New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-13
THE SUSPENSE IN THE CITY.
REACTION AFTER THE INTENSE EXCITE
MENT,


BOTH PARTIES COMPARATIVELY QUIET
Sunday was a welcome day III the city, the
,oacon after week OF excitement setting in ana men
feeling that utter WEAKNESS Of body which accompdHc'
the tired brain. There general feeling OF asS'u1
md almost Indifference among those VINO had oeeu
most active before aud most eager 10 watching lor inc
result aud with the natural tendency Of weary minus
,eckiug relief, they turned readily to"u"
pey suhiccts The closing Of the ENhDiuo"
was discussed with interest, and the news from '"o
Franklin was received with attention cohVersd''" -
being directed to the coming "statesmaI H' "9'''''
and his prospects. Arguments on PoiI''oS "oi0 -
negatively neglected but the letters OF PRESIDENT upv
s,ul c,llel ont many remarks These usually consisted
Of eNurcssons Of opinion Only and dd not eNhu l'o
discussion These letters have received much praise III
the CITY, often from Democrats. n eoou t"uE'
cndJ democrat was heard to say We do not wish to
remember President Grant in the same spirit ii WHICH
we have lately regarded him. and hope he will do one
or two good things those letters so that we can senu
him out Of the Presidency In burst OF glory
since Friday night the Republican National Head
quarters in this city have been in Parl0r OF lhe "
Avenue Hotel John I. Davenport and Mr. Cl"n'y'
Secretary Chambers assistant, have been IN charge
Callers have been numerous and Republicans are sum
eaccr 10 procure every scrap Of oOainable inioro'
but there Is no longer any heated excitement since
President Grant invited VIM NJ Eyarts, T. W. Sto'Sh
ton and other gentlemen who command inc coIhieu'o
OF tie country, 70 90 to Louisiana anu J""s'
of he fairness
democrats have acted in a similar way Ue
apprehension in this city OF dangerous complications
and disturbances seems have disappeared Yesterday
Charles Watrous Of the Union League Club was invited
by President Grant join in the inspection OF the cal"
vass of the Louisiana vote No important news WIS IT,
ccved at the headquarters either Saturday OF yeSelml
Numerous messages asking for information crere'ed
Since Wednesday members OF the National Committee
have felt that some Of tine agents Of the Western Union
Telegraph COMPANY in the South playing nto the
hands of the Democrats in more WAYS than
one Yesterday prominent Official OF floIl"'
reported by telegraph that the agent IN Tallahassee
had either refused forward his messages or delayed
them maliciousy, or. after reading them, had revealed
their contents to the Democrats He had been compelled
10 90 into the neghborng state OF Georgia to get impair
tia tclegraphic communication with Washington ana i"'
North This was reported to William orion fresioen'
of the Western Union with request hat the agent u"
SUSPENDED Nj orion promised to see that justice was
rendered Immediately. Conversation Yesterday at h'a"
ouarters was wholly speculative 10 the real condition
of affairs in Louisiana and the possible or PI0'a'c
solution Of the controversy. Many were conn
dent that the Republicans would clear themselves
OF the imputaton Of fraud Others Thought IT possible
that fraud or intimidation unfdrners Ia SEt be dis
covered on both SD and in that event they suppose"
the vote Of Louisiana might he declared void lLen ~
Tudcn would not have majority Of the vote "t the
Electoral College they thought 1t would dcNoF' o" 'H'
House of Representatives TO elect PRESIDENT " ''
Vice President, III W+ch tHN' ''' .''
ay of Tildcn ard Wheeler" might prove 10 loo Tie sue
cessfnl ticket Republicans claim unqucNtonahle D'n.
cratic fraud, I'm Mississippi, which they say ought eve
so 600 Republican majority. There appears 70 De q
strong desire on the part Of al Republicans 10 have per
feet justice done, aud TO have the ua result stripped d"
oil odiurn Of uniairness.
HE DEMOCRATIC COMMIT EE ROOMS.
The Dcooctic c, lnatec rooms at the Everett House
were visited On saturday 10y large number of persons
whom nervous anxiety lad rendered uuf for al iiii~
but to wait Before te hotel ami IN rs l"'
bcs however, were comparatively tew people i' "HN
moderate interest Wa shown Ia tho dispatches VINO"
from time to time were handed out for pa"hc
ipspeetion The departure OF prominent Democrats
for the South was perhaps the cAlcf topic oi
copycrsationsaud this was discussed ~ an its htuhS'
upon the question O! possible fraud n ."Io.'' i"'a.
ana. and south Carolina. 10 vas commonly Icl l"' '"'
presence there Of honorable gentlemen az Nu.b Pi''s
would insure satisfactory result, ana cons. IEtH'
c3lmness was observable among those VEo on the pre-
c4diur day displayed the strongest aVlr,t;HsIoe ON
the three preceding days large crowd oi WORKING" ""e
gathered before t hotel on their way hone and an *
ira detachment Of police had boon found necessary
10 keep the street and Sidewalk l'i-,"'e'
hut on Saturday such scene WIS pro'en'. "'
md the turmoil of the last days scei"cc 'O"cirs>
oucted The dispatches received during inc oy were
of the same general tenor a. those Of Friday Tho con"
mon claim was Democratic majority OF H'h
$500 to 5000 votes ia Louisiana. and ahoH,
l.NO
n,unicatad to persons in waiting with frequent
assertions OF their uu>twor,amcfs. The E"Hi
for enthusiasm however, seemed past ana even Inc
most positive and encouraging reports we've received by
those present almost with Indifference 'htH"'Ir" ~
beliave that when each party claimed safe Icy ap'ut
the same majority The truth Jay Sone"ne et""" Ihe
two statements, Jard the opinion frequent cV
dressed that the official count alone could d cl zine
r.sult The letters of President Grant cid ovi va
Iety OF criticisms, Lut The more common oIHloh
seemed to be that bis intention lu the Hai
fer had been honorable and prais"~orihy
The extra editions Of evening papers and the
report, brought from newspaper bulletins were received
witt more interest than the dispatches made public hy
the committee Some excitement was cai.ed out carry
in the evening by the anDout cement that The lFH NJ
had iu1t displayed "a bulletin cOuccd.ns Florida 10 the
Democrats by $50 majority but tire report was not gen
orally believed The comments and advice OF TIT Iir-
UsE were highly praised 10y several Democrats Of ITom-
nence who hopcd that the influence Of its arirs m-Lt
be deeply fc throughout the country II Wis stated mat
Mr. Hewitt and M Masonc were at the hcadludfi. T-
during most OF tho day. As Tic evening adV'r""d The
falt fu ;lrre who had sat almost steadily in hc ante
room Tor four Gas 10y on withdrew, but the later
DISPATCHES even more favorable thau those received
through the day ana early evening proved inter ting
enough to keep considerable number Of persons present
until very late hour.
dispatch was received during the evening from Jack
sou,flr. Florida signed 10y IS. CAN, OF TIC Democratic
National Committee and state Eecor and by members
Of the STATE Coulu toe. making charges Of Republican
fraud and intimidation in different parts OF the state
Tie dispatch asserted that ccnyics and women il mems
clothing voted but denied that Democrats either voted
fauducnty had re'or'cd TO violence since the cleo
ton This di>pafca wos however, received with some
allowance by most of those present in the committee
rooms
On Sunday morning the Everett House was to all aI-
peslauce entirely dcser,"d by politicians, and the com
mittee rooms were empty Occasionally guest OF the