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NO SYMPATHY WITH HAYES.
TIE EEELTNG ~ TIE REPUBLTCAw
CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS
Sargent Attacking the CIviI Service Order
The Caucus Deciding Nothing, hut Elects
Ing "a Committee UnfricndIy 20 HAYES.

Sargent Attacking the civil Service Orter--
The Caucus Deciding Nothing, hut Eiect-
Ing ~ Committee InfricndIy TO Hayes.
WAsH1NGToN, April 10--The Republican
caucus this evening met at ~ o'clock and re-
manned in session nearly four hours. Mr.. Hale
OF Maine presided. and Mr. Conger Of Michigan
acted as secretary. The choice of a new Con-
gressional committee to conduct the ensuing
campaign occupied the early stages of the cau-
Gus. which took up the discussion of party re-
lations to Hayes at later hour. The subject
which first came prominently forward was
Hayess civil service order. This was vigor-
ously attacked by Senator Sargent Of California
and Representative Conger Of Michigan. and
treated with spcechess aggressiveness by Sena-
tor E1munds Of Vermont Much feeling was
shown on all sides. aud 1t was plain that Hayes
had few friends
Nearly an hour and half was spent in or
RaniHihg and eccting committee by dclcgn-
tions, "a large number Of Congrcssmen reach-
ing the hall at n latc hour II was noticed that
both Senators Blaine and Conklihg were alb
sent Senator Howe came in and took his seat
before the exercises began. but took no part in
them. OF the lowcr chamber the leading mem-
bcrs and the great majority of the Rep
resentativcs wero present. The conferences
and conversations while tho delegations
were choosing the members Of the Con-
grcssonal Committee showed that the
members were in no mood for Immediate ac-
ton. and preferred to ignore. rather than TO at
tack HAYES.
At the assembling Of the caucus. after the
choice of the committee, Senator Sargent OF
California presented resolution requesting
Hayes TO rescind the civil service order. He
supported the resolution by long and earnest
speech. He dwct upon the number Of Office
holders. all purUpSt HnuuDlipnns. who
were removed from political lite. The order
not only die elranch sed OH ,rholiers hut hrent-
en'd the destru ton oi the Republican party
organization. He went at length into the his
tory OF the last campaign in California, and
charged the sweeping defent ol the party t.
this order. He mad small hopes OF tho pnrtyT
success IN future i the order remained to guido
the policy of the Administration. He referred
70 nlh'r sun"'tS upon whlch the Adninlstra.
ton mad sappcd the sironl.th OF the party. and
sppAe with extreme btt m - of It's attitude.
II was plain when he closed thut while Sar-
gout hal the sympathy Of the caucus with him.
mhnii' 'Sted in various ways, it- members were
not ready to commit themselves upon this naked
issue.
senator Edmunds took the floor and made an
haste declared IL UNIV Sc 10 attack the order.
which Wls not do ng very much harm in its
pracucA execution, and moved to refer Sar-
gent ; Resolution TO the committee Just or
Mr. Coneer followed him in n longer speech
10 mu.h the same purport. advis sing delay in
tlc "a lign oi the eau 'us. dcprecatng the selec-
tom ~ ttiS issue. but expressing no formal ap-
pfgNa OF Hay -.
Mr. Jones Of Ohio made n rambling speech OF
no particular moment. winding up with mo-
ton 10 lay the SUBJECT on The table. which latter.
at the request ol Mr.. Garfield. he withdrew.
Mr. Phillips OF Kansas and one or two others
spoke in favor Of retrrenre and this action was
az last tuksn without u division. The caucus
u IA adjourned, leaving in Mr.. H;.e's hands
tne appointment ~ the special committees OF
eleven from the House To- confer with n like
committee from the Senate upon the usiness
Of the session. The caucus itself decided
nothlns
elected is uniriendly to Hayes but il may be
doubted. as matters stand. whether it will take
decided ground. Ii ~ more likely 10 follow the
caucus ana ignore Hayes, leaving his orders
tobe disoneyed, instead oi asking him to rescind
ih"n. ana 50 drawing party lines rs To leave
hun outside. instead OF turning him out Of the
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