Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-22

Conover and Patterson and Sought to Buy
aColored senator-.The Sham Civil Service
Reform--Audacity of Packartl's Removal
IAN Act of Treason.
The following are extracts from the New
York Worlds report of a series of inter
| views held by Utica correspondent with
Senator Conkling:
THE ALLEGED PLOTTING WITH soUTHERNERs.
"Soon after the electoral commission began
its work, became aware that something
wrong was going on. ought to have sus-
pected it at first, when Hayes and his friends
were found to be bitterly opposed to my be-
ing put upon the commission where, by the
way, never wanted TO be,) and as strongly
anxious that Morton should be there.
knew of this opposition at the time, but
attributed it to the fact of ny openly hold
! ing the opinion that the Vice President had
no power to count the vote in favor of either
Hayes or Tilden. Later on became aware
that the real fear on the part Of the Hayes men
was that would be opposed to all make
shifts or bargainings, as l most certainly
should. From the moment that the COM
mission began its work, had an uneasy
feeling. That something evil was afoot, I
was sure, though could not get hold of any
thing tangible. John Sherman, Watterson,
Foster, and other Western men had their
heads together, and were plotting something,
knew. There was no effort that know Of
to get me within the lines but once. A mu-
tual friend came to me and said that Mr..
fo1.c0 pr,r,II il1ns 10. r
Very well; the next time we go to the House
I will be happy to meet him. We were in
troduced day or two after, and had few
commonplace words together. The same
was, ex-senator Stewart, of Ne
vada, urged me several times after
wards to go and call on him, and said Wat
terson desired to have me dine with him, I
declined, and at last said: Look here, Stew
art, don't know what your object is, but
tell you plainly that have no time now for
dining with Democratic members of Con-
gress, and you may as well understand it,
Stewart seemed to be offended, and went
away apparently in an ill-temper. That was
as near as came to any Of tho bargain
makers; but think everybody knew there
was intrigue going on between the southern
Democracy and the friends of Hayes, and
that the wires between Washington and Co
lumbus kept the Ohio man thoroughly in
formed as to all that was doing in his be-
half.
Putting this and that together, was pref
ty we'll convinced that there was rottenness
in Louisiana, and that mn effort was making
to stile all inquiry. I knew nothing; so /
could not speak, aud, when tn g commission
determined not to go behind the returns,
No oh 1off hy1tf TO ind
regular returns as presented. I was not
to speak candidly -sorry, however, that an
engagement made long before, and that
could not be delayed, prevented my presence
at the vote on Louisiana.
X X 4 X
HAYES FRIENDLINEss TO soUTHERNERs.
"a Republican told me that not long ago
he had occasion to visit the White House,
and he found the President polite, but chilly
as an iceberg. While he was there, Senator
Gordon walked in without ceremony, and
the Presidents countenance at once lighted
up, and he rose from his seat, grasped the
Senator's hand warmly, and, throwing an
arm afectionately over his shoulder, drew
him to the window, where the two talked to-
gether In confidential whispers, and then
Gordon walked out as he came in-with the
air of one perfectly at home. The
other guest took his leave at once in
great disgust. Hill, Lamar, and other
Southerners are reported to be on the same
| terms of familiarity there, while the cold
shoulder is given to the Oldest and best of
our Republican leaders. 1t looks very much
like ownership on the part of these gentle
men, and it is certain they are not disposed
to relax any of their claims. Hayes cannot
get out of their power if he would, and am
by no means sure that he desires it. He has
an inordinate conceit of his own powers, and,
in spite of the fact that he can command no
| votes at the South, seems possessed of the
delusion that he is able to create party of
his own there:
STANLEY MATTHEWS.
"What about the Republican Senators who
| vote with the Administrations
"They are soon counted up. There's Stan
ley Matthews and Christiancy, at the West
Hoar, Dawes and Burnside, at the East and
Conover and Patterson, probably, at the
South. Some of these are only family with
the administration, perhaps, but want to
give Hayes credit for all that he has gained.
or rather, saved, out of the wreck, for he had
all the Republican part of the Senate with
him when he began operations. Stanley
Matthews belongs to the President of course,
not only by relationship, but because HAYES
! made him Senator. The President thought
he needed q factotum in the Senate, SO he
told Garfield to step aside and make room
for the Administration brother law, and
| the Ohio Legislature obediently did the Presi-
| dents behests. OF course this was all right
| in the case of Hayes but, if Grant had tried
to dictate to q State legislature
after this fashion, what live
" commotion there would have been.
"Then there's Christiancy. He was elect
ed as compromise candidate, you know,
and came to the Senate confessedly as an
independent. He has never been radical in
his convictions, nor much of politician in
experience, and he readily graviated towards
! Mr.. Hayes talk about reform and concilia-
ton. Besides, he has the dispensing of pat
ronage in Michigan, and that has ten
dency to keep him attached to the Admins
tration. For himself there are other fayors
yet to come. have heard that the Presi-
dent offered him circuit judgeship, which
he declined, as he has a young wife
who is not at all disposed to
leave Washington. It is under
stood that he is willing to wait until Judge
Swayne resigns or dies, and that, in either
event, the President has promised to make
him an associate justice of the supreme
court. This will take him out of the Senate,
but the President fatters himself that by
that time he will have no need of any Re-
publican votes. Christiancy has vacillated
at times, but, on the whole, it is safe to
count him IN 18th the administration. he
will vote with it on nearly every question: