The New York herald., 1879-09-15
The NEXT PRESIDENTIAL COUNT.

MR.. TILDEN's FRIENDSHIP WITH CONGRESSMAN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE VOTE BY
STATES" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
WASHINGTON. Sept. IA. 1879.
The intimate friendship said to exist between Mr..
Samuel J. Tilden and Congressman William NJ.
Springer of Illinois. has been mystery to many of
Mr. Tilden's acquaintances here In Washington.
No one supposed that Mr. Tilden was partial to Mr..
Springer on of his political influence in the
West, yet tho fact remained that the Illinois Con-
eressman shared the confidence OF the great claim
ant. and was in peculiarly friendly relations with
him. He has been his guest this summer
and several OCCASIONS revealed to the people the
poit cal views of the silent aspirant for renewed
Presidential nomination. Since the election In Cali
fornia, which 1t Is now said Mr.. Tilden expected
would go republican. it happens that. the
State delegations in tho House Of Representatives
are constituted nineteen have republican majority,
eighteen democratic. with State, Indiana depend
ing upon the will OF Congressman De la Matyr.
whether its vote should be for the republican
or the democratic nominee for the Presidency in
the event OF there being election by the people
in 1885, This fact has called attention to the pro-
vision made by the constitution for the election Of
q President by the Senate in the event the House
should not bo able to make choice. and as the
Senate has democratic majority OF the nomi-
nees for the Vice Presidency the constitution re-
uuires, would have to be chosen by the democratic
Senate. and Of course the democratic nominee
would be selected. 1t is said that Mr.. Tilden,
considering himself cheated out Of the Presi-
dency by the Electoral Commission, does
not propose to experience any hairbreadth
escapes from occupying the Presidential chair. and
<to bei
the country. assured. has been thoroughly gone
over by Mr.. Tilden and his friend, Congressman
Springer. who happens to be the very Mr. Til
den Is most delighted to know. for Mr. Springer is
chairman Of the Committee Elections, which acts
upon contested election cases. and it happens
that the seat Of Congressman Godlovo 8. Orth,
representing the Ninth Indiana district, is con-
tested by Mr.. McCabe. democrat. who re-
ceived within ninety-eight votes Of the
number polled by Mr.. Orth. Mr. McCabe claims
that il he had been justly treated his vote would
have been much larger than that of Mr.. Orth which
is according democratic precedents established in
the Forty fourth and Forty-ffh Congresses excel
lent ground for unseating republican and seating
democrat. AS the Indiana delegation is now COM
posed of thirteen members--six republicans, six
democrats aud greenbacker, Rev. Gilbert Do la
Matyr-it will be seen that by seating Mr.. McCabe
the reverend grecnbacker will be shorn OF his i'm
portance. But this would simply tie the vote by
States for each State casts but vote in the seec
ton Of Prcside,sA by the House of Rep
resentatives. and this would not help Mr..
Tilden any moro than the Electoral COM
mission did. The value of Mr.. Springers friendship
to Mr.. Tilden is thus explained by member of the
House. who conversed with Mr.. Springer during his
recent visit to Washington. The unseatng of Mr.
Orth would not alone be satisfactory to Mr.. Tilden
lut tho TIM 2 Mr. n uaxol <ho
Third Wisconsin district. and the seating Of Mr..
King. the democrat who against him. and only
ninety-swo votes behind him. would tie the wscon-
sin delegation. which is now composed of Ave
publcans and three democrats and leave that State
without Presidential vote in the House. and thus
would give tho democrats nineteen to eighteen
republican, aud elect the democratic candidate by
tho House. The constitution only requires that two
thirds of the States shall be represented in the VOTE
that the vote of Wisconsin. and even eleven
States could be dropped without imparipg the vote.
On the other hand the republicans. who have as
much at stake the democrats. look with jealous
eye upon Florida, where the seat of Mr. Hull.
crat is contested by Mr.. Bisbee who is returned as
having run only twelve votes behind his democratic
competitor. and is prepared to show that no
counted out of hundreds of votes. The seating of
Mr.. Bisbee would ito the vote of Florida which has
only two Congressman. and would leave the vote by
States still tic If Orth and zeton unseated.
Hence the programme which Is laid to Mr.. Tilden's
charge is that Mr.. McCabe, of Indiana. and Mr..
King of Wisconsin. shall be seated and Mr. Hull of
Florida. shall not be unseated.
1t is evident that the Presidential contest will be-
gin in earnest with the next session of Congress;
but Mr. Tilden is credited with discovering that
with four republican members from California ana
tho election OF republican to fill the vacancy in the
.tar diatr M York wifi,
publican to be elected from the Fifth Iowa district.
his democratic friends will have bare majority OF
the republican and greenback members.
and the history of contested election in the
House OF Representatives shows that it is unsafe to
depend upon such small majority when important
interests stake. Besides, the greenbackcrs may
resent the attempt to deprive them Of their power
in the person of Mr.. DE la Matyr. In Indiana. and
make it impossible for Mr.. Springer to manage the
matter in tho House as his summer education is
credited with inspiring him.