The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-08

ators Conover and Patterson both voting
for him, he had but one majority. II the
case is brought up now, Mr.. Sharon's vote
against Mr.. Butler will make It q tie, and
the casting vote Of Vice President Wheel.
er will give the seat to Mr.. Corbin. This
is the Republican calculation, but it
is possible that the calculation may be at
fault. On the occasion OF Mr.. Buffers
admission TO the Senate Judge Davis, OF
Illinois, did not vote ut all, for the reason
that he had doubts as to the legality OF Mr..
Buffers election, although some Of the
friends Of the latter asserted that Judge
Davis vote in his favor would be forth.
coming il necessary. iithis statement was
correct perhaps the vote OF Judge Davis
can be counted on BY Mr.. Butler at this
time, which would still give him one ina.
jOrity. 1t Is true that there were
quite q number Of Democratic Sena.
tors who entertained the same doubts
as Judge Davis, and whA thought
the South Carolina Legislature ought
to go into a new election for Sena.
tor, but rs they walked maniully up to
the scratch then, Of course they will do SO
asccOnd time. This doubt rs to the legal.
ity OF Mr.. Buffers election was shared also
by members Of the South Carolina Lcgis.
lature in Columbia in April, 1877, after
President Hayes had recognized the EIamp.
ton government. Members OF the Legisla.
ture were then debating the prOpriCty OF
having u new election for Senator, and it
was said that one Of the main causes
which dissuaded them was distinct init.
nation from Gov. Hampton that he would
give the certificate OF election TO Mr.. But.
Ter, and TO no one else. However, Mr..
Butler is in the seat, and the probability
is that he will stay there il Patterson and
Conover both stick. The casting vote OF
the Vice president would, it is extremely
probable, be disregartled by the Senate
after it becomes Democratic on the 4th OF
March rs the ground was taken that
the Nice-Presidents constitutional pre-.
rOgativc gave him no right to vote on the
question OF the admission Of n Senator
Mr.. Eaton gave formal notice that on the
4th OF March, 1879, he would move TO
declare any seat vacant the occupant OF
which had been admitted by the vote of
the NiCe.PreSident. The only hope, there
fore, 1t would seem, thalthe Republicans
can entertain Of getting Corbin in is to
seduce either COnOver or Patterson from
the Butler side. II they can do
this the victory will be theirs. There are
rumorS that Mr.. Conover is dissatisfied
and mad with the Democrats because they
would not let him come to the House Of
Representatives from Florida, but rs his
support Of Butler has always been under.
stood to be due solely to personal reasons,
this may make no difference. As to
Mr.. PattersOn's course, there are
curious stories aflOat in Democratic
circles tonight to the effect that Pat
terson, Nt the time Butler was admitted,
would have succumbed to the pressure and
the obloquy heaped upon him, and desert.
cd Butler had he not been held up by the
hand Of Don Cameron; that Don Cameron,
on account Of personal friendship and
otherreasons, wanted Butler admitted, but
0fcoursc, for reasons of policy, could not
give his own vote to him. Strange rs this
may seem, it is belived to be true, and It is
really not so wonderful as many things
which constantly occur here.