Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-06-18
TyLDRN's cIPKERs. WITH DEMO
CRATIC COMMENTS.

lHf pcWsP"ptiS HnlSn tpLhA NV
"old. ticket" would sweep over the
country, like Georgia cyclone, says
the. Charleston Neus and Courier, a
welkkuewn Democratic journal, take
20 account of the defensive attitude
into which the Democratic party
would he thrown by the nomination
Of Mrfilden. lit may do good to jog
their political memories. When the
FIRST returns came in ON the night of
the election n 1876, it was clear that
the result depended on the votes of
.wo OF tbaee Soashern States. Repub-
lican agents were promptly dispatched
10 Honda and South Carolina, and
sfteawnads 10 Louisiana. The object
was TO- manipulate the Returning
Boards and secure votes for the Repub.
Ncan ticket. Not to be outdone, Mr..
Tilden put his OWN agents in slle field.
These sgepis we've Manion Marble,
Mr.. Iadcn'sa intimate friend and
champion, and William E. Pelton, his
nephew and Private Secretary. On
the I'd Of December dispatch signed
MARBLE" went to Mr.. Tildcn's resi-
dence in Gramercy Park, from Flor
ida, saying that the. vote OF that State
could be had for 100000, and the
reply went back: Proposition too,
high Al tho same time another
person &lagsaphed, that it could be
had for 100000 Evidently to avoid
the danger of paying twice for the
same goods,a dispatch was sent from
New York TO. Marble accepting the
proposition, III only done once" And
shs admonition was added: "Time
very important, and there should be
NO divided councils" While this
Characteristic attempt at cheapening
had been. going on, however, the
Republican, agents had got in their
work." and tho Florides lot. was closed
out. The failure Yves announced. in
his historic dispatch to siramercy
Park: "Preposition failed. Finished
yesterday, Last night Wooley found
me, and said he had nothing, which /
knew already. Tell Tilden to saddle,
Blackstone his fayorite horse, recres,
alton being then his only solace. From
ne day after election until the 9th OF
Dscepbersistyeigha dispatches
passed between Democratic principals
and agents relative to the Florida
vote. Themost important and damn
ing of them were sent or received by
Mr.. Pelton, at Mr. Tilden's house.
A similar attempt at" recouping by
bribery" was made and failed in
South Carolina, and then the famous
Oregon deal was undertaken. The
scheme was to induce the Governor to
issue q certificate 10. Cronin. one of
the defeated Democratic candidates
for Hector, aud to- bNibe one Of the
Two Republican. Electors TO act with
him, thus securing a majority. Me-.
Patrick, an ardent friend of Mr.. Til
den, was cleytcdatn .masage the direct
nego.iationts and sNephew Peltoa, in
Gramercy Park, represented the
headquarters. On the 2sth of Novem-
Dor Patrick sent this word from Ore.
gon: Certificate will be issued to one
Democrat Must purchase Republican
Elector to recognize and act with
Democrat and secure vote and prevent
trouble. Deposi; $4,000 to my credit.
Kountxc RIOS, No. II Wall street,
Answer" The secretary of Mr.. Til
den replied, asking how soon the Gov.
srnor would Issue certificate, and
sferineto make abe payment, con.
tingent on result in March," Here
again was fatal hesitation. The Gov.
srnor replied direct 10 Mn Thden,
notifying him that he should grant
the certificate to the Democratic
Elector on the morning Of December
9Th. Mr., Patrick was meanwhile
calling for the ANTE as the terse
language Of this section woeld have
expressed IL. Contingencies could not
enter into, a game that meant win or
lose slh Partly convinced though
again too late, word went from Gra-
mercy Park: Deposited eight for
counsel foe CD as directed. Under
stand not to be used unless they carry
cut arrangement, recognize Demo-
cratic Elecrcr, and duly forward vote
10 Vice President" This deposit was
never used. as Patrick was on his way
from Oregon to San Francisco before
10 nsvS Of tho deposit reached him,