The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-17
HAYES BfFoRR INAUGURATION.


FOR WHAT EXPRESSIONS HE WAS REsPoNsIBLE
AND FOR WHAT NoT-rHE APPOINTMENT OF
KEY IN THE CABINEr-THE BoLLEs BAKER
DESPATCH CoNKLINa AND NORTON
NEWSPAPER coSsPIRAcY-sHERMAN, GAR
FIELD AND JOHNSTON.
The Cincinnati Commercial has interviewed General
Charles Grosvenor on some important points which
have been reclaimed from oblivion by the political In
QUESTION now In progress. During the period while,
after the election OF 1870, II was doubtful whether
hayes or Tiden would DO declared Prssident General
Grosvenor In confidential relations with the Tor
mer, ana therefore bis "reminiscences are OF interest,"
well as OF value contempor political HIS
tory. He said to a reporter;-
JUDGE KEY AND THE CABINET.
When was Speaker Of the House and Mr.. Hayes
was Governor OF OHIO used TO make practice Of
going every day about noon TO sec aud consult with
least thau the 18th OF that month, arrived in Column
bus alter AL absence OF several days. went 10 Gov
srnor Hayes and said 10 him:-.I am NJ last aoie 10
say 20 you That am confident you are 10 be the next
President; and IN that light congratulate you"
ssid :-.rave YOU done anything toward making up
your cabinetr" He answered, II have not. have
not JET decided upon single man ior the Cabinet in
tho event Of my choice Tor tue Office" linen said
20 him :-"Do you know anything about Judge keyf"
He said ne dd not Know anything particularly about
him. 1 tneu told Governor Hayes that had lived
SIX months in Judge Keys house in Chatta-
OF his house did not conduce to any acquaintance
with Judge Key ersonally, Tor be WAS away IN tbs
ConederAto army, but mad learned while there that
he was loved, respected, and indeed, iuirly rever
cncod BY tho people, ana thought the choice OF him
Tor Cabinet position would be wise one, aud calcu
lated 10 do good He was held in the estima-
ton ~ the community as an hon cradle, honest man,
able lawyer aud square, solid person in every
spcct. This tell you 10 show you that Governor
Hayes bad The appolntment OF Judge Key TO = Cabi-
net position under consideration ut least Two weeks
before the reception o. the Bodies Baker despatch.
IN lhnR Nm hn aln nj E.h Has
the midde-I am sure II was alter the middle OF the
month said again 10 Governor Hayee:-"Govsrnor,
what 90 you think OF the Washington rumors brought
back mere BY General sherwood 10 the eject that Mr..
Conkling viii antagonze tho republican position and
endeavor 10 turn over tue vote vi Louisiana TO tue
democrats, or influence IN favor OF Tden The decision
oil the Electoral Commission ~
CoyKLING MORTON.
Governor Hayes repiied:-"l nave mad q PROPOSE
tion from Now YORK, coming IRON gentleman in
Albany, 10 the effect that oil Conk KING
could Dc counteracted and his connieuance and ASSIST
ance secure provided that l would, in making up
Cabinet, ignore tho claims Of Mr.. Aorton ana deny
his requests Thus proposition was coupled with an
intimaton that II ! failed 10 ignore ana snuD Mr..
Morton | could count upon the opposition OF Mr..
mixing ana his influence IN deciding the vote Of the
Electoral ConmissIon against me- was gwen plainly
10 understand tDat II did not comply with tns de-
mand OF COnking must expect the b0sIllity oil that
gentleman" asked Governor Hayes II ne compiled
with tue demand, and he answered:-"I would
rather never be President than TO commit
myself 10 . position hostile 10 Mr.. Morton.
90 NOT think IL proper for me 10 commit myself now
In any direction, and The last OF my lite would be
to place myself In . position inimical TO Morton.
Never has the republican outlook been SO dark or
gioomy III OHIO that Mr. Morton nus come 70 cur
ard and assistance, ana with words OF cncer and
tort. He mas always In the darkest days been
would, Tor purely private reasons, antagonizs Mr.
