The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-02-08
POLITICAL POINTS.

Nal. y. A. Burke, of Louisiana, having
stated. In sn interview with correspondent of
the Chicago TritnW, that senator Conkiing
had ereecl, ready last winter opposing Tho
counting ~ tho vote " Louisiana for Hayes
the Now York seia aiur authorizes tho state.
ment that sneh charge Is absolutely false.
The publication III thu Chicago n nns ~ MI,
interview hAd by II. New Orlean. correspond.
ont with Maj. u. 4. I,nrke, u Tint city, La.
attracted widespread attention. and reopcnel
the sllscussion VI the old conirnssrs, touching
tho electoral count. Mai. burke il was Who
acted ~ thc representative uf the Nicholl.
Government IN Washington during that cutssto.
serry, and has all along bocn believed h be
tho custodian Ut all tho secrets there we're
1t tho lime. One VI MAJ. liurk4'a eiatenicnt.ls Ii
u the effect that thu Louisiana and many oiher
ho''thern Democrats were opposed originally
~ the ,cheme for All Electoral Gammis.iui,,
bnt they we're urged by Mr. Tiidsn'~ rerrercn.
tAslsea 10 work mp public sentiment in favor
II ths Electoral bilt,' which Mr.. Tii.ien snb.
.eqnen.Iy sAld "he had Away. disApprosei. z
Tho southern DemocrAts, hu rnys, wer. pvr
4'.Aded III The tire. instance 10 ao1aescc III this
electoral scheme LecAnse tho Tilien managers
were convinced II was In thu interest u their
candidates. when IL afirwsrd became qnes.
ilon whether Or not Tim Democrats In Congress
should consent - confirmation II thu clee.
torAl duciSioiL thu Democratic CAUCUS
roAolved to aelnicsce, without con.
sulting tho interests Ut Louisiana
Or sonsh Carolina, and left the representative
of therc iwo HtAtes 10 do what they could III
personal way for TIN Nichols and Hampton
Governments. Relative u Mr.. William T..
chAndlpf'r charge Of conspiracy. liurke says
thnt Mr. iiayos MAS MT personally represented
II, Any consultations that were huld, aud M
agreement wAs LgneI Ny Stanley Matthews.
Charles Foster. 'ur ANY other man, : In behalf
II Mr.. Hayes Nal. iInrkc slto declares that
tho isepnblicans who were present At si,ese
consultations never vaid or did anything
" which ihey can ~ ashamed. Iii
answsr - /. question by thu Inter.
yiawor N ~ whether there Va. Al
understanding between ssnAsor uonkllns snd
the parsonal representative. of Mr. Iilien
Will, The object II defeating Mr.. Hayes, Nal.
lhake stated that The New York Ae,,ator hal
II ons Time prepared speech maintaining
that the Louisiana sote should 10 thrown out,
with tho understanding that he tcoukling)
should to chosen President of ile senate,
and thus become Acting President of Tho uhi.
ted Hlates, pending now election ~ bs called /,
that 1ilden's friends wore satisfied with
thl4 arrangement, ~ they we're confident
they could secure 1iIden's nomination aud
election, while Gonklng thought that, with
tho control " the patronage, he could get the
Republican nomination instead of Hayes, and
meantime bc President Tor ! rear * iCa.t
that Il wA& not Mr.. ConklIng that rec..ied from
this programme, hut the scheme MAS defeated
by ~ intimA.lun put forth 1t the time that. In
case |. should 10 decided that there had hern
~ elaeilon. Mr.. Morton would b. choscm ~
President of thu NenAts and .4l-intcrim
President " the United states, beca,ise hc
wss : man Who could In trusted 10 secure
fair election Ia tbs southern HtAtes aud that
the dread " Morton, and Tin apprehension
thai thc Republicans of Tho South would thu.
ba projected Ia essting their voie, led 10 ~
abandonment u ttIr schomo by tho 1ildcn
managers, who preferred 10 trust 10 tho chances
VI III Electoral Commission. This IL I,MLe'a
~lnry. III lri4f. ~ tnll ~ The correspondent,
snI " give II Tor whAl tis worth.
The President gave one ~ the rsEn:ar stAte
dinnurs ri tho White lIouso Last week, and
Among the lso'nincnt guests Was Julge Clifford,
u the supreme Court, this being hia first Ap-
psarAi,co n tho Executive Mansion during The
present administration. II has been stated
heretofore that Justice Cli9osd was tho only
,uember u the Bnrtoms lench ~ho had MT
recognized Mr.. Hayes, either formally " 10.
eiAlly, 1lnra he l~esn,u President, Int he avi.
IDENTIFY i@H not Intend ~ ignore lhe President
any lo.Ksr.
The Washington pnsf pnhlsi,e. ii, iii.rsiuw
viii. thatrA Potter. II Ohio. oil III. subject IL
the alleged bargaining which nsreesird tl,s i,ns