New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-16
TILprN's FRUSTRATED PLOT.


TIDENS FRUSTRATED PLOT.
,,vvrn FATTY WHICH PLANNED MISCHIEF, BUT
WHOSE PURPOSES CANE TO NoUGuE.
fry TELEGRAPH 70 THE rmUuNE.I
v.su<croS jim - in spite the manifest or
postion Of the Democratic caucus yesterday To the
o, Of any resolution calling in question the
,i,le Of Mr.. Hayes TO the Presidency. certain ox-
.re Democrats Of the IIouse Of Representatives still
oo,temp,ate setting on foot investigation of this
shi.ct and saw that they have arranged with
Seeker Randall for recognition some time this
uo.t When they are given the floor, they will
,,ove the resolution as question OF the highest
privilege. ~,
Their schemes win certainly come to nought The
D.mocrqtic leaders the men who control the House,
are no, disposed % encourage any such revolution
ar, procccdings and say that the party Will not
contribute anything to a movement tending to dis
turb the public peace OF interfere with the policy OF
reconciliation adopted 10y the President THIS feel
ING among the Democrats Is stronger than II ever
has been before
There was time when the Democratic party was
nearly eoually divided in opinion on this subject.
aud IN view of the contemplated attempt to revive
the controversy which was happily settled last
Spring disclosure the real programme o'eX-GoN-
ernor Tiden's friends at that time may be interest
when the course to be pursued by the present Adj
,siristraiion. should il come into power, was
NOT known. and when Ex-Governor Tldcn sill cher
ished the hope that he might by some legal means
effect an entry into the White House This Intor-
nation has been obtained from the highest possible
Democratic authority. in fact. from persons who
we're actors in the events described. The story,
which for convenience is given in the first person, Is
in substance as follows
"Wnen the detection Of the ant-Glibusiers de-
stroyed the prospects of.eXGoveTnor iildcn on the
4rhof March the hopes Of hs friends were placed
an extra session, which most of them thought was
inevitable The failure Of the Army Bill Of IT was not
defeated for that purposc wOuldlt was bchevedhaVe
the effect to compel the calling of an extra session
In the meantime the friends OF cX-Goycrnor Tlljen
met in council frequently to devise the best means
Of accomplishing their purpose There was a large
dinner party in Ncw-York at which David Dudley
Field aud most of the strong supporters of 1ilden
were present. including MANY lawyers and Con-
pre.sep At that conference plans of procedure were
discussed Ex-Governor Hdcu's quo waTrant0 bill
was considered, aud it was generally, except posi-
bly, b. Mr.. Field himself, believed 70 be radically
defective and that it provided no means OF gnnfd
ia, ,ooinst the DELAYS which could scarcely he
avoided Whether the suit should he originally
brought in the supreme Court Of the District o Cor
unbia or in another of the tni'ei States Courts
was also a serious question In the course OF the
evening a plan was suggested which II was believed
would remove this difficulty, and result in bringing
the matter to an early decision il the United States
Supreme Cont. or which woall certainly prevent
such delays as would preclude the possibility Of
fnal discrimination Of the question during the hfe
ofthe present Administration. That plan was definite
L. agreed on i'm outline aud if there had been an cX
ira session and the troops Lad not been withdrawn
from south Carolina and louisiana and if the pres
eu Administration had followed in the footsteps OF
the previous Administration a, bill einbodying this
plan would certainly have been presented as the
deliberate policy Of the majority Of the Democratic
party.
Neither tue details # the plan nor any hint of
it. real purpose has ever been published I'm was IN
substance dis: The great difficulty bad been III
finding some measure which would avoid the delays
indicated. Such plan, it was believed was
found in the draft of bill basel upon
the second article. third section Of the
, institution Of the United states. That
section gives original jurisdiction to the Supreme
Court of the United States, in this language: In
NJ cases affecting ambassadors, other public minis
ter and consuls and those in which state shall be
arary the Supreme Court shall have original JnIiS-
dicton' That clause It was thought, would give
tie supreme Court immediate jurisdiction OF
the Presidential controversy. The two Houses "l
Congress could, and. it was thought, would have
passed bill Empowering any state winch ielt that
II had been robbed Of il. Electoral vote, and misrcr-
resented by the Intervention of strangers in is
Electoral College, who had f.aadently east the vote
Of the State contrary popular VII, TO appear be-
fore the bar OF the United States Supreme Court and
apply for a auO-waTantO.
" /, was believed that such bill would pass and
that once passed the President could not have de-
cucd % sign it if presented to him by the repre-
senfatycs Of the people. Such declaration would
have raised 50 strong presumption OF Conscious
ness Of defective title that II was not Tor moment
believed that tine Executive would have declined 70
approve the bill Once passed tho case would
have been brought Immediately before the supreme
Court without the intervention oi any inter-
mediate United States or District Courts, ana
without the possibility of any material dclay.
The difficulties Of securing jury 70 consider the
questions of fact considered, and 1T was sllg-
gesed that Jury could be obtained from among INC
Chef justices of the several state cClutS.
" ~ far" continued this informant, dd tne de-
alterations 90 hut no extra session was callcd INC
troops were withdrawn, and the President was wen
disposed. lie carried out what we MAINTAIN are
Democratic principles, and for Onc-and think |
speak for many Democratsl am opposed to diStuT-
bing the public peace by any attempts to renew
,e P9gtatio9 Of last WmtSr cor or to ,nd Tc0P pen
Democrats will come into power M 1850, ana viii
come 20 stay, and that any attempt 10 disturb the
present status would not only result IN our present
defeat but possibly IN defeat for future genera
tOusD
This is the statement and opinion of one Of the
most trusted leaders of the Democratic party 1t
probably represents the best sense of the Democrats
N both Houses. The Presidential question will not
bercopened.
INVESTIGATION MADE EASY.
PLAN To CUT OFF TIE TRIPS OF COMMITTEES AND