The sun., 1878-06-11
RITLER BEGINNING WORK.
.ur FIRST STEP TOWARD EsTdBLTsH-
NC HlYES'S COMPLETELY.
s,.,isc.nt Telegram sent 20 Private See
ss,ory Lee and GOV. Young 10 Advice as TO
who should Compose tho Cabinst-Where
IA tho sender Obtain his knowledge

s,x.,sc.nt Telegram sent to Private See
.s,ory Lee and GOV Young 80 Advice as TO
80 sbou,d Compose tho Cabinet where
IA the sender Obtain his knowiedxet
v,suryaToN, June 10.-The thing OF spe-
,,al interest in to-day's session OF the Potter
r~r,n,itiec WAS the introduction by Gen. Butler
.i,hs Boulds Baker kilograms. They arc very
,,,nieoont Boulds Baker himself Is political
,dyenturer He claims Texas. believe. as his
.osidence. He figured once before in Washing
,or His mission then was to defeat Tom
n.hil,rce who had been nominated by Grant as
rni,cd States Marshal for Texas. He succeed
A and for time was master OF
w. situation so far as Texas appoint
ror,a were concerned. In the spring OF
1877 he was In Washington. and. unlike Micaw-
har me- was trying to turn up something. He
a, ,r,ors to have been In the confidence OF some
hoiv He knew enough. at any rate, to outline
Ihe nolicy Of tho Fraudulent Administration be-
fore II was altogether certain that the fraud
was 10 be successful. The vote Of Oregon. 1t
Is true. was counted for Hayes and Wheeler,
in accordance with the decision OF the Elec-
lora Commission. on the oath Of February. On
mat same day Boulds Baker sent his telegram Of
900 words to Lieut.. Gov. Young OF Ohio. and A.
Lee. Hayes's private secretary 1t is true.
In the House Of Representatives. There was
one case yet to be determined by the Electoral
commission-the State OF South Carolina-and
here were disputes as to individual votes
,rom Pennsylvania. Wisconsin. and Ver
mont There remained only seven days In
which tho count could be legally completed. The
Hlibusters were confident that they could defeat
the count and yet at this very critical hour
Boulds Baker sends n telegram which proves
that he know Of the negotiations then in prog
rcss which afterward secured the completion
OF the count and made Hayes de facto Prcsi-
dent II" not only knew OF these negotiations.
but he knew what the policy Of the de facto Ad-
minisiration was to be- toward the South. He
knew that one or more Of the Cabinet was
4 come from the South or Southwest;
lie knew the men who were mentioned
for Cabinet positions from the south
and Southwest. lie names them in this tclc-
gram of Feb "a. II is notorious fact now that
every man he names was being pressed Tor a
Cabinet position from the South. II Is a no.
torious fact now that Joe Johnson. Van Horne,
ceptable To their section. 1t is notorious
fact now that Hayes and his close con
ing the feasibility ~ selecting one. or
moro OF these men as Cabinet mnicors. II IL
., notorious fact now that Keller 9t the
Memphis Arddnche. who wrote part " Charley
Posters famous speech. made on the 2uth OF
February. 1877. was press ny Key for Cabinet
Oluf'I llht iltisNfsAl anu Dl'h f1ltiit
were in concert with Keller. But outside Of the
negOtatOr- and hargaincrs there was not hall
dozen men in Washington who knew on the
24ih Of February that Key and Gen. Joe John
ston were dreamed ot MS possible mcmbers Of
the Fraudulent Prcsidcnt's Cabinet. Yet Boulds
Baker knew it. He telegraphs their bographi les
20 Haycss private secretary. A prompt answer
WAS received. Tom Young, now In Washing
II as he thought proper. He did answer 1t.
Key was made aCablnet officer and Boulds Baker
got an office under him. II is true Baker lost
the Office In August last 1t is equally true tina,
Key would have lost his office. too. a few days
ago. II he had not written letter and sacrificed
his sell respect and manhood 10 retain II.