New-York tribune., 1876-12-05
NEW-YORK ELECTORS AT ALBANY.

VIEWS OF DEWITT c. wEsT-IIE RELIES UPON SEN
AToRs CoNKLING, EDMUNDs. AND CHmsriANCY
-Ex-Gov. SEYMOUR To MAKE A SPEECH
iBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
ALBANY, n. Y, Dec. 4.-Dewitt G. West,
the electors large of this State stated tonight
TO the correspondent Oi TIE TRIBUNE that he believes
Gov Hayes will he counted in anyhow but while the
Democrats will submit without rebellion to pernicious
a wrong they anu the people Of the country Will make
so strong indictment against the Republican party
that party last beyond the four years term OF
fraudulent President He believes that Senators C0nk-
ling Edmunds, and Chustiancy arc to-day opposed to
the project of counting in Gov Hayes Mr.. Conklng has
all along insisted upon the right OF either House TO
inquire into the facts of an election and Mr. West thinks
he will not be false that precedent now. He believes
that this is Senator Conkngs opportunity TO show q
patriotism which, he is exceptional tn the present
guild OF Republican leaders Mr. C0nkling is quite caa-
Bile of doing so for he voted against almost his whole
party opposition tho division Of the State Of Vr-
gnia and upon other important party questions and 1t
Is not improbable that he will make very bold stand
against fraud on this OCCASION
Correspondent Have you any direct Information as to
what he proposes to dol
Mr. west-Thls will say: He has been studying up
The question very thoroughly and have good reason TO
believe that he is preparing tn deal with 1t as say
COrrespondcnt-IIow do the people generally In the
country feel about the crisis
Mr. WcstThcrc is an intense feeling among the Dem
Ocrats they feel that they are about being cheated out
OF a long awaited triumph The contest was severe
and almost hopeless and having won It not only by
a magnificent popular majority, but by clear constu-
tional VOTE they hardly disposed TO accept very
readily movement to swinde them out Of it, Under
stand me that few OF them would fight about it, We are
not disposed make rebels of ourselves but would
feel ourselves injured deeply by such procedure
Correspondent-Iow do Republicans feel about IT, Mr..
Westl
Mr.. west-The Republicans who are not politicians
and are business men with whom have come In con-
tact are anxious have Gov. Tden elected by one OF
the states dispute rather than have the controversy
continued until February; and even among those who
are politicians there is feeling that the Republican
party will do itself injury rather than n benefit by
continuing itself in power under the circumstances For
myself II wished the Republican party destruction
would wish them to cOnsummate the wrong they now
contemplate
number OF the Presidential electors have already
arrived here for the meeting tomorrow. Among them
are Horatio Seymour, Dewitt G. West Parke Goodwin
Anthony Dugro. Ansil Foster and William C. Dryer who
are stopping at Congress HILL Several others at the
Dclavan. At the meeting tomorrow, Horato Seymour
will probably he elected President OF the college and
will deliver speech of considerable length, in which he
will state very strongly his views upon the electoral
vote OF the South. The argument Of his speech VIII he
such as might be addressed by NcwYork Democrats To
people OF the country, aud will have that authority com
ing such In u he wiclnn. nfsi, tha the
character the returning boards SOus SUCH according
to the reputation given them By Republican senators that
the country cannot doubt their willingness AGAINST the
most Obvious verdict Ia count IN the Republican cind
dates secondly that tho country already cNaspcrated
against the trickcry displayed by the returning boards
will he aroused That the Republican senate VIII not
coautenancc the ,usc, AMI that and the Ecpub
lcan party throughout the country viii fret that ielf
future existence party depends upon iaf, hottest
and peaceful settlement of III difficulty The speech
VIII by assurances that Mr. seymour l. mol moved
by partisan purposes but s mpeed b, beief that the
grave decision he and his fellows here o make
is not be Knocked ~ and made an idle ceremony by
few INSCRIPTIONS men.
Gov Seymour Is stil somewhat indispOsed from his
suistroke Of last summer lie called un duinZ the
evening by Parkc Goodwin Augustus schcll Dewitt &
West Maurice liOldhan. of the members ccct ana
others, but felt fatigird from his journey that he
could not have any extended conversation with any o
them.