, 1876-12-03

: have the President, cost what it may. T.
I Democrats have no hesitancy in trying to sccu
l those OF the Republican Presidential Elccto
whom they 'belcve can be influenced, and effof
5 are now being lnade all over the country to g.
: that other vote needed by Samuel j. Tide
: Yesterday curious little transaction occurr'
in the store Of ex-Ald. Louis Schatfncr, in Il
Grand Pacific Hotel. which is be:
J explained by an interview which
given below. Col. schaffncr is tt
Presidential Etcctor' from the Third Distric
Last evening i TRIBUNE reporter found hlIl
when the following conversation took place:
"Colonel, hus any offer been made to 20
looking to inducing you to vote for any otht
Presidential candidates than Hayes an
Wheeler!"
t'No, SIR"
81 understand, sir, that an attempt has bee
made 4 k1 to M bri6e you; is that sos"
.Dd not not certain Democrat cali on you te
day1"
halt-past l2 think it was, d gentleman calle'
, on me-a stranger"
Who was he!'
Mr.. Al LIE Brun when gentleman came in ant
saook me by the hand, greeting me very cor
| daily. Not recognizing him, asked MIR. 1t
| Brin il llo knew who the man was, as he VIA
! moving toward the gratc. He told me that th'
gentleman WAS
HENRY NJ. SHEPPARD,
aIawyer."
"Mhat did Mr.. shepl,ard say to you1"
!" M He asked me what the political news was"
! "What did you toll hm!''
] II told him that lie had the same sources to
CLEAN from that had, and that knew nothing
except what read In the newspapers
| What occurred next!"
! "For few moments continued the conver-
| sation With Mr. Le Brun, when Mr.. Aahlon D.
Ogden aud wife came in to see me, and walked
| forward to meet them. After having escorted
them to tho door, aud US was turning away
after they had left, this same gentleman met
me and ugain took my hand and said that he
wanted to talk to me If | had the time; thut he
! wanted to discuss the political question with
mel
'sVhat did you tell him7''
Unanswered him that was in hurry; that
gentleman was waiting for me there, Tho
wanted to speak to mt On business"
'Nhat' did Alr. Shephard say:"
'He said he would sec me again, aud he
wanted to know If he could see me IN the even
nWhat did you tell him?''
~ told him that I would be at my place Of
business until P. m."
"What did he say to tl,at?'
"Hc wanted to Know if I would meet him at
the Palmer House at S O'clock"
'sWhat reply did YOU makers
~ told him no, TINT could not go; that
had an engagement with my wife at that hour,
s and half-past o'clock In the evening""
'sWhat next did he say!''
" he then said that he had eoms tosce it some
thing could not be done to :
SETTLE TIE EXISTING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
DIFFICULTIES
now agitating this country, and to see II COM
promise Gould not be effected with the Pfesiden-
"What reply did yon make ?''
I asked him what he meant"
"What did he say?'
ssHe replied that hc wanted to sec il some Of
the Republican Electors could not be induced to
act Independently, and to- see If compromise
could not be effected. The election Of Hayes
and Wheeler would not settle the ufficulty.''
"What did you infer from that!''
'' That the Democracy meant revolution If
Hayes was elected. I asked him If he had ever
heard or known Of victor giving the result Of
his victory to the yanquishcd, as compromise"
What then took placcah
Republican Presidential Electors should sell !
themselves. told him that there was no con-
sidcration Or induccment in Heaven or on Garth !
That could intluce ind me to vote for any other than
:: What did Mr. Sheppard say to tbats"
"Hc said that he didn't mean myself indi-
yidually. He did not mean that should sell ]
myself, but he wanted to see if soruc Of the
Republican Presidential Electors could not be
I'M aim FnR TrEMsrTvra ~ So . pxp,r.
"~'@ ~ 0 T,on y ~ q 4A~@ 0~A
txu-h,+ ore,ror ,7;7 w, ,r,otso +o +ho+au
~ ,s'sc5 9 hi", sHai Rcnad,ct ~ ar,'ni7 ron,,
.at;ans;', ~ A'''' 'A''' . Aopu-
q TJnr- did Mr. shonhard fote thai ro,1r7,, |
+" Hc " snply m w. said no. no. It T would o no5 he n
2rnei1;ct 1rno1d rcnntat3on-hnt - roo1 onaa
hnt an Eir.tnr hai q ncrfect ri@ht IN ,votc ~,
,Iy ,hn,n a. he nlcasr The NV smn1v ~ n,,t tSe
hn;cn of President IN The nowcr ~ = small
lumber 5ai "a Of l persons.'' " ' p'"'' - sA'A!
IHow It'd yol1 tnke that9n
al told him / knew Ind = legal r;1ht to votn
or whom nleased. hut rccoenfzed 1he mnraI
os far mnrc hnf1in9 than the 1erai
un u.!i'''9A - Aa' LULU 0'A' '''1& '1' 4'Sal
: What did he saw to that1"
q ia ves, told him that Hayes md VIII ee1er
ou]d ct The q T votes @ Of % tue State Of Tnos
ut thai If every other nun OF that 2l voted for
nv other than hayes and Wheeler, I would
Lii t,ast nv vote for them. told him. further
10, ,ore, T that W any man who had been % elected as
cnlblican Eicctor who would vote ffor Tildcn
esrrvci tic .seyerest punishment that cnu1d
9 mctcd ort.''
!" What next did Mr.. Sheppard say'".
He then said that hc was AFRAID that was
&c Of the the straightcst bIoody-shirt Rennh- f,
eansn
& Flow did YOU reply to thatsn
{. told him TINT I was one Of tha most
1cfmnromisiac bIoody.fbtrt Republlcat1s. He