Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-24
THE sENATE
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VIEWS OF nAHoHtAHo RloDLEsfRsta.

NEW YoRK, November M-Au obsefvsl
calls attention 10 the possibility Of Pred.
dent Arthur's opponents orranisns the
Senate thus: without an extn ssssfon
there would be no pe1son qusiiAsd 10 fll {
vacancy In the Presidency II Il SHOULD eouas
to pass. viii the President ean Ccnstsg
together to provide for dis contingency
0siensibly the Republicans have forty 6su.
ators, including Mshons and Riddlebsrksr.
sgsintt thirty.six Democrats. The LeKisia-
ture OF Nebrsska has an AAti- Monopoly
majority, which viii doubtless deiest shs
sstssHlioa ssssssiHlhiSa pf fshJSaf sMhSas 8ed IT wuu,1
involve the loss 81 one vo4e. The Legisia-
ture of Colorado 4, ,closely balanced with Q
Senator to elect, and with bitter ashtGo.
ing on between the Teller snd Hill fSfdons,
which leaves the Eesutt there In doubt.
There is q returned majority Of twelve Re.
publicsDs in the Legislature Of nlinois,
with violent feuds that arc certain 70 come
to the front In the stYugxis between Cot
lum, Rsum and oylesby for the seat of
forces can be held together In the caucureo'
IL Yes - De DSAssasssUes1h
The Republicans have . majority In tbS
Legislature Of Michigan. where Ferry aud :
each other for the Senate; while number
% respectable Republicans. who seek to
smash machine politics, CRY cut "A Aplasus'
o. both your houses
"Mr Van Wyck, OF Nebrsska, has shown
htmseh to be pretty much.of . free'lanue
in the Senate. and in the present state Ut
pslitics at home it would erriie no surprise
II he snapped party chains entirely. Hsi
sB aveNed antimonopolist, and he there
fore is in line with the movement which
upset RePublicanism In Nebsaska. Mr..
HiIi, OF Colorado,
OPssly Supported the Dem0svastr Cam
didate
for Governor at the recent election, and he
wss charged by Mr. Teller with having ex.
pended large sum Of moneyto defeat the
Republican party. Mr. Mitchell, Of Penn
syIvsnia, was emancipated on the 7th OF
Novem Der, and he Is no longcr'a boDdmsh
Of Don Cameron. Now, II these three Ben.
ators stay out Of the Republican caucus
they can control the next organization of
the Sen ate, and dictate by q consultation
all the officers, even II Colorado. lllinsis
and, Michigan should elect straishtDut Re-
publicaus. No. public indication has yet
been given Of their intentions.
. -There 10
ssiBi A.ssns, DsssurSiss lUasSen
George c. Gorbana, editor of,tbs adminis-
tion organ at Washington, is aoanAidste
fon secretary OF the Senate. II 10 quite
probable that 0ofham will receive the eau
Gus nomination, but several R>publicsn
Senators have declared without reserve that
they will not vots for him under any CIR
cunstances. In the presence of.lSess die
cordsnts elements, and with avery marrow
and unstable majority at the very best, the
indnesment for the President to call aa ex. ?
ira session OF the Senate, merely 70 elsct
Ppssident pro tempore and Gtherotnsers,
be, veen the factions In that body, And deep-
en- the existing anitao.ities. tits thsfsfore
hardly probable that General Arthur will
TAXA thst step,n