The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-17
CHANDLER is SANGUINE
SAYS THE REPUBLICANS WILL
ORGANIZE AND CONTROL
THE SENATE.
CANNOT SHIRK RESPONSIBILITY


and Butler, and Will Elect the Presi-
dent Pro Tenn, Form the Commit
tees. and Name the Subordinate Off
GERS. No Deal will be Made with
Either the Democrats or Populists.
A special to the Washington Post yes
terday from Concord, N. H, quotes
Senator Chandler as saying that the Re
publicans will certainly organize and
control the next United States Senate.
When asked the meaning of the talk to
the effect that the Republicans might
not reorganize the Senate in December,
the New Hampshire statesman replied:
at means nothing except that there
has been some Republican sentiment
that it is undesirable for the party,
while Cleveland is President, to have a
nominal Republican control of the Sen
ate, given by the votes of Populists. But
this is mere sentiment Republicans
must accept the responsibility of power
NuSu III GOL1CS W tuCLly 6uN dc ~ SOLuCS
to them, and they will organize the
S3nate by five majority. There are forty
two who are Republicans, and thirty
nine Democrats, and six nominally Pop
ulists.
"There is no President pro tempore of
the Senate, Harris, of Tennessee, being a
Senator-elect, and not a Senator. He will
be nominated for President pro tempore
by the Democrats. The Republicans will
make nomination-we will say of SEN
ator Frye-a vote will be taken in the
Senate-Allen and Kyle will vote for
Harris Jones, Stewart, PETER, and
Marion Butler will vote for Frye, and he
will have FIVE majority. How can it be
otherwise Who can prevent it, Will
the Republicans notify Jones, Stewart,
PETER, and Butler that they must not
vote for the Republican candidate if
they choose to do 500
ga Republican President pro tenn.
being elected, similar result will hap
pen in framing the committees. The
Republicans will move their list of COM
mittees. The Democrats may move to
substitute their list. The Republican
list will be chosen by five majority.
Why not z How is it to be stopped
To be sure Republicans are not going to
make bargains with Jones, Stewart, and
PETER to secure their votes. The first
two have rever really been any
thing but Republicans and are now less
inclined than ever before to wholly dis
connect themselves from the Republican
party. Senator PETER, although nomi-
nally Populist, has always voted of his
own free will and without any consider
alton with the Republicans upon ques-
tions of organization, and he is farther
than ever from being Democrat, or
from desiring to co operate with the
Democrats on any matter.
$50 the coming Senate will be Repub-
lican, with a working majority on or
binary questions, if Dupont is admitted
from Delaware, of from three to six.
Allen and Kyle will likely vote with the
Republicans much oftener than PETER or
Marion Butler will vote with the Demo
Gratis. Indeed, there was practical Re-
publican majority in the last two weeks
of the last winter session. Aliens reso-
luton to investigate the Alabama cleo
ton would have carried by two or three
majority if a vote could have been
reached.
"The Republican case is much strong
or now.
eff the President pro tenn. and the
committees are Republican, so will be
the other officers of the Senate. Some
mere questions of patronage may be
mutually arranged, but such an arrange
ment will hardly extend to the election
of Republican secretary, who has al
most no patronage, and the retention of
a Democratic Sergeant Arms, who has
a very large patronage"
Not Endorsed by Mr.. PETER.
Senator PETER was seen at Washington
by Post reporter and asked if
Senator Chambers statement that he
and his colleagues could be counted on
to assist the Republicans in the re-organ
ization of the Senate was correct.
cit is entirely unauthorized, !" said he.
81 have never taken any one into my
confidence as to how | shall use my vote
on this or any other question. The fact
is, do not know myself how the Popu-
lists will vote on reorganization. We
have never had any consultation on the
subject. There is so much dickering, so
much hollowness and so much heartless-
ness in politics that / believe it to be the
wisest course to wait until the question
is actually presented for discussion be-
fore making up my mind as to how /
shall vote on it.
81 do not believe there is any neces-
sity for rc-oJ ganization of the Senate.
The present officers all held over, and
the Senate will be fully organized to
transact business on the day it assem-
bles. The Democrats will doubtless make
such assignments as to committees as
are necessary, although the Republicans
will probably want to have voice in the
matter. AS for President pro tempore
do not see that there viii be any real