The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-30
THE ELECTORAL sWIYDIE.
How Nenr II Came to Encouuter,ps , pcCess
curious Facts about senator ConkItns
mud the Louisiana aud tpregou t,...

How Ncnr Il CAME to rucoun,er,u, , p.o.s
furious Facts about senator ronL,,.s
wv" "'ea"" Eases
ALBANY, Jan. 29.-Thc alleged statements
-. Motor T. p,,rL ,o.,, Nv.
"a ''"', - -, NV ,oh'erhlhg IN" nnal
stages ci the Ircsld'ntlal count last February,
and the letter Of the Hon. W. f.. Chandler to
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W, wv 9.''', "au '"c nlh''ihg Oh
Senator Conkling's name in the matter. which
aIp"ar in the newspapers Of this morning. lead
mo 70 narrate n few facts that have n ioarind
uunr tho conornl sni,rct
II u.tn Io .,,,i,,',,I ,h,, ,ho tioo,,roi h,,
II N''i Wv l''o'' w." ''"' ''o i'''''i" VI"
provided that tho DECISIONS Of the unproce-
4, nt.d ,ribunol ,bcrnnv crnotod should stand
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Unless overrued Nv the advcrscv vote OF the Sem
ate and House Of Representatives respectively.
All honest and scusiI,Ie man ovcrvvhcrc mil
,i,,.. a.. w" a'on u.',' Wiz, si',
February and the first week in Mnrch OF last
year. had not a shadow NJ doub FIN, tho eight
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President in Louisiana Ind been dulv chosen
I'm the provious X,vc,,,,r ,nd ,ho, ,ho oo-ttc
a,ns ,,i,.or D, ,,, ti "''u '''"' Wv
the Louisiana Returning Board. were the on
srrinr az fraud cnre,,irocy ord hor,.,,n ",
nan IN washington b"licycd this moro con-
ssf"n,lously than Senator Conkling. nor held TO
alsolgtcy known in wsshnston icff@r'' the;
Electoral Tribunal would refuse ia the LOUISE
nm ash as they ha,l IN III" fiorida casc. togo
turning Board. 20 the ofr,t that the eight Hayes
rl"'iprs had been e.! "scn in that STATE; and tho
..ihcr w4s That ih% Hons" would yotr TO oy"rruld
tl' decision ~ The Electoral Tribunal bv Y
lHr,' majority. II. therefore, the Senate could
To- BROUGHT To vote rs th' House would the yotl
rrvnoly: and then the footngs would have
stood thus;
For ridden md Hendricks - 1et
I,r HIVES and Wh"rirr. III
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'l.lrr r, W. r. iNn Wn"n lii'r',p. n
~, tn W.uH iiIN' .u-,t' ',Y' rlnnt WIT. WIS n1
w. IT, a.. &C.. Is c ", VOC ha
1T, :, ",4l Wnuiu hi\,a.urN .lNrd upon tln Demo.
.IH,,,, Hgu,1ir' IN nu'n, M'uvi my ~ u,.I
would lgys doyoycl qpqn The Rcpq' m Scn,
XXI NJ W LII, W'lll NV. p''ii ol ''.l. ply
N hn" 6 WY o, rl"n % necrtn nih sysa
n,.'ohe ll,slu'nt on tne 4th OF Mafrii, ana
ny - wnula MY as 'crtaIhiy nave Irnalns1
uoyernior 81 ono or ex-governor H. IN the
h1hn umn. ne ma resigned. a., ,.,
Tribunal in the Louisiana case. as everybody
Now. ior the senate. MI Conknng iei 20 MS
hngcrs' ends on tnr pendlng question He was
~ 'erttlh uu .i,pulss!anh nhl not, Noteu ,,9,r
nay"s as ne was thht NV YORK had not. He
w5 ~ yn u snIK' a., ,e T To- ,"1e ne
would haye been at n plot inr chsatlng INN out
n in TIen a %, M ire '1pk
II ~ 'N'i ~ " p'i ,,Hnh ~ IN "u III
dlyldgal; He stood on principle. He was for
,alr dffnhng, whoever Would thereby WIN or
lose: ne touk II ior grNh'nd that ni tne Demo-
cr''s in tne Sehn," would vote 10 SCI aside the
luignent OF tne PIE ,tpral Tribunal IN RESPECT to
LOUISIANA but 10 make thelr oppositipn Ell
ic,tnai, ne concurrence 81 seven or eight he
pu',l.ah N'nhlots W",iil nr necessary. ,,,
II was KNOWN maj al lrast Few hrpupllean
SENATORS hrarlly c"n'urrrd WIN ,Mr. onk' ing
~ ms renugnancr 70 counting Louisiana Tor
hlynsi II sum lent republican i3howlng
ooin te so'urru 10 noau susssiui rnyun
against IN, stupendpus frauds 81 the tnturnina
bonrd nnd the cownrdy cvaslons OF INC elnc-
tpfhl tribunal. tonkilnE was ready, indeed ha
W.s 'uEer 10 leau III sV'n an insurrectph
An attempt was mat" 10 ontaln Tor MN sucn
kepubllcan iollowing. 70 win victory
would require seven or eight Republican Sena-
tors. ana perhaps one or TWO absences, ,The
tme Tor, preparation was short. NsVertheiess.
u was nhaIiy reported tat enough pau peen
ontnlned; Jones 81 Nevada; spencer Patterson!
,la>ton bruce. Mrurn. ana Gilbert were relied
uuon Two or three other names were conll.
icnty mentioned. one or TWO more rathef
dou,tiuiiy, Al az eyen,s down 20 IN, midnEnt OK
We gay previous 10 that on WHICH the woe upon
We VI, LOUIS iahn case VIZ 10 De uken IN tlie sen
nHIc. 'n1se VINO W'rr lH's)ilhE 70 urrnk ~ tno