The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-25
KELLOGG or LOUISIANA Talks.
Gloomy Outlook for the Republican Party
In the Southern states.

Ex-Governor and ex-Secrctary William
Pitt Kellogg Of Louisiana was seen at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel Yesterday. sun reporter in
quired. What are your prospects Of being ad-
mitted to Il seat In the SENATE this fall 2"
Il have not canvasscd the matter ut all since
Congress adjourned" replied tho ex-Gov-
crnor Il do not know whether | will be- ad-
mitted or not. and do not propose To give my
self any unnecessary concern about it, think
my claim Is n good one. and the Senate is com
petent to decide the qualifications Of its mem
bcrs. have hardly spoken to senator on the
subject since March. You will remember. per-
haps. that the committee Of which Senator Nor
ton is chairman. reported in favor Of admitting
M to the seat. What may trnnspirc n month
hence / cannot tell shall not canvass for it, or
huttonhole senator's in an effort 10 obtain the
scat. | may not even 70 to Washington To- look
after the matter, but shall leave my case entire
~ in til" hands 81 the Senate. ii the RCpuhli-
cans choose to admit inr they can do So. think
y would DO unligniiled Tor me TO beg them TO
" l. II true that you aro not going to return TO
Louisiana in case you are not admittcdr asked
-" NO. There is no truth in such report
There * no foundation for the story II il
mere gossip. think the Senate in two years
will be- Democratic anyhow and though | do
not say So in n buastiu spirit II IL really imna-
tcrial to me whether obtain my seat or not"
g. Ana you think you have right TO the seatp"
T.. What do you propose doing should you fail
New Orleans. | have interests there and have
no intention OF leaving there. In u couple Of
VIII YOU again enter politics p
We'll can't say what | may do Tho Re-
publican party IN Louisinna, and. in fact. in the
entire South is Ora trMlly drad. In Louisiana
the party WAS virtually dishanded when the
state was handed over to Nichols. | do not
know what may happen few years hence The
ale -. "A IA Il
Republicans may form n combination ard con-
tst with the lrmonrary on lo al matters. But
lthluk irpunli'HniSn IN q national contest in
the South VIII amount to practically nrthing."
" DO you think the policy of Mr.. Hayes toward
tihe South has canscd any decay in the ranks Of
." do not think the way parties ARE organized
that any policy Will draw on 'hail of ono percent.
Of converts from the ranks of the Democracy Of
the South"
The reporter showed the Governor New
Ori"ap- newspaper which contained an article
sayine that the latter would hardly return again
To- the State. hecausa There were those who
threat ned To- pros, ut han ON ccita Ia charges.
The cN-GoNrruor udirul"d the id"1 of amy
charge oi serious nature h"iug mnic against
iln. "" knew oi none. amt feared none. II.
Governor, and the worst that could be said ~
hun wn- that he Wt- 20 E"Tuhhnan.
In answer 90 quest ION ~ to whether the OK
GuSollNr really believed that th" Republicans
ever carried lpuis aua lr replied:
-, W.. of'ily certain t.l Cur p'riv elected
tors. II WIS f.r til. Returning Bourd d. decide
who ARR .,i tNn = .,tr'
Sraakins 20 Packard. cN-Goy. K-lla.r. smil-
ing. said tNat Ar found daring tis NAV. is that
the I'pult'c rNuIt hardly uudrr-i nt hoN II
was that the electoral vote of Louisiana should
have hr,n given t. Hayes. while j. 'hari. WHO
received larger vote t.an Hay. did in the
state. ~huu 10" loit ont IN ia" coid. " In tray
elm. out West he b td ult : nator VI Donald
and some oihrrs wh" sad that It WIS thr inten-
ton Of the p"nocra in Congr, So t. silt - tho
bottom thu Electoral Commission business. In
sp"akin.. of the Iraulullut Pros i.ut the cx-
G. vrtuur was r'tlrNAt II was evident that lie
was MT altogether pleased with Mr.. Hayes or
his policy.