The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-11-17
BITING ON THE BITS,
1IlIf E ID TTNING TO KICK
OUT or THE TRACES.


"A Committee Of Republican Soma
tors to Institute q System OF Presi
DENTAL Bulldozing.
WASHINGTON, November l1.-The
signs Of tho war upon Hayes within
his own party becomes moro mani
fest with each passing day, and open
revolt cannot much longor be post
poned. If tho proceedings in Sat
urday'a caucus could be given to tho
public there would be found in them
sufficient cause for the gravest ap-
prehension that certain Republican
senators either intend that ho shall
take the back track with reference to
tho appointments, or it will be their
aim to place him in tho position of
relying on Democratic support. Ono
marked feature of the caucus is the
secrecy with which its proceedings
are kept The injunction Of strictost
secrecy was placed on the mombers
and more remarkable fact is tho
manner in which tho injunction is
hooded. It is known, however, be-
yond peradvcnture that the support
CTS of Hayes forced those who de-
sired to antagonist him in position
to show their hands, and the fact
was Enthusiastically developed that If
the Democrats will stand by the
President his enemies are powerless
to do him positive injury, for the
reason that thoy ore divided among
themselves, at oil events at least as
far as his nominations are concerned.
There was a sentiment Expressed
among Rcpublicans-notably by
Hour md Dawes, of Massachusetts !;
Matthews, of Ohio, and Christiancy,
Of NIichigan-that when the Presi-
dent made nominations for Office
from among. Republicans who were
not obnoxious to the localities from
which they were selected, the Senate
should not refuse to advise and
consent thereto. On tho question
of the admission of Kellogg, from
Louisiana, the party shows u moro
cohesive front. There are Republi-
can senator's who, while they will
uphold Hayes in the matter of his
Southern policy and appointments,
will vote to scat Kellogg. The
loophole that these give as vent to
ease their conscionces is that he was
elected by a Legislature having
q recognized quorum, and that when
tho Nichols Legislature assumed to
perform tho act of electing sena-
tor it was mono else than null and
void, because senator had already
been elected. It is OH the matter Of
the Louisiana sonatorship that
Hayes is bcset with real Danger.
The Democrats sssumo that mas
much rs they ore willing to stand by
him, the influence of his position
should be used in behalf of Spofford,
because he WAS elected by Legis-
ture conlescod by the Commission
sent by Hayes to fuse the two rival
bodies, and because it's acts, and
not tho acts of tho Packard body,
receive recognition and the sanction
OF lawsabiding citizens Of the State.
There has been tremendous pres-
sure within The Republican party
brought to bear upon Hayes to in
duco him to uso his influence in
behalf Of Kellogg. To-day Senators
Gordon and Lamar had long con-
ference with Hayes. They stated to
him that if he yielded to the solici,-
tations, and Kellogg was seated,
the Democratic members of the
Senate would lose faith, become dis
heartened, and such m oct might bo
the means of dividing the Democrats
as to the support which they would
otherwise accord him, to perhaps
even q larger extent than the Repub
licans were now divided. The
danger, then, is No matter how
Hayes may act, he is sure to lose
ground; for If he takes a position
inimical to the seating Of Spofford,
he will weaken Democratic faith in
his honesty Of purpose, and will, to
partial extent at least, repudiate
his own policy, as we'll as his own
acts.
FOR AND FoRN1NsT.