The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-20
TIE CANDIDATES FOR 1850.
aRIs rOU'S rRfENDs ri TfIN0 mn ~
fiTE R.tCE FOR pRhSiDENE


a..t.f 'gcrm- With urSc- The uo.tnn Raw
ourt Arranged 80 the Opening uf tho Gam
n,,un s,hurs'. Fart In the Negotiation.
W,sutvrroV. Ian. 10 Tho Presidential
,.,Jid.,,- fur 1850 are carly ON the track. Mr..
MARBLE and Ar. pArnum have announced MIR.
r.lcn AZ the c.nd date Of the Democracy. and
,on,o ardent admirers " Mr. Bristow brought
Lin cut in Boeton ar their faVorit' for the race
lua years hence. II If true that the banquet
el,cn in honor of MIR. Bristow by hs Boston
ftru.is Waa not advertised az the opening Of
IA, Hr stow campaign for 1880. but nevertheless
uv.p There has been great deal Of wire
pulling In Washington to bring this Boston
ractt.on about. The friends OF Bristow were
hy NO means satisfied with the course Of his
Fnulul' ncy. They were cool towards him.
an -,uc 81 them were quito ready to Join the
irsrconcilahlcr. like Chandler. in ripping up all
N, secrets of the Loul-ia villainy the clcc-
toral commission, and the Foster Matthew'S
Gordon Lamar bargaining. They complained
of Returning Board Hayes because he had
.Ightel Bris.ow They thought some provis-
ion ought to have been made for the great re-
lormcr. who WIS forced out OF Grants cabinet.
All during the Presidential campaign the Bris-
ow clauucrs had announced in the most conf
lent manner that he was to hc made Secretary Of
ho Treasury II Hayes was elected. II their
casting was laughed at, they intimatcd that
u,h AN understanding had been reached be-
ore the Kentucky and other Brstow delegates
. the Cincinnati Convention agreed TO go Tor
Hayes. Tho bargain. IT was limited. had been
naicb by Harlan. who represented Bristow and
Soycs. who acted for Hayes. Whether or not
here was any ground for these statements.
iont positively know; but am certain that rs
A A
iohn sherman for Secretary Of the Treasury.
Mr. Bristows friends became cool toward his
Frauduency. and it wasn't long before some Of
hem were outspoken in their denunciations Of
what they called the sham and hypocrisy OF his
,o-callcd civil service reform.
The Louisiana Commission. with Harlan as
ne chief manager Of the trading that was TO be
lone. followed. and again Bristow was over
ooked to reward Harlan for his dirty work in
Louisiana He was given the vacancy on the
Supreme bench And to make this still mere
calling 10 the Brstow crowd the appointment
Of Harlan was credited to Mr. Bristow. | have
previously told the story of Harlan's nnesse In
lhis business but it will bear telling again
Harlan knew that Bristow wanted to be made
an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and
HAT il wsuld never do to let il be known that he
was an applicant for the position. Accordingly
be quietly SIT the story anoat in Kentucky that
prs,ow had been rendered the vacancy on the
supreme bench aud had very properly declined
IT, 1t would not have been wise for Bristow
taid Harlan. 10 shelve himself on the Supreme
bench. He was the coming man for 1850. As
Harlan and Bristow had been warm friends
for years. Of course the statements Of the former
were everywhere accepted as authorized by the
latter After this story had been well circulated.
Harlan began to secure the endorsements OF
BrstOws friends for himself as an applicant
Tor the vacant seat on the Supreme bench. lie
got letters and signatures to his endorsements 10y
the hundreds. and they were duly forwarded to
The de facto President. Bristow and his friends
did not discover what was going on until they
wore surprised with the intelligence from Wash
ington that Harlan was TO be appointed Then
Ne little game Harlan had been playing was
Nposcd. Bristow caused Hayes TO be- informed
hat fraud had been practised upon him. but
was toO late Harlan must be rewarded.
After little the fight on his Fraudulency
began to wax warmer and warmer and the oc-
supant Of the White House was not happy Ho
vas looking about for friends. He sent for
tome Of BrIstow's admirers. They were not in
humor IN be polite. They talked very plainly.
Hayes begged for support against the enemies
II reform. They said that he had not treated
Bristow respectfully; that he tBristowl was the
representative Of the reform element OF the Re-
publican party. and that unless he rallied his
friends to a cordial support Of the Administra
aon IL must go under. Hayes protested that he
WAS Bristows friend: that he wanted Bristow
10 be his friend. They said he had given no
violence of his friendship.
Thus the matter stood until Carl Schurz be-
tame the mediator between Hayes and Brs-
ows friends. Mr. Schurz saw. as he thought,
IN opportunity to strengthen himself by an
alliance with the Brstow Republicans. and he
lrged Hayes to make friends with them at their
own terms After good deal Of negotiation Ii
was finally settled that Brstow was to be the
recognized heir 10 the succession. He was to be
rored out as q Presidential candidate and be-
zone the great champion OF civil service re-
orfn. Then the Bristow dinner was arranged
and "arried out according to programme. But
his arrangement Is hot altogether satisfactory
~ some Of Hayes Cabinet Ministers. and it
may breed trouble at home. In the mean time
be Radical Republicans laugh at this trotting
,ut Of Bristow. and say that il he, ever becomes
formidable candidate Grant will come back
rom Europe and settle his hash with some rev.
,lations he will make. don't put much faith
n mis- tut believe, nevertheless, that Brlstow
By i'n,iying himself with g. the great fraud Of
1876 Will cffectually destroy any chances he
night have had for 1850.