Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-27
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The great bugbear OF the Democrats
ever since the election and inauguration
OF Rutherford ID. Hayes. has been the
wormley Conference. The great object
Of the jerks n.Poiter Commit
tee has been to prove, first. that the
State Of Louisiana was fraudulently re-
turned for Hayes by the Returning
Board. and second. that the electoral
vote OF the State was allowed to be &C.
eep,sd in the final count. by the con-
summation OF n bargain between Re-
publicans and Democrats. That bar.
gain was said to have been made at the
worulsy Conference In Washington.
aud by its terms President Hayes was to
be peacefully inaugura.ed. and in pay
ment was to allow Packard to fall and
Nichols to rise in Louisiana. Upon
this bargain the Democrats have
howlsd for nearly two years. and at
length the true inwardness Of the
wormley Conference has been made
known. Major Z. A. Burke has testi.
fed before the subcommittee in New
Orleans, and furnished the letters and
kilograms bearing upon the subject.
What do they provsI
It should be promised that Burke Is q
stsunch Democrat. and was the friend
and adviser Of Governor Nichols, in the
negotiations at Washington. 1t was he
who Was mainly instrumental in bring
ing about the wormeley Conference.
and IL any person thoroughly under
stands the real workings Of that confer
snce, and knows the terms Of the alleged
bargain" ii Is Major l.. A. Burke.
According to his testimony. President
Hayes was not approached at all. Burke
took the ground in the beginning that
Mr.. Hayes could do nothing without tho
cooperation Of his party. and therefore
never made the slightest attempt to APP
proach Hayes. His theory was, that
the Republican leaders must he secured.
not the President. Here is what he
says
"He tEllis) thought II necessary to go
TO Columbus. Ohio. with Q view 10 verify
the statement that had been made. Ellis
stated that he had communicated the sub
stance Of tho statement to Nichols. and
and had telegrAphed to Hayes asking II he
hal been fairly represented by those claim
ing 10 DO his friends. Witness disagreed
with Ellis. and autographed to Nichols
stating that an ultimate solution Of
the Louisiana question favorable 10
Nichols rested with the Republican
leaders more than with Hayes. Witness
knew that nobody could carry out . con-
ciliatory policy in the face Of q united hos.
tile party. Nichols must have guaran-
tees from the Republican leaders. Wit
mes. had fully set forth these views at con-
f~erences Of the 10th. 18th and 18th OF Feb
ruary, and had announced that the Demo-
crats would make o determined effort to
defeat the electoral count unless they could
secure such guarantees. Witness said to
Governor Dennison and Matthews that the
LouisiAnians were fully determined to de-
fend Their government against the Federal
Government or anybody else who might
attempt 10 sustain Packard. They had
long endeAvorsd 10 avoid q clash OF author
ity, and. without meaning TO be disloyal,
should no longer allow interference. Strife
would follow the Inauguration OF Packard.
Witness WAS then invited TO 4 conference
roam and going there met sherman, who
said he regretted the condition Of South
sis an.ns anu n ~ ,s ~ WI,nsss
aid for the friends Of Hayes to get Presi.
dent Grant 10 remove tho troops from
aou as.,moa s.id Co., -. .-r,rnnndsJ
BY such influences that nothing could be
accomplished through ann. witness 'o.u
&C. 80. - ,ha %oninion Thai tbe Sieholl,
Government should stand. and that he
SusaiIy VPpOsI1a ,s, ~ G,.n, ,hs,
10 withdraw the troops would not embar.
rass Hayes, q, would help matters. sher'
man, nA'.ne"s Anu aun.I .ta. -
mot Authorized 10 speak for Hayes, they
believed the sentiments OF Grant Above
.ama ,.IL nv ,hs ssn.,o,isl ons,tion viii.
ness suggested a conference Of the friends
OF Hayes who represented MN WIN W., hs
800. y, ,ha wo,misx eonie,sne, ne,t day
(2G,h Of February.
The conference met. II was composed.
according to Major Burke Of Msssrs'
Matthews. GARFIELD, Foster Sherman
George. Carter Levy Ills anu nun
sell. MIR. Hayes had nothing 10 do Win
II. the bargain so lar rs the hepuo-
heans were concerned consisted in as
surfing the Democrat that from wna'
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