New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-22

Att
~" - ua has been in constant communication with
- ,,,cratic leaders at Washington, on this subject,
VA several Of his suggestions nave neon emoooeo III
she plan"
.o- f,nm Nebraska. Is native OF Kentucky, and is
. * ,aars az age He lived FOR time In Illinois, and
,,,sr5 I'm low a. He was for two years Republican
,.r M the state Senate of Iowa, and was appointed
orpor Of the Territory Of Nebraska in 1861 He was
,,cinted in 1865 and held the office until Nebraska
r.s admitted State. Since then ne mas resaeo a,
Omaha wlcre ne Is fr's'u w VI '"' N'''O
Bank
If, Hoar and the Massachusetts, Democrats
-. hath had q narrow escape. The former came near
% Lis election the latter, and the latter came near
rscng what they oall thoir dignity and wha every
"a, else calls pigheadeness. Trey had made up their
rds IN vote for Mr. Hoar the next ballot. but they
- inst in time 10 be too late Now they patting
.s other on the back and remarki with what dignity
the, acted through the contest: They say they hsIg IN
-e,sed the popular respect Tor Their party mr. Hoar
g Scnh;Iess giid they took that way TO do it.
Ex-Gov. Hendricks approves of the confer
,,,n As be might well be expected 10 do, since
.,,ut it he had ltc hope Of squeezing in. He said
n : turiav 20 q World correspondent: 81 am grauhed
,h, 80 fair bill has been reported II may not satisfy
80 who demand success in advance. but think 1T will
>, ecrped by the country. Certainly the commission
=. NAV make proper and righteous decision under 1t
I,, allow such latitude Of investigation and judgment
90 will eompel them decide the right. II in It's present
ban, the bill will not allow the commission to consider
ot evidence az fully as the houses OF Co
Ts could do II considering tie questions directly, the
~, sslry amendments can easily be made; but IT'S pro-
visions appcsr ample IN thet respect
TIE Hon. VIM. Beach Lawrence vehement
nemccrou approves. Of the proposed electoral tri-
twral and saws Of a portion OF its membership:
40. the Judges who have been selected TO give
,he,, aid in this momentous occasion it would he
nres,n, tous TO Offer any other remark than to
stat what no will dcuay, that neither the learning
NOV he integrity ~ any 81 them has ever been as
s.ne, and rnorc irreproachable tribunal 1t would he
nnossihle 10 find IN the universe II is my happiness,
,4sd appreciatng THEN judicial labors, to have been
,or-c3 nv a personal intercourse with them all can
not bn T. 81 tie fullest confidence in having referred 10
them the claims OF The candidate whon QaIe Coss
enty supported. and whose election Is 10 DC uoseu VII
every public confederation
Ohio opinions are a good deal at variance
On the aabsobng subject OF tie conference PLAN Elk
Gov Moves said nc opposed to any Plan which take"
from the President of the Senate the right granted nm
bs the precedent made in the choice OF the first President
~ the limited States OF counting and deciding upon The
.eetoral vote H. however this precedent was not 70
bc regarded the proposed plan would perhaps be az sat
is,actory IS any, and he believed it would elect HAYES
Gov HAYES declined to express any opinion. Judge
Stanley Matthews said the only Just and honorable plan
,xoId ne the one which would elect Hayes and Wheeler.
Judge Hoadey liked the plan, and SAID any nTopositoh
made by NJ Thurman, i ward PAYNE, hew.t,, FL
munds ind nkug would be worthy 0f support ny al!
jusl minded and peace observing citizens.
Nohody seems to doubt that the conference
rsport Will be adopted. The Cincinnati Commercial
which was Inclined oppose it at frat, now accepts III
an article which mp the strong arguments IN It's
favor ~ follows "The country at large will he found
largely in favor OF compromiss. Both sides claiming to
be making import mt concessions viii gladly welcome
the settlement Of the Presidential agitat61 The great
public anxiety is not that there shall he Republican or
Democratic victory, not that Ti'd or Hayes SHAH ne
President but that there shall be order and peace The
business interests Of the country WILL with ioimldaoic
favor the compromise Our impression is that
the result viii be the election of Hayes tor we believe
the electoral votes Of Oregon Florida, South Carolina
and Louisiana WILL upon competent adjudication, h
found legally for Hayes Be this as it may tins nethcd
OF arbitration viii relieve the next PresldeD' wnVeN
he may ue of Obligations TO political schClncls ana uA
sters, and ~ the imputation a. itanIs egtlGa,
regard ths report rs ibe s'l,o' 81 I'm nc %
ing Relief suspense viii b. the occasion ior gen
era rejoicing. Let us have rcIce"
Senator Logan's chance for reelection ls sup
posed % have disappeared with last weeks 1alotnSs
IT 10 thought he cannot the three votes lac lacks
and this hopeless OutnOk has discouraged hi supporters
30 that tn caucus rule will not be able In hold the par
10 him more than day longer. On Saturday TIE
Chicago Tribune made tais appeal 10 him 20 take LlmSen
out OF the contest Cen Logan promised the RepuDh
can cacls that when became manf st he could not be
elected nc would withdraw his name and LEI the caucus
try other candidates Has not the time about come for
the redemption Of the promsel twenty-five or thirty
members whose first choice Logan Is not have obeyed
the mandate of the caucus and voted against their own
convictions as the tes and best candidate no less
than II times and Others who were not hound by the
caucus have lieut. him he ping hand ii times. hut oil
without avail How much they to he held TO
what now looks like the forlorn hopci Let no member
forget that the great party which he n part represents
wants Republican Senator elected TO represent the Re
publican State II Gen. Logan be elected. well and
good If he be- then let hn act manly part and
forward for trial The censure o. the party WI! fei
heavy the heads of those who bhndeT III TINS bns-
ness Il ship II lost by reason oi oincescek
Ing and selfish greed the w0 IT, no matter
who he is will dnd himself politically blasted"
Senator Morton appears to have given de-
tailed a,enent OF his fyOrng the Con
ference dill to the Washington correspondent OF the
Indiana os Journal. who embodied them in the follow
ing dispatch: Senator Morton says he opposed the
bill mainly because il surrenderS the Ilght o. the t"O
houss o count and determine the vote Tor President ana
viccPresidOnt This power is lodged III Congress OK
cusiycly by the Constitution, and he cannot conscieh
tously consent to transfer that power to any other
Tribunal sides he believes the hill empowers the
commission 10 G., behind ue returns, which would
destroy all Independence IN elections, and gives 10
the c0min siuu power which lie does not behe'el Is
Possessed eycu b} Congress. III says the Democratic
members OF TIE committee bccr" that the commission
may go snd the returns, dizzy would not have sup
port The bill. lie saws that potion Of the bill which
authorizes :ne commission 10 determine how many and
what persons were duly appointed electors. and may
take view such persons d"pOsitOns and papers as
shsl by existing laws De competent and pertinent
in consideration Iuzz' Of words. and vii GER
tainlY construed 20 that the commission may 20
behind the returns in prosecuting treG inquiries re
this Is The construction placed upon TIE DAi ny
kessrs TLlrn4n Bayard. aad 9th r Democratic mem
bers the committee. He believes the Democrats nav"
n JLcss tey 20 behiGd Iettfns, an Dec'us
tie hill WOld give the commission thai power he opposed
Il Because the bill cOnlecs That power man,
nd tlgtr oil
wOni not have supported i ntaer~i'e."
The Hon. Gideon Welles is man WHO