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Domestic News
November 6, 1878
The Portland Daily Press
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Edward Cooper and E. L. Parris provide statements to the New York Tribune denying knowledge of or use of ciphers related to Florida election activities during Tilden's campaign, with revelations of fraud surprising Parris.
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THE FLORIDA CIPHERS.
What Mr. Cooper and Mr. Parris Know About Them.
New York, Nov. 5.-Edward Cooper informs the Tribune that the cipher he gave Coslett was never used so far as he recollects, and that no despatches in that cipher have been published. Cooper adds, "It is possible that I may have handed him a cipher that he did use, but if I did I never had the key to it nor translated any message sent by it."
E. L Parris, who was one of Tilden's representatives in Florida, informs the Tribune that a cipher was given at headquarters by Pelton or some one else, but on reaching Florida, he found it too intricate for use. The revelations concerning fraud were entirely new to him.
What Mr. Cooper and Mr. Parris Know About Them.
New York, Nov. 5.-Edward Cooper informs the Tribune that the cipher he gave Coslett was never used so far as he recollects, and that no despatches in that cipher have been published. Cooper adds, "It is possible that I may have handed him a cipher that he did use, but if I did I never had the key to it nor translated any message sent by it."
E. L Parris, who was one of Tilden's representatives in Florida, informs the Tribune that a cipher was given at headquarters by Pelton or some one else, but on reaching Florida, he found it too intricate for use. The revelations concerning fraud were entirely new to him.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Florida Ciphers
Edward Cooper
E L Parris
Tilden Campaign
Election Fraud
What entities or persons were involved?
Edward Cooper
E. L Parris
Coslett
Tilden
Pelton
Where did it happen?
New York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New York
Event Date
Nov. 5
Key Persons
Edward Cooper
E. L Parris
Coslett
Tilden
Pelton
Event Details
Edward Cooper states to the Tribune that the cipher he gave Coslett was never used and no despatches in it published, though he might have given another unused one without key. E. L Parris, Tilden's representative in Florida, says a cipher from headquarters by Pelton or another was too intricate for use, and fraud revelations were new to him.