman of the
National Democratic committee, issued an
address to the public, in which he publishes
two kilograms sent by myself to Florida
The following are the exact facts: On the
9Th of October verbal information was received
at the Republican National Headquarters
that two or three hundred men were going out
from this citv Of Ma1lOrv,S
bound for Florida, on the strength of which
information the following telegram was sent
to F. w. Wicker, Collector, Key West, Fla,
warning him that the men in question were
believed to be Democratic repeaters:
To F. W. Wicker, Collector, Key West, Fla
Ma lory steamer of last Iweek had two or three
hun red workmen for some railroad Looks to us
as though they were sent to Key West to vote.
(Signe0 MARSHALL JEWELL.
On the 18th tf October a letter was received
at these headquarters of which this is a copy:
CUSTOM HOUSE, New YORK, CoLLEcToR's}
OFFICE, Oct. IL 1880.
memorandum from perfectly reliable person. You
remember my telling. you the other night that
would try to get Y at the ia facts hs.to
To Hon. Marshall JEWELL Chairman National
Commit ee
The following is the memorandum enclosed:
Memorandum-City of Dallas, 100; State of
Texas, 100: Colorado, 100 Men on dock instructed
to say nothing about it. Denied in Office at dock
that any had gone.
The substance of the information contained
in the letter and memorandum was then tele-
graphed to Mr.. Wicker, as follows:
NEW YORK, Oct. r. 1880.
To F. W. Wicker, Collector KEY West. Florida:
City Of Dallas took $50; City of Texas, 100;
Colorado 100 for Key Wost. Men on dock in
(Sipned) MARSHALL JEWELL
1t was believed at these headquarters that
the Democrats were sending these men to
Florida as "repeaters," and action was taken
to prevent the Democrats from reaping any
benefit from the scheme. The telegram to
Mr.. Moves, a copy of which is given below, re-
lated solely to the payment of the expenses of
Messrs. Noyes and Calender, two Republican
speakers now in Florida. The telegram was as
follows:
To Chas. j. Noyes. care of H. jenkins, Jr. Jack
Photographed yesterday. I will provide as re-
quested two hundred each for Calender and your
self as compensation.
(Signed) MARSHALL JEWELL.
The kilograms to Florida related solely to
the fact that we had the information above
given-viz.: "that the Democrats were export
ing men to Southern Florida for some pur-
pose, and from the past history of that party
it was fair for us to assume that they were
sending them there for the purpose of commit
ting election frauds, and we notified our
friends in the kilograms, which have found
their way into the hands of the chairman of the
Democratic national committee by the usual
Democratic methods, and which have been
paraded as evidence of intended fraud on the
part of the Republicans. l submit these facts
to the public, and am willing to abide by the
decision of all fair-minded men.
(Signed) MARSHALL JEWELL,
Chairman.
The President Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company to Mr. Barnum.
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Norvin Green, pres-
dent of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, addressed letter to-day to Senator
Barnum, chairman of the Democratic nation
al committee, requesting that the kilograms
Key West, Fla, which were, as alleged, fur
nshed among vouchers by mistake, be re-
turned to the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. Mr.. Green further says:
"And we must protest against the publica-
ton by your committee, without our sanction,
of any papers, whether kilograms or supposed
kilograms which may be part of the files of
this company, and in this behalf we further
request that the proposed lithographing and
public distribution of copies of such alleged
kilograms as mentioned in the address be
forthwith abandoned, and that the copies of
any, whether Autographed or otherwise al
ready taken thereof, be either destroyed or
surrendered to this company.
am respectfully, &c.,
The Western Union Telegraph Company.
(Signed) by NoRyIN GREEN, Pres't."
Mr.. Barnum has written reply to Mr.
Green. He encloses the kilograms demanded,
but refuSes not to uSa lithopranic conies