How did party leaders resolve the disputed election of rutherford

b. hayes and southern demands for return to home rule?

They made the Resolve by approving both through the Compromise of 1877.

The comrpomise of 1877 was enacted in order to pull the last southern troops and oficially began the Construction era in United States.

The compromise marked the creation of the Elecoral comission that benefir the Democratic party in the next election.