Show TILDEN ON TIIE THE STAND like tho the other 11 it witnesses nesses ho re bases to tell it AU all but declares ue ile was elected tie dent sit or of tile united states NEW YORK feb 8 A at u a meeting of tile the committee in festl gating tho the ct cr pher dispatches simual J tilden was an arm by bv mr BIT If unton chairman who said governor tilden tildan we received your bule bt gap g your willingness to testify tilden in tile the publication and translation in the iho now york papers I 1 have reid latil I 1 aid not a single singled dispatch its either cither in cipher or translation which aich I 1 had ever seen been before I 1 never entered iulo into any arrangement to purchase the vote of south carolina or floridi I 1 had no no suspicion pic tors that tiny any such communications were being carri curried on until I 1 saw tho the he published in the now york tribune a I 1 limit had no DO knowledge no dealings dealing mih tiny huy parties to lo the sello no goliat lons never authorized any such fluch tie in any form the ot at mra col felton mentioned in my mylrea pres ence that her husband had bad gone game lor a day I 1 did not ant know he be lad bad gone or V was going 0 g out 0 of tho a city lid onen went to 11 ird climis I 1 lieve later ver in tho the day I 1 w was call culled upon by mr air cooper A ito bo m wodon on h hilway down own town and w told old by h him emy flathe that he bell bad received an a offar rf from some ome party art to far obtain for money south uth car ollum I 1 said I 1 vituld authorize authorise no such transaction nor send fiend money for noy auy due buch h purpose pur pone the whole conver bation cc occupied copied only a few minutes I 1 obtained col Fel tons address in balti more and telegraphed hirn him to lo come home I 1 knew nothing of the ilia ciphers that bad to been cen to between ban and add olburn and read 1 could bot have items them with regard to lo florida I 1 never saw aw 0 one of f he be calitr in 10 cipher ifor or sedation I 1 did not knowl know 1 vas w not informed that were going on oil in terroll to illegally obtain lag ing certificates of the ilia returning resuming board 1 I never saw BAW buy any or of those dispatches I 1 relating 1 to florida either cither iu in cipher or trans I 1 apiou la in regard to tho ilia oregon dispatches dispatch ca I 1 did not kno know A they came in cipher until after tho the ol 01 alio t arc V c to iliam cornot of tile the d net ficro c addressed to it my real deuce dence 15 13 Gramercy Fark I 1 do not know that any of these dispatches wore over ever delivered cred there col habits nit instiller are arc auy different A bayor day or two iwo after thorlee the alic t atoa lam hofgen of gen Gr grant anthe hu n roto role a 11 inter recommending committees to go south to ee a fair chuot I 1 had bed nothing to it do ith ibe selection m of f thosa commit CC uc never board from them butonne bu bill once tonce mid and that was wad it A communication b by itten durfer and others tho the idia ill they m OTO ore my agents has no co room foundation ily c aaion they none or of thin them so Q far as I 1 know went to tuno these states auth authorized authorize oriz c to do anything that ft a gentleman might not do from the of november 1876 till 1111 december oth of the same year under no circumstances did 1 I enter into any for seeking by venal inducements there never was m aa an 00 hour nor a minute the I 1 entertained uch such a thought thrill ahl to ito people who mile as a I 1 bill v a a elected led me president of uio the visited united r late to lo elie tour four us illions who m ro 0 derr audett I 1 ocd lowed it to proclaim I 1 U oud colic no ald td one jot or little i 11 jay iny right may result from this subversion of tho ilia system limit ind of free government I 1 resolved I 1 would enter color into no auction fur or tile the of tue the chief magistracy atch the choir chair mail suppressor suppress od I 1 that I 1 would continue to protest t the wrong by which the people dc out of their rights 1 its tilden being aski who i a your cast secretary ant mired I 1 georgew mail mi th I 1 had no knok ago of the fillou following ing telegram t NOV ov 27 to ow god W 11 smith 13 gramercy park it hu has been ed liem hero to the governor of sugeat oregon to refrain from issuing lUing a certificate in fa favor of the I 1 ineligible n elector until advised adv mcd therel therein why not obtain nod mail telegraph hua b LEO OOoo nors ii opinion T sea daiy diy diB tell to saw aw tho the eliphers until tho the tribune bubli them bas fill his hia private 0 vor tary never all him aidy of these dispatches i know ny I 1 that ad ho be had ack knew noth ing of tile han felton re turned frum from buic staid mill soil lethi g to tn him about him hid action reply gol from lini no 00 inform ailon about the el ciphers hers until flioy a were published didat boisr believe PI h had any power because ho had no authorization edward cooper told me ho he limit had ft a proposition Dropo sitton to get role for money did not mention pilton I 1 never he heard col of any attempt to bribe io in any state I 1 first heard of tho the florida bribery front frodi mr me marble he simply limply mentioned tho the circumstances anti and ga gau 0 mo me no DO details I 1 mado made no inquiries of felton about these corra conart t tion the only interest I 1 had bad la in it WM caido ia stopping t capping it patton ceased to ri r arcaido la my house about january I 1 made no DO request to cc cease 30 being my secretary I 1 manifested my dis plem dec ur but did not ask lit in to 0 o resign res ig n I 1 kept tie no relations with smith weed knew nothing of ilia hia presence in south Caro carolana lims I 1 heard nothing from him of this ibis proposition to co buy volt I 1 had not the ilia most lit kindly D adly llin feelings beef eef in low arda weed braden tildan said ho he had confidential ro re lotions Ifil tona writh with marble burned before got going to florida he cal I 1 ed to toland I 1 ind him g goodbye i M there was noth ingin on at tile tho meeting bearing on this thia question q liea gilded reasserted in hid bid interview w with ili cooper that