The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-25
ASG0V. HENDRICKS SEES 1T
PUBLIC OPINION 10 DEFEAT THE
COhSPfRiTORS' MdDhLSy.
The Visit Of the vtcc-Prcsident Eject TO tho |
President Eject Dining with the Hon. A. |
=. Iicwitt-N hat the Governor Hopes For. |


President Eject Dining with the Hon A.
=. Iicwitt-N hat the Governor Hopes For.
Thomas A. Hendricks, Vice-President-
elect Of the Uniteu States, with hts vile. arrived
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Yesterday morning.
In the afternoon and evening he was In consu-
tntiln with President elect Tilden. This visit OF
Gov. Hendricks o New York IL regarded with the
ivsltest interest because II Is generally believed
that Its ultimate object is a conference between
Mcssis. Tilden and Hendricks on the critical
situation OF political affairs growing out OF the
desperate determination Of unscrupulous Re
publican politicians TO thwart the VIII 81 the
people and count In Iales. u necessary, even
at the point % the yonet. In this view, the
meetin OF the two leading candidates OF the
Democratic purty IN thi. city becomes most IT,
teresiing, cnd the result OF their CONFER
ence Is awaited with imuotieuce all over
tho country. II Il Thought that some means
will he vised to avert the peril into which the
desperation OF the Republicans, In their deter
minatiOn to retain power, have brought the
whole country.
Gov. Hendticks, whose massive features are
a-elow with health and good spirits. received a
T., porter for 1HE SUN with ooidial welcome In
his hotel yesterdN.
IL think Gov. rlden Ia elected President" he
said cheerfully. Tine sun has sustained us
powerfully. IL exerted an Immense Influence
In our favOt IN lnuianI."
"hAve YOU. Hs IA generally believed, como to
New York to confer with GOV. Tilden about the
poh teal situat,onT" beked the reDorter.
81 have core Tor purposes of personal recrea-
tion," replied Gov Hendricks. " Indi TIA Is
IN fever OF political excitemsut over
the recent election. and Mrs. Hcndficks
and myself have come ~ this ciiv to
escsne. from 1t tempor rily am enjoy
sired 10 zee me and ! called upon HIM at his
nome today and talked briefly with hm, ma |
YOU Later whether It 10 proper Tor me to COM
municatc ANYTHING ebuut our conference to-
ge,hcr."
Gov. Hendricks. will you tell me what YOU
thtuk of the political situation In the Southf'
81 am more confident" the Governor replied,
than most Democrats seem to he. that the
Returnil Board In Louisirna will count the
eiec oral votes OF that State for Gov. Itlden. to
wbom ,ney undouutedy y fairly belong. tniuk
40 oecausd / ,lleve in the power OF public
opinion. and the majority for iilden l. 50 Gle r
aud positive that II cannot. think. be act aside
by nv eel mes Of the Republicans Besides
the general uunion All over the country ~ thai
1iiden is elected. The people are convinced Of
"whst do you think Of the extraordinary
| caim tnat Coz, Stearns makes, that be has the
right TO count the vote OF FlOridaT
II done see what authority he can produce
for his claims No other Governor uf a state
has such power. what would he Thought, sup
posing New YORK mad gone Hopublicau, VI Gov.
| 1iluen nad undertaken TO count ITS vote for
bin self2 think Stesrns makes the clnim mere
lv IN order 10 sustoin his tclegr. M. You know
he kept t.lesraphine that he carried the
State. but ne must know tnat II l. Tor riiden and
that the Board of Canvassors will declare II for
80 :" hen YOU believe that Florida is safe for
~ 90; yea. SIR"
"Do you anticipate any civil discord. or
trouble any KIM growing out Of the election
troubles IN the south, or the recent moveu cuts
| OF Federal trnopsf'
| Gov. Hendricks paused for a minute and then
.sia slcTi,, " making @ n's , head between The the
disturoances In particular places. but ] don't
an,icipste trouble. he majority for ridden.
i tbins. 10 40 decided, and the country Is so
| thoroughly convinced that he Is elected, that |
don't believe there win be any Trouble"
what do you think, Gov. Hendricks, OF the
Claim tnst the presiding nficer OF tue Senate
has power To count the electoral vote aid de
clare who Is eiecteot'
do you me II, has he the power to count In
| the presldentf No, he h,s not. That IS the
derive the power from toe Constitution."
| iueu II makes no DIN renee ABOUT the rni-
OF 1895 which lti'as-ctted has heen an" ..,sned =
! Ne. lhat Iuie was notbi-s out az expres.
| sion Of the provision OF the Constitution, nnd u
the ionstituuon did not give tue Houses such
| power no RUE could possibly doit."
| L. the evening Gov hendricks took dinner
| with the Hon. Abram =. H-wiu, Chairman Of
the Dtmpcratic National COMMITTEE. Altei-
| wnd he visited the Fltth Avenue Hotel. and
there he told the reporter that nothing had oc-
Cured between himself ana Mr. li.den that he
| could make publl'. Prom whM could be-
eatnereI IN reference to tnis conference II sp-
| ~ ars tn 4 no dt finite vi II OF action mas been
adonted. GOV Hendricks slid tuat no should
| return to lnui ma this afternoon.
| 1Ue headquarters OF the Democratic Nitional
| Committee wore all unusually busy look duriu2
| the Il '. ExGoy. Curtin ana senator Birnum
| p,-eed the whole fterDoOn In the inner room
examining Laws and discussing the pylitical sIt
| uutiou.
| Guv. rilden called at about 2 O'Clock and re-
NAMED an hour. At 8 O'Clock the Hon. Aoram
;. Hewitt anu Col. Z. q. Prince, Secretary OF the
| Committee, called, and were ClOsoted with the
| Sen,tor aud the Ex-Governor for neAdy au
| hour.
Mayor wickham and several Democrats Of thls
| CITY we're am ong the gltherngin the inneI roo,u
| In the evening".
la toe outer once several local politicians sat
| until midnight, discussing the eligibility Of
electors, the powers Ofthc President of the Sen
| ate. anu otner knotty constitution questions.
AT half past IL o'clock Gov iilden, accom-
| panied 10y Senator Rindolph Of New Jersey,
| mad" his second visit to the cOmu.ittee rooms.
| Ils was follow ed y few minutes | ter, by Gov.
| Hendrcks, the Hon. Abrdm ). Hewitt. and the
| Hon. iliim ;. GrOesDeck OF Ohio. GOV. III
den went 10 his home soon hfeTward. hut
GOV. Houdncks remained until after midnight.