The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-19
THE TROUBLE WITH SCHURZ
NE TRIED TO HELP HAYES ny TELL
mo TRUTH ABOUT GRANT
The Nice Arrangement which brought VeSs-
tion 10 Mr.. Hayes aud Incited Grant
and Zach Chndler 10 Violent Wrath,


and Zach Chndler 10 Violent Wrath
Prom nc S. LOUIS Times
CoLUMBUs, Ohio, sept. h.-No event |
since the opening Of the campaign has created |
so much or such profound sensation In political |
circles here as the pending disagreement be-
tween Zach Chandler and his hire d man, |
Schutz In order to arrive ut a complete under
standing of the present situation 1t Is necessary
to 70 back few weeks and touch briefly upon
the conditions under which Schurz undertook
the canvass for Hayes, n canvass which may now
be consid cred as practically ended A Few days
after Mr. HAYES was nominated had n converse
ton with Aleck Sands, Of Clncinnati,a prominent
Republican manager In ohio, in the course OF
which was Informed that MIR. Schurz would
take the stump for HAYES. AT this time II was
deemed by men Of ordinary Information almost
a foregone conclusion that Schurz would sup
port Mr. 1ildeu Il the Democracy should nomi,
| me that Schurz would support Hayes no matter
whom tho Democracy might NOMINATE. lie
| tween Schurz and Nikof. the Chairman OF the
| Republican state Committee Of Ohio, was such
| IA to place the former practically IN the power
of the latter. This war IN refert nee to the can
yass Of last year, and understood from Mr.
Sands that Mr.. wikon was prepared to make
disclosures that would neutralize schurz's in
| huencc Us Democratic canvasser ~ he should
| attempt to support 1ilden. subsequently re-
ceived from other sources confirmation oil TINS
| intelligence.
| In the course OF rev days tne NhtlOnN
| publican Committee met ut philadelphia and
| -x-Gov. Moves went over from Columbus,
backed with credentials as Mr. Hayess candi-
date for the charm anship OF that body. ms
was an attempt Of the Hayes people TO seize
upon the machinery ~ the Republican party.
| aud the stcu was earnestly counseiled by Schutz
| and Iiristow. Noyes failed, however. and Chand-
Ter was CHI sen for the place. whereby the Grant
chinery This was a seri us set back to SchurE.
Several years ago, when Schurz was editor Of
the Detroit Post he and Chandler had a quarrel,
which resulted In Schurz's exit from the once
with boot about the size Chandler wears mum
Der twelvel disturbing the atmosphere immedi-
aielv IN his rear. This quarrel has never been
fully made w, and hence u was quite nature
that schurz should be seized with adisrelish Tor
the prospect Of a campaign under the auspices
In his distress schurz then applied directly to
HHves. and demanded that paragraph should
be ius RED In his letter OF dcceptance touching
civil service reform which he (Schurz) should Oe
| at liberty to construe to suit himself. There
was considerable uibulatton over this matter,
and HAYES was thrown into little agony Of his
schurz. hut he was equally DESTROYS to avoid the
displeaeure OF Grant. schurL lad IL down as an
utimntum that he would not undertake. can
vass which involved even an apo4sety silence
| concs rniug the Grant administration, declaring
that he could not hope to exert any influence
among the Germans unless II was distinct
~ understood and proclaimed that In speak
ing for Hayes he spoke az an opponent OF Grant
ism. Hayes was not butdened with love Tor
Gtant,Du he was restrained by avery wholesome
fear Of hin. and hence sought to accommodate
schurz without ar0using the tll-will OF Grant.
The civil service claptrap was accordingly put
Ia his letter Of accept nee; after having been
carefully revised 10y Charles Foster aud senator
o. sherman. Schuiz pronounced 1t satisfactory
and his engagement as campaign orator was
z ratified b, Chandler.
Mir. Foster. senator Sherman, and Hayes him
self were the principal parties urging the en-
| ployment OF Schulz Ia tho canvass. They SUP
ulatsd for him that he should not assail the
| Administration IN his speeches, OF snimSdvsrt
| upon members Of II personally. but schurz
himself never made any such stipulation. The
conditions Of his engagement, rs he understood
| ~. dot md mr. anDllglXg Administration
; aud that he should be left Tree TO RANGE oNe
= the whole subject q el,il service reform a con
O | templAted IN Hayes letter OF acceptance. fo
6 "A time he got along IN the canvass with
i making any reference whatever ~ Grant or th'
Hayes letter Of acceptance, abuse Of Hen
= dneks, ana prophesies that filden would dl'
h before the close OF his term, II elected, he man
4 | aged to hl number oi ap! ointmehts satlslnc
: | torilv 20 Chandler aud Grants friends generally
= str"nces, reproaches and tannts which his fel
e low counirynen hurled at him from ever
!, | quarter. proved too much for him, and he Eel
{ compelled to avow his abiding disfavor ~ Grant
ism, 10 order 10 save his personal standing WI
a | the German masses. This II the secret OF nj
"a remarkaule uttvrances at Cincinnati and Cleve
h | land. In making this onslaught on Grant an
= his crowd. SchuTz did not regard himself as We
n aing ether the letter Or spirit ~ bis eugag,
= u.nt. But lie certainly GA violate both a. the
"a were uudci stood by Oh mdlnr, 10 view 81 tn
~ ASSURANCES he had received from Hayes net
ne man, anu Foster There is ii' dyuot IN Il hal'
~ lie certainly gave the latter ~ understand !
T. | their conference at the deplt here, that I
: should be left perfectly Tree 10 DISCUSS toe SUI
~ iect VI ciyil service reform ia Ill rs oeaiing
-, And Of course, SChurZ could not he at III cot
u" sistent with his own record II he pretended
,s | exhaust that subject without severe anmadve
"a | SION upOn Grant ana the methods OF his Admi
~ | stratiOn. But HaYes. al. er having given Schu
81 | this assurance, went and hdmstrung him 10y ei
ii | eacing with Chandler that he should not attaS
TO | Grant. ...,.,
~ there can be no mistake about the attitude
~, the Republican committee managers t9Mal
H. srhurz They never sought his aid and OIL
M accepted II at the earnest person i solicltati'
~ | OF HAYES. Hayes has never had any controlli
All | influence over them, but they were wiling
"a | humor him 50 long rs 1t Gid not cost much. al
Of Schurz's engagement was nit OF humorlu
hv | hut as soon as SChurz made his Clnclnni
IA | speech they compelled HAYES TO diiavow 1
ia "authority" by which Schutz declared
,ot | spoke. and then they suspended the remaini
nd | engagements Of the latter. The anAir I
~ | thrown the Hayes camp here IN ONO mt
M frenzy OF excitement and alarm. for Schurk
IL the reed Oh whlcn the local Nepublicau mai
,nil gers learned to save them from tue con
Quences Of - total stampede OF the ueTmans
lis | the state. Hassaurck, Stallo, heaheln Muel
~ | and a dozen other German leaders OF ,sser ~
90 | going over to Ilden had already terribly shat
iii | the Teutonic element in the Republican p'I
M | and now that ~chuTz has been forced out OF
ring by the bull-headed ana bosotteu nlaLaE
~ | in W ,shington. the committee needed
ria | Wtkuf IS at its wits ends for a device 10 Nv
'N' destruction. Their last hold on the German
slender al best-i- totally gone now ana ther
| no uossible method by which u can DO regain
But there are no signs OF relenilhg az wa
ingtuu. Chandler with hlS usual hull-hea'
h, unstiulcy, swcars that - he Is running this n
w and he II be blank hlankcd If any Dutch sol
"a blank -hpli allowed abuse tao lIeslu