The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-06-23
THE LATEST.

Presidential contest, we forbear any
editorial comments Of our own, and
give our readers all the special tele-
grams received up to the hour of go
ing to press:
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The Pres
ident's veto of the special deputy
marshalls bill was not unexpected
Mr.. Garfield arrived here to day, and
was closeted with Mr.. Hayes for an
hour. Garfield was the originator of
the marshalls bill, which was first
moved by him as an amendment to
the deficiency bills. He advised Mr..
Hayes to veto it. The bill simply
required Deputy Marshalls to be men
of good character, and selected equal
ly from the different political par
ties. AS a Presidential candidate
Garfield probably viewed the non
partisan measure in a different light
from the way it appeared to simple
Congressman striving to rise above
party. :.
CINCINNATI, June 15-Tbere seems
to be prospect of a very lively fight
between the friends of the Democra
vic candidates regarding the manage
ment IF the Convention and its &C.
cessories here. The local com mittee
in charge of the preparations claim
the right to appoint the sergeant at
arms, doorkeepers, police, etc, and
to distribute tickets of admission to
the Convention. This they claim
has always been recognized as the
right of the local committee, and as
that committee is responsible for the
proper care of the hall, they insist
that their claim is only a just one.
On the other hand the sub-commit.
tee of the National Com mittee claim
these rights, and its chairman, Sena.
tor Barnum, has written, it is said,
to Col. Harris, the head of the local
committee, informing him that they
wonId hold and exercise these rights.
This subcommittee is recognized
as being largely composed of Tilden
men, and it is openly charged here
that the object of their action is ia
pack the galleries ard Hobbies of the
Convention for Tilden. This does
, not at all suit the local committee,
whose chairman is a Jewett man, bu,
inclined to see fair play all around.
} The sub committee will arrive here
to morrow, when it is expected that
the struggle for the control of the
Convention will begin. The loca
committee are in position to make {
? very strong resistance, but as the in
: dications are that the Tilden mer
are determined, The prospects are
that this first preliminary bout il
the contest may be quite interesting
CINCINNATI, June lS.-The only
, very important additions l can make
} to last nights report is, that Lav,
: received almost undoubted verifica
! ton Of the fact that Tilden and Sey
: mour will not be before the Conven
ion. The New York and Eastern
Tilden men are generally reticent a,
to their plans, but they deceive no
e body by saying they are for Tilden
t They are for Payne, and will try t,
hold the fort, and if they csnno
nominate Payne to put in somebod,
! Of their set.
/ get the fact that Tilden is not t
f run from men so close to him and g.
high up that I cannot be mistaken
s unless, contrary TO all human probs
bility, he should change his mind il
2 the forty-eight hours to come. Mos
: of his friends are now for Payne
/ am equally certain that l wa
right in saying Seymour would no
j. consent to accept the nomination o
d run under any circumstances. l hav
i this to-day from several unquestiou
!, able sources. One of these gentle
8 men said it would kill him In thirt
r days if he were to engage in politics
t excitement.
8 The Bayard men are very happ
2 at Seymour's being out of the va,
!. and SO are the Field and Payne mel
Field, Payne and Jewett are no,
: mostly deemed the strongest cand
;. dates, but the friends of Hendrick
:. and Thurman are very active and Ell
8 thusiastic. The lobby for Hendrick
1t is making good deal of noise, b.
1t the Payne machine is the best hay
e seen, and the only thorough organ
cation yet at work.
A prominent friend of Mr.. Ra,
!" dalPs assures me that he is not an
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