Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-10


o'clock. The contest for the election
OF president protein of the Senate
has fallen 10 the republicans. Natural
ly there has been much discussion as to
who It should be. Tins the death OF
the Vice President of the United States
has awakened an interest in Republi-
can circles where indifference prevail
ed few weeks ogo.
Senators Logan, Edmunds and Sher-
man nre the most prominent candi-
dates for the place. OF course none
of these gentlemen are making can
vass. nor has any OF them expressed
any inclination for the position. but
the friends of each are working fer
them. A sharp fight for the nomina-
rion is expected in the caucus of re-
publican Senators to be held this week.
Some delude,l democrats have ex-
pressed the hope that the republican
senators would elect democratic SEN
ator TO preside over the senate. They
| thought it would be more in accord
with the eternal fitness of tbings
| 1t would indeed be suprrhuman gen
crosby for the republican senators TO
make up to their political opponents
the loss they sustained in the event
which occurred at indianapolis last
week. But such magnanimity will
not occur, for this reason that it should
not. Sentimental Rush will have
nothing to do with the choice of a
president of the senate. Those who
will make that choice understand that
ii is as much their duty TO vote for a
republican as it would be il they were
making the original selection.
The fashionable world of Washing
ton has been greatly Interested to
know to what extent the death OF the
Vice president will affect social fcstiv:-
ties here. OF course the administra-
ton l.: in mourning. Tie White House
will remain quiet, and there will be no
entertaining done in the Cabinet for a
period of thirty days. Then the black
draperies which now cover he columns
of the White House, and are conspicu
GUS on the Cabinet homes. the Capitol,
and all government buildings. will be
removed. The flags all over the city
now floating at half mast, will be hoist
ed. the old order of things resumed,
and New Years day will rs usual, in
auguraie the social season. President
Arthur's first public reception at the
White House was held on the New
Years day succeeding the death of
President Garfield. 1t was Oh shat
day that one of the foreign Ministers
dropped dead at the White House. and !
the reception was brought to close
in consequence.
The death of Mr.. Hendricks changes |
49,. -.i-.i-..;......i->., I.a,... His liz.
would have been next TO Miss Cleve- |
land as leading lady, and she bad
made extensive preparations for social |
nctivity during the season. Mrs. Hen
bricks is very ambitious woman. fond
of society and political power. She il
understood to be as much Of politi |
elan as her husband. and far more eDer
getic. Her retirement gives her place
TO the wife of the republican senator
who will be elected when the senate
meets.
The president did not make known
his determination not to attend til,
funeral of the dead Vice-President I'M
til Sunday afternoon. In his public
statement for declining TO go, he said |
that in the first moment of the shock |
of Mr.. Hendricks death he yielded to |
his inclination and declared his inten-
ton TO be present at the burial. After
wards he was satisfied that he was M
fault. that he did not take as compre
hensivr view of the duty he owed t.
the public as he should. lie was con
WINGED that his strong personal desire
to be present had clouded his judg-
ment. lie claimed to have looked al
the matter in all its phases, and to
have debated with his Cabinet, his
anxious callers. and in his own mini
the question to go, or not to go. Mes
sages from Indiana had much weight
in persuading hi2l to stay at home. Sec
retaries Lamar, Whitney, Bayard, and
Postmaster General Villas, with the
committees of senators and representa-
tives went on special train.