The New York herald., 1876-12-23
INDIANA.

GOVERNOR "BLUE JEANS" WILLIAMS ON THE
PRESIDENTIAL PRoDLEM-HE BELIEVES TIL
DEN WILL GO IN PEAcEFULLY-DouBrs or
DEMOCRATIC LEADER.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. %, 1876
Governor "Blue Jeans' Williams is in the city in
consultation with Governor Hendricks as 10 their
messages 10 the Legislature which meets in January.
Governor Williams is In good spirits and wears the
famous blue jeans suit have had q long and agree
able talk with him tho Presidential complication.
He is hopeful He thinks that the Congressional com.
mittees In tho South, will be compelled by the
prcponderance Of tho testimony and the record OF
facts, TO make such report TO the country that the
Hayes managers will back down and the people
OF Louisiana and Florida their rights He says the
Outrage OF the returning boards those States is
apparent to The country, but obscured by the mis-
statements and misleading allegations OF the republi-
can managers and that the investigation now going
on will uncover the frauds and expose them public
condemnation.
'sThen you think, Governor, that Tilden viii be In
auguratod Prosdents" asked. .'ob, yes,' he re-
sponded, ..and, unless tho republican managers arc
already frcnzcd and utterly reckless think Tildcn
will 90 In peacefully Referring TO the possibilities
in case OF double Inauguration. he said, I'm that
T,lden could take tho oath OF Office before justice OF
tho peace New York elsewhere. The constitution
docs not mako IL mandatory that the President shall
bc before Supreme Court Judge, at WASH
iuglon. / believe that Jefferson sworn In by q
justice oil the peace in Virginia."
.Tnen, suggested The HERALD dent s'what
would be the proDabitiessn .wcll,n meditativcIy
responded Governor Williams, ut is hard TO prophecy
Undoubtedly, II General Sherman could bc as tho
tool OF the republican leaders, ihe army would DO called
TO sustain Hayes, and perhaps 10 crush what they
would declare TO be usurpalion by Tidon."
"And would not that aggression by the Grant Hayes
party initiate civil wary" inquired. ''Yos. that
would seem to be the inevitable consequence" no
said.
CONFLICT AUTHORITY.
Continuing, Governor Williams suggcsted:-"At
that juncture the disputed authority would begin
demonstrate ITSELF Democratic army officers and
soldiers, rccoQnizing the election OF Tiidcn would
nsturaly refuse TO obey Hayes or those acting for
HIM. IL would be impossible to proceed far without
clashng, and the complication would OF necessity be
determined by one OF three modes-force, tho courts
or by one contestant yielding"
VOTE
Concerning the oregon electoral puzzle Governor
Williams said:-.T don't want the democratic claim
| depend that technically for Tdens success. Wc
are entitled TO Louisiana and Florida, and hope 10
see our candidates get the electoral votes which We
| have iairly won at the poll
80 THOUGHT OF WAR.
Governor Williams seems hopeful OF a peaceable So
luton OF the complications and OF Tdens succes S.
| because he is entitled TO IT, Ho docs npprchen
war. and says the democracy Of Indiana are not talk
| ing war nor thinking OF IT,
DEsPoNDENr DEMOCRAT.
Just as was taking my leave oil Governor Williams
Colonel John s. Williams, OF Lafayette, Ind, called
tho Governor. Colonel Williams is democrat a
banker, was In the Union army. rs politician ana
orator. and BY his energy in the Democratic stale Con