The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-25
TIE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
NO FdCTTOUs OPPOSITION TO BE MADA
TO TIE COUNT.


ONer v" Hhe support 0f Hnycs-Mr. FbrIdsa
Qu" Warrnnto Hin Endorsed y the Caueus
WASHINGTON, Feb 2i.-Thcre Is no longer
any danger Of factious opposition TO tho com.
plction of tho electoral count on tho part Of tho
Democrats in the House. provided the Rcpubli.
cans at diserecty. The ultra Democrats wero
hopeful last night of gaining sufficient access
sions TO their party tO enable them to compel tho
Republicans to make some very grent conces-
sions. do not believe, however. that the most
sanguino of this class of Democrats expected
that they would be able to defeat tho counting
In of Returning Board Hayes. What thcy
really hoped TO accomplish was to force
the Republicans to agree to nm amendment
to the Army Appropriation bill. which would bo
practically recognition by Congress OF tho
Nichols Government in Louisiana and OF tho
Hampton Government in South Carolina; and
further to compel the Senate to pass bill author-
izing Mr.. Tilden to proceed by quo wnrranto TO
test 1layes's title to the office Of President
This was all the Northern and Southern Demo-
Gratis. who have stood by Speaker Randall
during the past ten days. have waited to accom-
pllsh. They wcre really struggling TO secure all
that the Southern Democrats, who have an
nounccd with such a flourish OF trum.
pets that they wcro opposed TO fiji.
bustering, nlego that they demand Of or
expect from Haycs's administration. II these
exceedingly conscientious Southern gentlemen
arc. as they declare. actuatcd by no other mo-
tivcs than desire TO obtain from Roturn-
ing Board Hayes recognition OF the
Nichols and Hampton Governments. they had
cratic friends and the senate would have iY been
compelled TO agree 70 the amendment proposed
10 he added by the House to the army bill. But
instead OF pursuing this bold and manly course,
certain OF the southern Democrats have pro-
% sa6Se Of tu hSmns soni2orns 2 n"%IoTass MhH 5aSs
,nnc"d attendance in the ante-room Of Gov,
liayes's office. in Columbus. and .crayed
With, Ills fraudulcScy across Postmastsi
C9mIy,s q dinner table One Of these
in getting his legs under the same mahogany
with Hayes for an hour. has been moving about
Washington all winter in IA mysterious manne!
assuming the airs ot n great diplomat and
n6,ran,s Inssarins few ,HnnSophistiGaed southern
SfS Son Ran eAR R@ ran F2 'yGs Il Gs sasasaaeS aS%aS
M nro6r a s has Pbsn bsen IN ny%m a5nsnnt and
communication with Charley Foster. and to-
g'ther they have succeeded in dcudnga few
southern Congressman into the belief that
Hayes was the. real Moses who was to lead thu
Southern % people out Of the wilderness in which
dut THEM into the promised land oi federal "a.
Th@- ciiYcct which the article in Havcss homs
organ. reviewing the Louisiana situation had
on th' southern mcmbris WAS significant IL
Charley Foster had been eagerly listened
70 by them; and, second that they had
than the unauthorized statements OF Foster
They wero Of course. very angry. because they
believed that they had been imposed upon u
Foster. ana thry IN Imagination saw the proni-
red fruit OF post offices and th" like turning to
IT, In this condition of mind u knot OF them
gathered at Willard's Hotel. and appointed a
c2mm,,,eeS com s,neSo o, two. two to wait on Foster
article in the state journal really reflected tho
views OF R'turnine Board Hayes, This com-
mt"e WAS composed of Senator Acorn and "a
latin American from New Orleans, who Onca
ulpn q time diped with HAYES at ComlS's House.
hu, an opportunity To- telegraph Il sensational
story about h,prcSeniqtyr Lamar Hampton.
and other S"uthrrn leaders having come thithei
toeonfer with His Fraodulnncy.
when the c4inmiil"c waited upon Foster and
Mauhcws and told them whut a storm Comly's
artic" had stirred up. and how lhr Southern
lirnocInis would iihustcr until the crack Of
grot roinmotion in the Republican camp. Ex-
e.oyi D.nnlson Was sent for and a telegram was
ihunrr' ,vns H. o.ot,nr w,h h WnM na ln
came back irrm ,tmys party % that Comfy on I'wSs wTs
NJ MI and & H." HaR9y &
printers, devil who had set IN the whole job.
cSpr1 .S 80 q rh tue lSi9r Matthews y Pepa7on tee-
nor. were furnished 10 tho aforesaid committee
and furnished to any correspondent who would
parties To- this proceeding apparently did NOT
see IN what an unlignifled position it placed
err @Tned d0"0' t. %hrr dG Y"S McSsrs wTse %%i: s2a
th'ws. Foster and Dcnnison appear o.
r%9f ray anlsndG '9 Mri htaass Ras !Hy'' FHy sro IL
Sen,y : rup,r was iar more nl?dcrate than
Returning Boards operations. Ii simply at
tempted To prove, by rather offensive process
ra12GE n N NM Nno0ry 0l & Idlf oS; wSk9y;;
to hulldoze the industrious negroes who inhahit
the rural districts. md outnumber by several
and insisted TINT as Grant had used
tHS 4oy 01n- =, 4, in sepSfh%eer ls74 to put
ought to be is"d to support nurkard's Govern.
mont. Nevertheless Foster. Matthews. and Don.
nison telrsrnphcd 70 know il Hayes really ap-
proved ol this article. and while they were
ni,p4,qIt It thsy might as vel have asked
Commis-ion. However. the reply which Fostor
and his colleagues received was accepted by tho
unsu-pe,rt,ns Squthqrncrs as perfectly. satisfac:
tGcWseIycs rciieyed from ali oLligations ia "a
abide by the decision Of mo Demo.
cratic eau us last night and voted with tha
hrpuhlicans th.s morning To- 70 on with tha
electoral cunt Aiirra iny' : reelection. however,
enough of tuein were satisfied that perhaps
would better to have hreress until Monday per-
hnps t1 enable them tn yet some more definite
tisht % sauo"zr tnc' Dgim"'ris 'raliicd I" "snoi,gh
votes 10 se'urr tn" T. '7tpun'm"nl of drhhn,a-
o' da5 at 10 a. w. IN % l" Gsp of Grns Sn Sboa; Sa
something Ike haImonious action OF tha
In' CAUCUS of to-ni1lt was hold and the ap-
p"al Wa, ueo' 90 'utnrrn Domo'rns 10 stand
nnd The 'nimehi io mo Army hiil Thors
nr"rs. Th9 Hon. ilioster, Cbiaer.,, OF
William VI Robbins. OF North carolina. acted AZ
Sr'rrlNr IN i'uh"rdlon- only lasted about
Hn hour AMI were very harmonious, both cle-
mrna uniting in VOTING uuon very mutiunthnt
was no cilou nude 10 r,,vivr The ,mrsiion of
Of the electoral count. and 1t Is generally
nnagislooi tnat ,heIo wii be no IN.
tmn what are pori"iy consistent, with
Ai. raid IIf NNll