Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-14

The New Election Issea.

The New Election Isaea.
The last move Of the carpet baggcrs TO save
themselves from utter humiliation IN South
Caroiua aud Louisiana is 10 have il new cleo
ton. Through some means the c0l0red Senator
Bruce was Induced yesterday 10 his interviews
With Mr.. Hayes to sanction this idea, aud to.
day Mr.. Blaine is full OF it. He called at the
White House and urged the matter on Mr.. |
Hayes. The other day. when the South Car.
DINA carpet-baggers were at the White House,
| they suggested the same idea, and Mr.. Hayes
then requested Senator Patterson to reduce his
views on the subject to writing. 10 day Mr..
Patterson laid before Gov. Hayes a lengthy
paper embodying bis views aud those with
whom be acts The paper recites at epgth the
circumstances following the last State election
iu South Carolina, and the present unsettled
status ia that State, and then proposes as a
remedy new election for Governor, State Off.
GERS and members Of the Legislature. 1t sets
forth that while there is no law authorizing Il
new election, and Mr.. Hayes cauuot order one,
it can be done by common consent OF both par
/ ties. 1t then proposes the following plan:
Let Chamberlain be recognized az Governor
until the new election, the Legislature be con-
yened hy him. and members admitted who
were declared elected by the returning board,
which insures republican Senate aud demo
cratic House. The Legislature TO do nothing
more than pass Il registration law, and law
for Il new election. Chamberlain and Hamp-
ton to agree that the registers OF voters shal be
selected eue by each Of them, aud the umpire
by Gen. Ruger, the registration aud the cleo
tiou to be under the cOnlrul Of Gen. kuger he
| Ia, n
guarantee fair election, prohibit parades OF
| the coorcd militia or OF tue white rlHo clubs.
The election officers to be selected equally BY
:, Hamptou aud Chamberlain, the board of State
canyasscrs or returning board to be selected,
two by Chamberlain, two by Hampton, and QUO
by Ruger. Chamberlain and Hampton to agree
for their respective partisans to keep the peace
and abide by the result. When Senator Pattcr-
500 handed this 10 Mr. Hayes today he said
II am confident Gov. Chamberlain and the
republican party Of the State OF South Caro-
lina will agree 10 this proposition. | am sure
Gen. Hampton cannot 10 fairness object, and
if this proposition meets your approval l 5ug
gcst that both Chamberlain and Hampton be
invited to come 10 Washington, the plau be
submitted to them here, and Gen. Kruger be
s directed 10 maintain the Status quo al Colun
bia during their absence Mr.. Hayes read
the paper over carefully and asked, "Wil
tie other side agree 10 this?' Senator Pat
t tcrson said IF you desire them to do SO
: feel sure they will, or else their prolcsta'
| tions of desire for peace aud to do the
a fair thing arc not meant 10 good faith. Mr.
HAYS then said the matter would be carefully
considered at the cabaet session o.molroW
night, and iu the mcantime Tie other side
would have 10 be heard from. He also said
!. that he would like just such a solution OF the
difficulty in Louisiana, and inquired Of Scuator
Patterson whether be thought the people would
b agree to it there Mr. Patterson replied that
q he did not know, and his interview with MIR.
@ Hayes then terminated. Afterwards MIR. PAT
y terson remarked in conversation that il The
democrats refused the proposed adjustment the
recognition Of Chamberlain must inevitably
g ensue. lie said Ruger is democrat, but if
!, the democrats are not satisfied with bin the
| republicans are willing for Gen. Sherman to 60
down to South Carolina and supervise the
: election.
e After Mr.. Patterson left the White House
r Gen. NJ. G.. Butler, Of South Carolina saw
Mr. Hayes, who impaired to him the details
. of the plan submitted by Mr. Patterson. Gen.
= Butler was not favorably impressed with it,,
) but said to Mr.. Hayes that he would commuui.
cate with Gov. Wade Hampton and others and
). let him know the result 10 day or two. This
new move OF the carpet-baggers complicaies
r very materially The situation both in South
: Carolina and Louisiana. So far as can be learn
L ed up to this time 1t meets With o favor among
II The conservatives Of either State Or among
democratic Senator'S As stated last night both
the South Carolina aud Louisiana conscIva'
tiycs consider that they had nuthiog to COM
promise. They DO not see the necessity Of
e nluugipe their,Statcs into the terrible excite
| Of hnr ulV
G CARPET baggers another chance'to cheat them,
: although they have 40 doubt that they can
3 carry their Statcs by 4 larger majority than
+ before Collector Casey said to your cores
]. poudcnt tonight that the democrats would IN
: case Of another election in Louisiana Increase
!. their majority very much overt the figures OF last
e November.
! MIR. Hayes, after more mature consideration
l of the new election project, expressed the opln.
t ion to. night that he was in doubt whether it
e was practicable. Gov. Morton is understood
e to favor The idea only 10 the event that the
c elections can he conducted under republican
t auspices entirely. Mr.. Kellogg stated 10 me
y that he was willing Tor new cleolion in Lou.
t isiana if it was conducted under the regulation
:. of Packard and Packard's Legislature. lie
t says, however, that they would ooly come out
: of the same hole they went 10. lie says that
Q a new election in Louisiana would damage the
q material interest of the State 10 the amount Of
d million OF dollars; that with the uegro an
8 election has the same exciting effect as re-
! viya and that it would be ''goodbyo work
until the election is over. 10 case Of . new
election Mr.. kellogg would also have TO run
the risk Of another senatorial election. MI
j. kellogg also indicated that he is not averae to
j tho postpouement of his case till the next SEES.
sion.-Cor. Bait. Sun.
Cameron mt the White House.
An interview was had yesterday between
r President Hayes aud Simon Cameron. Came
ron called at the White House, accompanied
by Representative Mackey, Of bis State. Mr.
e HAYES, who was surrounded by a number Of