The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-21
A TEMPEST In WASHINGTON
BABCOCK'S WHITE U0UsE FRIENDS
IN 4 TOWERING RAGE.
The Presidents Pet Conceded to be in . VERY
had Fix-Wrnth OF the Administrntien
over the Broadbead speech In ~. Louis.

had Wx-wrath Of the Administrntien
over the Broadbead speech In ~. Louis.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The bold and
fearless manner In which Col. Broadhead has dis
charged his duty in summing up the case
against Dabcock excites the llvelest discussion
here. The friends Of the White House Ring are
greatly incensed and mathematical him in un-
m ensured terms. The President is very indiR-
nlnt. He will not require six or eight days, as
he did In Hcndorson's case, to discover that an
indignIty has been placed upon him, but both
he and the Attorney General are troubled TO
know what they can do about II. Col. Broad
heads duties practically terminated with his
speech. Baboock was the last OF the Ring
thieves OF any considerable Importance to DO
tried, and whatever the result may be in the
pending trial, there will certainly be no further
proceedings which would require Droadheads
service.
tonight or tomorrow morning, to dismiss him
forthwith, and PierrepOnt might add, as he did
In the case OF Henderson. that the Department
OF Justice was not paving men for services OF
this kind The Attorney General, however, will
not have the nerve topursue such high,handed
course toward Broadhead. Hc Is In as deep wa.
ter now a. he cares to be, and step OF that kind
would take him not only out of his depth, but
Into current that must surely sweep him on
bis legal legs, which are already very shaky:
II Is a noticeable fact that Boss Shepherd and
Hallet Kilbourne returned from that buffalo
hunt last night, and TO day the Boss was closeted
with the President for a long time. The mission
OF these two worthless was not to hunt buffalo,
but purchnseable jurors for II tbcock, who had
III times past rendered good service.
But with all the tremendous efforts that have
been made to secure an aquittal for Babcock
there are no such hopes entertained by his
friends. The utmost they expect Is a disnRree-
ment Of the Jury, aud then In that contingency
the Attorney General Will, by direction Of tho
President, order nOlle prosequi to be entered.
II a verdict OF guilty IA rendered the President
will forthwith pardon him. There Is not doubt
Of this last point. Within the last few days tho
President has expressed his unlimited aud un-
shaken confidence In Babcock, and at the same
time has complained in the bltterest manner Of
the treatment he has received at the hands OF
Secretary DristOw.
Whatever the result may DO In the Dabcock
case, II 10 certain that Grant will not suffer
Bnstow to remain In his Cabinet through the
present week How or by what means he will
get rid OF him Is one of the things not generally
known. Many prominent Republicans think
that N Babcock is convicted the President can
not afford to remove litistow. But they do not
know the man or have no conceI tion OF the
Intensity OF his feeling on this subject. He has
more than one plausible reason with which to
Justify his course and BrIstow himself expects
to be removed although he will not resign un-
less the President attempts to strike first at
solicitor Wilson.
Its said here tonight that the Administra-
tion ls making desperate efforts to fore
stall tho Investigation whirn the House
will surely order into the Whiskey Ring busi-
ness Immediately upon the close Of the Bah
| cock trial. The Committee on Expenditures In
the Department OF Justice Is to De used for this
purpose, although IL has no authority whatever
| to undertake such an Inquiry.