The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-11-28
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.


taches to Mr.. Hendricks death is in
volved in the question of the Presiden.
tial succession. Although every effort
was made in Congress to pass bill that
should forever determine how the office
OF President should be filled in The
eventof the death, resignation or inability
all measures proposed failed, and the
President to-day stands alone barrier
to the seating of Republican President
In the White House. Should he die
the President pro tempore of the Sen.
ate, who will be chosen immediately
upon the reassemblng of Congress,
would become President until such time
as special election could be held and
the constitutional succession established
1t has been the custom before the ex.
plration OF Congress to elect President
pro tenn. of the Senate as presiding
officer in the event any accident should
befall the Vice President. Hendricks
was urged last Winter to vacate the
chair for the purpose of electing Pres
ident pro tenn, but this he steadily re-.
fused to. do. His reason was that
Arthur refused to consent to the cleo.
ton of asDenocratic President pro tenn.
during his short term of service as Vice
President, because the Democratic
party then had majority of one in that
body. Mr.. Hendricks said he did not
propose to permit the Republicans now
to elect President pro tenn. 1t was
pointed out to him that in case he
should meet with an accident the Re.
publicans, being in majority in the
Senate, would elect the presiding
officer, but he answered that, conceding
such to be the case, he saw no reason of
sufficient weight to induce him to
change his determination. The conse-
quence is that if Cleveland should die
or resign. before the first Monday in De-
cember, there would be no President
til, upon the assembling of the Sen.
ate, President pro tempore could be
elected to perform the duties of chief
m agistrate, When the Senate meets
Senator Edmunds of Vermont will
probably be chosen presiding officer.
There is some talk of electiug General
Logan to that Office because he was the
defeated candidate on the Republican
ticket for Vice President a year ago,
but Edmunds YVES President pro tenn.
during Arthur's term, and if he desires
the honor he will have no difficulty in
obtaining it.
DR.. Thompson says that in his opin-
ion Vice President Hendricks died of
paralysis OF the brain, and there will
probably be post.mortem examination
to establish what the disease was. For
several years he had not been robust
man and was subject to frequent ''bad
spells" as he called them, during which,
sometimes, he would be Frustrated for
days at time. About two years ago
he was confined to his room for several
weeks by the gangrenous affection of
foot. which at times it was feared would
result in blood poisoning, and it was
then thought that the end of his life
was near at hand, but he apparently en-
tirely recovered from this and was in
his usual health. While in Washing.
ton, during the last session of Congress
he was overworked and almost worn
out by the press of political matters.
and upon his return home he signified
his intention of laying aside all public
business this summer and devoting the
time to recreation. He spent three
weeks at Atlantic City, fishing, bathing
and yachting, and then came west and
went to a northern lake resort. and
afterward to the Miami reservoir in
Ohio, on fishing expedition. He re.
turned from there two weeks ago, and
at the time said that he never felt better
in his life. Last week, by special invi.
tation, he attended the fat.stock show
at Chicago. and was the recipient of
considerable attention there in the wav
OF banqusts and receptions. returning