New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-18
POLITICAL NOTES.

Speculation as to the personnel of the next
Cabinet lie phenomenally cautious.
Fewer charges of fraud and more truth
,~ou,d be accountable from both sides in the South
Suppose Republican frauds are discovered in
louisiana will Mr. Hewitts embassy object II the Re
ring Bbard throw out enough Illegal ballots 10 insure
the electoral Of the state for Tden aud reform
Mr.. Watterson has been very quiet since the
frat day of his arrival Neworeans and has not sent
dispatch to his paper. Perhaps the boone
rang element those he did send induced his friends to
restrain him.
The proposal of the Louisiana Returning
Board to hold secret sessions has an ugly look IL Is OF
the first Importance for the Republicans to avoid even
the appearance of evil The whole country wants a
chance TO witness that count
Another important dispatch has been " inter-
ccpted" The ST. LOUIS Glo6e-DemOerat publishes it as
follows: On the Wing, Nov. IA To samuel j. Tilden
II you cannot get that vote, engagement must
be considered at an ond. 81 b. A--y" That KNOCKS
the last prop from the Governors matrimonial hopes
The Democratic idea of an "hOnest count"
seems to be both elastic and peculiar The Albany Argus
SAYS: "An honest count OF the honest vote In Ohio
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will give Tilden and Hen
bricks all those States Why not have su;h eouutf
Why not include Illinois, Massachusetts, and dozen
other states The chief beauty OF impudence Is It's
size
Ex-Goy Parker is not gong to secure that
seat in the United States Senate FROM NewJersey with
out struggle. There is small army of rivals in the
field already, among whom are State Senator Leon Alb
belt exCongrexknan orestes Cleveland, ex-Atoruey-
General Gfchrist and Mr. Ashbel Green Mr.. Parkeris
MOI great OF brilliant statesman, but he Is easily the
frsf man In this list IN point OF Illness
The natural love of Democrat for the
negro bubbles all occasions The Oiereidnd Plain
Dealer recalls the days when every friend of abolition
was met with the whitening cOnundrum; DO you want
your darter to marry nggerP by this amable observa
tons "Tho Democracy ask for nothing but the right
Thoy demand fair count and cheating. II they are
beaten honestly they will yield gracefully But nc TWO
niggers Will ne allowed 70 ihahe AIeSi"'A'' iO ''
millions OF people"
Gov. Hayes said to a friend at Athens,
Ohio on Wednesday Any man fit 10 be President, or
even candidate Of great party for the office, would
prefer counted out by fraud rather than be counted
in by fraud Of which there is reasonable suspicion"
The conversation turned to the subject of an elector
voting for the candidate other than he had been chosen
TO vote for and member OF the Governors party said
"No man this country has enough to accept
the office OF President II elected by such vote and by
all the qualities requisite 70 such an act TO whlch
one certainly who has not"
Ex-Gov. Seymour, in an interview with a
World correspondent recently, expressed himself rs
strongly opposed the abolition Of the Electoral Col
iege and response to the charge that the Republican
leaders intend to count in Hayes by fraud, said ST.
there may be much excitement and much bad intention
now, as you suggest But the Republican party will
have to think twice before will consent to such an in
famous proceeding false count OF vote for Pres
dent of the United States Honor. tact, aud common
will array themselves against that in the mind OF
every decent Republican statesman. The party would
be blind 1t should insist upon any measure in Louis
ana any violation Of its precedcns in Congress-
to elect President hauduently. 1t would by such
lose the Senate it has lost the House OF epTe
sentatives, aud Mr. Hayes President would then be
as pOwerless Andrew Johnson IL can well anOrd
Mr. Tldens election by reason OF it, possession OF
the Senate. IL could Withstand his defeat by
means of fraudulent or unworthy techncaites."
Ex-President WoOsey must have smiled grimly
when he read this astounding suggestion In The NeU-
Hapen Register "Any conservative Republican electcr
In any one Of the States has the unquesoned right TO
vote for Mr. Tden II he feels that an outrage would be
perperaed by his defeat in the manner proposed by
Zach Chandler Of counting the three carpet-5ag states
Of the South Of their hOnestlychosn electors And
W In the power any Of these electors, especially
II man OF tho highest character and standing, like
President woolsey, who run for Presidential
elector this State. to aay all this public excitement
OF once by publicly declaring that he will not be party
To the outrage of the radical leaders, but
the attempt made count all three OF these states
for Mr. Hayes against over 5000 majority Tor MI III
den in 200 majority IL fer ana Ss S SU0
TONED right 70 vote as he peases and thus save Inc
party from its impending disgrace"
There has been great joy at the Corners, fol-
lowed by an awful reyson and suspense Nasty tells
rs In The Toledo Blade When the news first reached
there Wednesday, that Ilden elected the whole
population began TO ret its claims" ready for present.
siion 10 Congress- The whole amount reached 100000
and it was decided sell them to agent rather than
the OF having them all eaten away during their
passage through Congress. Nasty proceeds: " The
spekiator footed up the amount and drew his pockit
book TO pay em of at the rate NV thirty per cent II
eritike period. Bascom sot there with his
skkount book the money witch he intendid TO
take out wat comm to him-he he'd bills agin MS
weh wood absorb the most It-and for wat balance
dOo understood that he shood give us credit
his bar. His eye gstened, and wuz weepin teers NV
10y. Thank Hevlni' exclaimed, This Is the sub
stsnshe roots victOry!' AT that cTitkle moment,
list when the Corners to be made Opulent, Pollock
rode up with Louisville paper, wch he throwed in tu
"a with feendsh smile. The spekelater looked AZ the
hedlnes and dropt it, buttonin up his pocketboOk ana
throwing the bills down upon the table stood without say
word Pay usP slreeked in agony. Not dollar,
ted be; them claims yoOrn amt wuth the paper
they are written Look at the paper did look,
and fen faintin to the floor. Louisiana Florida ana
s0uth Carolina for Hayes Hayes elected by one vote
That wus ALL but IL enufL That one vote beZ cost
the Corners deery We respondent The nggers all
store The spekilaer ia Southern claims Is s here,
tWaiting reliable intelligence. May HeYin send us tho
news We want"
GENERAL NOTES.