at he a bad ad no idea of accepting the proposition I 1 to pur or of chepa amp lsd bla PI rb chase v voles it ir was not debated it between lw C them ito on or thought chomg ol 01 for a a moment at A lin PC Is was the m last his man ia tho world ho tildan Tild cn would have selected if he lind entered into such a transaction aishe purchasing of elect dec to ral votes he la was asked why in ili hie bid card to the public ho he did not refer to tit the baltimore transaction he it was not pertinent question do you not see sea that u r statement that you had no an fn cur low 0 ledge or cf negotiations negotiation a except it through the tribune Is likely t to decalve 0 because became you had bad hew heard of the m 0 negotiations til tildan den answered ho be did not know of the cipher which had passed on the subject nor of an any negotiations at la I 1 ons but did know there hal had M bee u a ct offer in ia south carolina which he be had put pulan an ond and to by his bis intervention I 1 made the statement in accordance with willi the truth question did you intend t to a coave convey tile idea you had bad no knowl knowledge Z go or of this ill jr a oner answer I 1 did not intend to convey any idea on the subject I 1 had bad been advised by a hundred people to to do one thing and another and deop I 1 did not think it to ducr aloer to tile the fact of the baltimore transaction I 1 in reply to the very able limit and close examination of reed who mho conducted this portion odthe of the examination and who occasionally called requested eques ted tilden to be freak frank ilia ho lauca to get an admission 1 lilies tailed failed to remember any conversation re at the third national bank with willi smith weed prior to the lat lattera dava departure r for north or south carolina mr r hiscock then continued tho the examination of mr tilden tildan when the dispatch was received in n now york maying you are arc imperilling impe rilling the result here and that some soco men should be found w ho he could be trusted for a week did you ever ace the dispatch I 1 answer 1 I did question did you know in information had res clied hero here in the dispatch to gramercy park you had ono arid majority in al florida answer acl I 1 heard ao 0 but did not dot sec sea the dispatch re ferrad to did not dot see iho clio dib to george IV smith saying see my ilia dis patch to S spain at R H hiscock baid lille examination vaa was a for the benefit of the whole people and asked had aad you had information nl at that time that tile returning boards of south carolina or florida were to for mate and anc will you give the nameon name of the inform ant I 1 AIB ace I 1 cant give any names I 1 state elate I 1 it ton on evidence that thai would not con can vict et anyone 1 ask you agate again can you give ITO rue me bor evidence you have that lost close ag those bim I 1 were is ere being corrupted by republicans up to the time lj mo of the iho final action of tho the boards f ana 1 I have no evidence up to that time what I 1 learn learned col was train from sub sequent investigation admitted up to 1 I the he time pelton felton went to bal cimore he had none except newspaper paper knowledge about the alleged corruption of republicans to ia dealing with tile the rc nt turning boards Q do you know w whether hether or not any largo sum m was as raised by the democrats in new york which might be used for political purposes I 1 am now ap speaking kianof of attar after tho the election f A no a except clit when the commit committee tee was in debef debt I 1 cannot say ay whether the th money was lor for purposes or not Q you know that felton palton was as in common communication so alan with weed find and others to lu the iho south A no these telegrams never with my knowledge kroledge came to lo my house question governor learned front from compost and could have learned from felton your nephew that he had it been on in 10 the transaction can connected willi the obtaining of electoral votes volca in north and south carolina did y you not dot aftel called upon to red and out m colonel 10 net Pel mellons lons relations to ill abo 0 national committee I 1 answer 1 I thought the beat way to act in the matter as AA to stop it IL I 1 thought some abing of the florida case question you havo said if ou had sit any idea of influencing these boards len aliv the lust hist person ou would hac been beef CoLPi 1 felton ilton I 1 why did you not deem decro it 11 proper to call cooper a or hew itts ills attention to the matter mailer and it there them to take charge or of the mutter matter lest pelton might compromise the do dam in general committee answer I 1 e e d they tied had full knowledge adser 0 a and u would d bo be able to take care ill that a nothing wrong bo be done the tho atmosphere at that time was tuu full of rumors returning boards I 1 declare baroro fore god and my couetz country that the ilia voto voice of louisiana Louin nina and florl a weris were bought meaning Mui ming by tho the ile I 1 would scorn nod and con can lum inin my righteous title to the sent cat it he democratic party parly lind secured my AC beat at b by fraud E z L pars panis lie be w west cot fo 10 florida as a lawyer to ace mattare properly perly conducted my telegrams Ulc grama ad Jim hesed to tilden were inic intends ashil for the national democratic committee gen IV smith private secretary of sir ITT tilden to every question regarding the dl that lie be could not net remember 1 he a said le be him had no recollection ol at till all of any of ilio clio telegrams 10 ex amino no moro more witnesses and return retarn to W washington a 0 n tomorrow toro orrow As tilden was wait leaving leaTi DB chairman remarked facetiously well aa ilia returning boards viere for sale bale perhaps 0 1 it I is a fair it to cone conclude is a the sue due parly arty were ere the purchasers i 31 mr r reed quickly I 1 object to that r remark C mark of I 1 h alio to chairman hod and ask ahk itji ICA withdrawal chairman ja it not a logical I 1 cone I 1 ti sion blon front from the premises premise e t leca ill without wailing for cut an answer withdrew withdraw tho the claim frimark |