New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-17
Tiiden,s Defeat Assured,

A Washington dispatch to the New York
Graphic. January 10, says:
Distrust all stories coming from here
alleging that there is any chance for the
counting in of Samuel j. Tilden "a Prepi.
dent of the United States. The Repub-
licans hold all the trump cards. They are
practically united, and it is settled that
either Mr. Hayes is to be President of the
United States, or that some Senator will
be chosen on March 5 Chairman of the
Senate, who will act as President for one
year, when q new election can take place.
Readers Of the Graphic should give no Gre
denoe to the stories that Roscoe COnkIinR
will go back on his own party. He will do
nothing of the kind. When the time comes
it will be found that Mr.. COnkling win be
acting with the regular organization, as he
has always very wisely done.
The Republicans are prepared for all DOS
sible contingencies. II the twenty-secend
joint rule Is insisted upon, or ANYTHING
equivalent to that rule is adopted by the
joint conference, the course of events Is still
mapped out. Among the early votes to be
counted-it being one of the original thir-
teen States-will be that of South Carolina.
Suppose Democrat objects when the count
takes place to the vote of South Carolina.
The two houses will retire, the House of
Representatives will declare the vote iIle-
gally cast, and the Senate will affirm that it
has been legally cast for Hayes. Under the
old rule, in such an event South Cardinals
vote will not be counted. But presently
the vote of Alabama will be called. A Re-
publican Senator will object, the two houses
will 7etire, the Democrats will say the vote
has been properly cast and the Republicans
that the negro vote has been intimidated
and bulidOzed, and Alabama will not be
counted. If further on the Democratic
House objects TO Louisiana and Florida the
Republican Senate will object 70 Mississippi.
The votes of Alabama and Mississippi will
more than counterbalance those Of Florida,
Louisiana and South Carolina, and HAYES
will DO declared chosen by the Vice Presi-
dent.
But suppose there is no Joint rule reeog-
nized; then if the Democrats object it will
lead to debate. There is no limit to q dis
cussion in the Senate, and the two weeks
will be talked away. and on Sunday, March
4, there win be no President Of the United
States. President Grant will then hold
over, and instead of calling new Senate,
az has always been the custem, he will cali
new Congress. When Congress meets on
the fifth the Senate will elect q new Presi-
dent, and under the constitution of the
United States that presiding officer win be
dd interim President
In the House there is q Democratic ma
jority Of three. Il will be compelled TO or
ganize by choosing q Speaker. A motion
will be put and carried to elect President.
In the new House, while there Is q Demo
cratic majority of three members, there is q
Republican majority of States. This Re
publican majority will choose Rutherford
B. Hayes, a. the vote for President in Con-
gress Is counted by States.
All the possible contingencies have been
foreseen and arranged for. Mr.. Tllden Is
not made Of the stuff from which revolu-
tions spring, and as the Southern members
Of the Democratic party win give their
acquieseenee, Mr.. Tilden will accept the
situation and make capital out Of Il to be
used in another election four years hence.