Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-16
SELLING THE PRESIDENCY.


Washington Cor. (Feb. 49, Chicago Times.
Said Hewitt. deliberately: ''Some one sold
out the presidency. Nobody at the North
sold it out. The proposition was made to me
to sell it, and contemptuously rejected it,
It was sig.-t worthy of notice to watch the
faces of members as this sentence of Hewitt's
sprung from his lips. The Southern mem
bers exchanged glances. The Republicans
yelled, ''name, name: while Ellsworth with
cap and bells Of cheap talk, beat the dull
tune of aggressive impertinence i'll the mid
die aisle of the House, in demanding that
Hewitt should account to him personally for
his remarkable statement and tell him per-
sonally all about it. During ALT his con-
fusion and uproar Randolph Tucker, with his
eyeglasses in dead rest upon Hewitt, sucked
an unlit cigar as he beckoned Tilden's abide
camp to him. Hewitt said, 'sI will tell who,
and all about its At this the uproar among
the Southern members redoubled. Hewitt be-
came puzzled. He stopped, bit his lips, and
as thousands of eyes studied his
countenance, conjecture became as wild
as the uproar. Will Hewitt expose
the bargain? Does he know all
about the trade? were in hundreds of minds
Hewitt, after a second of thought, obeyed
Randolp fuckers imperative reckoning and
walked over where he was. A whispered
consultation took place. That settled the
question as to any new facts coming out.
Hewitt went back with his mind made up to
show excessive candor and so escape disa-
greeable explanations. He began: eli the
house desires, will give some of the unwrit-
ten history of the Presidential count With
this seductive prologue he had for the next
few moments attention from goggle-eyed,
curiosity aroused crowd that an angel of
judgment could not have surpassed. Ben
Butler, whose presence, like Mother Cary's
chickens, always indicates trouble, was in
his seat dressed to go out. His soft brown
hat was in his hand and his light brown
overcoat was already on. But he leeringly
waited
HEWITT DISAPPOINTED EVERYONE.
He told nothing that everybody did not know.
He repeated the old Gen. Pickett story of
Maddox appearing as an agent Of j. Madi-
son Wells, and offering to sell the electoral
vote of Louisiana to either side. During
Hewitt S talk Charles Foster came over on
the main aisle and, leaning upon Hester
Clymer's desk, followed every word of Hew-
lit as if he was anxious to see that nothing
alluded to Foster in saying that during the
excitement of the fllibustering he had gone
to Foster and told him that while he was in
honor bound to stand by the electoral COM
mission S decision, he feared that unless as
surances were given the southern people that
the troops would be withdrawn from the
south that civil war would again break out.
Foster showed him Hayes letter and he I'M
derstood afterward that he did satisfy those
southern men. During the talk Ellsworth,
of Michigan. who kept interposing, was Wig
orously sat upon, and Indications were shown
upon all sides that if Ellsworth is not more
judicious he will be at an early day put
through the crushing process, a custom of
the house employed upon rare occasions
when suffering ceases to be virtue. From
this about half-past 3, until nearly 5, when
the house adjourned, it was
ONE PROLONGED SCENE OF DISORDER
that possessed only occasional flashes of in
terest. Aiken came back at Hewitt, and
charged him with cowardly statement
about sacrificing Tilden. Hewitt called this
a lie. Rowdy Luttrell, amid Kisses. said it
was only eight miles to Bladensburg. and
suggested that Aiken and Hewitt transfer
their grievances there. Butler, Hale and
Garfield held long confidential caucus.
Durham tried to get up his appropriation
bill. Nobody wanted business. Everybody
wanted to talk. Let us vote and see if we
will have more talk. Derision-a large vote
decides that talk is the thing. After wrangles
and bowls,
PROLONGED AND HIDEoUs,
thirty more minutes are given up to what is
Delled general debate. Foster explained if it
had not been for Hewitt he would say moth
ing. God in His just heavens knows there
was no bargain, Foster thought out his
thoughts about what Hayes might do, and
told his Southern friends, etc. More wells.
More sensation. Findley, of Ohio, red
moustached, bald headed country LAWYER in