The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-27
HAYES TITLE.
SENSATIONAL REPORT or MOVE
ingsT TO CONTEST HAYES HfGHso
70 THE PRESIDENCY.
What Menarielss says ON the Subject
ssnerai 0pp0sitisn 10 the sehenaa .
apinien af Judge Davis. of the Sue
ssTgss,a EtsyuFE

asnsrai Opposition TO the sehen.e-
0pinlan af Judge Davis. of the STE
pFstpe sstprt.
NHw YoRH Fpl, ps.-Tha He1aid publishes The
following sensational disnatoh
tn1stAHAPebts. Feb 2b-Thste is said to he n
very sertet movement m foot to contest title
Of NJ Hayss - e e. the p,ssiasnsg , s ThG ,n"ys-
well as by certain people 10 the West The Idea
Ia Y, prepare q writ Of eHstsr.
This new scheme meets with more favor thah
its prsdeeessbr. hetatsa 1t Is supposed tha. Mr..
Tllden wiz be too III to ayal himself 81 the
| such WRIT. and that. therefore. Mr.. Hendricks
would obtain the, pris9
shead faq s as II a a,rsIs y Il i sr spa' Il
general scheme fot Initiation,
| what GOV. Hendrichs says.
Gov. Hendricks s at Lebanon on law busl-
ness, aud ,he following dispatch was sent to
"Ihs New York Heraia has information That
WV are nattE lo VIII Of ops.e, !, to dept.iys r g
prominent and Influential parties II Washing
top and My, YORK. are participating, in The
adhama. Will ynu be kind enough to forward
me any and ell information you may have con
esrning II. end what your ouinlon ls OF the
probability Of any such movement being on
gev. Hendricks repljed
HLHBAHpH. Ind, Feb 2s..'rn the HetoH eor4
respondent, Indianapolis. | have no knowledge
whatever Of any writ Of custer oI olhet proceed
1
States. THOMAS A. HHNDflICKs."
It will be seen, however. t,at he tais, to, state
I / !. 1 hs9 et,s by s fsSda at b.
would as his utteraness hnve al been In fa.vot
et reeoeInigine ths fait that The question hel
disputed fox The font yeats Of bis term Of ofIlee.
Ggl g Shay uhaita n ths pMsm,gaatatla Pc ,,a
believe any proinhedt Democrats would be-
fools enough to attempt to carry out sunh Il
scheme, He Was, certain that HendrieHs baqa. 20
| hun satinn with II. as he hal placed himself on
! record az recognizing the presidential question
as finally settled,
9P ho seR , 4, aboye dsnstghss s s iaG
to ohfaia Views ot lending Democrats aud lie.
ppblieans concerning. the. tutnoted scheme.
The general opinion d both sides is opposed to
! the rumured movement
Judge Noah Davis Of the supreme Court.
said there IL no such process as writ oi onstsr.
the courts aeaihst any party. WHO has been
proved TO be an illegal Intruder ,in an, Office.
This judgment nan only follow trial which has
| bean com nlnenasd by quo warrano proceedings.
| Judgment Of custer 80 rendered appies to
persons who are Ia oiIlee, aud does affect sneh
hs h"s s efs II he sS gses
| which anah es The presidential office to be sub
mited itd to the iuagmsat Of ajury. The decision
tlon assembled. when they counted aud declared
the. electoral vote, is, In acoqrdance- With OUT
system OF government, absolutely nnal and
all PARTIES Tho idea il simply monstrous that
the title Of the Ohlef ogxeeutIve Of the nation 70
Office should be submitted for decision o n pet
| ty jury; besides, no Rtate court could bave
| Jurisdiction In the mater not even The United
bstates District Court but the case would have
to be brought Mt onts bsfors The United States
Circuit Ceult and Supreme Court
| 1t would Involve o great deal Of time and a
| year ht least would elabse before conclusion
oon ID he reached. In my opinion, said he no
aneh proceedings can be had against the Presis
dent OF the United States under our system Of
government. 1t would be virtually revolution
can well understand that sagaeions lawyer
like Mr.. Tilqsn wgald pot initiate such pro-
teedings, and aa to Mr.. HsnJriois II no leads
lsugh. n movement, he would actually commit
political suicide.
snpppee even that those Western men should
sueceed they would only make Mr.. Wheeler
President. and before they ssuld get trough
with The case against him. ,hs country would
be Just about ready to enter upon q new presi
Dental campaign. A mass bf witnesses would
have to be examined. innuMsrabls arguments
pro aud con would have TO be Ssald. and during
the en- Ire cont tnuahue OF the case matters
would virtually hs upset everywhere.
| | say again. tho idea Ia simply munstrous.
II there ia any suoh thing on foot in the West
| believe That Il Ia done TO frlghten the Presl-
dent into signing the silver bill. The Western
people ara O. my on that subject and 1t iH moro
than likely thnt they will go to great length to
carry their point,
The safety of tho republic. however Ia also
principle IN law. which in such an issue will
hny f.,I i1,rE,s