The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-06-08
THE ELECTION FRAUDS.
Intrigue of A. H. Stephens and 9th
Tiers With Administration
- Republicans.
To Defeat the Potter Resolution and
Affirm the Sacpdness Of Hayes
Title-The Movement Repu.
dated by the Repnb-
-. =. . So 1licans. - I.
Ispeeial to. N. 0. Demoerat.]

The National Rspulli@npublishes an
account sof,what it calls anintrigae be:
tween auti-resolution Democrats aud
certain Republicans.
The Article says the particulars OF this
intrigue, as now developed, show that
with Messers. Mills of Texas, Buckner
of Missouri, Morse of Massachusetts, and
several others of his side Of the house,
Mr. Stephens Was willing to 90 so far as to
amend tho Potter resolution by inserting
clause directly recognizing and en-
phaticslly declaring the stability OF Pres
ideht Hayes title.
The idea was to embody in the amend
ment Mr.. Hcwitt's somewhat emphatic
assertion or concession, that the title is
sacred and rrefragablc. 1t is known
that the leaders of tho Potter wing prom-
ised to pass resolution e'ubodying this
declaration as soon as they had secured
the adoption Of the one provided for the
investigation. That they did not keep
their promise is also known, and that
they did not intend to keep it is proven
by the fact that they have studiously re
fused to recognize any of the anti-greas-
ers in any way whatever. However this
ma y be, the intrigue referred to had an
indirect bearing upon that promise, and
may have been the cause of it.
The Representatives who were eugag-
I'd in the movement were of the kind
known as administration men, and the
President himself was party to their
consultations. 1t is known that on las,
Thursday night Messrs. j. d. Cox,
Amos Townsend and one or two othe,
Republicans, met the President at the
residence Of fion. Chas. Foster, for The
purpose of talking this matter over
They agreed that the offer of the Demo
Gratis was worth looking into, and Mr.
Cox was selected 10 do the looking.
, Mr.. Cox having reached the terms
, that were satisfactory to his associates al
| we'll to Mr. Stephens and his fellow ant
greascrs, the latter to the number 0
+ twenty-five siguihed their earnestness il
z promises, by signing a written agree
E meut to vote with the Representative
against the Potter resolution, provided
. the Representatives would JUN witt
e them after Potter's defeat, in resolution
: affirming the irrefragability of. Hayes
l. title, aud providing for more liberia
i. investi CATION.
# Mr.. Cox gu Friday, armed with thi
$ paper, cautiously began to sound the 50
e called administration Republicans
o as we'll as others of the party, who ha
: up to that time been kept in ignorance {
n the Intrigue. Among these was tn
d Hon. Eugene Hale, who instantly de
n nounced the scheme as an infamous at
II tempt to divorce the administrators fro,
:. the party. In his opinion, its success
It would simply have thrown the presidel
IS into the hands of the Democrats, an
place him under obligations to a mi
nority Of that party for the preservatio
of,he sacredness of his tenure of otfic,
Other Republicans who were az
preached on the subject expressed aston
ishment that the President should 'ha,
coulheuanced such an intrigue, and {
!e gain others characterized II as an insi(
L. ions attempt by the opposition to pla'
: the administration ia the attitude of ha,
ing sacrificed the reputation of some
lis members, and having abandoned Il
q Republican party for the selfish purpo.
= Of securing to the President undisturbt
y possession of his office.
In short, Mr.. Cox met with SUI
slight encouragement that he ahaudont
!, the movement 10 dsensia His sollesgus
!, respectfully Mr.. Stephens, were .,chok,
6 of az d6au by the opposition, and Il
10, Potter resolution Was passed as
p measure. twenty Of the twenty-five i,
triguers voting for it.