Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-02
From the New York TribunI
OWNS Plan.

Senator Gordon has forgotten to explain a title
affair, more less intimately connected with the
Weed and Peiton correspondence, and we pre-
sumo that he will thank US for calling
his attention to it in order that be may interpose
another "clear and conv incng quietus" la the
latter part oil November, 1876, several days after
the South Carolina Returning Board bad issued
the certificates to the Hayes electors, Mr. hewett
wrote a letter Of advice TO the Chairman of the
Democratic State Committee of South Carolina.
The exact puIpoit OF this letter is not known. 1t
is not difficult, however, to form d reasonable con
lecture respecting it, The South Carolina Legis-
lature was TO meet on the 2Sh. There would
certainly be two houses organized, one republican,
the other democratic, each Claiming regularity
and Mt Iewett is understood to have stated that
President Giant would recognize whichever house
should first obtain quorum OF members holding
certificates from the Returning Board. Almost
the last hope of the democrats at that time was to
secure the South Carolina Legislature, and
we may fairly presume that Mr.. llewitt's adj
vice related therefore to measures for winning
over enough weak or doubtful republicans to give
his friends quorum.
doreupon Colonel Haskell, Chairman of the
State Committee, telegiaphed to Mr.. Hewett as
follows
COLUMBIA, Nov. y.
ABRAHAM S. HEWITT, New York
Your letter of Oath inst. received. Your sug-
gestions will be observed, but tie aren't upon mhich
success depsads tciH not be Effected unless all Is
gioen. see Senator Own, and answer by tele-
graph to-day. Every hour Is important. If you
a. A. al M afil rf
a. &. HASKELL.
And Senator Gordon, who seems to have known
better than to bother Mr.. Hewitt with this bust
Park
COLUMBIA. Nov. p.
w. I. PELToN, New York:
Hewitt's letter, 9th. to Haskell received. Pro-
gramme suggested Is being followed The con-
ungency on which this turns depends Itself on
suggestion made by Gwin some days ago. Can
ace act Immediately; Consult and answer with
out delay. J. Is. GORDON.
To these requests for aid General Wade Hamp-
ton added his voice:
Nov. p.
Hon. A. S. Hewitt Ne,c Fork:
Consult d.. Own about his dispatch and an
swer if | can act on it, WADE HAMPTON.
Now it is hardly necessary to observe that fl
there had only been question here OF local polit-
cal man9uvres, the chairman of the State Com
mittee, the leader of the party in South Carolina
aud an eminent southern statesman like General
Gordon would not have asked permission from
New York before they ventnred to "act" They
were entirely competent to manage the organza-
ton Of the South Carolina Legislature without
the help of Gramercy Park, so far as the response
bility was concerned and the only aid" they
could have wanted from that quarter was money.
The uses Of money in securing quorum are not
at all doubtful. "The contingency on which
Hewlts programme turns depends itself on sug-
gestion made by Gwin some days ago. Can We
act on it Immediately Z" Really, Senator Cor
don could not have made his wishes much palmer
if he had expressed them in the language of com
merce, or if he had paraphrased Colonel Haskell
by saying frankly: I'VE cannot buy quorum
unless you put up the money"
But if any doubt existed as 10 the nature OF
the aid demanded, that doubt was removed by
tue dispatches Of the confidential agent who was
Immediately sent from Grsmercy Park to Coum-
bia with the dictionary cipher. lie teegraphed to
Col. Pelton as soon as he reached the scene of
action;
champions triumph depends upon contingency
OF Senate capture; four votes Indispensable.
LlPec 10 raise IN state thrice and half times four
Ho0sdHd dolidrs i yoa furnish like amount to-naor-
to@ Daor@ug. Money 10 be returned il uasucctss
JuL"
The next DAY he tclegr4p hed, last nights re-
quest important if not Vital" and added that be-
sides the "iour votes" in the Senate, at 1000
apiece a couple new negroes were seen necessary
J. other house. (which, i strikes us, is suhi-
eieLl.y unsmbguops. Col. FELTON, replied wal
do as requested i Il eH secure seceral electors"
Ana that appears to have been "Gwip's plan"
Probably senator Gordon thinks that the sus
p'c'on Of lbs completely in this Transaction is 90
worm noticing at ALI but when he takes hi.
scat IN the Cpp al at Washington we are sure that
his friends will like to say that che had spoken on
the subject"
A native born CbiIsman has been admitted 10