The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-11
ANaRY REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S.
a Secret Caucus In which tho President fs
aehe the Target ecs . Gea>..AI Ir:.-..=.a
WAsHINaroN. March 81.

WAsHINaToN, March 81.
The Republican Senator'S had caucus
OF two houra' length yesterday, and from
| the close manner in which tho proceed
inGs are guarded 1t has been inferred that
something important must have occurred.
There was nothing, however, In the pro-
ceedingS OF sensational character. The
caucus was called for the purpose Of
securing an exchange Of idoas %. 70 what
ought TO oe done 70 mako the Republican
party. a unit in the Senate. /. has
long been subject Of regret to the Re.
publican Senators that they no longer
had any power In tina: body, because
they were not unitod, while the Demo
crata. by staying together and voting
together, nearly always carried their
points. The attendance was quite email.
Messrs. Conkling, Howe, Hoar, Jones,
Mitchell, Patterson and Conovor were
among the absent. Nearly all of those
present had something 70 say, and whilst
1t is impossible, owing TO the strict Sc
cFeccy imposed, to give what each one
sa,d, the fact is undoubted that the gen.
eral sentiment was strong against the
course Of the President, and that oven
what are known as the administration
Senators, namely, Matthews, Burnside,
Christinncy, Hour aud Dawes, were not
| AS outspoken in favor of conciliation "a
formerly.
Mr.. Matthews had very little to sny, :.
and was much less smiabIe than formerly
in his feelings toward the Presidents
course. 1t was suggested, however, that
another effort should be made tn induce
the President to net more in accordance
~::h the Republican party in Congress.
Edmunds, Blaine, Hamlin and others
opposed any further effort. Mr.. Ed
munds called attention to the efforts of
himself and others some months ago.
and again detailed his experience at the
White House. The President was very
agreeable and gave the gentlemen to
understand that lie shOuld be in full har-
mony with the party in the Senate. II
was charged yesterday that since that
time he had not done one act in harmony
with the party, and that it was useless =,
attempt TO make him see the importance
OF united action or TO do 'nything to
strengthen and perpetuate the party. He
was charged with conccit, indiscretion
and deception, and one Senator said that
it was useless to attempt to influence
such man. The only way was for the
Republican Senators to stand together,
and they could thus force the President
20 appoint only Republicans to Office.
Several of the Senator'S said they would
not humiliate themselves by hanging
around the President begging for favors
which they might know would mover be
granted.
| Mr.. Paddock and Dir. Saunders, who
have rather favored the conciliation
policy. acknowledge that they have
enough of il. The appointment of Pro-
fessor Hoyt for Governor of Wyoming,
in place Of ex-senator Thayer, has had
the effect of changing their ideas. Mr.
Cameron, of Wisconsin, is also less con-
ciliatory than formerly, owing to the
Prcsidents want of frnnkness towards
the WISCONSIN delegation which called
on him and urged the appointment OF
ex- Representative Cobb as Register oi
the Treasury. Senator Spencer said i,
was useless to spend any more time in
trying IN keep NJ. Hayes in the Repub.
lican party. He had done ali he could
to destroy the party, and had succeeded
admirably in the South. There was nc
lager any use of canvassing and max.
/ liz resolutions. He demanded to know
how many Senators on that floor had
been. consulted by the President OF
members of the Cabinet regarding mat
tiers in their own States, and he though,
that inasmuch as the President had
manifested q desire TO get along without
Senators and members it was little else
than presumption for them 70 persist in
Interfering at the White House. Their
line OF duty as Republican Senators wa,
plain, Ind for his part he intended tc
follow 1t.
Owing to the small attendance and the
difficulty of agreeing upon any plan Of
action nothing Vas accomplished By shs
tense hostility toward the President and
the necessity of all the Senators unitipo
!. end working together. Another meeting
~ill be held during the present week and
strong effort viii be mado to eecure a
full attendance.