New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-05
MAILING LIES,


The Democrats start 40 Many the ReDub.
1tcans are Kept Busy-A Thorough.
going Denial Of the Enquirer Yarn
About Hayes and Roberts.
In explanation of the brief dispatch in
the REPUBLICAN, of Sunday, the following
is copied from the Cincinnati Times of Sat
urday evening. 1t is q special from its
Columbus correspondent:
The Enquirer's sensational special from
here in regard to an alleged conference OF
Governor Hayes with representative South
erners, with . view to effecting cOmprO-
mise, comes ont in very thin lines when
carefully investigated.
Two weeks ago the New Orleans Times
contained paragraph to the effect that
there was a disposition manifested among
Southern Democrats to treat Northern Dem
Ocrsts with the indifference they had suf-
fered from the latter for sixteen years.
Last night W. II. Roberts, editor of that
paper, stopped here, and o sharp Enquirer
reporter came on the same train from Gin
cinnati. The two pretended not to be
acquainted with each other while here, bat
it was evident they had q common mission
yesterdays operations was the dispatch Ia
this mornings Enquirer. The conversation
reported at the dinner table between Hayes,
C0mly and Roberts is the product Of o fer
tile reportorial imagination. No such con-
versation took place, and the language at
rributed tn Governor Hayes was never used
by him. The statement that Hayes said he
wished to shake himself clear of Grantism
and Southern carpet-baggere, and give
South Carolina and Louisiana their State
governments in return for the electoral
vote Of those States. is the veriest flap
doodle. The Enquirer reporter took his
report probably from Mr.. Roberts.
The facts are these: Colonel kobects ar
rived here yesterday, was met by General
Comfy and taken to his house fOr dinner to
meet Governor Hayes. The three gentle
men took dinner Of General Comly's house.
1t was an informal affair entirely. About
the great lot of letters Mr.. Roberts is said
to have had, the truth il, that be had just
two-one from Job Stevenson end one from
Halstead. These two letters merely intro
duced Roberts as the editor Of Democratic
paper and q gentleman, but said nothing
about conference or anything of the sort.
Halsted added, in his letter. that Roberts,
though q Democrat, showed q disposition
to represent fairly the condition of things
in Louisiana.
Roberts conversations was mostly abont
Louisiana. Governor Hayes said very little.
Roberts did most all the talking. Hayes
was not asked, nor did he give, his opinion
concerning Southern Republicans, either as
a class or as individuals. Nest positively
Grant, or his administration, or Gratism,
were not made the subject OF converse
ton at all, and nothing of the sort men
toned. There was no proposition, or even
hints made, concerning any bargain or COM
PROMISE between Hayes and the Southern
Democracy or Conservatives. Hayes simply
said tha. if he were elected he would en-
deavOr to make q fair and honest admins
| tration and do full justice to all sections of
the country.
The fact ia Roberts did nearly all the
| talking, and Governor Hayes, as usual, the
listening. The whole whole, to an outsider,
looks like put up job, and q sh-ewd one,
| to discourage Southern Republicans in this
crisis.
The article in the Cincinn att Enquirer, to
which reference is made, is as follows:
Governor Hayes has made new move in
the presidential game. and has made over.
lures through Stanley Matthews, Job E
| Stevenson, Murst Halstead, Dick Smith,
and other of his intimate friends. to promi.
| nent SOutherners to induce them, and
| through them their section, to acquiesce
pcsceabiy in his election, and to give his
| administration their hearty support. This
| movement has been ON foot for several days,
but in reality only assumed definite shape
| in this city to-day, when Colonel w. Ii.
Roberts, OF the New Orleans Times, met
him with a view to arranging. if possible,
| the terms of the settlement. 1t had been
| the original plan to have General Lamar,
of Mississippi. meet Governor Hayes,
but upon that gentleman reaching
Cincinnati and comforting with Halstead,
he thought it best to give Colonel Roberts
| a letter to Hayee. explaining his views on
! the situation. and authorizing him to act in
his behalf 1t appears that the Southern
| men have been assured that it is the design
| and intention of Hayes to cut loose from
the carpet bsggers and ecalawag Repub-
| licans of the South and also the Grant
rally around him the support of the Lib.
| eral, Conservative and Democratic element
| in the South. Colonel Roberts brought let
| ters from Job E. Stevenson to Hayes and
| w. II. Groesbeck from New Orleans, and
| was also strongly indorsed by other Re:
publ cans in the South. Stanley Matthews,
| Halstead and others met in conference in
Cincinnati on Thanksgiving day, and the
result of their cogitstions was dispatch
| from Matthews to Hayes, telling him that,
| in view Of certain contingencies, it would
| be extremely desir able for the Governor to
| conciliate the Conservative and Liberal.
| Democratic element of the South by offer.
| ing it power. place ard emOluments in re-
| turn for its support. Halstead also fur
nished Roberts with . letter TO Hayes, in
dorsing him highly and commencing his
| mission to his earnest attention.
This morning Colonel Roberts arrived
| here, and was met at the Neil House by
General Comfy, who took him to zee Gov.
| ernOr Hayes. The trio dined at General
Comfy IS house and had three hours con-
| ference together. Hayes talked very free
| ly, and informed Colonel Roberts that he
| had made up his mind to cut loose entirely y
| from the Grantism of the Republican party
| and the carpet-baggers and scalawags with
| which it is infested, and look for his sup
| port to the better class and more patriotic
liberal Democratic masses. He clearly in.
dicated that he had no sympathy with the
| KellOgRs or Ch3mberlaiDs of the South,
| and directly stated that he thought it
would be for the interest OF South Caroli-
| ma and Louisiana and the whole country ii
| Hampton was declared Governor of the
former State and Nichols of Louisiana.
He declared that he was perfectly willing
| to divide the official patronage OF the South
| ern States among the conservative Repub-
licans and liberal Democrats, and looked
| to them for that hearty support that all
| honest men should be willing to accord to
| any honest administration.
After this expression Of sentiment by the
Governor the following plan of operations
was agreed upon: Colonel Roberts will
start for Washington tonight, and upon
| his arrival there be will lay the matter be-
J fore General Lamar and caucus of the
| Southern members Of Congress, who will
| take the matter into consideration. Then
Lamar and General W ade Hampton will
| come to Ohio and visit Governor Hayes in
person and definitely arrange the terms Of
the agreement. 1t is thought that there
will be but little trouble in carrying this
arrangement into etfsct. for the Northern
Republicans will be SO eager to get their