Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

WHY, SAMMY /!
Current Rumors That Tilden Il
to Make Another Struggle
for the Presidency.
Urssar Cover of a Democratic
Senate, He Will Press His
Claims far the Place.
He Hears - Voice fsom WAshlogtol
Calling samMelr' esd An
sY ers Here Anil"

1 WILD RrMoRs--wHAT THE DEMOCRAT
ARE DOING.
| Special Telegram to The Inter- Ocean.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.--After th.
experience of the last few days, peo
pie in Washington arc becoming very
crcdulous, and rumors which would
have been laughed at week ago are
given serious thought. The atmos-
phere is full of ..rumors, and none are
too wild for excited politicians to
credit. Among them Is one which
has been in circulation for week or
more, but has hitherto been consid-
cred too absurd: That this violent
Echange in the majority In the Senate
is the first of series Of political
moves managed by Barnum, Wallace,
Lamar, and other prominent Demo
Gratis, to seat Tilden in the White
House. A healthy reason cannot toll
crate this, but there is foundation for
belief and prediction that within
a few months the organization Of
THE SENATE WILL BE IN THE HANDS OF
THE DEMOCRATS
with a working majority. There are
now seyenty-three Senators and three
vacant seats. Of these in Sharon's
absence the Republicans have thirty
five, the Democrats thirty-four, with
the balance of power in the hands of
Conover, Patterson and Judge Davis.
Davis will vote consistently with the
Democrats on all questions of impor-
tancc. The admission Of Butler, with
Davis vote, will give the Democrats
thirty-six votes, with Conover and
Patterson doubtful. 1t is firmly be-
lieved by every person familiar at ell
with the facts, that Edmunds' speech
In the Senate yesterday has
DESTROYED ALL CHANCE PATTERSON
EVER HAD OF BUYING HIS LIBERTY
with the admission Of Butler, and that
to secure any favor at the hands Of
the South Carolina Democrats he will
have to go still further, and ally him
self to the Democratic party. II
Judge Humphreys, who is now con-
sidering Patterson's case, decides that
a State court has authority to take
him from the Senate to South Caro-
lima for trial, his end will come at
once. If Humphreys decides that his
Senatorial sacredness Of person lifts
him above the jurisdiction of the
court, his end viii be postponed till
the close of the regular session of Con-
grcss. At any rate, Patterson will
not be allowed to serve the two re-
naming years of his Senatorial term.
WADE HAMPTON HAS HIS EYE ON THAT
SEAT,
and will demand il at Patterson's
hands betw cen now and one year
hence. Kellogg may be admitted 40
Senator from Louisiana. That will
increase the republican strength by
one vote, but merely offset Butler on
the other side, but it is q safe predic-
ton that in case he is admitted the
democrats of Louisiana
WILL INpIcT HIM IN THEIR STATE
COURTS
within thirty days. Proceedings to
this end have already begun. Eustis,
or some other democrat, will leave
the republicans only one vote in the
| majority, counting Patterson and
Conover with them, while neither
can be depended upon henceforth
Suppose that Butler, Kellogg and
Eustis are admitted to the Senate.
| There will be a
WAR AT ONCE ON PATTERSON AND KEI.-
LoGG.
Conoyer will save himself by join
ing the democratic party. Bruce will
be the next man to go, and, although
his time does not expire for four
years, yet it will be miraculous if he
is allowed to sit it out. The repub-
licans are just beginning to realize
the danger ahead. 1t has been pre-
dicted, but such predictions were con-