The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-03
Views Of the Republican Candidate for
the Vice Presidency.
GOVERNOR TILDEN NOT A SANGUINARY MAN
No Probability OF Conflict-Everything
Smooth for Hayes.


whom he readily gave mis- interesting and candid
views on the present situation y will be observed
that Mr. Wheeler spurns and rebukes in a dignled
manner all the recent talk about "a compromise He
declares empnatioally that there is nothing to CON-
PROMISE that Presidency cannot and must no, be
the subject Of decker barter between men OF both
parties, and that the great of the day shall and
must only be settled by the strict carrying Of the
letter and spirit OF the constitution but by any
bargain. While concedng that he will gladly submit
to the Presidency of Governor Tilden II tho latter
should be- lawfully elected by the House, and II the
Senate should then elect him wheeer) its President
he at the same time frankly confessed only his
lief that he already elected Vice President by the
people, but also that, in his own individual opinion,
the present situation opened contingency In which
the House could lawfully exercise its prerogaye of
eiecting the President.
MR.. WHEELER sKErcHED
Mr.. Wheeler is man Of above the middle stature,
round and plump like an apple dumping, with good
natured, round head sitting firmly upon rather feshy
neck smooth face OF fresh rudy complexio clear
cut features with something Puritan in their rightly
Of outline; little gray eyes, set back in their sockets
we'll rounded and retreating but very high fore
head, streakod with HAIR of beautiful delicate silver
which has graceful little wave IN 'front.' Mr. Wheeler
looks like some comfortable well-todo Quaker, and
there Is something oil the counryman about his
heartiness Of manner He cordially advanced and took
the writer's hand, and, the query, ..Have
the honor TO meet the Vice President s said with
deprecatng smile, "The republican candidate for Vice
President my iricnd"
There something pleasant and hearty about this
Quaker-like address OF tiny frcnd!n
''How does the present situation strike you Mr.
Wheeler ?" tho writer asked
IL have not been to Washington this session ana
really therefore tell you very little Of interest
While the present contest Is being waged would not
be becoming In me, being personally interested in the
result TO take part in It. believe in the present
situation the most decorous position which candidate
take Is that OF rescrve-the less he says tho
better"
THE ABsuRDTY COMPROMISE
"You have probably read the statements that you
are hostile to compromise with Governor Tiden by
which he Is TO be elected President by the House and
you Vice President by the Senator"
''Such statements are necessarily absurd" he re.
piled, in his quick, sharp, rugged way; show can
there be any COMPROMISED do not believe that the
SURFACES Of the American people can DO made the
subject OF decker or barter. What right have any
mon TO forestail the constitutional settlement OF
question by bargain, arrangement or compromise
Call II what you why As to my submitting TO
under Governor Tildcn's Presidency II he is lawfully
elected, what can do but to submit cneertulIy and
respectfully may have my individual preferences
but IL Governor Tilden is lawfully summoned by the
House TO the Presidency by failure Of the count and
1
course, yield to him that ready and hearty allegiance
| watL which every American citizen should submit TO
tho lawfully chosen President, BIO he who he may.n
LET me ask you whcthcr you believe that you are
already elected by the peopleS'
There pause. Mr.. Wheeler then slowly and
solemny said:-"l do not conceal my conviction that
| am elected"
'And can this election you regard it as such. BIO
reversed by .he action OF the House throwing out
| the Louisiana or Florida votes? :"
co>GhEss NOT A RETURNING BOARD
ut Is my urn conviction that Congress can
OF retu r,iu
board. The Congress cannot 90 behind the returns
beyond the mere question OF the regularity OF the
certificates. Understand mo clearly. Tor 1t Is point
on which would not like TO be misunderstood Tho
Congress cannot investigate whether Louisiana has
gone Tor Tilden or Hayes the action of Returning
Board on this point has been final and conclusive"
And who decides as 10 regularity OF the returns
Congress or the Vice Presidcnty'
This Is question on which do not want to express
myself too freely. | will assume TO say whose
junction this is, The act of 1892 and the subsequent
the subject leave the duty eecting the Pres
dent entirely to tho States Tho whole theory of tho
constitution that the people OF the several states and
not Congressional board OF national elect
the President Now mind you, have never seen the
certnca,es-and for all know they may all be irregu
lar and may have " DO reeccd-but II can trust the
newspaper reports that these certificates regular
then freely say that believe Governor Hayes 10
have been legally. honestly and fairly elected by a
majority OF the Electoral College"
"And how rs Congress to arrive at this result in the
count when the Governor OF oregon has certified a
democratic elector and the House VIII probably try to
Throw out the votes Of Louisiana and Florda Is this
loss TO be Offset by throwing out Tilaen's votes from
quartcrsY
Mr.. whecior's face assumed an expression of con-
tempt which was IA trustworthy guide " his views
"As have already told you do not ADMIT tho
right OF either or both branches OF Congress to
canvass the votes The action oil the State returning
or canvassng boards being III nj and conclusive, and
majority OF the electors legally chosen having voted
b", act ersy cory oeoro
ton Is settled"
And The oregon dinculty-how Is that to DO metz"
at IS not worthy OF serious consideration. The face
OF Cronins certificate shows that the republican
electors were chosen by the people, and two being a
majority they could legally iii the vacancy by the APP
pointment OF another. -
"And Florida ana Louisiana? 2"
THE CASE LOUISIANA
al understand that Florida has been conceded to
tho democrats, so far tho Gubcrnatoria vote Is
concerned. However, tho main night will be over
LOUISIANA In Louisiana II Is my honest belief that
II there had been tree and fair vote, unobstructod
by intimidation or fraud, the republicans would have
carried the State by at least $4,000 In the five bull!
dozcd parishes the very registration shows that these
parishes belong to the republicans"
show do you arrive at that fact, Mr.. Whcclerf"
"why, everybody knows that in the South, and
more particularly In LOUISIANA the blacks are repub-
leans Now, IN these parishes the registration shows
that the blacks In numerical majority and
yet the democrats claim TO have carried them"
"rhe democrats claim that you yourself a NOM
Der OF tho last investigating committee, have Stigma
uzed the Louisiana Returning Board great ~
Mr.. Wheeler became thoroughly aroused at this and
replied with much earncstncss:--"I know that they
have Piled this charge as great handIco attack But
II utterly untrue never charged and said in
my report that either Governor ellis or Anderson was
dishonest or acted IRON bad motives deity any man
to bnd line ia my report IN which impugned their
motives. All did say. and meant to say. that
they had misapplcd tho law that IL ALL Tho law re-
CURED them, h. cases OF intimidation. TO take the ai
davis In tho parishes, at the several polls, and then
and there To attach them 10 the returns while thoy
failed to take such aidavits and subsequently threw
out votes on charges OF Intimidation without having
complied with the letter oil the law have the
opnlon Of the personal integrity OF Wells Ander-
son. Both are native Lousianians. Wells was faith
ful Union man, who huntca with dogs through tho
swamps by the rebels. while Anderson fought bravely
on the Confederate side " -
Chow about the negroes In tho Returning Board2"
81 do not know so much about tbcm.O
WOULD 'REyoLUTIoxf"
''Do you anticipate any violence trouble In case
tho Vice President announces Hayes elected and the
House elects TIldenf"
mo, my friend have too much confidence In tho
judgmgNt ana the good sense OF the American people
what good would resistance do? What can Mr.. Tildcn
do without Senator lie cannot even have "a Cabinet
without IT, Tho Uousc cannot In my opiuton crcate