The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-13
Progress of the Reform Movement Amonp
Southern Republicans.
EFFORTS IN MISSISSIPPI, SOUTH CAROLINA
AND ALABAMA
Special correspondence N. Y. Hearld

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4 AND ALABAMA.
Special correspondence N. Y Hearld.|
i WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-The reform
movement among the Southern Ren1TF,-
leans spreads and gathers strength
rapidly. 1t began In Mississippi iast
summer, and resulted In the defeat, of
Gov. Arnes' plot to make himself United
states Senator and the election of an
honest Legislature and Mississippi Re-
puplicans now say that their party,
having defeated Ames, can shake III
him and his corrupt adherents and re-
organize on an honest footing. with the
probability OF getting the support Of a
large. part OF the white people and .
Ialr share OF the colored voters as we'll
The reorganization will be made under
the leadership OF Senator Alcorn.
Gov. Chamberlain followed in South
Carolina and is known to be encouraged
ana strengthened BY. the sympathy his
letter to Senator Morton has drawn
toward MIN from the largest and best
part OF the Northern Republican rress
And now the honest Repubncans of
Alabama are breaking ground for re-
form and In opposition to the nisruIe
ana corruption which, under the man
agement OF Senator Spencer, has caused
tne defeat OF the party there. On the
29th OF December the State Executive
Committee met and determined TO in
crease the number Of the committee
Ihe new committee met on the ID inst.
ana consisted Of twenty-five members,
On meeting the members compared
notes as to the condition Of the partv
and it was discovered that Senator Spen-
Ger mad sent orders to his adherents to
oppose any reorganization and tc bolt ff
they were overruled. Accordingly
when eX-Governor Smith was choser,
cnairrn an OF the committee by a vote Of
l5 to z, Charles Mayer, Spencer's fnole-
man, did bolt from the committee and
set up q separate and bolting organiza-
ZION, taking with him six other mep,-
oers. The committee, having still fifteen
members, was not disturbed It held a
harmonious meeting anu decided tn hoid
q State Convention on the 18th ~ Ma
for the election Of delegates 60 Cincin,
natl. The Spencer boilers meantime
held secret meeting by themselves and
determined TO call Convention ~ the
oath Of May.
In determining on this bolt from the
regular party Organization it is said here
That Senator Spencer took counsel with
Senators Logan, Patterson, West and
others, and then gave orders to his man
Mayer to refuse to remain In the com
mittee Ii he 1ound he could not control
1t IN Spencer's interest.
The seven Spencer boilers represent
the corrupt elements Of the Republican
party In Alabama and many Of the Fed
eral officeholders who are Spencer's au-
pointees. The regular committee rep
resent the honest Republicans Of the
State, and have among them and On
their side such men az Judge saffold
eX-Congressman Buckley, ex-(iovernor
Smith, Judge Rice, and Mr.. Cadle. men
OF character and thorough honesty. Tt
is understood that a committee consist
ing OF four Or five such men is on it's
way here to appeal to the administration
Tor It's countenance and help in olIstinc
Senator Spencer from the control he haa
long exercised over the party.
This Is the third time that Spencer
has tried the r1le-or-rIIin policy On the
republican party in Alabama, with the
aeip OF such men as Kinds, Sheets, and
others OF equally poor character. It is
not impossible that the matter will be
brought before the Cabinet, as the COM
nittee, who are on their way here, will
probably ask the removal OF a number
II Spencer's appointees In the State,
and the appointment IN their places OF
better men.
The meagerly paid scribes Of the In
Annapolis press are reported to be in
correspondence with the Chicago COM