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| WITHOUT A PARTY.
Calling the Roll of the Presidents
Political Supporters.
An Analysis OF the Case By an Anti.
AdmiMistrasion Organ.
Washington Corr. New York Times
1t has already been noted that the
President was almost entirely with
out personal friends or advisers
among the leaders of his party in
Washington, and to a great cxteD. the
same thing can be said in regard to
those who are looked upon as his DO.
litical opponents. Lest this general
statement should be regarded as un-
satisfactory, however, l have been at
some trouble to discover Just what
Senator'S and Representatives have
personal and friendly relations with
him. Unfortunately the list is a very
short one. 1t is long enough, howev-
er, to include the names of a number
OF statesmen who will hardly be re-
garded as among the purest and best.
In tho Alabama delegation, for in
stance, he can, under certain circum-
stances, countupon the notorious Sen.
ator Morgan, who took the Southern
tour with him, and endorsed the no.
BILE sentiment that "when Greek meets
Greek it is only question of who
has the most Greeks" In che Arkan-
sas delegation, on the other hand, he
has no supporters, and the same is
true of the delegations from Califor-
MIA, Colorado, Connecticut and Della
ware. From Florida the distinguish
cd Senator Conover processes to be
his friend, and hopes that by some
chance reelection may be the re-
suit of his fidelity. In Georgia-re-
conciled, reconstructed Georgia-the
President is very strong. The good
citizens of the Empire State of the
South appreciate the kindness that
has been done them, and rejoicing in
the knowledge of the fact that the
color line has at last been broken
down, and that the Democratic ma
jority in the State is anything from
$4,000 to 100000 votes, their Repre-
sentatives in Congress, almost with
out exception, throw up their hats for
Mr.. Hayes. And in this connection
it may not be amiss to recall the fact
that at the request of Senator Gordon,
the head of the Georgia delegation,
a Union soldier, good officer and
honest gentleman, was removed from
the United States Marshalship of
Georgia and an ex-Confederate put
in his place. Regarding the charac-
ter and history of the Senator who
is thus powerful at the White House,
the country is already sufficiently
well.informed. If any further testi-
mony be necessary, it can be found on
pages $40 and 34l Of the first volume
Of the Congressional report respect
ing the Ku-klux conspiracy in Geor-
gia.
From Illinois the President is be.
lieved to have two friends in the per-
sons of Davis and Mr.. Burchard-the
latter is disinterested, and the Senator
is grateful for favors received in con-
nection with the appointment of a
certain Judge in New Mexico. From
Indiana the President has no sup.
porters in Congress; from staunch
old Iowa none, and from Kansas
none. The Senators from Kentucky
are said to be his friends. If they are
not they ought to be. At the request
| of one of them q certain young Lieu.
tenant of Marines was jumped to the
position of Major, and the son-in la W
of the ether was quietly placed in q
not Improbable Internal Revenue
Collectorship. 1t is perhaps unneces.
sAry to state that l refer to the rela.
ative of the distinguished Senator
McCreery.
In the Louisiana delegation Mr.
Hayes has no friends, excepting, per.
haps Senator Eustis. Eugene Hale,
from Maine, tries to support him, and
occupies good deal of time in apol.
ogizing for his position. At the re.
quest of Senator Dennis, Of Mary.
land, the Surveyor of Baltimore wal
appointed. Senator Dennis is CRATE
full. From Massachusetts, the Presi.
dent has the support of Senators
Hoar and Dawes, at whose request
Mr.. Devens is understood to have
been placed in the Cabinet. Repre-.
resentatives Rice, Field and Loring,
of Massachusetts, are also believed to
be kindly in their feelings toward
him. Senator Christiancy, from
Michigan, who was elected by Demo-
cratic votes, advocates him in most
things; from Minnesota he has NO
friends; from Mississippi he is sup.
ported by Senator Lamar and Repre-.
sentative Chalmers of Fort Pillow
memory from Missouri by nobody
and from Nebraska, in half-and.
half sort Of way by Senator Paddock.
Senator Wadleigh, of New Hamp.
shire, is said to support the Admins
tration in most things, and of the
| New York members Messrs. Chitten-
den, Bacon and McCook are known
to be personally on good terms with
the President. The recent action in
regard to the Brooklyn Post-office,
however, is said to have sadly shaken
Mr.. Chittenden's faith. From New
Jersey and North Carolina the Ad-
| ministration can count upon no sup
port, and that which it receives from
Ohio might be advantageously dis
pensed with. None of tho gentlemen
from Oregon are advocates of any of
the policies. From Pennsylvania the
President can count on the lukewarm
support of Senator Cameron and
| Congressman Harmer, and perhaps
one other gentleman. Senator Burn
side, of Rhode Island, lis his warm
friend. Recently, in an executive
session, he declared, referring to Mr..
Hayes, that he would never desert or
forsake an old soldier who had serv-
ed under him, to which Senator Spen-
Ger, of Alabama, quickly and audibly
replied: "That's right; if you ever
had man who was not killed or cap
tured, stick to him."
From South Carolina President
Hayes is supported by Gen. M. G.
Butler and Senator John j. Patterson
They will continue to support him as
long as it is their interest to do SO.
From Tennessee he can count on no.
body. Schleicher, whom he helped
in the frontier matter, is his only
friend in the Texas delegation, and
in the delegations from Vermont
Virginia, West Virginia and Wiscon-
sin his support has yet to be heard
from. He is indeed President with.
out q party.
| Early Iowa Anecdotes.
The Democrat says, Professor T. S
Parvin's lecture in Davenport, Satur-
day evening, abounded in well told
anecdotes of carly Iowa settlers
some of which are too good to be
lost.
Among them was one concernina
Governor Grimes. One day the gov.
ernor went to Burlington and when
on the way to the hotel, dressed very
plainly, and making no pretensionf
as to appearance, he was accosted by
q spruce young man, who evidently
took the governor to be q porter. and