The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-06-06
The National Democratic Committee.

cusSions in the National Democratic
Committee on the investigation of
the Presidential election frauds were
of much interest. 1t should be re-
membered that 'he meeting Of the
cummittee at this time was pErely
accidental, as when the meeting
" iich had been called in February
was postponed to May, there was, of
course, 10 anticil alton ON the part of
any ore that the uouse would au-
'horize an iuvestigaii"n. A striking
tact was Developed by. the inter-
change OF views of the members The
members, speaking i"divid ua}ly and
tor their different Democratic cunsti-
tnencies, to very large degree con.
Cured in The opinion that Mr.. Til
den had little personal hold on either
the leaders or the masses of the
party, and they were practically un-
amin Gus in agreeing that it would be
extremely distasteful to the party
generally if there should be
any attempt 10 conduct the invests
CATION with any purpose to advance
the personal fortunes or aspirations
of Mr.. 1ilden. Indeed there did not
seem to be any diversity of opinion
lie point that Mr.. Tilden person.
a!fy really had nothing to do with the
matter now, and could not again
under any circumstances be an im~
portant factor in any DEM cratic
calculation.
In reea' d to any action by the
committee On the subject of the in
.estlgation the discussion was of g, eat
interest. Several members Of the
House of Representatives held the
proxies OF regular members Of the
Committee who were unable to be
present. These gentlemen, as they
bad conts ibuted to the passage OF the
invest CATION res lntion, we're natur.
ally anxious that their action shonid
receive the Endorsement of the na-
iional committee, and agreed with
some earTes:ness TO tha; effect. There
were othe members of the commit
tee-some OF them gentlemen Of ell
larged exl erience and of command
ing Influence who were decidedly
Of the conviction that the national
committee should say nothing on the
subject. The resolution which finally
passed was in the nature Of Il CON-
promise, and in it's conservative char.
acter was duo TO the influence of the
gentlemen :nst mentioned.
On the point of the tit by which
Mr.. Hayes holes lhe office OF Pres
ldent, tire discussion was -probably
more lengthy than on any other
branch Of the subject be:"re lhe conf
mittee. Senator McDonald, who
represented Indian, made a speech
CD this question which produced
much impression. He said there
conld be no. possible doubt Of the
deep and atrcious frauds and con.
Spiracy by which he Presidency had
been given to the man who had been
defeated at the polls. He was en4
'lrely in favor # the investigation
which had teen ordered. lie thought
the frands should he eSposed, and
the people made acquainted With
hem in all their detale and all their
enormi'y. Let them go to the coun~
Try, and let the Republicans be
challenged to join issue and say
whether they approve OF deciding
Pres dental vlectien in snch man.
ner. This far would he 90, but no
farther. lie main aimed that SO far
as the title OF President Hayes wa,
crfcerhed it was absolutely impreg-
nable; thatnorpower existed in the
Federal Government to assail that
tt!e; Mat the Constitution had left
The election for President and Vice
President entirely IN the control ot
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