Morton aud cndeavor 10 injuro influence would be
migrate aud unworthy o. tho confidence OF the
publican party ot the West"
THIS BoLLxs BAKKR TELEGRAM
SNOW, General" sara the reporter, 'toll mo all you
know about that Bodies Baker telegram"
sin the abse Of Governor Young, In Cincinnati IL
WAS IN immense Telegram, The longest | ever re-
ceved, ana now wish 10 say night here that that
telegram was only one Of moro than twenty similar
ones, anu Bon Butter 10 either . strategist or =
blank hatlon no such thing, to produce but that
one wnen he evidently has acce.s to all the
kilograms received by the Atlantic and Pacific Com
psny NJ that time. he - scoundrsI wnen ne pro-
duccs but one Of the many That despatch, stand ng
alone, Is mol complete. Tucre were many that
Convention AMI Of course " he could have procured
he could have procured Others Of them. Ii was
the cowardiy dirty trick Of mean anu pettiiog.
ging lawyer THIS Bolles Baker Was not known BY
sitner Young, Lee, Hayes or myself when he opened
battery upon vs. by Telegraph. He Insisted Ia al
his telegrans that unless Mr.. haycs gave
anccs OF patronage, &C., TO the Soutn the nhDus,er
wvulu be instructed count the disputed states to
1i.drn, ana Hayes defeat DO insured. In reply
by iEstructicn,A l summarized tne answers /,
all these dispatches, and the strongest thing eve
said reply IN the way OF assurances was thls tina
the Cincinnati platform aud The letter oil acceptance
ot Mr. Hayes ought to be sufficient grounds for an,
loyal southern republican TO stand upon. Mr.. Haye
distinctly ana esipnaticaiiy refused 10 commit HIM
sell beyond what his public utter.nces hsa besu up
that time"
An UNAUTHORIZED EXPRESSION
8 General GrosvoDvr Then explained editorial
advising the OF United states troops In ali ats
lshsd IN The ONO State Journal, winch supposed
TO Us the organ OF M. Hayes. At Was written ny
Mr. Bennam, Ason-in-iaw OF Judge ihrail, as a com
muncatio, but through the biundcr or sinister pur
pose OF Al editor Ia democratL who WAS uut,
wnio his CHIEF, General Comfy, was III, II con
verted into AN editorial, anu AS such appeared. A
presented by General Grosvenor the whole affair
seemed IKE q conspiracy 10 misrepressnt Ar. Hayes
A conferences was mold NJ tbs Goveruor's house. Ih
report continues:-
'.rns exact facts regard 20 tho authorship OF tn
article, snd IT'S manner OF getting INTO The paper, wer
detained by Mr. LIRE, and alter luli discasso II w.
decided lha, Lieutenant Goverpur Young aud mysel
should send disunct snd separate kilograms accord
ing 10 our indiviauai Judgments, TO ashIngton II
answer to the many received. A leav
Governor Hayos followed W. 10 the door, and toid
10 put our kilograms IA our own language and TO
what we picaseu, - he believed he could trust TO
judgment IN the matter, but only epjoined upon
tnat we wouia mol say anything taat would comm
him TO either the ailt mation or reputation VI tn
article. he saa 81 have steadily refused 10 conn
myself 10 All expression oil opinion about what
ought TO do as Presiaeni ana shall do SO nov.
Lieutenant Governor Young aud myself wen
to the American House ana wrote our dispatches
1 doa' remember what General Young wrote, but
Photographed Stanley Matthews that the editorial wa
reaIy comma ication, and Was 30 Endorsed by Gen
ersI Comfy, aud that II mad been cooked up into
editorial ny the young man oil tho Journal rstaolsn
menl VINO dii not understand the possible force
effect oil IL M such.n
SIBERIAN, cARrIKLD, IT Al
"What, - asked the reIvrtcr, did YOU know abou
tho Cabinet oil me iuture President before no lief
Coumbus?v
~ knew,n answered General Grosvenor, stha, Mr.
Hayes nad decidea upon Mr. sherman Tor Secretary o
the treasury long before he lett Coumbus and knov
That he never airecly or Indirectly suggested AM
70 fiji the senatorial position 10 be leit bj
Mr.. Snerman's appointments When l spoke TO hin
about Carried beng candidate be said to m
that he could not BY any means be Induced to occupy
any position antagonistic TO General CARRIED NJ
spoke about Key, and Hancock, anu General Jo
Johnston ana number others IN connection
with the Cabinet conversation, aud said that view
OF the south feeling ANXIOUS about the election oil
Northern republican, as appearing ipimical TO thci
interests, he thought the appointment Of South
srner TO a Cab,net posi,on would satisfy this Soutl
anu strengthen tue repuDiicsn party In the Nortn
He thought would enhance tbs prospects oil III,
business interests In both sections by showing tina
the republican party was not bosuIe TO he people
tho SOU VI the latter were Wiling TO suomi 10 Tn
general results OF the war and tho legislation which
had grown out oil III
POLITICAL NOTES.
wilkcsbarrc (Paj Rccord:--"Thc Bedford count,
republicans favor the denomination Of Congressman