The New York herald., 1877-01-07
Sentiment of Politicians on the
Presidential Trouble.
HAYES AND THE CARPET-BAGGERS
The Grand Sleighing Carnival
and Masquerade.
MORTON'S LITTLE GAME.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

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WASHINGTON jan O. 1871
ATTITUDE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION
OPINIONS AND PROJECTS OF THE VARIOUS
CLASSES OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OVER
HAYES ovERTuIEs TO SOUTHERN DEMO-
CRATs-THE NEW ELECTION PROJECT.
There are here republicans who insist that Mr. Hayes
has been elected and must be inauaaratcd and demo
Gratis who insist that Mr. rdcn has been elected and
must be naugurated but between these stands large
mass of republicans and democrats who say. TO use
tho words OF oi the most eminent and Influential
Of th,ir numbcr:-
''wait. Nothing Is known or decided. Eyes and
have been officially the States where tho
electoral result Is IN doubt Through them must
and hear this the light OF the facts they
shall present The senate and the House will have to
pass upon these ucally and until this facts
all in II absurd and mlschievous for any member OF
either house to rise and give his decision upon H.
II was u republican who spoke these sober and scns
bic words, aud, unless matters change very greatly
and unexpectedly, II will be found when tho debate
the electoral comes 10 end that there Will bc
enough republicans and democrats In judicial frame
OF mind to insist that Congress shall ascertain who has
been elected before proclaimlng President.
Meantime rUmors abound to make many people
importance from tho iact that Mr. Montgomery Blair
its editor has Tor several days shown extreme alarm
aud evaporation at plot which It asserts exists to
gain Southern democratic support Tor Mr. Hayes by
agreement the part OF Mr. Hayes friends give up
the carpet baegcrs and take up tho Southern wings.
Mr.. BLAIR quotes from leading Northern republican
newspapers show that this plan has good deal OF
support und the he shows about seems
to prove that the project has, ut least In his
opinion, n good deal OF strength. It's known that
some OF the Southern republican Senators uneasy
about the also One OF them remarked ycster
dav to friend, III VIC are to be discharged, VIC
would like TO know II beforehand We prefer TO dis.
| charge ourselves"
Meantime Messrs. Chandler and Cameron profess to
have received within week entirely sats factory
suranccs from Mr. Hayes himself that there Is
foundation for the which havo been In circua-
tion and which alarmed them last week much
they alarm Mr.. Blair. They tell thoir followers
that 1T is all right Hayes Is sound aud safe
for u.s." Their followers renew, and with more vigor
than before their expressions Of determination to put
Mr. Hayes in the White House II DC nus 10 be sworn in
by justice of tho peace and II the streets OF Washing
ton have to be lined with artillery.
| The project to hold election seems TO die away.
! II never had many friends, but found most favor
among the democrats, who have no doubt that they
would carry the country in such case by an over
wheming majority. II Is not probable that either
side would retain the present candidates The democrats
would want some other than Mr.. Tien, and
would probably take aome man like General Palmer, OF
/ ihncs, Whose name has been mentioned The repub-
leans would undoubtedly drop Mr.. Hayes, and there
has been floating around for some days sug-
gestion that, If no choice made ana a election
should be ordered, tho Senate would elect Mr. Blame
President pro tenn, ana the administration falling into
his hands such case the Attn OF March they
would nominate HIM as tho republican candidate. 1t
Is assorted by persons often well informed that Mr
Blaine. who was said to be opposed 10 the plans OF
Mcssrs. Chandler, Cameron and Morton two weeks
ago. mas been and will DO found their sido
when he returns TO Washington.
great deal OF argument IS wasted here in private
conversation among leading republican politicians on
tho question whose success would bc the best for
tho country. rhcy take great pains to demonstrate
that Mr. Hayes would make better admins ration
that he would be better for the South he could
better aud good feeling than Mr. Tlden.
They appear to forget entirely that an eIcc
ton has been held aud that the question ~
not at all who would mako the best President, bul
who has been chosen by the people to be President
But this is the question which more and rcpubi
cans OF the moderate kind ask themselves and
there Is reason hope that when the l4th o
February comes the who that to be
President WHO has bcen airy chosen VIII 0utnumbcI
In the those who would, either side, put Ia
their candidate "for the good OF tho country, y
whether he was elected or not
MoRroNs BITTER FIGHT ON THE OREGON
Observation-Disclosures THE WAY FOR THE
PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE SENATE
The persistent fight on tho oregon question by sen.
ator Morton attracts attention here because II ows,
to certain extent, the fears and the plans of Mr.
Moron's allies. They think 1t evidently OF extreme
importance to break down the action OF Governor
Grover Tho leading democrats have not defended
Mr. Grover and have not claimed vote from Oregon.
They say they would not think Of doing II fair play
had been allowed by tho republicans IN Florida and
Louisiana, but that under the circumstances they
choose TO stand still and lot Mr. Morton worry over
Oregon TIL he gets tired lie, on tho other hand,
wants to settle tho Oregon question beforehand, evi-
IDENTIFY as to save embarrassment case the Vice
President IS al owed TO not only open, but declare
the vote. With Cronn out Of the way the republican
managers would plant themselves the prip.a Jocie
returns the rcguarity" OF certificates AID demand
the votes OF Florida and Louisiana, no matter what
facts tho Investigations might bring out. This s the
only explanation for their extreme bitterness about
oregon.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPON DENT.