The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-10
THE CONSPIRACY RIPENlNG
TBE SENATE TO IGNORE THB HOUSE
AND COUNT IN HAYES.

A New sccvet military Order that 10 TO Inc
timfdate the Opposition-J sherman to
Lead the Assassins Of the Government.
WARRINGTON. Dec. 0.-There ~ no longer
room for surmises as TO the Radical programme
TO be adopted in counting the vote In February.
The latest eI cathedra reports indicate that
Grant will combine with Republican leaders to
copsum mate Hayes election by aid Of govern
mental machinery. A gentleman from Mich
igan, long . friend Of vlcs-President Ferry,
states that the whole plan was detailed to him
yesterday oy the President OF the Sen
ate, under the impression that he was
still 10 sympathy with the Republican party,
he had been for years. Mr.. Ferry
assured him that the party would require the
Republicans In the Senate not only to stand by
the Returning Boards, but go further, and by
ignoring the action of Gov. Grover, decide that
Oregon had cast her vote for Hayes az q unit
They would not do m ore than merely notify the
Houee that they were ready to count the vote
for President and Vice President, and they GER
tainly would pay no attention to the long estab-
Iished custom Of performing that ceremony In
the Hall OF Representatives. The other BODY
might attend II II 40 chose to do, but
under no circumstances would II be treated
with any moro consideration than visitors In the
gallery. In answer to the direct question, "will
you assume judicial powers7' Mr.. Ferry re-
piled, Il must The party demands It. and
there IL no escape" He went on TO say that the
matter h I'd been Ell mined, and this plan would
excepting Messrs. Pierce and seeye in tho
House ard possibly Conklns In the Senate.
Senator Christiancy, he continued. wanted to
kick out Of the traces at 0rst, but we have
quoted him down and he viii train henceforth
with his party.
This scheme receives further corrobora,ion
from an interview held yesterday In the White
House between the President and guerilla
MOebN, which tue latter patriot Fpeated to four
gentlem IN the rotunda OF thefNatlonal Hotel.
The President, he said, had told MIN that Hayes
had been elected, ana he would see nm inau-
Ruratcd II " required the whole army and navy
to accomplish II, and he took occasion to inform
Mostly In a vatronizing way that " any such
military extremity arose that he (Mosby) would
have bigger command than during the llto
war The spectacle Of an ex-rebel guerrilla IL ad-
Ing BRIGADE In the interest Of HAYES may not
be exactly what Northern Conservatives are
prepared for, but Mostly himself Is authority for
the statement. Several prominent Democrats.
enc Of whom is n member OF the Caucus Com
mttee OF the House, predicted to-day that be-
Hall OF Representatives cleared at the point Of
the b iyoDet
Il is learned from reliable sources that sena-
Tor sherman will IN a few days succeed Mr.
Ferry. 1his IL part Of the programme, and will
open up direct family relations between the
Senatorial Returning Board and the army. IL
Is openly asserted by prominent Republicans
that preparations for the 4. b OF March are al
ready far under way. The National Republican
OF this morning prints the following ms au IN
terestinR aud significant piece OF news:
TIE Mllwaukee Stnttnd Of recent date SAYS ::
"Major W. H. Decker, formerly a resident OF
this city, but now " Washington, s In the city.
and Is eneTgetically laboriDg to organize "A coun-
ell OF the lew soldier order Of the stars aud
Stripes, an order veN popular In the Fast, where
well-Orsanized councils exist In every city and
town. Major Decker has been very successful
In interesting the veterans OF this city. ana mas
already gathered quite a council here. The
meetings are held IN the Grand Army Hall on
" est Water street, and are already largely at
tended. The precepta Of the order are COM
mend able that they mud general accord wherever
they are promulgated, aud 40 generally ATE
they Endorsed. that councils are now In exis-
tence IN every state IN the Union. Veterans OF
the Amy ana navy will do well to acquaint
themselves with the workings OF the new asso-
citation, aud assist In practical application Of
the great princiDles IL was designed to advance
M,jor Decker Will stay until thorough organi-
Eatiop Is effected here, ana In every village aud
town Of the State.
similar organizations TO that Of the Stars and
Stripes are being organized In every Northern
State, and II Is no secret that the purpose of
these military organizations 10 TO assist the
regular army In stamping out the new rebellion,
as Republicans term the efforts of the Demo-
Gratis 10 secure true count OF the votes In
Louisiana, Florida. and south Carolina Tho
visit of Gov. Hartranft to Washington at this
time ID asserted 10 he for the purpose OF con-
sulting with Gen. Snerman and President Grant
as TO what measures he shall take to
render the Pennsylvania militia most efficient
when the crisis comes. The Radical leaders
pretend TO laugh u tue proposed action of the
Democratic caucus issuing an address to tho
people. They say that the pirty lines are now
| so strictly drawn that no appeal from Demo-
cratic sources C n have any effect whatever on
| Republican mOsees at the North. They admit
that there are a few Republicans who are timid
! and weak-kneed now just as there were some
hAlf-hearted dt tho beginning OF the rebellion,
but they viii be swept along by the Irresistible
current Of popular opinion, which ~ more power
ful at the present time than II WASH tue winter
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