The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-29
inf tho vote was approved hy nv iudpmon,.

TNWI IVf Wn1Vf Wn O-1TENTTNH OT nWnOr N NIlnI
by the result. btlcr IA il WIS. iccing that the
situation WIS not chargrahle to the Electoral
hill, Tut to ihr mnjori,y Of u. C9mmssion
received dispatches and letters from home,
from cherished and trusted friends. conveying
course: hui that with my convictions about thS
qu stion II u petition signed by every voter IN
my ds,r m snGqifb ,bc T ory %, mo@ns mo n r,gass nn
moi alter my purpose by hair. further said
t. him tint there was but on thing whicli
thrt hy voting to complete the count which WIS
to result In the inauguration ni Mr.. Hayes
would be aiding q .ety or inliratly In nor
p"tuatIng the usurWt'ons OF Parhard and
Chnmhorain in tine states o. Louisiana nnl
Sonih caro,n9 would d."i rve,SI ,, my atlon and
tothc country rs believed they would be.
urthrrmorc told him that " | changed my
position. know OF several prominent gentle.
mru who would Join me. nnd II at THAT critical
hour. when the daily and nightly scenes
onf violence anything ever Witnessed in
the g-lqtvr. history OF the country.
execute the Inv should h' broken. It would
result in u -t'mp"lc amonS them. and Mr..
Hayes wOul no NOR he tn" 4. -idnnt tnnn hc
Foster would he. Foster sadho believed this.
hayH the nigh 4 sp. for Char"- Foster.
nnl told hun. that it WAS my oonfi'lcnoe IN him
tlut hnd brought ne TO him; lic roprcs nted
the district of Gov Hayes Iichad Just mule
manly aud patriot speech II whi b he hud
sud that under Pr, sident Iyrs IL naug-
urnted thu nag shnl float over slntes. not
provinces. over frrrmcn, not Sub,'ots referred
10 This spr.-h md told him had come to
request " him written assurances that II Gov.
ll4y's WINS inaugur4t"d Pr -'d'ni ne would re-,
store. lonr rule in the states OF Louisiana and
South Carolina. ana that the people Of those
states should control their own affairs IN thcir
own WAY %. fire." from any Intervention by the
Frlernl authority ~ III. State of Ohio. This
conV,l- -utlon WIS long and earnest |
@ hike NJ Enrsan f21'r n6 @ th@ hMrT'a sarniG
the Thought Of IL; that ! had DE- lined a ro-
election g. ton-r - WAS voluntarily withdraw
INK rom political li" want - no ON D." tiiai
President could give me. and that my obl""t WIS
uuS"lil-h. am that desired u written assurance
from him that the policy oi Mr. Hayes would
:. n ot his very intimate r'lhiion- " tn Coy.
Ilnyo-. His reply ~ all this wa. frank full.
GOrdon anil mysrlf Indeed. Mr.. Foster said
h" had n letter IN his o'k"t lu-t received from
tn which | have alluded. and endorsing IL.
He offered this letter tu Cen. Gorton and my
Civ" me IN" desired letter. AMI said he would
also rrqu"-, the Hon Stanley Matthews 10 sign
H. II" promised to meet me that night at
and and ',i'' said. hy " reason som Of lis intcrVicw
with Gen. Gordon AMI myself. h. had
that evening procured meeting Of some
gentlemen from Louisiana and South Carolina
~ Normley- Hotel, at which al~u the Hon.
sion of tho conference these gent |rmrn hud az
pressed great sat sin ton at what had hecn
said Z! thcm. ON l"aN ing. u" remarked that !
next day hccnmr To- my desk 900 the House Of Rep
re-"n'at lv"-. and handed me au un-l lgn0 letter.
srath ai. itoiA him'tha il could b. made iuii"r
und stronger hut TINT from the honorable men
Who gay u M good inih. ~ WIS sum ,ieni,
H. uu h'ut Ait"rwhrd | w,nt e. MS desk.
uud b." delivered mo a letter signed hv
himself uui Mr. Matthews ! observed that
hH~t.lv and r.uarh.d tr him that tt.onulnoi
-omr .g"n'mdtle- I did mot like. IT, reph"l
that Mr.. Matthews had rewritten II. md
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