The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-07
DELAY IN THE EXTRA SESSION.
The President and the
Party.
IS HAYES A GREAT MANAGER 2
A Friendly Theory Of His
Acts.
INTERESTING ANECDOTES
[raoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT. ]

/ FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON May s, 1875.
| Tho unexpected determination OF the President to
put OF the session until October is not sudden
as it seems; nor Is IL merely within OF his own.
Prominent democrats rs we'll as republicans havo
GREETED necessity for session. and have
believe that the President, In delaying the
CALL has acted after private consultation with some OF
tho wisest men oil both parties and with view only
TO giving the country from political excitement
There sgns however, that quito number
OF politicians, chiefly tho few republican OPP
poncnts OF the President, but including also
some democrats and large number Of
people looking for once, will be bitterly disappointed
at the delay, which, however good t may BIO for the
country, Is undoubtedly bad for the ofncc-seekcrs
Unfortunately for them they get little sympathy from
either the President the public Ono thing you may
depend upon, the delay does not come from any fear
or the President 10 meet opposition In his own party
The truth Is thero IS no such opposition.
The relations OF parties have changed less here than
many persons both beloved and hoped they would be-
foro this. The party movement Of which tho
HERALD sounded tho advance, and which Is In SO
many ways desirable, does not appear to have any
body's strong GOOD wishes. The old party leaders
both sides stand fast and tho President shows himself
a very consistent republican Those who two months
ago cried out that he was Tyerizng or Johnsonizng
no longer think Except few extreme men ike
Ben Waldo and number OF disappointed ofice-holdcrs
there nobody Of any account tho republican party
SO far is here, who talks OF the President
"going over to tho enemy"
Mr. Hayes very little known anybody when
he here and tho politicians Of both sides have
had occasion since the Inauguration 10 rovise their
opinions about him. There Is growing impression
that he extremely astute politician and that no
understands how to manage men 10 degree that sur
prses everybody Is noticed that he has silenced
opposition every direction, and that he has carried
his own way SO FAR not against the Will OF the power
full in his party, but with their at least silent con-
sent very shrewd and experienced republican poll
tcian, a gentleman Independent OF Office and In har
mony with the Presidents views discussing him
the other day N my presence and his theory Of Mr.
Hayes sufficiently interesting to give
you here
ssHo knows more about tho use OF patronage than
anybody that havo had In the White House since
Lincoln" said this gentleman ssHe seemed to have
studied the wants OF every leading man his party,
and knows exactly where to touch Thorn all He ap-
pears TO TO have much tact and few scruples
Lincoln himself who was tho most astute politician
We have ever had here. Just look at It, When no
named his Cabinet the whole Senate was furious; I
mean of our sde OF course There was probably not
Senator. except Sherman, who not offended; Sher
himself would have opposed IL II he had not been
part OF It. Cameron, Morton, CSnkling, Blaine, the
leaders and all their followers regarded most OF the
nominations Insult 10 them. They were all ready
| to declare war;
snow, then, examine what happened. In the fra.
place. Shcrman's nomination to the Treasury stopped
his mouth. He does not belong IN that Cabinet; he
had sympathies with most OF its other members
Ho and Schurz were always at swords points tho
Senate. sherman did not for Evaris; no did not
ike Key or any Southern In the Cabinet, but he
wanted TO BIO there himself, and his nomination
sienced his own opposition and that OF his friends.
"There remained, however, very formidable caba
| against the Cabinet Cameron was furious, for Hayes
had absolutely and almost rudey refused Don place.
| Blame not less furious, not account of Frye,
for whom he does not two cents but be-
| cause he that the President not going
| to do what Blame commanded Conkliug
had put forward Platte, OF New York,
and had got snubbed. Finally Morton saw the bloody
SHIRT disappearing. saw Schurz IN the Calumet, ana
pend the Cabinet and happen to that in their
earlier rage they determined 10 absolutely refuse to
should refuse 10 withdraw their names, as he was
pressed to do. He. however, pumpy refused; and
ihcrcupon the Senators determined to delay tho nom
nation and threaten reject tho three gentlemen
have named They expected Hayes to back down, but
that Is no. his way Wien he was informed that The
quietly 'Oh, no; they won't be SO foolish for don't
you see II they should try that the democrats would
certainly have sense enough to confirm itr II takes
the eye OF real general to catch the situation as
quickly ana accurately as that. He was perfectly
right, and therefore no absolutely refused 10 mako
any change In his nominations But he went 70 work
to defeat their plot.
Snow, surveying this field OF opposition, where was
the weak point, Sherman being out OF the wayY
Blame had SIX years to serve IN the senate and would
be too high priced any rate. ConklnR, though
at the snub he had received, Is strict party man and
sure 10 fall into ne la many respects he Is tho abest
OF the republican Senator'S he Is that you In the
HERALD have thought him to be- He did IN inosti-
mable service to tho country last winter, service
which no statesman in this country has ever exceled
for he brought about the Electoral Commits.
SION aud made peaceable settlement OF the Presi-
Mr. CopEiinr Knows that he viii tram with his party
and at most VIII only sulk for while Morton re-
NAMED He has only Two years more 70 serve ne
on the SHELF Moreover Morton, far more than
Blaine any else the leader Of tho extreme
bloody shirt Senators to capture him would democrat
re his iollowers, and TINS the President did,. II
makes me laugh when l think Of It. Morton had
which would havo been to recognize Packard Ho
had made speech Tor Kellogg, and had caused his
to DO referred 10 the Elections Committee, OF
winch Morton himself Is chairman. The committee
met morning and instructed Morton TO report
ported. Tho newspapers SAID that tho day before
Morton had long interview with the President.
persons never believed Kellogg would be reported,
and everybody knows that, besides having a
member Of the Cabinet from %H0a his stats MUr
Postmaster General having charge Of the appoint
msn,s Brady chei OF The Contract n, BUREAU 10 ,as
10 the Indianapois Post ONCE, and as many minor
posrofccs IN his State as he needed, Aud tho oppo
stion IN the Senate suddenly died Poor Elaine saw
himself leil without an ally and the Senate was IN
the President to lot them go. No; Hayes don't mind
paying He pays handsomely but he seems to know
wha. 10 buy. IL was very we'll done And notice
there arc still newspapers IN the country ignorant
enough to speak Of Morton an ally OF Blame. Ho s
the administration leader IN the Senate.
sNow look NJ The next slip Having got his Cabinet
aud adjourned the Senate Hayes refused to make any
removals abroad or ut home. That made him master
OF all the polt clans. He has got tho whole OF his
patronage in his hands, and he IS giving away things
the OF miser Before this time Grant, and
even Lincoln, had pretty much cmpod their hands.
Hayes has almost all his trumps lett, and when bio
plays card just you watch and see II II does not tell.
To man who knows the rotations Of men and fac
tons WITHIN the republican party u is evident that