Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-16

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ONLY result Of which was fat refusal
on his part. While expressing great
aduiratIuu and great personal REGARD
for MIR. EUs'is, he said he Cuu!d rot
bring himself 10 ASK the Republicans
To vote for the admission of his friend
from louisiana. aS Democrat, IN fact
said he. If ] had nay way, / would
not admit to the senate, under any
consideration. Democrat haiAng
from Southern State. The alleged
arrangement with the Sta,VaIt Repub-
Leans had no existence whatever. Mr..
EusliS, while in the senate, acted with
/ the Democratic Senatorial caUcuNSeS,
and pursued The policy with relation 10
, Mr. Hayes appointments, which the
caucus decided upon; and that was
generally in opposition to Conkling.the
! leader of the StaiwaTi Republicans.
Col. Xacharia says also: Il became
! personally coguizant, while in Wash
/ Iugton, attending to the ACE!Cn case,
! in 1917 or 1873, Of an attempt on the
! part of MIR. EustIS and his friends to
! trade the votes Of the LOuisia dele
CATION in the House against Mr.. Pattcr-
/ son, the Democratic contestant from
/ Colorado, and in favor OF BtltOId, the
| Republican, in order TO get the votes
| of the two Republican, Senators lTcller
and Chailrcl i'll favor of his lkustisD
! admission 10 the Senate"
'.CoL Xacharie is misinforned az TO
! the facts in the ease. Judge Bedford
and Mr.. Patterson We're contestants
! for the Colorado scat in Congress. At
the first general election under the
State constitution, these two gentle
/ men were opposing candidates, and
! the Republican State ticket was
elect ed, Mr.. Ecliord realizing 4 hand
| some majority over his competitor, Mr.
! Patterson. In the month of NUvcm-
| Der. however, following, on the day APP
pointed by law furthc general elections
| for Congress, the Democrats held an
other election in Colorado, at which
/ Nr. Patterson received all the votes.
! Upon this election Mr.. Patterson
| claimed admission TO the House.
| There was no question as 10 Mr.. Bel
/ ford ; majority III the first election, ana
| the question as to the fact that Colo
/ RADIO was Republican state, but Mr..
! Patterson was Il popular man with the
Democrats in the House, and he fasci-
mated them bv promising that his adj
mission would assure the vote of Colo
| RADIO to the Democratic electoral ticket
| in the next Presidential election. The
! Democratic caucus decided in Mr.. Pat
! tcrsun's favor, Senator ChaHcc, of
| Colorado. was naturally anxious that
! Justice should lie done Mr.. BylfOrt in
! the House. lie sent for and told ne
| that he had made up his mind 81 vote
for the admission Of Eustis, believing
! him 10 be legally elected, and that no
party prejudice should stand il the
way Of his action in this case. lie
went on to saythat he and many other
! Republicans in the Senate were willing
! TO do Justice TO Louisiana and to Mr..
| Fustis, and hc thought he might ask
that we should use our influence to get
The Democrats in the House to TO JUS
lice 10 Mr. Bclfprd. lie expressly dis
! claimed any iutcntiun Of proposing Il
| bargain. as he intended to cote for the
admission Of Mr. EuStiS without re-
/ garl 10 the action cf the House OF the
! Louisiana Representatives | entire
| " agreed with Senator ChaiFee III his
views. | did not believe that Mr.. Pat
terson had shadow Of claim To 4 seat
in the House OF representatives., nor
did find 4 Democrat who 50 believed.
II had several interviews with the
Louisiana Representatives on this
point, and | tTiCl to convince them
that it would be good policy to vote
on this contested election case regard
/ less Of party pTciilcCtion OF personal
prejudice. The answer III every ease
was that they would not rebel against
the decision of the Democratic caucus.
Senator Chatfec voted ~ he claimed he
had intended t. IL. for the admission
lof Mr.. Eustis, 81 did " adlcirh and
many other Republican stalWartH aud
, half-hrcpdS. II Is Il suggestive fact that
the Republican majority in the senate
. refused To act upon Mr.. Eustis' case
until they had settled that of Ir. kei-
l0g.. us all attempts to induce the
, former to promise that he would StInd
neutral GA that question had failed
, They were determined to admit kcl-
: logE. and they knew that they had IL
, lust grounds To exclude EUstiS. Hence
= Eustis was kept out until Kellogg was
: GOT in. 1t Is within my persona
, knowledge that all offers .: bargain.
, or compromises made to Mr.. EustlS
were rejected by him. | do not deem
, | it necessary to enter into any discus
sion with Col. Xacharie as TO the issue
> Mr.. EustiS has raised with the Admin
istration. | have Il great regard fOI
= Col. Xacharic, and Il great admiration
= for his abilities. He has been an ac
. tive, consci entiOus, sincere and homes
, Democrat, but he has been gricvOuslN
q misIed as to the facts referred to by
. him in his interview. Being personally
: informed of all the events of tina
f time. I consider it my duty to defen,
a nv friend Mr.. Eusti5 against charge
: which | know to be unfounded. :
: long and intimate acquaintance will
i Senator Eustis has satisfied me tina
; he is singulaTly free from vicious char
o actCristics which the public general.
: attribute to professional politicians
q 1t would be entirely superfluo NAfor IN
to say ANYTHING of his intellectual
ability; this has been SO conspicuous
manifested as to command universe
recognition.-N. o. States, May e.
: Times Democrat Special.
n WASHINGTON, May l.-As regards tn
u Eustis interview, which OccasiOne
s such comment, and apropos Of whic
s the Star and Post have striyen so har
TO place Senator Eustis in an uniavOI
S able light, it now appears that SO ia
e from having done harm, the Louisian
s Senator has done good. There wa
quite as much talk to-day as yesterday
but il was Of different character. I'll
e surprise had worn off, and men ha
) begun to ask themselves whether the
IL had not been thinking PRACTICAL
e what Eustis said. Furthermore,
e transpired that a very wholesome i'm
2 pulse has been given TO affairs.
The Indiana delegation called thi
r morning to renew their protest agains
It further delay in the matter of revenu
e collectors, and instead of encOunterin
the usual solemn shrugS and regret