The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-25


A democratic caucus was announced tor this even
Ing ~ twenty minutes past seven O'Clock.
THE OFFICE-SEEKER'S MECCA
GOVERNOR HAYES AND FAMILY PREPARING TO
LEAVE COLUMBUS.
[rY rErxaRAPH TO THE HERALD
CoLuNBUs. Ohio, Feb. "a, 1871.
The Executive Chambers have been unusually quiet
today most Of thu place. hunters having gone home
for change OF linen. Tho gubernatorial mansion
looks dismal enough might tho curtains being drawn
aud lights burning low All this quiet Is produced
by tho absence Of Governor HAYES and family, who
went 10 their old homo at Fremont this morning,
proosbiy 90 make y foodby visit and arrange busl'
ness matters preparatory TO moving into the White
House The family residence at Fremont occupied pJ
brother Of Mrs. Hayes. IL will not DO much trouble
10 arrange TO leave that homo, and the residence
occupied ~ Governor Hayes here IL rented by the
month. furnished the trouble Of disposing u furniture
reating TO DO encountered by tho family
In their change Of location.
aoopav RECEPTION.
MIRA Hayes visited her Cincinnati friends last week.
aud now when the shall be nnished fit ever 10
finished Hayes favor. all that remains TO be done s
pack trunks aud move 20 Washington. Governor
Hayc. will hero Monday night, and II all goes
we'll The soodby reccplon 10 citizens State officers and
House next "Wednesday night
POPULARITY ov MRS. HAYES
Hayes has taken great interest In public bsnevo.
lent institutions here, and especially tho blind and
deaf dumb asyrms, visiting them quite frequently,
and has become personally acquainted with many Of
the inmates, who have taken wonderful interest In
the late political campaign IL Is quito likely tho
larger pupils vii bs allowed To attend Tho public re.
cepton say roodby 10 their friends, the Governor
and his popular wiie
WHAT GOVERNOR HENDRICKS SAYS.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE INDIANA GOVERNOR
WHAT HE THINKS OF THE FUTURE OF Gov
rRSoR HAYES AZ PREsIDENr-THE DINO
CRATIC PARTY oRowISo STRONGER.
lpY rxLEGRArH TO THE HERALD
IxpiASAroLis. Feb "a. 1877.
A HERALD correspondent called upon Governor Hen.
bricks his residence thn afternoon, for the purpose
Of obtaining his views the Presidential situation.
The Governor. when informed Of the nature Of bio
visitors mission. stated that he had been
confined 20 the house for . week
by illness, growing out Of severe cold
and was able hold consultation upon politics.
owing his ndispostion. He had not given the pro.
ceedings 10 Congress much attention during the past
few daya He would wish prepare With great care
any expression opinion which might be published
In the HERALD - coming from him. AZ be was un.
able TO do this ks must decline formal intor
view The correspondent, with the psrs'ssency charsc
ser,stc Of tho Guild. managed, by waving ceremony,
70 draw the Governor chat upon general topics.
and 70 led up the subject In hand during which Mr..
Hendricks gave the or hand expressions OF opinion
which tho following report Of substance OF
the lntsrview:-
CoRRKxroxpgxr-I suppose, Governor, you have read
the afternoon dispatches from Washington
Governor HxxpKIcKs--No. but ! suppose they will
continue to count out Won't theyf
CoRREsroSpnx r--rhs latest despatch states shat
Congress received tns report Of the Commissioners
tho and the swo houses separated for dis
cussionL ! suppose nov THAI Oregon has been dc.
e,dsd Tor Hayes there is nothing to hope fors
Governor HrxDRIcKs--No, there s nothing more for
the Commissio 10 pass upon.
coRRxsroSpxxr-rhen, suppose. like the rest Of us
you give 10 up - q defeat
Governor HRxpRrcKs thsstasingly and In thought
full manner)--For the present, yes
CoRREsrosDESr-Do you think tho House Is bound
to abide by the decision OF the comnissions
Governor HKSpsIcKs--oniy by having voted for the
law The House could II 10 chose place the whole
matter rs It was before tho creation Of the CON-
mission.
ccnsed over what they deem the strictly partisan
rulings OF the commission.
Governor HENDRICKS livery decidedlyl-The commits
having gone according TO the law. the result will
DO the election Of Hayes ! do not thuk that they
acted according TO the spirit OF the law Their
decision will not be satisfactory TO the country aud
the longer this people think the moreit will
be condemned
CoRREsroxpESr--Many democrats abusing
their Congressman and saying they mbecies for
voting for the commission
uuS ~ hat IA Il q has
don't comprehend tho difficulties which would have
arisen had the question not boon decided. Tho
senate would have elected Hayes and The House would
have elected Tiiden, both would have been inaugu-
guratcd. Hayes would have had the support Of the
army tho holders and the other of the
government leaving Tildcn nothing to fight Win, had
| lght been deemed advisable.
! CoRRssroSpKsr--I hear great deal Of talk among
democrats about not voting again.
Governor HENDRicks-rhat the FIRST result. Of
course Of disappointment They all come around
again. The democrats have been gaming very rapidly
Of iato years; when elected BY about LOO
jorty four years ago. the only democrat elected
north OF the limo This year carried the state by
about ,0OO and the country by increased popular
MAJORITY The popular expression you speak OF shows
that tho action commission 10 universally COZ
dcmncd ana Il will react destructvey upon the repab
lican party.
| ComRgsroSprxr-Mortop has worked hard for this
triumph.
Governor HEyDRIcKs--Yes; Morton thinks success
Is every thing; but this last effort VIII only result -
his defeat two years from now lie 10 man of won
dcrful vigor and despite his affection can do more
work than all Of them bus after all his career has not
been az successful those OF hts conr,res Cameron
could always hold Pennsylvania and Logan Illinois.
and Ohio has generally been held Tor tho
republicans. but wc havc taken Indiana away
from Morton again and again. lie win be defeated
again two years from now The middle OF our admin
strat,on always It's weakest period The Offices will
haxe ham narcallcd lhat ilfnc and xhcsc mn