The daily gazette., 1877-03-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Desperate Resort Of the Carpet Bag
gers-Proposed .New Election IN South
Carolina and Louisiana

The Desperate Resort Of the Carpet Bag
gers-Proposed Nelo Election IN South
Carolina and Louisiana. .,.......----
THE NEW ELECTION IDEA.
WASHINGTON, March 13.--The last
move of the carpet-baggers to save
themselves from utter snnihilation in
South Carolina and Louisiana is to
have a new election. Through some
means the colored Senator Bruce was
induced yesterday in his interviews
with Mr.. Hayes to sanction this idea,
and to-day Mr.. Blaine is full of it. He
called at the White House and urged
the matter on Mr.. Hayes.
After Mr.. Patterson left the White
House Gen. M. G. Butler, of South
Carolina. saw Mr.. Hayes, who Impair
ted to HIM the details of the plan sub
mitted by Mr.. Patterson. Gen. Butler
was not favorably impressed with it,
but said to Mr.. Hayes that he would
communicate with Gov. Wade Hamp-
ton and others and let him know the
result in day or two. This new move
of the carpet-baggers complicates very
materially the situation in both South
Carolina and Louisiana. So far as can
be learned UP to this time it meets
with no favor among the conserva-
tives OF either State or among demo-
| cratic Senators. AS stated last night
both the South Carolina and Louisiana
conservatives consider that they had
nothing to compromise. They do not
see the necessity of plunging their
States into the terrible excitement of
another election merely to give the car
pet-baggers another chance to cheat
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that they can carry their States by a
larger majority than before. Collec-
tor Casey said to your correspondent
tonight that the democrats would in
| case of another election in Louisiana
increase their majority very much over
the figures of last November.
Mr.. Hayes, after more mature con-
sideration of the new election project
expressed the opinion tonight that he
was in doubt whether it was practi.
cable. Gov. Morton is understood to
favor the idea only in the event that
| the elections can be conducted under
republican auspices entirely. Mr.. Kel-
logg stated to me that he was willing
| for q new election in Louisiana If it
was conducted under the regulation
of Packard and Packard's Legislature.
He says, however, that they would only
come out of the same hole they went
in. He says that new election in
Louisiana would damage the material
interest of the State to the amount of
million Of dollars; that with the
negro an election has the same exciting
effect as revival, aud that it would
be goodbye work" until the election
is over. In case of new election Mr..
Kellogg would also have to run the
risk OF another senatorial election. Mr..
Kellogg also indicated that he Is not
averse to the postponement of his case
till the next session.
THE PENNsYLvA MA VETERAN AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
An interview was had at the White
House to-day between President Hayes
and the venerable Simon Cameron, fully
as touching in its affections and sincerity
and its reciprocity of compliment as that
which occurred yesterday between those
well-known warm personal friends, Carl
Schurz and Zach Chandler. 1t is under
stood that some tears were shed at the
meeting between Chandler and SchurZ,
but Hayes and Cameron are made of
sterner stuff, and the only emotion ex-
hiblted at their interview was kind of
bless you my child" manner in the ven
BILE of the voice in the Ohio executive.
Gen. Cameron called at the White House
| accompanied by Representative Mackey,
| of ,his State. Mr.. Hayes, VINO was sur
rounded by a number of persons, left
them as soon as Gen. Cameron entered
the room, and hurrying over greeted him
with q vigorous shake of the hand. Gen.
Cameron said: 81 am just riding around
to pay my respects and say goodbye to
my friends, and of course L would not
leave you out" Mr.. Hayes responded /:
81 am truly glad to see you, Senator, and
hope you may live many years to enjoy
YOU, voluntary retirement from public
| life." Gen. Cameron: "Hayes, 1 don't
agree with you in this Southern notion of
| things, but l believe you are good re-
publican and love your country, and l
hope it will come out all right" Mr.,
Hayes :-"What do you think of new
| election in South Carolina and Louisi-
ana" Gen. Cameron. is a good
idea, and am sure all fair men ought to
agree to it. Patterson told me of the
plan, and l agree with it. He is from
| my State; he is one of my boys; he is a
| true man." When thes old man spoke of
Patterson as one of his boys his manner
evinced a proper degree of fatherly pride
at such bright product, as well it might
Mr.. Hayes then asked with q tender So
icitude: "When do you retire" The
old man braced himselfu up and responded
very emphatically, "When my successor
is chosen and not before" This caused
loud smile, in which all parties Joined.
Gen. Cameron then shook hands with the
President once more, bowed himself out,
and then, like gallant courtier that he
| is, he paid his respects to Mrs. Hayes.
After this he successfully called on the
Secretaries of War and the Navy, the
Attorney General and the Postmaster
General. To MI Key he said that while
he was glad to meet him he would rather
see a good republican in his place, as he
did not believe in giving the spoils to an
| enemy.
Senator Cameron tonight sent the
following dispatch to his son Don at
Harrisburg 81 have had pleasant in
terview with Gov. Hayes, Told him L
had resigned, and was now private
| citizen. Assured him that you would
support his administration. Be sure and
have the Legislature pass resolutions in
dorsing his administration"
THE SENATE TEMPORARILY DEMOCRATIC. i.
| For the first time since Jefferson Davis