The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-15
THE NEW ELECTION SCHEME.
SOUTHERNERs iPJREIIEysTvE TINT
U.fYES MY .fDOPT II.


Honor his Pron,ises-A Protest from south
CaroIina-A Conference with no Result.
WAsHINGToN, March 1i.-Southcrn mem
bers remain brnvcly appr 'hensivc that Hayes
may adopt tho now election which the carpet
bagecrs have urged him TO order. Informal
conf'rcn ecs hnve bocn held to-day between the
different representatives. Of southern interests
In this city, and II has been decided that
unless the Cabinet meeting brings decision
nfIordng relief TO South Carolina and Louis
lima. formal demand will be made upon
Hayes that he honor the promises ho has so
profusply made. Tho precise form which this
rcmonstranoc will tnkc. the men who will bo de-
puicd ~ deliver it. and the timo at which they
viii wait upon Hayes. are MI matters OF detail
which have not yet been arranged. Tho vital
fact il that tho Southcrncrs nre be-
coming convinced that every days do
lay is dangerous. and that Hayes Is
bound to keep his promise before devising
ways and means TO set the Republican party at
the South on it, legs. They are unatcrably op
posed 10 II new election. and propose to show
Hayes their opposition in tangible form
through the delegation which will wait upon
him. OF llayes's good intentions they still APP
pear ropsonably well persuaded. but their chief
anxiety Is that he may drft into n position
whore he Will feel called upon to help his party
at the South.
Telcgrams have bccn rcccivod In the last
forty-eght hours from both Nichols and llamp-
ton. CnergDticHliy protesting against now
election. Should ii bo ordered, mother feel
cuunl to keeping the peace. and Con. NJ. G. But
ler plninlv t5ld HAYES in his conversation last
night TINT prior to directing now election ho
should put the state under marital law To pre-
vent ruinous outbreak. Mu Ia the same thin2
was said oi Louisiana, and rs Hayes distinctly
spoke of the now election ns an cNpedient which
could be adopted 10y uunn nous consent only,
tho men who havo sccn him feel that he VIII not
insist upon 1t. IL Is pain, however. That the
cirroi- -hag-ers have never iolt more encourage
TX-Senator Robertson. Of South Carolina. nc
Comruuul ny eN-CongrcSsman Wallace. chilled
og tlf Pre-id MT to-day. projecting n-ainst m
on thu ground that th" substantial Or industrial
! interests Of South Carolina would b. mntcri-
ally damaged hy such election. ii" SAID that
/ mono Of tle Republican members OF that
/ state Had h'rn consulted on the subject,
ana therefore 1t WIS in tho nature OF an
ind pendent propos itiuu ON the art Of senator
l'gu rson. stipulated. prrunps, hy Gov. tham-
/ IBERIA ~. Mt. Robertson uddrh that the solution
/ o' ihn Nouih carolina roiupil'ui'"ns coulh p'
| cumplshod iy more simpl' m ans, namely:
thn Withdrawal Of troops from tho ~ u Capitol.
| wicu the people themselves would 9d ut the
| DIM uliy. The Ir Sidtnt received MrsSrs.
! ltnbertson nnt Wallace courttou-y. and, IA
ulry ar natives % thu state. said they would at
ii can positively he stated that the Democrats
! cr Conservatives of Louisiana ana south Caro-
tom lr tho-' States. and that thr Pr -iieni viii
| not encourage -u'h oie ZION uni .-S with the
/ run~'h. ~ noih plrtW~. lie WILL however r.
cr.F' from frlr.scnn.,iTs ir-i ~ rnin tho
J Deun, ratio and h'publiran parties all -ugges-
| t'cr- in wliuns th'y have to make upon the
! suHrt With q view to pa al alton III those
States, and can further be- ~ positively stated
/ use Admin -iratinn has not yet maiurrd any
| Ilan. hut viii at with du" elaboration, in view
/ of tho importance of tho subject presented.
| AT the clps' Of the Cabinet meeting this even
| ing some fifteen minutes were devoted to the
| consideration Of the Louisiana question hut no
, result was rnG 'hcd. and the meeting adjourned
e. resume the pul -tion tomorrow.
senator Morton has definitely decided this
| evening not 20 call M tho KELLOGG cpse again
| this session. This pps1pnn"S il until December
! u" Butlrr-Corhin cGse viii also 70 over. An
adjournment of the Senate tomorrow or the
! n"Nt day j. extremely probable.