The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-28
THE COILECTORNIIP.
HAYES, TIRED OF TRYING TO HAIR
M0NzZE THE REPUBLlCEN FAC
. TGoNs, CONCENTRATES NOMsNAT-
ING A DEMOCRAT.
Returning RaaRrd Develope,ne
at Sen on the silver Hill question
Imprsbability of Veto.
Especial to the Democrat

Especial to the Democrat1
WAsH1NGYoN. Fob. 27.-According to informa
tion WHICH have from private source. Presi
dent Hayes seriously contempates nominating
an out. and d-out Democrat for Collector at New
Orleans. Ny informant says that the prospec
of pleasing or harmonizng the discordant Re-
publican factions is about abandoned by Mr.
Hayes. and that the reason why new nomina
ten was not Immediately sent in upon tho re-
lection OF Williamson was, that he desired time
to make inquiries in new directions.
The Only Question Now
is to find somo Democrat who can command the
ono Republican vote to the Senate that would
be necessary to confirm. No man has been de-
cided on. but the preference seems to be for
Mr.. Hatch. who was Collector yenrs ago. II
may be considered certain that if Mr.. Hayes Is
reasonably assured OF the confirmation of any
Democrat who is qualified for the place. he will
make the appointment at once.
The main obstacle in Packards nomination
has been the opposition of Stanley Matthews
and there is reason to believe that the con
templated change of policy above noted is due
to Matthew'S influence. which, together with his
vote. would be thrown for a Democrat in order
to beat Packard If all other alternatives were
exhausted.
The President and John Sherman are
At Their Wits End
for an expedient to rescue Anderson and Wells
the unexpected flrmness displayed by Gov
Nichols has deranged all their plans and to
add to their discontinue Joseph L. Anderson
late supervisor Of East Feliciana parish. who
is now in Philadelphia. has come out with a
statement in which he makes
A square Issue of yeracity
with John Sherman and others and proves that
John gave to Weber and himself assurance oil
protection and reward both verbal and written
as has been repeatedly alleged in these dis
patches.
My impression is. that Jos. Il. Anderson
would cheerfully obey q subpoena to appear be-
fore your Grand Jury as awitness against John
Sherman. sh9uid it be deemed advisable to pro-
coed in that direction.
The silver Bill.
member OF the House who voted for the sill
YER bill informed me that it Hayes vetoas this
bill it will be passed over the veto ut once under
suspension of the rules. and be followed by
resolutions of impeachment.
My informant says that the talk about veto
having been decided upon is all moonshine. and
Hayes was Never More mt sea
action on the silver bill.
Meanwhile the lobby OF bankers and bona
holders. who came over from New York on
Monday night expecting the bill to be vetoed
in Cabinet meeting yesterday. are quite dsap-
pointed at Hayos' failure to meet their wishes
and admit that they can't depend on veto.
Hlyes himself declines to talk on tho subject,
further than to say that the bill will be dis
cussea in tho next Cabinet meeting. and that
he is waiting to obtain the fullest possibleo
Expression of Popular Feeling,
which is now pouring in upon him at the rate
of a bushel of kilograms. pro and con. per diem
Under these circumstances 1 alhere to the view
held by me all along. that the bill will become q
law without his signature.
Kellogg. who had been counted on by
The Wall street Lobby,
sustain q veto. declares that no enrthly
could induce him to change front
on the silver question. and that he will vote for
the bill at all hazards.
1t is also believed that. in othe event of veto
Conkling would come out for the bill and advo-
cate It's passage on the grounds that the senti-
ment in Its favor is rapidly growing in the rural
districts of New York. where his principal sup
port lies. BUELL..