Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-26
Yus Sugelss gerald.
Ssrvants Of jay Gould:
iFrom the New York SUM-


Msssss. Ingalls and Lamar were
ostsnsibly In his favor. At one
time Mr.. Lamar was anxious to
have the nomination withdrawn. Il
Nj. Ingalls obeyed the orders OF
the great corporations. both In COM
mittee and In the Senate. He
made % urgent . speech for Mat.
thews as Jay Gould himself could
have made IL he had been present
In person, instead of sending his
commands by telegraph to SenA'
tors.
Apart from sinister Influences,
not 3 sIngle member OF the Judici-
ary Committee desired the confirm
alton Of Matthews. And yet be
was carried through. As will ap-
pear In the sequel, he was confirm
ed by . trick quite in keeping With
the extraordinary means employed
to conquer opposition.
There has been no nomination In
recent years which has engaged
such persistent efforts and enlisted
such unusual methods in its behalf
as this one, both under the last and
under the present Administration.
When Matthews was first Domt-
mated by Hayes, the committees
were Democratic. The judiciary
Committee stood then as it stands
now, seven against and two for
Matthews-the two for him being
Mr.. Mcdonald and Mr.. Lamar.
Mr.. Mcdonald took up Mat
theWs's cause with the zeal Of an
attorney. He directed his appeals
to the Democratic side. Promises
were made without stint that
Matthew'S. II put on the bench,
would not disturb things in the
South, and that he might be relied
ON for friendly judgments In other
respects. Departing from all the
proprieties, Matthews frequently
visited Washington to canvass for
himself, as II tO confirm the assur.
ances given by his friends. He
was here on the day Of his confirm
alton. Judge Field of the Supreme
Court, the most pronounced Of the
corporation Judges, openly and
vigorously advocated Matthews,
and WAS among the first to congrat.
ulate him.
The nomination was supported
by both Senators Irom Ohio. Mr..
sherman, the organizer and beDe'
ficiary of the Great Fraud, who as.
sisted Matthews at the W0rml y
conference, of course was jealous
for his colaborer in that iDquity.
Mr.. Pendleton, who again poses al
q candidate for President, also be-
came warm supporter OF Mat
thews, and dined and wined all
who would accept his hospitality
to obtain votes. These social en-.
tertainments were made the Occa'
slons of personal appeal to Deino
cratic Senators, with more or less
effect. Mr.. Beck was active In SO
licitipg votes. Mr.. voorhees, goI
committed by his former colleague
Mr. Mcdonald, and made zeal
GUS canvass for Matthews. Mr.
Ransom of North Carolina, who
confessed to many "personal obi.
gAtions," was most efficient
whipper In for the nomination.
The great railroad corporations
and their affiliated combination:
H1u NJ Usfht ou thc opcti WC'i
known fof his dealings with mem
bers OF Congress. Having millions
at stake in cases soon to be decided
by the Supreme Court, they coulo
not stand upon trifies wheu q new
Judge, who had been their attor.
ney in the Senate, was to give
them an additional; vote on ths
bench.
Mr.. Conkllng's quarrel with the
Administration helped Matthews
materially. The Senator had pa
pers in his possession which, had
they been used with the force he
has exhibited Oh less important oc.
casions, would have damaged the
nomination seriously, if not ire.
parably. But Mr.. Conkling was
absorbed in his own controversy
and had no appetite for asecond
fight.
The speech of Mr.. Edmunds
Chairman OF the judiciary Commit
tee, against Matthews, Is admitted
on ell hands to have been calm
complete, and unanswerable. Sec
onded by Judge Davis, the case wat
overwhelming, II reason was to de
eide upon its merits. But there
were more powerful inducements
operating than reason or right.
A majority Of the Democrats
voted for Matthews. A majority
of the Republicans voted agalnsl
him. Mr.. Anthony lodged. though
professedly adverse to the confirm
alton. Mr.. Allison was committed
by his corporation affinities. Mr.
Platt voted for Matthews, hoping
by siding with the Administrator
and against his colleague in this
instance to make point on tn,
Robertson affair. Mr.. Hoar spoke
one way and voted the other. H
admitted the power of Mr.. E 1
munds's presentation, but though
1t best on the whole to go agaiDs
his own convictions and stand hy
the AdmiDistration. To the credi,
OF both the Maine Senators be 4
said, they voted in the negative
with no uncertain sound. Farley o.
California honored bis State by 9
negative vote.
AS the test approached, canvass
showed that 1t would be extremel y
close. Mr.. Williams of Kentucky
had been absent for a month from
the Senate on account of impaired
health. He could not return liz
time to vote on the nomination. II
this condition of things Mr.. Ran
som induced his colleague, Mr.
Vance, to pair with Mr.
Williams. That arrangement con
flrmed Matthews. Otherwise he
would have been rejected, ever
with the dodge of Anthony In bis