Year: 1877

From the Commercials Washington Special


Democratic despondency deepens, and
if they continue to grow more and more
depressed, it really looks as il they
would give up the fight as hopeless, and
fail to file further objections in the Joint
Convention.


The Republicans, on the contrary, are
daily growing more confident, and those
who opposed the Compromise Bill are
getting TO be its enthusiastic admirers
and defenders. Somehow they see new
beauties in 1t every day.


From Enquirer's Washington SpeciaLl


A meeting OF Democratic leaders was
held tc-night at Colonel Pelton's room
at the Arlington, to discuss the situati on
and to arrange the plan of conducting
the rest Of the fight. The only business
done was to select six Senators and
Representatives, and VINO shall to.mOr-
row object TO the decision Of the Com
mission in The Florida case. Toe dis
cussion took wide range, and all the
points in favor OF the Democrats in The
Oregon and Louisiana cases were
cauVasseu. AS the result OF
that conference and canvass





Tonight in very confident frame of
mind. Indeed, il is q most noticeable
fact, in summing up the situation TO-
night, that while the Democratic rank
and file are Respondent, the Democratic
leaders are very confident, and ON the
other hand, while the Republican mob
is hilarious, their leaders are very de-
spondent. They know full well that
Hayes has still many broad rivers TO
cross and many high mountains to
climb before he reaches the land of
Bulah.


From Gazette's Washington Special.l


1t was apparent from the debate in
the last private session, that seven of
the Commission were Convinced that
Congress had no power to take up the
question OF eligibility, and inasmuch as
this question had been raised by Justice
Bradley, the shortest way to dispose of
it would be for him tU indicate his views
upon it. In reply to this, Justice Brad
ley said that be preferred TO hear further
argument ON both sides from the mem
Ders OF the Commission, and so the de-
bate.was reopened, and continued some
time upon the eligibility question only,
Mr.. Bayard making Il speech
an hour and a half long, and other Com
mlssioners occupying the floor for
shorter periods. AT the conclusion,
Justice Bradley gave his opini IN.
Neither the Democratic nor the R4pue-
lican Commissioners are willing to state
the substance ofJudge Bradley's views.
Some Of the latter 90 so far, however, as
to say that, as they understood them,
they cover all possible questions OF eli
gibility that can be raised in the cases
of Electors in other States, aud took the
broad ground that however ineligible an
Elector might have been to be voted for,
i his vote was received by the Electoral
College, it could not be'questioned by
Congress.


The Democrats, while admitting that
there Was no comfort for them in Brad
ley's opinion, do not think that it wholly
precludes them from raising an issue
against the two Louisiana Electors, or
from making tinai stand on the Oregon
case. 1t is plain from their way of talk
ing, however, that they have almost no
hope of success in either direction, and
that they look upon the whole eligibility
question as likely to be truitless of re-
suits favorable to Tiluen,