The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-03
BUTLER'S TRIUMPH.
THE ROUTING OF THE RESPECTABLEs-A
RING CAMPAIGN

BUTLER'S TRIUMPH.
THE ROUTING OF THE REsPECTABLEs-A STIR
RING CAMPAIGN.
The Washington special of the Chicago
Times says on the Simmons confirmation:
The result gives great satisfaction to admin
istration men generally. Butler and the
simmons crowd are jubilant. and entertain
their friends tonight handsomely. The
anti-Simmons party are not chagrined
over their defeat, for they did all
in their power; but they Join the
Simmons men in denouncing Boutwell,
who has played most lame and impotent
part in the contest, and placed himself in an
exceedingly uncomfortable position. In the
discussion in the Senate TO-DAY Mr. Rout-
we'll was obliged to defend his conduct in
reporting against Simmons yesterday, and
having taken the whole responsibility of the
report, he was compelled to meet and reply
to the arguments Of the entire BODY of adj
ministration senator's. His own colleague
was not with him, and voted against him.
He was asked, among other things, whether
Mr.. Simmons was not an officer under
him while he was secretary of the
treasury, and whether his services were not
satisfactory, and he was obliged to answer in
the affirmative. His position was rendered
all the more vulnerable by the fact that, on
a somewhat similar previous occasion this
winter, he voted against confirming an ap-
pointment in Colorado which was urged by
Mr.. Sargent. Speeches were made in favor
of Simmons by Messrs. Carpenter. Conklinp
Cameron. Chandler, and others. In fact, al.
most all the speaking was on that side, and
all justified the appointment as one emf
nently fit to be made. The
TRIUMPH OF THE ADMINISTRATION
senators was due in this case, as it has bee n
on similar occasions, to the personal infiu-
ence of Grant, who sent for several senators
this forenoon, and urged them to sustain
the nomination. Among the number who
were spurred into activity by the president.
were Conkling, Chandler and Carpenter. A
conference was had at the white house Il I,
morning, at which Messrs. Boutwell,, But
Ter, Hooper and Burlington, of the Massa-
chusetts delegation, were present. No
zone of the number felt certain that
that the confirmation could be carried,
and several names of candidates were dis
cussed for a second nomination, in case Sim
mons was rejected. All of these were per-
sons suggested by Butler. The president
flatly said that he would not appoint either
of the gentlemen recommended by the ma
jority of the delegation opposed to Butler
The latter and Hooker both spent the day
in the Senate chamber, urging senators, to
go for Simmons. They labored especially
with the southern carpet -baggers, ,and were
successful. They even had Senator Dorsey,
of Arkansas, and Brownlow, of Tennessee,
who have been confined at their residences
by sickness for several weeks, brought to
to the senate chamber, in order that they
might vote for Simmons.
The Senate seems to have been strangely
divided on the question of confirmation.
Administration men, democrats and liber-
ais all voted on either side of the question
Among the democrats who voted against it
are said to be Messrs.
THURMAN AND BAYARD.
Mr.. Schurz is reported to have voted the
same way. Mr.. Fenton did not vote at all.
The opponents of the administration who
voted for Simmons, justified their action on
the ground that there was nothing in the per-
sonal character of the candidate which for
bade such action, and that il Grant saw
fit to break up the republican party in
Massachusetts,, it was not their duty to OBJ
ject. Robertson, of South Carolina, and
Cragin, of New Hampshire, were two of the
republicans who voted against confirmation.
The vote fell off from 20 yesterday to IL to-
day, showing a loss of three votes. Senator
Wadleigh, of New Hampshire, had gone
home to meet his campaign appointments.
There were lively scenes around the senate
chamber when the report of the vote was
announced. Large numbers of the friends
of Simmons were present, awaiting the an
nouncement. Among the number were sew
eral supervisors of internal revenue
from various parts OF the country
who have been called here to
aid in securing the confirmation. Several of
Buffers men, who have been here on the
same errand, formed part OF the gathering
When the word reached the lobby, great ex-
citement ensued. The crowd took off hats
and gave ringing cheers, and then broke and
run for the other end of town to announce
the result. Mr.. Cameron entertained large
number of those who were present by free
champaign entertainment in his committee
room. The confirmation is everywhere dis
cussed tonight, and is regarded as the most
remarkable victory Butler has ever gained
in Washington. 1t is believed here by many
to presage his coming triumph in Massa
chusetts.