New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-23
A Democratic Conspiracy Against Hen.
bricks.

Tha. plain spoken Democratic paper, the
Cincinnati Enquirer, exposes the PREACHER
GUS designs of Tilden and his friends
against Governor Hendricks, and meantime
shows on what brittle prospect the cleo
ton of Tilden rests:
There is a conspiracy afoat to force
Governor Hendricks off the ticket and
place that contemplate tin-whis.le states
man, Morrison, of Illinois, or some other
cipher, in his place. Speaker herr's kind
ness has dignited Morrison wit the promi-
nence that he would never gain by his own
abilities, and he has been able to manipu
late two or three members on the Banking
and Currency Committee, notably Wike
and Gibson. Before the st. Louis ccnven-
ton the New York Democrats and Tilden's
hackers felt that some slight concession
would have to be made to the Western
men, and the resumption repeal plank was
put in the platform.
The Western Democrats. headed by the
Cincinnati Enquirer, accepted the situation
60 gracefully that Hewitt and Willis, Til
dens tools and managers, were agreeabiy
surprised, and concluded it would not be
necessary to carry out the st. Louis plat
form, but that as the Western men had
taken go kindly to crow they could be ted
on mud as q regular diet, hence the cow
arOly ana rabCAlly COUTs0 VI Vuc DdAhAuS
and Currency Committee.
When the report got ont that Hendricks
would not accept the nomination unless the
third section of the resumption act was re-
pealed, Morrison began intriguing to force
him off by preventing COx's committee from
reporting the bill. This plot was revealed,
when members of the Ohio delegation went
to Gibson and said: 1--WE understand that
Governor Hendricks has signifed his deter
minatiOn not to accept the second place on
the ticket unless the third clause OF the re-
sumption act Is Immediately repealed"
Gibson replied: "What do We care whether
Hendricks accepts or not! We don't want
him on the ticket, any how"
These noble Democrats, with glorious re-
form records and burning desires to get into
Office have concluded that Tilden's election
is fOregone conclusion. and they are eager
to force Hendricks off, and thus ignore the
West, and put on a man like Morrison or
Lamar, of Mississippi.
Last night Henderson, State Auditor
of Indiana; Shaw, State Treasurer. can
didates for reelection on the Demo
cratic ticket, arrived here, to see
what the prospect was for carrying out
the st. Louis platform. To-day they have
had interviews with Gibson, Wike and
others, and are not encouraged over the
result. Gibson is in favor of the repeal if
ing gold. Wike has promised long since
to report the bill in accordance with the
St. Louis platform, and promises to keep
his promise; but being the atject tool of
Morrison, he is powerless to act,
and SO the question stands Ross,
of New Jersey, and other Eastern Demo
Gratis say ii the resumption clause is
repealed the Democrats can't carry New
Jersey and other Eastern States, and the
Western Democrats say if it is not repealed
the Democrats can't carry Indiana. Prom
inent Tennessee Democrats say Tilden can't
Starry that State on a ratid hard money
platform. A member of the North Caro-
lima delegation fears the Republicans will
carry that State, and the general indica-
lions are that, owing to the hypocrisy and
imbeoility of this Congress. Tilden is not
marching to the White House as much as
he was Just after the st. Louis convention
under the reform banner.