The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-12
THE LONG CAUCUS.
THE LINE BETHEEN HIYES IND THE
SENfIE Won DEFINED.



WAsHISGroS. Nov. 1.-The Republican
caucus Of yesterday has made it certain that the
Republican Senators will follow Hayes policy
in the step which mpairs tho efficiency If the
Republican party organization. It was the issue
uppormost in tho Ions, session Of six hours and,
50 far as anything WIS decided. that was the
issue decided. Tho matters immediately before
the Senate are tcchnicniiti's of business. Tho
seats Of the Louisiana Senators. the decision
upon the New York appointments. the dispVs-
tion of Southern appointments. all came up in
cidcntally and colluteiay The real thing at
stake aud under discussion was the attitude Of
tho Republican Senate toward the Republican
President. So lar rs IT developed and decided
that phase Of current politics. it is not strange
that Republican Senators are speaking of il
this evening ~ the most important conference
Of the Senators since the war While no vote
was pressed which summnrily defines an Of
fensivc attitude toward Hayes. Il compromise
was finally reached on an important matter at
issue.
II is dinl ult. upon careful inquiry. 10 find
that any nyowrd friend NJ the dc lacto prcsi-
dent II Stanley Matthews bc excepted took the
floor in hi- doiru"'. senators Of radical viows
ar, more than satia sled with The result. They
llnl that men OF moderate vicw- have been
nrtiied 10y the persistent disregard Of Sena-
] 'itN Niiitl'n N4tt.l Ui' hiHilll iNliiU Hts
shown. AMI are ready 10 take measures to sc-
euro either acrurd with the Administration. or
such'n d"initi9n Of it, Intentions ns shall
With an 'ihc niyatr,y and secrecy with which
| thr meeting mas ,r IN 'h.eipped, 10 seems. then,
| that. rs 40 oft.n before the corporation spirit
| has triumpl.d Behind the cpnicices. headed
! hy senator LdmuIj sand tha solid Senate.
\ il cdnnrt he denied thnt hr has certain vested
r-., 80 -,... 80 the political representative Of
the Rcpupilean Senator's a.. ..-y.rov.L, i. md
gave the keynote ot the c"Urus hy enihleing
upon the DISTINCTION of tho party n q party o.
ganItt'Un when was, in MT irhow,nS IN"
act of Il Presid .nt who separated hims II in his
eounsels from hls national and party counsel
lors.
Howe i good deal in earnest n, ont the ne
T. SSity oi Drawing parS limos, and he H., '''
pundffs II Hayes. North and South and tho
sure suits IN the party Generalization which
were following him, with vieor that -.h,-ri
tue general current of the caucu-. Conkling
ro-, g. peak carly IN the conference. and he
thai was the central feature oi the caucus. and
one OF his own most brilliant efforts. Ho
handled Hayes as h handled Curtis ut No'hos.
ter. ~ ne has handed, other n"n i'm 'h' Senate,
nii'i "a .ome noted names in a rec MT jeonyer-aton
lhklnS up tAr thread ot the SUBJECT whor. his !
speech al Rochester dropped IT, he took up
naycs's policy toward the SOUTH a. tn"
destroying the organization Norih. lie nnir
% p't-"nai grievance oi tni~ great plea. The !
New York appointments were s'Mrccly mon
from New iorA spoke for great purity thht has |
raised "a man t6 oNie, vino had fainn away |
IRON its LEADERS ami taken coun ii viii n. |
anari,- unJ Win, I.. in Ia. " |
ma III. ii, 'f hi r,l i,rt -, ii . ,''i'h
siiinn in his avn rarfv 81 Snn"t % -',i I,i;-
pnrf't rrndinrsl f., a.e,,t thi. l,n,5
st.r To- IN" front oi ,nn 4rht ,,itt ,r ,i',t
nrn,,Snfip n ',' ,L i.', " ~ i, -, - y" ", .'.'i.u' i /
,nuid L.v,. n n,nst n ~. t,",,a'',, ,,' !
plieI t"tR. Admin .tr,tinn ,thn,r,t, ~ % nI,
nm, n cnll H. nif,.'fuuiiv ends nnV ,lnn,,. of IL
avoiding conn .r' ma III st,.,.h IL o,i, he
E,sinnin. of another great speech in the Sanate
in which the uttrrnncrs of the Eoshr.,.r I"".
-, - ;..'''''.. h"',''o' TX f.r ~, H..
prnc'lcal pphrN ne rerun.m'ndcd. lle 'glll''1 |
upon ity Nrni.'2rs 10 ilrt tui7 rrarti'nl opp9si-
unn ol hrh4nil,ah niiiriplr- ly 9"rntini2ing |
every app 'iithirni, Nnb r. iulrins ia" need and |
tnr rcason 81 ca h g. " lrovcd hryond pnral- |
N|hluI'. AN"N' All, h' hesitation Wn- tu b" |
shown IN reject M nor nnion~ which did not |
clearly work fr ia" 'Nlriout organization Of |
ny lhrty.
Not les bitter than conk ling was his ad-
mircr' S,nH,"l Jon,'~ ot NrNada. who de-
noun .'n lpr que u 'lS' ana an IN ana about /
II polirNy without lri or hluf and declared /
thu huuin"rs Wi ~luuchcd hats. and carrying
thrir sllc - 1nd. thoir ariu- To- -nyr bnih
hhni- Tor r." lun.h's, We're adh.iit"d 10 the
pr'~'h 81 tir lfc-ldrnt wh,n Republican
= 'nhl'r- were Aeit cooling their hecl- IN the
'nt'-f"'ul.
olhrr phn-, oi tn' rotation ol Hay : policy |