Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-13
CoBgRess1Onal.


over Mcclure, republican, by small ma
jority.
An Interview wish 9enera herman
ON the Election Returns.
PROBABLE ACTION OF TIE SOUTH SHOULD
hAYES BIZ ELECTED.
lHerdIds Special
WASHINGToN. Nov, s, lSI6,-Gen. Sher.
man spent the evening a. the theater, wit
Messing Ben De Bars performance of Fal-
staff, and did not get out until nearly eleven
O'Clock. On his return TO the Eobitt House
his aide. de- camp, Col. Bacon, handed him a
copy of the twenty first edition OF The STAR,
with the returns down TO midnight. Grasp
ing il eagerly he made his way across the
rotunda to the gaslight at tue clerks desk,
where he fiattened the paper out on the IN ar
bic ceun ter and sprawled down over ii to
absorb the news, ealing In his posture
most mortal interest in the II suit on the part
of the Generalin- Chief of the armies OF the
United States. Being approached upon the
all absOl bling topic OF the hour, when, few
minutes later, he had retired to and was sit
ting in bis room, leisurely smoking, he said
that he could not understand why HAYES
had run SO far behind In Ohio, Indiana, ILL
nois and New YORK. He thought 1t very
strange indeed, and was disappointed be-
cause be was such good man aud states
man. The republicans of New York in The
interior mad not done as well as he expected.
II was thought that they would overcome a
majority of about sixty Thousand ia the city,
whereas they had not counterbalancei, IL
appeared, at even forty thousand. 1t would
be very unfortunate If the election OF Hayes
should be decided by the voc of one OF the
small states, like Florida, Oregon, or even
South Carolina, In that even If there were,
as would be likely, dissatisfaction
or whatever might be the deciding
local authorities, there might be danger OF
armed resistance, and Ii not, greet tur1u-
lence In those states Suppose, for in
stance" said the general OF the army, that
there should be returned vote OF say SO, 900
while he did not believe there were more
than 5000 bona tide, actual voters, and if
there were two opposing Returning Boards,
there, would, no doubt, be felt a strong spirit
of resistance to the declaration OF the electo-
raj vote in favor OF Hayes and Wheeler.
Toe republicans had male great many
mistakes, ard IL was unfortunate that inn
mediately after the war little di ferent pol
icy had not been adopted IN the manage
ment of the colOred vote, and steps had not
been taken TO assimilate part OF the white
vote In the former case some of q mild
form of qualification in tue voter might
exercise OF the right OF the right of su ffrage;
and in the latter, by a wire course, at least
one fifth of the white southern vote might
have been propitiated by policy of gen
erOus action. The present condition of az
fairs was ore TO excite some sOicItude; bat
10 matter whether 10 terminated In tue Sc
lection of Hayes or Tilden, as the election
had gone OFF quietly, and without any vto-
lence or disorder, which was very crafty
ing, as well as fiattering, to the whole A mer-
lean people. Any one in either party who
ance by arms, should be set down as
traitor TO his country. He did not think
even If Governor Tilden should DacOme
President that the south, though they M INT
insist that they had pOled the larger p art o!
the vote for him, could dictate line OF poi
icy or course OF action which would ex-
clusively pertain To them. II, having a
larger vote, as he seemed to have. In In
diana, New York and New Jersey, this were
proposed to him, Governor Tilden could say,
"Now, look here, you gentlemen must rot
nnfn ~ a a too s,al,
elected also by large northern vote OF re
publicans and democrats, and you mus. bs
satisfied with what You get"
He was satisfied that both Governors
Hayes and Tilden were men OF TOO great
good seEse and judgment to listen TO any
demands which would oe likely TO create a
feeling of bitterness by reason OF partialtty
or favoritism or exclusive consideration OF
the vote OF one section. The army, both
officers and men, mad behaved splendidly In
the south, and had won respect and admira-
tiop. 1t was felt that they were there merely
to preserve the peace without interfering
with the right of any one to vote. They
would not take sides, but would stand by the
regularly constituted authority, as he (Gen.
Sherman) should also ell bound TO do In the
future: In regard 10 Mr.. Tilden, IL he were
elected President, ne would be recognized
implicitly in this regard, and in the same
respect, as General OF the Army, his rela-
tions toward Mr.. Tilden would be simply to
preserve and obey the law. There was some
reason to believe that, under the circum-
stances, there might be an armed resislan
in the south arising out of the elections, but
That be hoped that the election would be
SO decisive, and free from unfair play,
cheating or injustice, as to render this I'M
likely, and TO make the good sense and ia "
abiding disposition of the whole psople to
frown II down. This country was tired OF
excitement and turbulence. Every one,
north and south, having suffered so much
during The late unhappy civil war that
every body desired TO see perpetual peace and
order. The people of the south, no less than
those OF the north, deserved great credit in
seeing that the elections passed Oh so quietly,
and he reJoiced at this very much. Every
thing should be done to preserve this good
order, and in making the returns few ir-
responsible politicians, here and there, IN
order 10 secure the result OF the electioo .or
their party, no matter which was really sue
cessful, ought not TO be permitted to bring
about such q state or affairs as would create
any disorder or DANCE TO the public peace
In case there should be any trouble IL looked
| as though the democrats would have the al
vantage.
Continuing TO discourse on the political
situation with that honest and manly frank
ness for which he Is noted, Gen. Sherman
while rejecting, as he said, auy assumption
OF craftsmanship or wish TO interfere In poll
tics. manifested profound knowledge of ia g
whole southern situation, and spoke ad-
vlsedly, therefore, in discussing its connsc-
ton with the national election.
A RELIC OF THE WASHINGTON SAFE
BURGLARY-d NelO Trial Denied 10 TOlz AT
the last term OF the United States circuit
court John NolZ was Convicted OF having
committed perjury in swearing to a bail
bond for Thomas p. SOmerville, lawyer OF
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