The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-04
SOME SPECULATION
uExDR1cKs' PLACE.
How tho Election of Republican Senator
will Anset tho Attitude of the Party.
Some of tho Methods Employed
in Collector Hedden's ONCE.

New YoRK, Dec. 3.-Speculatien abou
the succession OF the Executive power, Il
case Of the death OF q President and Vice
President, continues to form the chic
topic OF conversation among visiting poll
ticians here. Senator Miller, who sue
Ceeded Roscoe Conkling in the Senate, wa
in from Herkimer county, and Senate
Eugene Hale was at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel on his way back to Maine. 1t hat
been reported, rather in the hope Of ex
citing some Democratic fears, that Senator
Hale was to resign his seat and let tht
Governor OF Maine appoint Mr.. Blaine Il
the Senate, and thus become the party
candidate for President OF that body, anC
Senator Hale's presence to-day afforded al
opportunity for renewal OF the joke. o
course it did not get to the ears OF the
Maine Senator, but it afforded the gossips
some opportunity for illustrating the pc
culiGrity OF the present laws which made
such state Of affairs possible.
There is good deal OF an effort being
made through the Ohio Democratic gang,
who have their agents here, to create the
impression that violent opposition is
being made to Senator Sherman's re'elec.
ton. Stories OF Senator Sherman's own
anxiety have been sent West, and good
deal OF energy has been put into things in
order TO serve various personal ends
Representative Mckinley, who was here
to-day, says:
There Is absolutely no truth in these
reports ut all. The members OF the Ohio
Legislature who were elected last month
show as well as any body what the people
expect OF them, and they will not disap.
point or hetray their constituents.
as there any truth in the talk about
Governor Foster being canGidate?"
'tNone whatever. Governor Fosters
interview on this subject in every way
representa- his true feeling and desires.
Foster has said he was not a candidate aud
that he did not think i. would be well for
any person who was candidate against
the already yoxpressed feeling OF tho people
OF Ohio. do not see how any one can
get around that very well, and never
heard Foster accused OF duplicity or lying"
"Do you expect to 20 to Ohio before
Congress convenes2"
"No; might go in January, il 1t was
thought necessary by Mr.. Sherman or his
triends, but have no expectation Of doing
that either. Mr.. Sherman will be elected,
as he ought to be, and that is all there is
about it."
"Who doyou think will be chosen Presi.
dent pro TEN. OF the Senator"
"ltls difficult TO Say. General Logan'a
friends seem to believe his chances are
very good, and | do not think Senator
Sherman's friends believe he ought to
leave the floor to merely execute the rules
OF the Senate. They do not think hs can
be spared from the floor, and though his
election to the presiding otIicerslhp may
occur, think it would be rather draw
back than gain to the people Of his
State"
"The fact about the Presidency OF the
Senate" said Western man here to-day,
"is that It has thrown the question OF tho
next Presidency on the e.hands Of the party
when they were not expecting it, and
when they were not ready for it. To put
Logan or Sherman in the Vice Presidents
chair ut the very opening OF a Democratic
Congress is 10 pnt the Republican party on
the defensive rather than in the opposi-
ton, as they expected. It would alter the
entire face OF affairs at Washington, as
well as hazard the chances OF any man
they might select, General Logsn's cleo
ton might fot mean so much as Senator
Sherman'a, Logan having already been 3
candidate, 1t might be construed into be.
ing mere compliment for his past ser.
vices. But in either case the Republicans
have found their hands Iull, and the prob.
ability Is that they will not act without
the fullest consultation and in the most
conservative manner"