The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-23
HAYES'S FRAUDULENT TITLE
ONLY THREE REPUBLICiNs WHO WOULD
VOTE TO QUIET IT.
The Rest Refusing to Vote mt An-Additionai
Instructions TO the Potter Committee-De-
lay In the Organization OF the Committee.


lay in the Organization OF the COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON, May %. - Hayes has no
friends. Only three Republican members Of
the House would vote to-day to quiet his ttle
The great mass OF them would not vote at ALL
Seven voted against an attempt to assure his
title 1t ali came about through a resolution in
troduced by Carter Harrison. who Is as unsta-
bic as water in all matters relating to the cleo
oral count. At the opening Of to-day's session.
he moved resolution having two objects:
directing inquiry into the election in South
Carolina and Oregon. and declaring Hayes's
title secure. The resolution came In
rs a question of privilege. 1t stirred the
House as everything relating to the fraud does.
and rs only something relating to it can. The
Republicans were straightway in great stir.
Directing first to the introduction Of the reso-
luton as q privileged question. they turned to
confused conference over its treatment Cox Of
Ohio strongly advised vote for it. but Of the
rest some had no wish to vote for Hayes. and
more wanted TO pass by voting altogether. So
they took up the worn scheme OF Republican
revolution; they dissolved the lower branch by
not voting. There was this further strait in
which they were put: They had once voted that
this matter was no privilege; they could not
now vote that II was So they kept their seats.
When u confused roll call WIS over IL was seen
that no quorum was in the House. and Carter
Harrison grievcd to find that he had made
| himself fool to- no purpose. got mad and with
| drew his rcsolution. Having chance to quiet
| Hayes's title. only three Republicans would
| vote TO DO SO. rms vote shows what az men
knew. that majority of members in both par
| tics know that Hayes was not elected, and.
knowing this they will not vote to quiet fraud
When Harrisons resolution was out OF the
way Wilson Of West Virginia presented another,
| instructng the special committee to extend
its inquiry TO any State where. probable
exsed ths Il Time sh9w Ss House 9SS1 rw%s was
| over the other resolution. This resolution was
declared matter Of privilege. and, once before
| special committee. He had hardly got the pre-
yious question on this motion for reference be-
| fore the Democrats around thought II had bet
ter be passed. Meanwhile. the Republicans had
| chung their minds. too. Men went and came;
eesiiculated at them with great vicor; J. D; Cox
came over to the Democrats TO consult Potter
| and Sam Cox whispered and talked and con-
| ierred. Neither side knew Just what It wanted.
and each WAS very doubtful Of pleasing the
| other 10y voting for never SO innocent propo;
sition. All this went on, with men passing and
rcpassing. Interpreting little sentences into the
| interlorutory debate. ohlecting. voting. shout
| ing the House into a bear garden generally
| The end OF II was that the resolution passed
1t Is now part Of the instructions, of the com
dcnce. any new fact any fresh wi tness TO Justify
| inquiry Hale has only 20 produce i or show
Contrary TO general expectation. the Potter
| special committee did not organize to-day
| When Hiscock left here early in the week. he
asked. and it was understood that the commit
! tee would not organize until he returned. He
| VIII not be here until Friday morning. IL is
| not likely that the commiitecw will organize until
then. The Democratic members of the commit
| tee met together for private conference this
| afternoon. ana sat for an hour or more. They
| Were principally occupied in deciding as to the
| distribution Of labor among the different sub
| committees their composition. and the course
the inquiry will take with other matters relat-
| ing TO the conduct of the investigation. The
preparation OF the case TO go before the COM
| mlttec when 1t Is organized is in active prog
| res-. and none ot the usual delays OF such an
inquiry Will follow when the committee is or
Eunl1ed ana larry at work.
| . Tue wide srope given to the inquiry Of the
| Pott. Committee 10y the resolution adopted to-
day is likely 10 bead to results by no means eX-
pccted by the Republicans. The attention Of
| the Republican National Committee was IL is
| well known. concentrated in November Of 1876
| on South Carolina. Louisiana. Ind Florida. but
| these We're not the only States which the Repub-
| lean leaders attempted 10 carry by fraud There
| were other states in which part OF the machin-
cry OF election was in the hands OF Reuuhli cans
| where agents We're sent and the most vigorous
efforts made to change the result or cast n cloud
| upon the election OF the Democratic tickets. No
serious difficulty II is believed. exists in obtain
| ing proofs OF these efforts. and showing that the
successful frauds Congress had yet to expose
| ana punish were part OF wider campaign to
The accounts Of the conference held in Fos-
| ter's room on Thursday night last. al which an
| effort was made to save Hnyes's title by aban-
| duning his friends. has drawn out nearly as
| many dcnials as the first accounts OF the Worm
| ley conference. where an agreement was made
to secure Hayess title by abandoning his
| friends. The Normley conference is now ad-
mitted. and will be proved. 1t will not be
strange If the same thing happens Of the last
| conference. ltdoes appear, however, that some
was there were not in the room at the same
time with Hayes.