, 1876-09-11

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safe defiyerance from threatened political de-
etsslction. Senator Conover seemed tn take tho
decision gracefully, and, considering that sotne
reimbursement WAS, Of ought tn be, due him for
expenditures incurred, he :was willing uron th's
basis to como to personal terms aud agree
mcnt.
Senator Conovcr, however. fell into Demo-
cratic hands, and, for time At least, severed all
negotiations between hitnsef and tho regular
anu protIcrcd, to DO even more tl'an Justice;
but the Senator c1oactcd Iimaclf for days with
tho Democratic leaders Of tho State, aud tho
result Is tue announcement that he
Will sonrsu. M II THE rIsLp ~ GaKnlnhn h, ;n
self; neither Is It surprising wien It ia stated
that In his election to the United States Senate
be received about as many !emocEatic ~ Kc"
publican votes. As q candidate now the Scna-
tor has nu following among hta people. Al he
has neither supporters nor means, be can make
ut CANVASS. Indeed, to las no intention to
make any canvass; his only intention now fs to
create mischief through such Federal ot]fce-
tSer lear r. Of IT. power % eqe i = sston Sog Il:
ltescl from this tlralldom, not even tho small
est ottlccholder will t1o his bidding in opposition
to the SUCCESS Of the party, To continle as =
candidate now, after the declared Will ol tile
people, or the party through tts representatives
1n convention, can hive for its OBJECT nothing
else than the disruption Of the Republican pnrty
n tho State, and the consequent succcss OF thu
Democracy.
1t!a further claimed, On tic part Of the Re-
11BkD mr. TnB DEMOCRACY
Ftr.t-That he il in completely with George
in The State, and has been for several years;
that lie sTas elected to the United States Senate
by majority Of the Democratic vote in tile
Legislature. through Mr. Dykes instrumental
iig Of the State TO Dyke In preference TO any
jscco,M--That, when Gov Hart ordered indtct-
ucnts sGanst him and prosecution for alleged en-
bczzletne.t a. State Treasurer, be Vas protected
By Dykes influence, With Democratic Judge
Prosecutor.
1nlrd-That, when more recently, additional
cliargDs were matlc ngaEnst him by the Comp
trullcr and Gov. Stcas1s, the leading Denocrnts
uf Tallahassee interpused and protected lin.
The Democrats, while protecting him ~ to these
matters, hold the sword Of Danloc1cs over lin,
ready to fall in tho event that he should, tn the
present election, fail to dn their bidding.
a letter fr0m Conoycr TO Dyke, which TAs
lost. by Dyke last winter, and given to the
public, .-.....
between the two In the interests Of Democracy
Dyke still urges conovcr to stand firm and prcas
OIL tic work.
In view Of this, the Republican opponents Of
Senator Conover urge on the authorities here
that Conover be stripped Of oil power which he
may have IN the Stale through hi. Federal MP
polnttncnts, few Of which, tt is claimed, lave
been matle except at the practical dctation OF
Charles L. Dyke; and that thc Federal Office
holders In FloEida should be given to understand
that they will be held responsible Tor failure Ut
Republican sucecas IN the State, One of tlle
Republicans insists that Conorcr should be de-
privcd Of tile power of mischief by "dEaxlng Lis
teeth and cutting hts clAWs.h