New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-19
TINE PFpTBIICAN Caucus.

THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
1,R. rDNUNDs LECTURES THE sENA1ORs-MR coNK-
ling sILENr-No RESOLUTIONS AND no RE-
SUITS.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE rEIEUNE.l
WAsHINGTON, Nov. 1s.-Ihe last caucus Oh TIC
Republican Senators held yesterday afternoon was
not as important rs that which occurred wees asV'
although ii continued for about three houIs an" " "
attended by every Republican senator "o" - ~
CITY. Senator Anthony. who has tof many S0I19
Ice, the chairman of all party gatherings III lhe
60 ,,r,s,ded The meeting was convened at the
r,o1.st of Messrs Edmuuds, Hamhn, Cameron OF
PENNSYLVANIA. Howe Christiancy, kirkwood, ana
pr7rcc the committee selected to call on Jle IT1si-
,,+ and to communicate to him the proceedings OF
tbe previous caucus.
Mr.. Edmunds was the first speaker He referred
IN the proceedings OF the previous caucus ana caeu
r attention of Senators to the fact that everything
If nm important character which took place IN that
meeting had been correctly reported III the news
plpcrs He showed a good deal OF feeling OH 'n.'
erbiccr. referred To- some of the prominent Journals
byu3fc and lectured ,Lc Senators with consluaraDe
,,ri-,. for pof observing the obligation If secresy
which had been placed on them. Much OF his speech
was devoted To- this subject and it was received ID
sr.rce by those TO whom he spoke. lie Thought IL
very strange that Senators, on such an important
occasion. could not keep their own counsel. ana IN
t..st.d that tattling might do great harm 10
tbe Marty and prevent the objects Tor Which
the caucus was called from being accomlii7heu'
Drrina his speech be rccOuu,ed tie incidents 81 'o
co.uit..,'s call upon the President. its reception
and the Presidents response Hc sald, I'D eLtc'' 'u''
the ideas If the President were more sue-.--
tive of The flncies Of political dreamer tAan OH '"c
eober sense of statesman. The President expected
as one of the beneficial results OF MS POI
lev. tie capture by the Republican party Oh
% number Of the Southern States IN the
Presidential contest of 1850. In making iA'' Ie-
,,,r.ab! declaration the President slid in the first
place chat there was an evident tendency on 'ne
TART of tleroicious element of the south to support
tb, Administration and it's policy, and anticipated
tbrt the first results OF this tendency would be seen
about TWO vcqrs from now. and that 70 would be
.-,rt.iertiv crvs.aliZed to make itself teit
,-r, the results he had indicated IN the
next Presidential election. The President based
b, expcctati0u Of religious support on the letters
ana professions of the bishops of the Methodist
C,ureb south Senator Edmunds said tina. the next
roi.t made bv the President was that Lls poHcy Is
being received with great cordiaty by many OF tie
old line Wings of tine South, and that be antici-
ra,ed large accessiols % tne Republican party
from that quarter The case Of Iuzsimmons the
Democrat nominated for the Georgia maIslalsIlp'
was referred o. specifically ln connection Win tNe
general policy 0f appointing Democrats To once I'D
any uar. of The country. Tie PRESIDENT gave ms
reason formaliur this appointment substantially
as they have been printed n dispatches to lie
TRIBUNE Oh this subject. Sir. Hayes intimated that
de- rrouoscd to select good men for Office and If the
I.nuIli.an rartv did not furnish them, he should
take them ilom TIE ranks of the Democrats. Inc
Senator tleu remarked that he said % the President
thai be- did not agree with him that the appointment
o. Democrats was wise, ard would never give ms
sanction Co the confirmation q ans Democrat unless
TIE candidate formally subscribed TO a deciar-
alton t0 De published I'D tie newspapers that
be- firmly believed in the Constitution Of
the United states as it now is with all its amend
mcats that they were right, and that he would
carry thcm ont in herr spirit and letter The Pres
Ident replied that he diduot regard such declara-
tiop a. necessary and that he took it for granted
that the oath OF Office which every United States
official had TO take would cover all the points
mentioned. Attle same time he discahned any
purpose of appointing men 90 Office who dld not be-
love in the amended Constitution and the laws
enacted for its enforcement IN regard TO the gen
eral question of appointments, the Senator sad the
President o. much as told the committee that he
proposed to follow his own ideas the subject Mr.
Tlmunds thought 10 evident thar satisfactory re-
sult had been reached By the consultation with the
President. and me regarded the Presidents position
ar one of substantial defiance.
Mr.. Hamlin remarked tha; this was the conclusion
lie also had reached during the conference.
Speeches were also made by Senators Christiancy,
and Teller. Of Colorado. Senator Matthews had
nothing TO say and Senator COnking contented
himself with asking few pointed questions Of some
OF the speakers.
The Presidents Southern policy, OF rather that
part II it which consists in having withdrawn
United States troops from the State Houses in South
Carolina and Louisiana, was not referred
60 IN the rcmOtest manner The names OF
Messrs. Kellogg, Spodord. Eustis, Batter and
Corbin were not spoken during the meeting; and
has previously been reported IL these dispatches
they were not referred to in the former caucus.
The whole discussion was in regard 10 the pubhca-
ton Of the proceedings OF the former caucus and the
appontment OF Democrats 20 Office The text of the
whole discussion was furnished by Senator Ed
nunds' speech a summary Of which is given above
This second caucus has made the fact more ap-
parent than ever that there is to be no division
among the Republicans Of the Senate on the direct
proposition Of the appointment Of Democrats to
Office. Not single Senator has yet spoken out
boldly in favor Of it. Mr. HOar came nearer 10 doing
50 IN the caucus a week ago than anyone else Even
hr. ChristancY, who is generally very conservative,
was not ready 70 say that he would appoint Demo
Gratis 20 Office. THIS declaration was brought
out by questions put directly to him. He
has always been and is yet in favor of exercising
good deal Of patience with the President, and has
always hoped he said, that the President would do
better than some Of his opponents desired; but he
would confess that he not in favor OF the pro-
mscu0us appointment Of Democrats.
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