St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-02
who will be the MAN?

special TO tne tIlOOe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA prominent
Southern Republican here, one who is
within the inner circles of the party, SAID to
your correspondent, in talking of the pro-
spective course Of the senate in regard to
the selection of presiding officer:
81 think it will fall between Logan and
Sherman. / am Sherman man, but [ think
I should prefer to see Gen. Logan get it,
''How about Senator EdmundS?''
s'He will not have it. I am told on un-
doubted authority that he has said he would
not have it.
.'Why do you favor Gen. Logan's election,if if
you are Sherman man?''
because it will be better for Sherman not
70 have it, IF he were selected for the place
every Logan man in the Country W1,uld be
dead-set against him, for Logan-s friends
want him to have it.
'sWhat will be the effect on chances of q
presidential nomination i'll 188S?'
II don't think it will have much effect
either way. Certainly it will not help Logan"
This does not coincide with the opinion
of Phil Thompson, who was taking his
mug of milk in that curious little ''Dairy
lunch room" just opposite the treasury.
Think of a Kentuckian drinking milk
When your correspondent asked him who
would be president Of the senate:
Dunno he said, sententiously. "Probably
Edmunds, if he will have it.
''But they say he wont have it. All the
talk seems to be about Logan"
''Well,'' he answered, as he prepared to
disappear behind mug of milk, ''that would
nominate Logan for the presidency in 1885,
While on this subject it may be well
enough to say that talk about the impoSsi-
bility of electing Gen. Logan because he
has not vet been sworn in as member of
the senate is looked upon here as absurd.
Of course the Republicans will convene in
a day OF two and determine what they will
do. If they want to elect Logan it will be
easy to agree to put someone else in the chair
until Gen. Logan is sworn in. Indeed, they
may have him sworn in before the organi-
Zation of the senate by one of the other
members if they choose. The Republicans
insisted that this was the proper course
when the senate met for organization after
Arthur became president, but were outyoted
bv the Democrats and Mr.. Bavard chosen
presiding officer. 1t is not improbable that
they may insist on this plan again this time,
and it will probably have enough votes to
carry it out. The prospects as to the re-lec-
ton of a presiding officer of the senate forms
the principal topic of discussion here to-
day. Expressions are generally favorable
to the selection of Gen. Logan. The Ma
tional Republican says:
The election Of Gen. Logan to the presi-
dency Of the senate is looked upon favorably
by all, and it is said that the president would
rather see Senator Logan in the chair than
any other Republican senator, as Democrat
can't be elected.
Senator Cockrell, in speaking of the mat
ter, said yesterday that Gen. Logan might
be elected and sworn in afterward, as was
done in the Ferry case. There was nothing
in the statutes, he said, to prohibit the SEN
ate from choosing whomsoever they want for
president pro tem., whether he be senator
or not.
1t is said that the following senators have
already signifed their intention of voting
for Logan:
Allison and Wilson of Iowa, Cullum of Illi-
nois, Sawyer of Wisconsin, Conger of Michi-
gan, Plumb of Kansas and Van Wyck of Ne
braska.