The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-21

THE PRESIDENT EMPHAT1CALL1 DENIES ANY
/ INTERFERENCE VITA MR.. scHURZ'S CAM.
rAIGS MovEMENTs-THE EX-SENATOR NOT
RESPONSIBLE TO THE NATIONAL REPUBLI-
CAN COMMITTEE.
New York Herald Correspondence
LONG BRANCH, September Is, 1876.
The President is an early riser. II you
have any legitimate business with him, so
that he be willing to see you, you need not
greatly trouble yourself about the hour OF
calling. waited upon the President this
morning before O'Clock, and found already
him and Mrs. Grant quietly sitting in the
front piazza OF the cottage.
The object OF the interview was to as cer-
tain at least the truth about the nluch-veXed
question Of Carl Schllrz's alleged muzzling
by lack. Chandler, the chairman of the Re
publican National Committee, for remarks
in his speeches offensive to the President.
I put the question to the President whether
it was true that at his instigation Mr..
SchurZ was dismissed, or, rs others say,
warned to mend his speeches, and he
frankly, and in his usual plain, blunt man.
ner, replied:
81 never thought or heard OF such a thing
until saw it in the newspapers" And
the President repeated, to give his declara-
ton still greater emphasis, q I never even
thought OF such a thing"
Correspondent: discredited the report
myself. .1'.,
The President (smilins pleasantly: 1t
would be a most absurd thing for me to do.
The campaign isn't run in my interest, but
in that OF another candidate, whom I want
to help along as much as / can. and cer-
tainly would not be doing so by interfering
with any speaker for Hayes and W Wheeler.
Correspondent: Do you believe Mr..
Chandler interfered? "
The President (emphatically) do not.
AS I understand it, Mr.. Schurz's engage
ment is not with the National Committee,
but with the State Committee; so that Mr..
Chan dler has nothing whatever to do with
Mr.. Schurz. ~ s'sllt., sS.S
The President, after pause, said shall
leave here on Wednesday. Before that my
daughter will probably have arrived. We
mean to spend the remainder OF the week at
the Centennial, then visit some friends at
Ithaca, N. Y, for a day or two-but that is
not certain-and then go for week to some
friends at Washington, Pa, after which we
shall return to Washington.
y, Correspondent: Then you will be back
there by the first OF next month, or soon al
ter, Mr.. President
line SESSlUGut. gSOiueWHdl latEl lHCIc
lis q good deal Of malaria about that, house
(meaning the: White House, undoubtedly,
and we all got touch Of that, and don't
want to he sick this winter CIV it'll an eX-
preston of exultant energy mean to do
some work this winter, l&4 az
4 Corresponds AS I am new to take my
leave Of you, Mr.. Presidenb may 4 ask ii
the people are to receive any more of those
surprises for which yoifr administration has
been famous; and, il SO, whether yon will
consent to indicate their character to the
Herald
This was a somewhat important question,
for after BristoW's and JeWells dismissal it
was believed by some. persons who claimed
to be well acquainted with the Presidents
nature that ne would continue. to demelish
his foes and keep up the fight generally 81
ss. The President Laughing heartily and
speaking with manifest sincerity o, NOS
have done with surprises for the present..
y Here the interview, afters some remarks OF
u social Mature, ssc,csad, and the President:
Was left to the enjoyment 0f tis break Hast.