The New York herald., 1871-11-22
WASHING ON.
Democratic Republican Coalition
Against the President.
William N. Evarts Engineer
ing at the Capital.
Another Political Storm Arising Out Of
Tammany'S Defeat In New York.


WASHINGTON, Nov. q, 1S7L
Democratic and Republican, Coalition Against
Grant.
The attitude Of the President with regard TO the
purposed secret conference az Harrisburg is, per-
haps, the most singular specimen OF apparently un.
discerning cnildisnness not 10 say churlishness In
the political history OF the country. Though not
well defined IN any sense, the project has been
bruited ABOUT for days. and William n. Evarts,
when he was here week ago, was far from
being reserved in has views OF the inexpediency Of
Granis denomination. The victory over Tammany
Is the lnsnristng motive for this sudden gathering
together Of the oats aud sorcheads, and the belief
when prevails among the leaders VINO are TO engi-
neer the new m0vcme1t Is founded on the possl-
bii,ty that the work OF reform once begun may
sweep tue whole country. Indeed, thoso who are
most acti We in f0menlng trouble In the republican
party and take the lead in opposing Grants renom.
ination do not regard possibilities at al but count
upon success as q certainty. Many causes-not OF
great moment IN themselves-strengthen the hopes
and determination OF Grants foes. They regard
the word ''reiorm" as o potent watchword with the
people AS this Is the era OF defacatlons they point
70 the necessity OF return 70 the ways OF
greater simplicity which ruled before the
war. General Cox puts on the Dxskler OF
excessive virtue, because he knows the Department.
OF the Interior s rotten IN all Its branches having
Deea Kicked therefrom under circumstances not
particularly creditaDle to the Cox family. though
sIill otner Coxes remain In Mr. Deano's cnarge.
Sumner, Schurz, Trumbull, Greeley and the others
who are reported as combining to bring about
the new coalition, have long been 80 tho
roughly disafrectcd that they are ready for almost
any thg. but the intended conference is not regard
ed In political circles as event that at all prob
able. Evarts came here to engineer the move
ment but he neither stayed long nor accomplished
much. Since then the efforts to bring the heads OF
the party or disatYecrion together have been made
outside OF Washington. Even Senator Trumbull,
going over TO Jew York, and Schurz remaining here
for only day, nobody knows with absolute certain
ty what has been done or what is intended, but
scarcely anybody Is In such state OF deporable w.
norance as the President.
"Mr. President the HERALD this morning has o
leading article ON proposed conference at Harris
burg between Butler, Cox, Greeley, Weed, Evarts
and others. What do you think OF tf'
ssThis Is the frsi have heard of it.n
''Wnat do you think Is the meaning of the move
ments"
~ know nothing concerning it."
There Grant had taken his stand and from thence
he would not be moved. He feels proudly con.
sc.ous that in accepting Mr.. Murphy's resiRnauon
he has thrown large enough Tub TO the whale and
he will neither known nor talk more OF his enemies.
As II Is impossible to make Grant say he under.
stands movement when he does nor understand It,
me best way generally Is to give him his
own way, especially as he always insists
IN having 1t at any rate. The Commissioner
II Education In his annual report Will pay con-
siderable attention to the subject OF technical edu-
,auon. A large number Of Interesting facts as to
Snar Is being done elsewhere towards making In
lusirial and scieltlnc training o part OF general
school system. have been grouped togetheras well
as the concurrIng opinion OF many persons compe-
tent to SPEAK on this question. Thex ieaalng edu-
Gators OF the country maniit considerable interest
IN the matter.
IT Others. Nea..N.
The Second Auditor. after many weeks OF hard
work the part OF his clerks. was to-day able to
announce the exact amount Of the defalcation OF
Major J. Ledyard Hodge, now serving out SEN
tence OF ten years at the Albany Penltentary. The
accounts OF paymasters are many years behind
hand, and Auditor French IN his annual
report calls the attention Of Secretary Boutwell,
the parsim0nious policy oil the administrationin
limiting the clerical force 10 the minimum number.
Tue presumption has been In favor Of the old legal
maxim, that every man ia presumed to be innocent
until proven guilty. Now that defalcatons are the
would be better for Congress TO re-
verse the maxim and authorize the employment ofa
large clerical force to settle up accounts OF dis
bursting officers pending IN his Bureau. The dts
bursements of MAJOR Hodge as Paymaster here were
$14 $50, ,351 SO His actual defalcatlon was
$445, ,o2a 05. There other accounts which it IS
stated would be profitable TO the government to
have promptly settled. 1t remains to be seen
whether Congress Will concur with Auditor French
In the Views expressed In this report.
Tho Ku KIux Investigations. c p
Among other results OF the Ku Klux invcstira.
tions will be- 1t is understood the introduction into
the House Of Representatives soon after Congress
assemblies Of resolutions charging membership IN
the "Invlsible Empire" on one or Two Georgia
representatives and asking for committee or in
quiry. IL IL intended to demand their expulsion
II the charges are sustained. The Representatives
named In this relation are Nessrs. Du Bose and P
N. d. Young, both Of whom were Generals in the
Confederate army, and the former OF whom IL Q
son-m-law Of Tombs. The principal suspicion rests
on Du hose. Reports Of q similar character are in
circulation rs two three other Representatives
from Southern States. f R
schools of Industry, Art and Design.
Reports or the several technical and industrial
schools those OF art and design, have already been
at Boston, New York, Worcester, PhHa-
delphia and elsewhere, are included In the Commis.
sioners annual report. Among the documents Of In
terest recently received are reports relating
to technical instruction In the Australian
Colony OF Victoria. There are fourteen
schools Of art and design In ~ the
colony, with 1,o2s pupils therein. These ere pm
vate efforts or the result OF organized movements
ike that OF the Melbourne Trades 6ocicty OF