The New York herald., 1876-12-24
THE DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.

SENATOR BAYARD AND REPRESENTATIVES LAMAR
AND HEWITT DENY THAT THERE Is TO BE A
CONFERENCE IN THIS CITY.
Dispatches from Washington were received In this
city yesterday stating that Senators Bayard and Cor
don, Representatives Lamar and Waterson and other
prominent democrats had started Tor New York for
the purpose Of holding a conference with Governor
Tden in relation to the existing political dilemma and
the best TO be pursued 10 find way out OF
It. HERALD reporter last evening called upon three
of the gcn ;lemen mentioned, and received positive
denial each that he had come to tho city to take
part in any conference or that they had any
other than private and personal business
INTERVIEW SENATOR BAyAgD.
Senator Bayard arrived in town in tho afternoon and
took apartments ut the New York Hotel, where tho
reporter found hun In the carly evening and had
short interview with him. Referring the despatch
from Washington above referred TO- reporter asked
II the announcement to the conference
true. Senator Bayard replied that he had
TO New York personal and private
business. Hc would he said, see Mr. Tildcn before he
back to Washington; he had doubt-in fact he
intended, II personal engagements did not bind him
too closely, to see the next President to-day. bis
coming to New York, he said, might have been known
to any curious person for two weeks past for often
during that time he had expressed
He had heard some of the gentlemen
namod IN the Washington despatch state that they
had altered their minds others he had heard from,
and he was confident none Of them came on tho train
that brought him hither, else he would have seon
them Having settled the conference businessl the
reporter alluded to the Florida complication. The
Senator took hold of the subject with earnest
ness, and in miid but most emphatic terms de-
nounccd the party under whose authority sucn
outrages mems rights arc committed
He referred TO tho Butler county vote OF the State and
said thufI undA damn rafIc VntQ hni ham
thrown out under the following crcumstanccs:-Two
republican inspectors Of election and one democratic
inspector al the polls III the morning During the
afternoon the republican inspectors seeing that But
lcr county-an old democratic strongkold--was to be
than true TO her former record loave the polls,
aud subsequently make aidavits that the inspectors
OF election were not present ana on these aildavts
tho democratic votes are thrown out
notwithstanding the gross injustice" said the
Senator earnestly, 't appears from Mr. Grants Official
organ, the National Republican, that the methods
adopted in South Carolina DO repeated in Florida
Read that paragraph" SAID the Senator, taking the
Republican from his coat pocket and pointing TO the
following edit orial relative TO the Drew demurrer
.In sustaining the Drew demurrer to the answer OF
tho Canvassing Board, and granting pcrcmptory or
der to to recanvass from tho face OF the rctuns the
Supreme Court will probably bc told by the Board that
1t has jurisdiction In the case. This will probably
result the issuing OF order OF contempt and the
Board will be placed IN limbo The next thing will be
writ OF habeas corpus the United States Circuit
Judge and then the Board will do the the South
Carolina Board dd-smile at the Supreme Court and
say, What are you going to do about it?'"
.sThe last remark In that paragraph was once, be-
leve, avorite cant with certain New Yorker, VINO
has sincc ound OFT repeated query -
said the Senator he rose from his scat leave.
LAMARs DENIAL
Mr. l.. O. G. Lamar, who arrived IN the city late last
night in conversation with the reporter SAID that his
visit TO New York purely business one, and had
no political bearing whatever
MR.. wArrKRsoN's FATIGUE.
Mr.. Henry wattcrson, OF Louisville, KY, was also
called upon at the Everett House, but begged to be
cused from IN interview on account of his fatigue.
MIR. HEWITT KNOWS NOTHING IT,
Mr. Hewitt was found at his residence. No. Q Lex
ington avenue In reply TO questions put by the re-
porter he said that he neither knew OF the presence
n the city Of Messrs. Bayarc, Lamar, Watterson or
Gordon nor had no heard that they intended to visit
the city He did not believe that thcy hal come 10
hold any conference with Governor Tilden.