The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-14

as they said, the ex-Marshal asserted
that the eight Tilden electors of this
State were elected beyond O doubt.
When this became known there was q
RUSH OF REPUBLICANS
to the news stands near the Custom
House and their stock Of New York
| 1ribunes was exhausted in trice. The
| figures that Packard gave astounded
the greater number Of those about the
| building, but there were some collected
| In room on the east side who were not
so much astounded at the figures as
they were at the predicament Packard
had placed them in by his expose of
facts and figures.
Some who were interviewed upon the
subject claimed that the Returning
Board members were in q stew over the
matter, and that Tom Anderson had
been summoned to appear forthwith to
aid with his counsel and advice; and
another stated that Packard's letter
would not only ruin him with Hayes,
but ii would result in Hayes abandon
ing all Of Packard's friends, especially
those that he had recommended for
Federal positions. Another said that
Packard had actually
souRED ON HAYES,
because the latter was about to throw
Pitkin overheard with others. and that
Packard would now do all he could to
establish Tildens claim TO the presi-
dency, and that he would produce the
necessary documents, II Mr.. Tilden de-
sired them, TO prove the assertions
made In his published letter in order
that upon them Mr. Tilden might take
legal steps at once to secure quo tDdf-
rdi,to proceedings in the Federal courts.
It was limited. too, that o certain Fed
eral court official OF this city, friend Of
Packard. had been In New York some
days and was the bearer to Mr.. Tilden.
Of the substance OF
THE RETURNING BOARD FIGURES
and Packard g intentions. But that was
merely O surmise on the part of our in
formant, but Is borne out by the fact
that the official he referred to has been
in New York recently.
AS q matter OF course there was O
general gathering of the clans and a
break between Packard and his return
Ing board friends was considered newt
able. Some seemed to think that II |
Tilden pushed the matter in the courts
he might yet be the President OF the |
United States. and another, and Hayes
Southern policy adherent, claimed that |
such result could never be obtained. |
but that Packard was following the I'D
vice Of such men as
MORTON AND BLAINE.
In order to make Hayes recede from his |
Southern policy, and permit the Morton
faction TO obtain the supremacy before
the assembling of Congress, on October
18th next.
All sorts Of reasons were assigned for
the course taken by Packard, and the
theories advanced as to the final result
were as numerous as the individual rea-
sons given by his friends for the course
he had pursued. The theorizing, how
ever, did
NOT PAN our WELL,
fIom Hayes policy stand point. the
OF the majority being that
Packard would incur the left handed
blessings of ninety nine Of every hun
dred Republicans in the State, and es-
Offices. as. should he furnish Tilden
with proof that the Tilden
electors we're legally elected, and Til
den should succeed in ous'ing Hayes,
the Republicans Of the State could bid
gyud.bYe to any further opportunities
Of holding fat offices.
It will DO in order now for the average
newsgrabber to interview " q few lead
Ing Republicans upon the present