The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-01
THE SENATE.
A Good Many Ifs and Butts and Guesses
and Doubts

New YORK, Nov 24-An observer calls at
tention to the possibility of President Arthur's
opponents organizing the senate thus: with
out an extra session there would be no person
qualified to fill vacancy in the presidency If
it should come to pass. Will the president cali
congress together to provide for such con-
tingency? Ostensibly the Republicans have
forty senators, including Malone and Riddle
berger, against thirty-six Democrats. The
legislature of Nebraska has an Anti Monopoly
majority which will doubtless defeat the re-
election of Mr.. Saunders, or any pronounced
Republican who will go into the party
caucus If this expectation should be
verified it would involve the loss Of
one vote. The legislature Of Colorado
is closely balanced, with senator
to elect, and with bitter fight going on be-
tween the Teller and the Hill factions, which
leaves the result there in doubt. There Is
returned majority of twelve Republicans in
the legislature of Illinois, with violent feuds
that are certain to come to the front IN the
struggle between Cullum, Raum and Oglesby
for the seat of Judge Davis. Whether these
conflicting forces can be held together IN eau
Gus so as to make harmonious nomination Is
vet to be demonstrated. The Republicans
have majority in the legislature of Michi-
gan. where Ferry and Hubbell are contending
fiercely against each other for the senate,
while number Of respectable Republicans,
who seek to smash machine politics, cry out
"a plague on both o your houses
@Mr Van Wyck, of Nebraska, has shown
himself to be pretty much of free-lance in
the senate, and in the present state of politics
at home it would excite no surprise If he
snapped party chains entirely. He is an
ayowed Anti Monopolist. and he therefore Is
in line with the movement which upset Re-
publicanism in Nebraska. Mr.. Hill, of Col
orad0, openly supported the Democratic can
ddate for governor at the late election,
and he was charged by Mr. Teller
with having expended a large sum OF
money to defeat the Republican party. Mr.
MITCHELL of Pennsylvania, was emancipated
on he 7th of November, and he is no longer
bonlman of Don Cameron. Now, If these
three nators stay OFT of the Repu lean eau
Gus tiny can control tie next organization OF
the senate, and dictate by combinatio all the
officers even if Colorado, Illinois and Mlc /
gan should elect straight-out Republicans No
public indication has yet been given Of their
intentions.
There is still another disturbing factor.
George G. Gorliam, editor of the atlnlulstra-
tiou organ at Washington, is candidate Tor
secretarv-of the senate. 1t is quite probable
that go ham will re, GIVE the caucus nomina-
ton. BIT several Republican senators have
declared without reserve that they will not
vote for him under any circumstances In
the presence of these discor lant elements,
and with very narrow and unstable ma
jority at the very best, the inducement for
the president to call an extra session of the
senate. merely to elect a president pro
tempore and other officers, is not great 1t
might precipitate collision between the
factions in that body, and deepen the ex-
isting animosities It is. therefore, hardly
probable that Gen. Arthur viii take that step.