The daily gazette., 1876-11-29
Governor Hendricks.
HE Views ON the situation.

Whyhe Expects Eldta,s Election to be
AcQuiesced in No Serious Trouble
Apprehended - The Louisiana and
Florida Returning Boards.
Special Dispatch to the Times.
NEW YORK, November Path.
Mr.. Hendricks arrived in this city this
morning, going direct to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. In the afternoon and evening he
was in consultation with Governor Til
den. His visit was generally known, and
1t excited the liveliest interest among
POLITICIANS.
Governor Hendricks, in an interview
| this evening, said, in answer to question
as to the object of his visit !: 81 have come
for purposes of recreation Indiana is in
fever Of political excitement, and Mrs
Hendricks and myself, wishing to escape
1t, temporarily journeyed hither. Gov
ernor Tilden, however, desired to see me
and talked briefly with him."
Correspondent. Will you be kind
enough to tell me your views on the po-
litical situation in the South?
Mr.. Hendricks. / am more confident
than ever that the Returning Board
of Louisiana will count the electoral votes
for Tilden, to whom they undoubtedly
belong. think so because I believe in
the power of public opinion, and the ma
jority for Tilden is so clear and positive
that it cannot, think, be set aside by the
schemes of the Republicans. Besides
the general opinion all over the country
| is that Tilden is elected. The people are
, convinced OF it.
Correspondent. What do you think OF
the extraordinary claims that Governor
Stearns, of Florida, makes to having the
authority to count the vote of the State?
Governor Hendricks. don't see what
authority he can produce for this claim
] No other Governor of State has such
| power. What would you think, ,supposina
New York had gone Republican, if Gov
ernor Tilden had undertaken to count it:
vote for himself? think Stearns makes
| the claim merely to sustain his kilograms
You know he kept telegraphing that hi
had carried the State; but he must know
that it's for Tilden, and that the canvas
sers will return it for Tilden. / believe
Florida is safe for Tllden.
Correspondent. Do you anticipate any
civil discorded or trouble of any kint
growing out of the election troubles il
the South or the movement of Fedora
troops?
Governor Hendricks passed momen
and then, slowly shaking his head be
tween each word, answered: No! no! n,
Oh! there may be some disturbances in
particular places, | don't anticipat
trouble. The majority for Tilden is s
convinced that he is elected, don't be
lievc there will be any serious trouble
Correspondent. What do you think c
the alleged power of the presiding Office
3 of the Senate to count the electoral vot
and decide who'is elected:
Governor Hendricks. Do youmcan III
he the power to count in the President
No. he has not; that is the duty Of til
! two houses of Congress, and they deriy
that ro'S r FROM the Constitution.
F, Correspondent. Then it makes no Ill
, ference about the rule of 1865. which
;. is asserted, has been abolished?
' Governor Hendricks. No; that rlll
: : was nothing but an expression of tn
provision of the Constitution, an
: if the Constitution did not give the hous
that power no rule could possibly ii.
! Governor Hendricks deciRed to sa
: what had been the nature of the confel
ence between himself and Governor III
= den, but from what could be gathered
n reference to the conference ii appear
o that no definite plan of action was agree
t upon. Governor Hendricks said that b
I should return to Indiana tomorrow afte
!. noon. He called at the national Dem,
cratic committees rooms at / / o'clock t
night ahd met there Governor Tide
Senator Randolph, Senator Darnum, C,
Governor Curtin, WIS. Groesbeck, A.
Hewitt and others.