The New York herald., 1876-10-26
HIS VISIT TO cAIIFoRxIA-wHAT HE HAS &c
SAT OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

HIS VISIT TO cALyFoaxIA-wHAT HE HAS &c
SAT- OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
From the San Francisco Call, Oct IS
sSena,or Morton Will you. STR" Passing through
tho long corridors OF the Palace Hotel the Call re-
porter rsnectng upon the brilliant record OF lndana's
great Governor rather shrank from boarding the
lion his den but vas rcassurcd by cordial grasp Of
the hand and plessan: What can do for you sir
you WISH to interview me. EN- Well. tho TACT 10 I
don't like bong interviewed, ior l am never Of
what have said or OF what has been said for me-" In
tho room were several reiairves and friends OF the
Senator. so tho position rather trying for .
stranger but tho convcrsation continued. with tho
following result
.our committee xill meet to-morrow.sat about two.
O'Clock. this hotethat Is Scuator sargent, Repre-
senlativcs Mead aud Piper and my self will
be III attendance. senator Cooper caLnot
until the iatier part v. the week aud
Mr. Wilson viii not hc here at all. II was con.
sidsrcd excellent committee 10 be appointed upon,
and u was generally understood that Mr.. kasson oi
Iowa. would be the members IRON tho House oi
Representatives; but u IS said that ho took part in
debate which dspcsscd the Speaker, SO Mr. Wilson
was named In hia place. aud now declines TO serve
from feelings 0i deicscy Whether will SIT with
closed open doors viii bs decided tomorrow, for as
yet everything Is IN embryo All that can say about
the future oi the committee is that will Il
possible, hesr facts ana avoid theories We Will
listen 10 what your Leading have say upon the
subject, examine persons who have studied the
matter, aud give, SO far as We Can.
ugARiSG BOTH SIDES
The question Is one OF great nportanse according to
reports from this section ofh country, aud we shall
certainly not slur II IN tho banding"
Tho conversation then turned upon politics, and 10
rcpiy TO query about Indiana, Mr. Morton said
Tho democrats arc OF course claied The result Ia
DENTAL vote there: but truly think ihoy will Ind
themselves mistaken There wcro certain reasons,
the republican Vote should no. have been iarssr than
II was ~ the last e,c tionin fact the resu Ia
many respects an aereeabs surprise TO me; but Nj.
Hayes Is u favoritc there, and tm0 viii show how
strong no Is 5"
"wna, is your opinion with regard 10 tho present
II Tell you sir in all sincerity, that consider the
election OF Hayes inevitable. Name, Vermont AID
Colorado cviuences Of public ieeiiny through
country, and thoy but signs OF tho end As 10 tho
Soulful eau only say thn some States ike South
will cast their vote for Hayes. unless fraud
deprive the voters OF their rights. believe, for Two
reasons, that there Is no doubt as TO
rHE WAY CALIFORNIA
In the drst place. she has been and Is thoroughly
pubiican IN sentiment last years sdc issues having
party wounds are healed, and republicans aud iLde-
pendents march shoulder 10 shoulder We, In the
views have been thoroughly confirmed by prominent
politicians here, who, from long experience, have
counted tho vote to a nicely"
'co you not lind the turmoil OF campaign With ils
incsssant speaking and rcver-ending brain work.
monotonous as well as fatigunsy'
physically u wearics, of course but the excitement
Is continuous and the mind has time There
Is no monosony for him who thinks aud acts upon hn
thoughts
rHg DISPUTED ELECTORAL VOTE QUESTION.
Can you tel me how The question Of disputed
electoral vote can be settled?"
The old potciuns y eyes cleaned aud Lis tone bc-
came excited rs he said"ln 1865 the twenty second
JOINT rule was adopted. Ii worked as Toilows:-whrn
the Senate and House assembled IN joint meeting 10
count the electoral votc II any objection no matter
how trivial was made with regard in any
State, the two bodies separated and without
bate was taken IL either Of them supported the OBJ
lection the vote OF that State out Rrcoxn-
ing the suicidal policy OF this rule batticd against is
until u was dnay repealed l then introduced ab:ll
providing that, IN the event OF objection beng
raised 10 the vote from State could
only DC sustained by u counrmatory vote IRON bo,u
houseA For threo years struggled TO get this bill
through, and II did pass the Senate twice. ON the
House but on the second last WINTER Senator Thur
man. who had been It's strongest advocate, IRON
over caution movod that the vote be recon-
sidercd, and tho bill went to the wall I
wearisd with striving and said, DO as you will
just before the close oi the session the democrats
became alarmed nj the situation and anxio
TO have prompt action taken in the matter,
for they found out their mistake but vas Zoo iatc
And now We are thrown back upon the run, mls-
rule which prevailed prior the twenty Jins
ruie thus leaving the power entirely hands OF
the Vice President The present Vice President 10
democrat ami that party foars The sting OF its
action. This custom OF leaving the decision 10 the
sttuon, and the effect evident BY the case
Of Wisconsin III 1851. Before your day eh Well tho
matter stood thus:-Osvng to severe snowstorm the
Presidential electors IN Wisconsin failed meet
the appointed day, but later date.
When the electoral vote being counted By Con-
grrss an. objection was raised against Wisconsin on
the ground of non-conf0rmancc 10 tho law Vice
President Mason OF Virginia, refused entertain tho
objection ana the vote OF Wisconsin counted 40
he alone had the right TO throw out you SEQ
are 10 precisely the same position to-day, and must
depend upon the judgment ana impsrsulity OF
man. grant you II Is too great power to be vested
In one person. and therefore II 10 that tried 70
edy IL"
A telegram coming in at this moment put an end TO
tho extremely interesting interview.