The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-25
CONOvER.

Chicago Times.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2t,-Mr. Cpnovsr. who
ranks now as the Hsnates majority Of one, Is
what is known as carpet bigger. He. like
Of residence TO tho State which he represents
in the Senate. He Is New Jersey man who
graduated n doctor in 1863 and who WIS nm as
lnnd Alert the war he eHmpsd down In Florida
where. after brief career in local politics. he
w!as made Units1 statgs senator. Ills term OK
ton. He Ia still q young man, as he Is now only
thirty He Is quite bald. however. aud
that gives bin m appearance Of being
height and walks with tho slouehing
gait of Il man not over confident, of his
own merits, He is forever lounging about the
hotels. and Is rs ready to make one Of n group
OF idlers rs any man about town. Great pres
sure viii be brought to bear upon Conover dur
ing the neg, s. few days from his geptpbiean
slnky ever since the death Of the Republican
partty In The South, Still he does not abandon
sides. In his talk he says he will vote Tor Ksl-
logg ~ well as Butler and Euatis. II he holds
to thts It stlll leaves tho ltepublienns inside by
over. over II f'be be 'expIanafion q f Mr. Conoveer's
double-horse act puzzles not few. He
snys he does what he has done, and will
ered absurd. however. for cnrpet -bng Senator
to talk about principle ,apd that If SO CON
sgst ses"2qs e p tsts r. ehts"sy h hey fGn yot"
hang an objection. Mr.. Conover. this evening.
aHys TEp, ,ha nm gomg to vote to % seat Mr. Gater +
my vote would be mn Indication of that fact. j
do not think that the Rspublicans, under the
ful for them. would desire m adjournment
told ono or two Senators should make motion
to adjourn, and got np to be recognized for that
60 into executive session. which amounted to
tho same thing should have made u motion
similar to that. orto adjourn, because | wanted
thought they desired. and alao wanted to give
tho Dcmoerhts nli the. opportunity they could
have on tho matter. imply voted according
to my own Judgment and according to the die
other Of the Republicans will VOC Ms / do
or intend to IN this case, but for myself
the Senate and I think 1t but justice to
him and justice to myself and every one
who thinks Us / do that his cnse should
cate that nm going over to the Democracy ut
all. nm not | am Republican and iotend
to vote with the. Republicans in all matters
which are Just and proper and correct. but in
tcnd to- exercise my prerogative aa n Senator,
and If feel II is right to vote for hny measure
% m D ny 4S n 2 v2Go Go Of se masFs
to vote against my convictions, and my conyic-
tions in this case are that Butler should be
seated"
cnse Mr.. Conover said: There is q similarity
In the cnso of Butter and that Of Kellogg; In
my opinlOn. ana feeling this do not under
stand, how, the Democrats who vote to
seat Mr.. Butler can refuse to vote to seat Mr.
Kellogg" Some apprehension is manifested on
the part Of the Republicans that If Butler Is
seated the Democrats will seek to control the
organization of the Senate in regular sesson.
La reference to this Mr.. Conover says that he
has no such apprehension. and that II he really
thought that the Democrats would undertake
TO usurp the organiza ion of the Senate, while
he thi nks Mr.. Butler Is legally entitled to his
seat, he might be more careful in his action In
the matter, He declined to state his reagOna
for voting to seat Butler, except to say that he
believed that he was right in doing so.