The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-14
HAYES sNUBs GRANT.
A Very Pretty Quarrel.
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~ M WASHINGTON, August 81.
:"Shall Hayes openly indorse Grant Z"
That Is the question that is just now
threatening a serious family quarrel il
the Republican party. A dispatch
published a few days ago announced that
Grant had invited Hayes to visit him at
Long Branch, and he had accepted. a
dispatch printed yesterday dated Colum-
bus, o., ANNOUNCED that Hayes had a
pressing invitation to spend few days
Of rest with, prominent men East and
West butthat pressure of official business
would probably prevent him from accept
ing any of them. These dispatches have
an inside history, as follows, the facts
being we'll .vouched for: When Hayes
set out for Philadelphia and the Centen-
nial, after the Cincinnati nomination, he
informed a few intimates that he pro-
posed coming to Washington to see Grant,
and consult some of the leaders about
his~lessey ;of acceptance, This purpose,
got out to,soms ofs.his' political friends
and they at once saw the danger OF his
countenancing Grant openly. Wykoff,
the Republican manager in Ohio, there
upon assembled councildn hot haste,
which decided that the projected confer
once with Grant must be frustrated.
Hayes, having already gone to Philadel-
phia. the desired object was effected in
this way: They assumed the response
bility and persuaded Hayes private Sec
retary to telegraph him that important
public business demanded his Immediate
return to Columbus.
So the disaster was averted for the
time. To-day well-known Republican
here, speaking of that ruse, said in sub
stance: "You see we know that Hayes
don't amount to much, and we felt that
if he came on here Grant would make
much of him, Shepherd would wine and
dine him, Chandler and the rest would
be called in, and they would get pretty
much what they wanted out of him." But
the trouble was not over when Hayes
went back to Columbus. His omission
! to mention Grant or the Administration
in his letter of acceptance seriously Of
| Tended Grant, so much in fact that Nor
ton and Conkling both wrote to Hayes
telling him of Grants feelings, and urg-
ing him to make up. Hayes thereupon
wrote long complimentary letter to
Gran, ,disclaiming any intention to omit
mentio1s off the Administration, and
pleading Signofascs jas an excuses. An
invitation from the President and Mrs.
Grant for Governor and Mrs. Hayes to
visit Long Branch was the result, and
this invitation Hayes accepted. There
upon Hayes political friends were thrown
into al panic again, and he was besieged
with protests that he mustn't 60 to Long
Branch. And few days ago dispatch
was sent to Hayes from prominent Re-
publican here declaring in most positive
terms that he must not under any cir
cumstances visit Grant at Long Branch,
for if he did Carl Schurz would draw out
his support, and he would lose quarter
of million votes. So Hayes was in q
quandary and the dispatch that pressure
Of official business will prevent his ac'
cepting any invitations, is doubtless the
means taken to get out of it. The 9ueS'
ton now is what will Grant do about
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