The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-28
An EVEN GAME.

The unusual rapidity with which Mr.
FIELDS bill, providing for a new elec'
tion in the event of q failure to complete
the count, passed through its several
stages in the House of Representatives
on yesterday, very naturally gives color.
ing TO the opinion for some time enter
tanned. that it is possible that MIR. HAYES
will not 90 into the Presidential chair
with as much ease as he imagined. It'll
remarkable that, nothing Of q revolu-
tionary character has yet been developed
10 the House, although the provocation
has been ample. But on the contrary the
Democrats are apparently letting the
machine rua ltselt with the con fidence
that it will run down before the final
hour is come. II has been whispered
for some time that Mr.. CoSKLING has
been dissatisfied with the conduct of his
party, and the announcement was made
that he would bolt them on the Louisiana
case. The bolt was not made however,
but CoNKLtSG was not at his post when
toe vote was taken. Newspaper cores
pondents assert that be was IN cloak
room adjoining the Senate chamber, sur
rounded by Republican leaders implorIng
him to keep to the traces, and not destroy
the party. That occasion passed by and
according to rumors, which seem TO have
a foundation, Mr.. CoNKLrNG was subse-
quently fouad secretly closeted with
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD. Following
hard upon that secret conference Mr..
FIELD introduces his bill providing for
\ new election. And now comes the
sequel. A large number of Democrats
opposed such bill until Mr. FIELD got
them into caucus, when something was
probably whispered IN their ears, that
led to sudden conversion upon this
point. and yesterday the bil..was reported
from tho Committee. and by sprompt
aud decided action was passed through
the House and goes to the Senate. And
what is 10 be It's iste therel Just here
interest 10 awakened, and singu!srly
enough Mr.. CoSKLINGs name appears
again. i. is asserted that he carries the
vote of seven Repubicsd Senators in his
pocket. Tie has promised to give those
votes to tbe twenty-five Democrats EN-
abling them to pass the bill and IN con-
sideratiou therefor the twenty-five Dem
ocrat;c Sent tors are 10 vote with COSK.
LINs's seven and elect him President OF
the Seoate, and under the provisions
of FIELDS bill CoSKLING Will
be President of the United States dur
ing tho interim. 1t is further more. .as-
serted that President GRANT being n
warm friend OF CoNKLISG's and willing
to aid him in his aspirations will sign
FIELDS bill, and thus IL will become n
law.
There may be no real foundation for
this conjectured programme, but looking
at in the light OF recent events there Is
good cause for su-pectlng that something
of An unusual character is on foot. The
Democrats would get even with tho Re-
publicans in thor chicanery,
CoSKLINa would square of with
MORTON and BLAINE, and GRANT
would return Mr.. HAYES
the back. handed licks he gave him in
the letter Of acceptance. 1t would be
su even game and would result sa,i.iac'
torily to tho people. A new election
would bring out the tulle tvote ever
polled in this country, and the result
would be- 50 decided that there could be
no possible contest in the future.
However, il is best not to take toe
much stock in CoNKLING, for while it is
generally knewn that he is cross, soured
and in bsd odor with his fellow Republi.
cans, yet he is one Of your unrelisble
men, and like the Irishman's fes, may
not be there when the Democrats go TO
put their hands on him. A few more
a .ho hol