, 1877-01-16

THE RELATIONS nErwEEa TitDEv AND HAMPTON.
1l+p1irh 10 Sf.o lare Htra'd.
CoLrMn1A, 3. C., Jan. 11.-Qu,te \ rIppla Of
excitement was created III political circles hcre
toalay hr tho publication of i letter IN m Att
giitta tt;a) pupcr, which opened up secret paza
In the history Of the recent campaign In thls
State. The letter Is suggested by the mission
Of Judge Macicy 10 Gov. Hayes as the accredited
agent of Gcn. Hampton. nnd tho writer In
gentously nukcs out cnso Of bad feeling he
tween Hampton and Tlldcn, and a consequent
link Of sympathy between Hampton and Hayes.
Tho letter states that Tillcn ras strongly OBJ
roactl tu tlo nomination Of Hampton as Cor
esuor, this opposition ilrst nunlsstinE Itself al
early as the st. Luuis Convention through Col
Pe1tnn, n ncptew VI f;ny. Tiiden's. When the
Statc Convention WIS held. Col. Coylc, Of WASH
in4.un, IN agent Ut Tflhcnn, MAS present tn pre-
vent tho candidacy of Hampton, on tic ground
that It would he lnturiuu. tv the party. Coylo
wus demonstrated with, and TIC tcc.raphtd fnr
change Of Instructions, but tai Pciton was
tncxorab!r. Hampton, WIS very wisely non.l',us-
ed, notwithstanding the o1tWtttion sron, Scw
lurk. but whcr he heard of y l'e ~as deeply uu-
gcrGd, and waA Inclined to Withdraw. hut N.ls
finally oytsrule.1 ty Ills friends anil consented 10
run.
RELATIONS Hampton addressed! letter to Tlldrt,
assuring The lattcr III his hulc Of carrJ ling tIn
statr. Ti.at letter never wah answered; but
this VIVA mot all. The Democrats wcTc sortv
pressed for fuuis during tAe su1upaGsI. md tho
Executive Committee wrutc to Mr.. Ahfam :.
Hewitt, rcclilng tllciF uerrrtirs anil asking for
sptnr essistanrr. Atr. Hewitt replied that ha
had no noey to give tlSul, a',l. 10 cltcet' that
they must take rare 0f themselves.
The letter then Etcs j, tu stutc tilAt these sue
! cestiyc insults anu rebnfIs naturally lfrltsted
llnnIton., and causc'l him not ouly to let Iil.scn
1r hr the RcH1tDllt1kU4 to WitbA
draw thu 'rken Electoral ticket for the consft-
erattnn OF k11.QoH .nd unanimous support OF
hls tHampton's} ticket ns against Chamocslalns-
| II further chargcs that from this time for
ward ttc cantltlacy u Ffl'lrn wus tacte1y tS:.
no1cd: that tic Democratic spcukcrs conhnel
themselves exclusively to State politics, while
Judges MuekrY ans! Cooke, w1o %Yupled the
Hampton. a.,d that this is why Tllicn did not
carry tllr State by l5.0Uu luajor!ty " least. Tho
writer Signs himself a TtI.ie.l Democrat" and
| his revelations, which trc believed hero to ho
| untI perturbation anlulE tho Democrats.
l',itrr these extraordinary circumstances, I
callr1 upou Gen. Hampton and asked his
| ill., WIS greatly surprised Ut them, and said:
"rAc writer !las fAten intu ruany and gFaEo
rrrors. hal no a.e1sry whatever tn Judge
sAckey's visit to Ohio. and l'e bore no ,rroposi-
t!o,i nt,r eytt, message from me. Mackcv says
Va htulscf. The writer. too, nisrct'rescots ouo
Uf t,y speeches. 4 proposition was made 70
withdraw our Electors, an.l the Democratic
Executive Committee know that took strong
ground aeainst 1t. A Subsequent proposition
was matlc on thu same subject, and ae.lincA
tllss positively. judge Cooke. Republican,
spol;r fur Tiitcn aud voted for lin. JudEo
Nlwhcy spoke with me- Ut but two places, un.A
lie viii doubtless ray how he !olcd IN tho Fresl-
t!rntlai t.ertio,,. Whether tho cansass "4s \
mistake Or not IL not tnr INC t' say. but ~
| say tl,at | suppartcd Tlldrn thoroughly anil
lrurtiy throughout. The Democratic Electors
ran speak 10 this point u,tl csnctially Gan Gen.
SAMUEL Nfctiowan, ona of tho l1Aen ELECTORS
will answer for hulstlf."