New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-29
PRESIDENCY OF THE SENATE
WHY SENATORS CAYN0r MAKE A CANVASS
LOGAN TIE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SUPPORTING
EDvU NDS-sOME MEMS VIEWS.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.-ln discussing the
oueston Of the Senate will choose 10 preside over
Its deliberations for the remainder OF President CeVe
lands ter the fact he lost sight of that no
candidate afford make canvass forthe place such
as is witnessed every years in the scramble to secure
The Speakersnip of the House. A Senator who should
employ such tactics rssorte To by me'sr' Gar
isle Randall Cox aud Springer shortly before the mcel
ing of the XLVIith Congress- woald lose caste among
his colleagues auu derive little profit from his
performance. II is not considered "goou FORM
even for Senator TO say openly that lie is candldate
for an Office. lie must be passive spectator OF What Is
going on He must be entirely lin the hands OF MS
friends" Hence it is that most OF the talk about an
active canvass by this AMI that can date winch has
found its way into print within the last few days is mere
nonsense.
Aside from the obvious which point to General
Logan the most fitting person whom the senate cou"
select the honor % sdns overtime InoisS
possesses an advantage IN having been sworn IN yet
Until he IS he cannot take part in any caucus ana HIS
presence Will emOarrass the discusslon His claims
for recognition will be urge with greater freedom by
Lis friends His services TO the party MS reluctance
overcome only by his high sense Ofdy to take secoh"
place on the Presidential ticket his gallant h4ht LOT re-
election IN The face determined and interruptions
minority in his STATE. all VIII receive que Considerations
and no doubt, have great weight with Republican H'
at0rs.
ON the other hand it is difficult upon what Mr.
Sherman will base his candidacy, eXccpt De MS grew
IL meets to decide upon tho question Of the succession
will strike even his most devoted iren Is as beng in bad
taste He is handicapped, moreover, by contest Tor
his own seat U is not probable but stu possible tdaV
he will be his successor. and should lie not De
The Senate would be called upon. IA yoT hence once
more TO elect presiding officer Mr. Shermaas Selec-
ton therefore would lead to new complications when
might as we'll avoided now b. the nomination oi Cen
eral Logan.
The most curious phase in Mr. Edmundss candidacy is
the singular uuanmity with which Democrats support
him for the Office OF President pro tempore There Is
scarcely a Democratic Senator who has not
expressed himself openly III FAVOR
of Mr.. Edmunds. The reason is not far
to seek They feel that his nomination would not be
popular with masses OF the Republican party They
man who of their political way of thnSn% ont
they think that his eec Ion Will create dlsSehloS III we
R,uubliCan ranks. dissatisfaction ana renew The
criticisms to which Nh Edmunls's failure to give Ms
6cart, snnnort 10 the Republican cause gave last
year. Republicans Sce thls readily enough. Lvrn M.
Etnunds Is thought 70 prefer n, oh seat on 'nU Ho".
former place he hopes regain Ivy active participation
in the debates soetng OF that prestige which he lost
senator Cuom sal to-day that, without havips ex-
amined the matter closely nc LaAes II lot Er
In case OF the death o. "oth lue IItsi'.I i, ~
President. the President pro ten OF the senate would
become President of the United states in tact ana W"ud
have ala the xecuuve powers until another election was
held lie thinks that would be the proper thlnS TO
SfSt M aacep LoSn mr I" S Would S6 be rl1r
,n dnubi he saws whether il wond be best for hm to
accept the Office. even II it Were rendered him.
Senator Van Wyck says that hc does not see how the
Senate can AVOID rendering election OF president pro
tempore TO Mr. Eimudds. lie Is the oldest member OF
party in the Senate He occupied the char lat SEES
sion and courtesy would demand even there W lc u"
OF her reason IL, that ne should be eecedE he wants
the honor. II Mr. Cleveland should die, the prcsl cent
pro tenpOre OF the senate would he says have all
The rOwus of President OF the Nation
until anoiher President elected at
special election. Senator Doph said that if the Press
should die become disabled before the President
pro empnre of the Senate, the Speaker OF the House
is elected Secretary of state would have t. cal
special election at once and meanwhile there would DC
who %Ould have the legal r-ht 70 a. III te pace
Executive. II there president pro tempoic
OF the senate aud the President should die two months
before FIRST Wednesday In December, special eec
tiOn would called at and the President pro TEN
pore would President during tie two
months buff shOulI die the first Weducsd -
December than that election could not he bed Tor
a year and the President pro tempore oi the senate
would be President the United STATES durh- the IN
tervenng and would have all the powers attending
tie office
Representative Randall said that ii the President pro
tcnIure called the Prts Tents char he would ne
President until special election could he hcld
Representative Cole. of Mary said that IN case o
the death o. Mr. Cleveland the President pro lem OF the
Senate would President Tor the time being anti an
election was held.
WHAT SENATOR SHERMAN'S FRIENDS HOPE.