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Testimony on cipher telegrams and political bribery probes
New York reporting details of testimony about cipher telegrams, alleged vote buying attempts in South Carolina and Florida, and the reactions of figures like Tilden and Pelton. The dispatch covers statements, cross examinations, and surrounding political turbulence in early February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilden
Tribune
Smith
Pelton
Baltimore
Edward Cooper
Smith Weed
South Carolina
Weed
Tallahassee
Geo. W. Smith
Gramercy Park
Oregon
O?connor
Spain
M.” Tilden
Florida
Tilden
Cooper
Reid
Third National Bank
Orth
North
Col. Pelton
National Committee
Cooper’s
Democratic General Committee
Louisiana
Jacob Schaefer
United States
Geo. Slosson
Schaefer
Slosson
Sexton
Daly
Hampton
Hayes
Hardy Solomon
Dunn
Gay
Chamberlain
Solomon
Returning Board
McLin
Beecher
Washington
China
Guv. Bagley