New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-30

graphic consultation with the Democratic
National Committee and with the sly Old
gentleman who sat in his house ut Gramercy
Park and pulled the wires.
On the 14th of November, before one-haif
of the Republicans whom General Grant had
invited to go to Louisiana as witnesses OF the
count had arrived, the Democrats suggested
to the Republican visitors that they adopt JOINT
measures to secure fair count. Two days
later the Republicans replied that they had VS.
tied New Orleans simply as witnesses, ana that
there was nothing in the laws of the United
States or in the Constitution or laws OF Louis
lana TO warrant them in interfering with the
right of a sovereign State to canvass and de-
clare its vote in its own way-a position
that was sustained by the Electoral Com
mission in regard even to Congress itself.
Without waiting for n reply to their com
muIiication, four of the Democratic statesmen
sent the following dispatch to Governor III
den:
Ew-ORIEANs, Nov. II, 20.
Hon. 8. J. THDEN, - Gramercy Park:
After fun survey Of the situation here. we urgently
recommend mat you make at to Governor Hayes
| the proposition hitherto communicated to you.
sAM'L J. RANDALL,
L.Q c. LAMAR,
HENRY WATTEEsON
OSWALD OTTENDOETER.
What was it that Messrs. Randall, Lamar,
Wattcrson and Ottcndorfer had suggested
and then advised that Governor 1lldeh
should propose to Governor lIayes9 Was he,
in view of the closcncss of the election and
the uncertainty as to its result, to propose
division of the spoils, as ward politicians in
New-York trade with each other about the
time nominations are to be made? Perhaps
Mr.. Tilden was advised to offer the Vice
Presidency or place in his Cabinet to the
man he came so near to defeating provided
he would quietly step aside and make no
trouble. The Democratic party is expert III
such tactics, and Samuel was its prophet Ill
those days. 1t las been suggested by well
informed Democrats that Governor Illden
was to repeat to Governor Hayes the
proposition which had that same day
been submitted 10 the Republican visitors.
but that was hardly possible. Neither OF
the Presidential candidates was in Ncw-Or-
leans and any attemptto bulldoze the Return
ing Board by telegraph from points thousand
or fourteen hundred miles away must certainly
have failed.
The world would have been left in
utter and hopeless ignorance of what
this important proposition was to be
UOr there is no evidence that 1t
was ever submitted to Governor Hayes, had
il not been that Speaker Randall and mys-
terious associate who is modest as to hide
his identity behind an anatomical term
! "Thorax let out the whole secret. Mr..
| Randalrs dispatch, dated five days later, is as
| follows:
NEw-ORLEhNS, Nov. 10, '76.
! NJ. X. KING, ErarcH Horse;
Here my with from Fox usefulness Florida MOsc!c one
answer ndrd authority beside wants fuli.
sAM'L J. RANDALL.
Thorax followed during the next few days
with these, which completely solve the mys-
terry:
NEw.OHLEASs, NOV. 81. 20.
GEo. w. SMITH - GrGiHcrcy;
Committees none London sub with bat met Mose.le
canvassed our Thames admitted CONT tally counties.
1HoEAX.
NEwCELEASs,'No %, 70.
CTo Saoe)
In we Bglcr count feel to encouraged will you six
teen Russia with 10 Daniel we laid two
rrturns attempted Havana other how snail all know
Unca Thames voted contested examined vote opened
before are Ouly in our elects allowed II for
TroIAX.
NEwORLEANs Nov. 23, &c.
ITO SGiae)
Corresponds SyracuGn Mississippi OF twenty Ithaca
Officially Glasgow Havana showing five have counted
plan Mississippi Greece Danube Returns Missouri 10
ahead being entire all viii discussion time oppo
sor these London that protractiHg reaches CON
tcs ed developing many electnIg work thus allowed to
by for abrogatcd be seems on not. IHoRAN.
So 1t was the Mississippi plan " on which
the Louisiana controversy was 10 be settled,
was itl 1t is not ut all strange that Governor
Tilden did not follow the advice of his friends