The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-12


in that body they didn't guard it carefully they
from the South. whose votes and in the i'm
mediate future would come in proptiously. in q
partisan sense.
"And what are those casualtesi"
''rhere six Senators who hold over until the
Forty-eighth Congress who now. as democrats. rep
republican States. States that will be-
They are Senator'S Grover and Slater, Of Oregon
Farley, of California; Davis Counting him Of
the opposion). of Illinois; Pendleton. of Ohio and
Mcpherson, Of New Jersey. The death. resignation
or removal from the Senate from any cause of any
one OF these would be followed by the election Of
o republican successor II such casualty should
occur and Senator Kellogg should be retained
in his seat. the election of republican Senators
to the Forty-seventh Congress in Ohio Penn
sylvania, Connecticut Indiana, New Jersey and
New York to succeed Senators Thurman. Wal
lace Eaton. Mcdonald. Randolph and Herman
would give the republicans bare working majority
even if Judge Davis should not act with them. The
democrats. as it now appears. will gain only one
Senator by the elections of 18Sl-the successor to
Senator Bruce. of Mississippi. although there is q
bare possibility that Senator Mcdonald may either
succeed himself or be succeeded by another Of his
own party
WILL KELLOGG uNsEATED?
ls'These close calculations"
Eyes; but not too close in view Of the gravity Of
the political situation. / have been led, with
others, to look into these possible contingencies
while considering Senator Kelloggs case, now
pending before the Committee Privileges and
Elections. OF course our democratic friends have
calculated all these chances and we should do the
same. It's always well to measure the strength and
the motives Of your adversary in such a contest
this Mr.. Kelloggs seat. and there's no bet
ter way OF judging the motives Of the democracy in
tho,f fnfn fhnp
cessities viewed from their own standpoint
Looking at the matter in this light. and also in the
light Of the contingencies have alluded to, they
may so ahead. sooner or later. with An attempt to
unseat him.
"why do you say sooner laterY'
"Well, it would be poor policy for them to push
things in this matter before the December session
of 1880 II they make up their minds not to un.
soon. But if they determined that he shall go.
they will wait until after the national election next
year.
"How do you make that out?"
EASY enough. You sec. Mr.. Conklng especially
and the newspapers generally have made an issue,
it is called OF this in this falls campaigns In
this way the people have been educated up to due
removal to the democrats and the equal Importance
to the republicans OF his retention In other words.
the has been discussed in all its bearings and
to extent had influence in the result of the
late elections The conspiracy to remove him has
been made to appear in its true light-as partisan
manBuvre TO make solid South in the Senate, for
Messrs. Kellogg and Bruce the only republican
Senators left from that section And the deoc rats
evidence
such partisan reckecsness until after the national
election next November. II they should attempt to
unseat him before that time they would have to
for it ut the polls; while. If they wait until
the December session next year, they will have
plenty of time-four months in which to do they
.And II they do GUST him?"
eff they do 1t will be by the exercise Of the
arbitrary and unconstitutional power and in viola
ton Of all law and precedent. Why, he holds his
seat by better tenure than that by which Governor
Vance holds his. for that matter than that any
On, fNV In thA hNd NJ n,<-
Ter, who seated in the same way he was. He was
not admitted In the ordinary way because his cerh-
went behind the prima face evidence examined into
the merits of his claim to seat and decided that
mtted simply on his certificate he would have been
on level with other Senators. but rs 1t is his
has been soemnly investigated. carefully and rigidy
inquired into and his title declared to be complete.
The wording of the resolution adopted by the Senate
upon which he was admitted shows that his case is
res ddjudicatd.''
GRANT AND THE DEMOCRATS.
well. to switch of from the Senatorial question:
nominated. would be elcctedT
Eyes, that's what said. and might have added
that IL elected, he will be inaugurated."
''what do you mean by that remarkw
Exactly what say. He'll be inaugurated despite
the efforts that may be made to prevent it,. I'm not
All alarmst and don't want to be reported such;
but see am in for it with you, aud might well
go on witha prediction that I've often made of late.
It is that the democrats will protest against the
count of the electoral vote of some more of
our republican States when the two houses meet in
Joint convention that duty in February, 1881.
They will base their protest upon what they will
allege to have been unconstitutional exercise of
federal power in the execution of the national cleo
ton laws. They may take California for this pur-
pose, or New York. or Pennsylvania, any State
wherein the slightest pretense. real or manufactured
tor the express object may be furnished. Then the
two houses will separate and pine or both Will sus-
tain the protest. Tho votStof that State will be
thrown out and it will be dSslarcd that there was
no election aud the House viii assume to elect
President"
.'And then what will happen
I'M l{t.fp 40 far thak
emergency will be made In the House. the same as
they are attempting to make them In the Senate by
dsseatng Mr.. Kellogg, 50 that the democratic noni
nee for President will be elected under the form and
color of law. One step has already been taken in
Hisbae ns Florida and the seating of Mr. HUH IN lis
place. This gives the vote OF Florida ON vote by
States to the democrats so that the House now
stands on such vote nineteen democratic States to
nineteen republican States-counting the Indiana
greenback member with the opposition. But in that
far of December session, whom the Kellogg will
probably be acted upon and when all such action
viii be no longer influential upon any coming cleo
ton. they may unseat Mr.. Ortiz OF Indiana or some
other republican. The decision OF the contests in
these cases adversely to the present occupants would
give their seats to democratic and insure
democratic majority b. States in the House."
FUTURE MISREPRESENTATION.
And you really believe these predictions may DO
Yes; that's the way to put It, They may be real
lied don't say they will be, but they may be.
And in view of that possibility it is the part of wis
| dom to take them into careful consideration now
Forewarned is forearmed. One reason why believe
| these Things NAV all occur IL the knowledge tho
| democrats have-the same we have-that the pcxt
census will materially alter the relative sectional
strength of the two parties represented In the
House, conceding, of course. that the PARTIES are
sectional, as they really are, and they are likely
| to continue to be for some time to come. Ths
alteration, or change, according to the best
information I get, will be favorable to
the republicans. That is. the increase of Repre-
sentatves In the House will be from the
North Texas is the only growing State In the
south; the others falling of or at standstll.
But the half-dozen more additional members that
will bp
ratio of represen taion shall have been fixed will be
more than oyershadowed; IL will BIO overwhelmed.