Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-04
THE PRESIDENCY OF THE SENATE.
Reports that Mr.. EdmundS VIII Not he IA
Candidate.
Wash. cor. n. Y. World. !


A prominent Republican Senator said
tonight IL am firmly Convinced that
Edmunds is not candidate for President
of the Senate and will not be under any
circumstances have had no talk with
him since my arrival here, but last De
cember, when Logan came back to Wash
ington. Edmunds proposed to several of
the Republican Senators that he should
withdraw from he Presidency of the Sen
ate so as to admit of the election of Gen.
Logan. II he could have remained here
Mr. EdmundS would certainly have with
drawn in his favor. am sure that Mr..
Edmunds does not care for the place.
"Do YOU think there is anything in the
point that Logan can not be a candidate
because it is necessary before he is sworn
in to elect some one else as President in
order to have the proper official admins
ter to him the oath of office ~
There may be something in the point,
but it will not have the slightest bearing
on the result. When the Senators meet
in caucus next Friday or Saturday, if they
agree upon Gen. Logan it will be very
easy for Senator Edmunds to take the
chair for five or ten minutes and then
give way. If il be the Senate's pleasure
! to elect a president Tor ten minutes and
then through Il mutual understanding
| II
there has been some criticism in New
York of the Republican Senators because
they failed to elect a President pro TEN
last spring. The failure to elect was not
their fault. When there is a Vice Presi-
dent the Senate never elects President
pro TEN except during his absence: 1t
| has been the custom for Nice-Presidents
to give way, so rs to permit such cleo.
tons to take place before the close of
the session. MIR. Hendricks was not out
of his seat one moment during the last
special session. 1t was intlmated to him
that the Republicans would like to have
an opportunity to elect Il President pre-
TEN. If there is any fault in the failure tC
elect, that fault was exclusively Mr.. Hen
dricksS."
The talk of this Senator fairly represents
the average sentiment among the Repub
lcan Senators. Senator Morrill,, of Yer
mont, who ought to know as much about
his colleagues position as any one, salt
very positively TO a caller tonight that Mr.
Edmunds would not be a candidate. The
Vermont Senator is in favor of Gen
Logan. Mr. Morrill, certainly could no
be for John Sherman.
Representative Springer, of Illinois, be
lieves that Mr. Edmunds should be mad,
President pro tempore. LAS to the claim
of Gen. Logan he said this evening, :"
think he should refuse to accept the posi-
ton. The very fact that he was the can
didate of the Republlcan party ana wa
defeated for this very position should b.
the strongest argument against his accept
ing it now Besides Mr.. Edmunds ha
had experience as presiding officer ant
Gen. Logan has not. \ knowledge of tn
. rules and customs of the Senate is not al
that is required in a presiding officer. ii
should be deliberate, of good Judgment
suave in his manner These qualities NJ
Edmunds possesses. Gen; Logan on IN
contrary. is combative and wants to talk
OF course Gen. Logan is from my Stat
E and personally have nothing whatteve
/ against him, but politically | am of tn
+ opinion that he could not afford to acceI
g the position of President pro tempore II
were offered him."