St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-01
The Republican Senators in Washington
Said to Be Arranging for a
New Deal.
Effort to Be Made to Elect Democra
President Pro Tempore Of
the Sen ate.
What Causes the Delay in the Ap.
pointment of Mr.. Campbell
as Marshal.
Commissioner Sparks Throws Fur
ther Light upon His Timber
Cutting Ruling.
Political Tactics.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-The sensation
of the evening is furnished by an exceed
ingly interesting and by no means improb-
able story regarding the president pro tenn.
of the senate. For the last three or four
days no one has for a second doubted the
truth of the proposition that the Republi-
cans, being in power in the senate. would,
as matter of course. elevate one of their
own number to the chair Of presiding officer
of the upper house. Within very few
hours after the announcement Of the death
of Mr.. Hendricks had reached Washington,
friends of Senators Edmunds, Logan and
Sherman were busily engaged in discussing
.the question of succession to the
highest seat in the senate. 1t
is understood that caucus of the
Republican senators will on Saturday night
of this week be held for the purpose of
settling the question. According to the
say-so Of certain knowing ones the Repub-
licans are by no means a unit as to the best
policy to be pursued under the very peculiar
circumstances OF the case. Logan's friends
insist that the general should remain upon
the floor, so as to be able to participate in
the debates and executive sessions of the
winter. Sherman, so far as can be learned,
and Senator Edmunds, within the last day
or two. called at the White house and in
course of
A LONG INTERVIEW
with President Cleveland urged that gentle
man to give up all idea of the projected trip
to Indianapolis. lest some harm or accident
befan Mr.. Cleveland and the political world
be disorganized and thrown into state of
chaos. 1t is said tonight that the Republi-
can senators, or at least number of their
leaders, have arrived at the conclusion that
for prudential, as wells as political reasons,
it would be wiser to elect Democrat as
president pro tenn of the senate than to be-
stow the honor upon one of their own num-
ber. This idea. according to the current
talk of hotel lobbies, is inspired by num-
ber of officers of the Grand Army of the
lumbia, and shas been put in the
Republican senators. The manuscript of
the document is now in the hands of the
printer on Pennsylvania avenue. and it is
understood will be placed before every Re
publican senator not later than Saturday
morning next. The address recites the fact
of the death of Mr.. Hendricks and the con-
dition of the Republicans in the senate. 1t
calls attention to the feeling aroused be-
tween the political parties and the troubles
certain to ensue in case of death or disa-
bility of Mr.. Cleveland and the succession
of Republican to the presidency. It says
the vacancy in the &c ate should be filed
by one in accord politically with Mr.. Cleve-
land, and asks the Republican senators, in
order to allay excitement and apprehension
of danger, to give the Office to the Demo-
Gratis. The history of this document
LEAKED OUT THIS EVENING,
and it is entirely needless to say, has given
rise to much comment. 1t is said one of the
progenitors of the document called upon
Gen. Logan and held a long interview with
that gentleman upon the topic. Gen. Logan
is understood to have been very favorably
impressed with the soundness of the logic
embodied in the address, and in effect he
quite agreed Herewith. He said, among
other things, that either Senator Harris or
Senator COckrell would make a good pre-
siding officer of the upper house, and under
the present condition of affairs it might be
well to elect one of these gentle
men. Gen. Logan also spoke very
favorably Of Senator Hampton, declaring
him to be man of marked ability. In the
opinion of the general, however, Mr..
Hampton would not make as good pre-
siding officer as either Senator Harris or
Cockrell. The address will probably be
made public on Thursday or Friday. One
of the main points urged in it is that if a
Republican should be presiding officer of
the senate and any fanatic or lunatic should
make any effort to harm the president, the
Republican party would inevitably have to
bear the odium and that the interests of the
country and the ultimate good of the Re-
publican party unite in demanding sacri-
flee of political feeling on the part of the
Republican senators.