Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-03-02
CONKLING'S PRIZE
In the Lottery OF AssassinatiOn-NOmi.
mated for Justice Of the Supreme
Court,
lspeeial 70 the Plain Dealer. D


Court.
Especial to the Plain Dealer.)
WASHINGTON, February 24.-The Presi.
dent let loose the biggest surprise Of the
season to-day and fairly paralized the
Half Breeds. by sending to the Senate
the name of Roscoe Conkling as Justice
of the Supreme Court TO succeed Ward
Hunt, resigned. Nobody had predicted
this and everybody was surprised. The
announcement in the Senate caused a
profound sensation and big row is imi-
nent.
There was a stormy time in the execu-
tive session of the Senate. No one knows
exactly what took place, but enough is
known to know that there was scene.
The friends of Conkling pressed action.
claiming that it was due as matter of
Senatorial courtesy that the confirmation
be made at once and without referring it
to committee, This invoked a storm.
Senator Hoar took the floor and warmly
said that while he conceded Conkling's
great abilities and that no man since
Webster had surpassed him in intellectual
force. he believed Conkling had used his
power for bad purposes, and he did
not believe him honest. His elevation
to the Supreme Bench, said Hoar with
great excitement of manner, and pound
ing his desk by way of emphasis), would
be disgrace to the judicial ermine, and
he therefore interposed objection to the
present consideration of the no nination,
and insisted that it should take the regu.
lar course of reference to the Judiciary
Committee. A single objection being
sufflclent to prevent immediate consider.
alton, the nomination was accordingly
referred to that committee under the
rules, without opportunity for debate
or any reply to Mr.. Hoar's remarks.
There is no doubt, however, of his con-
tirmation. The Democrats will all vote
for the confirmation, and most of the
Republicans will do the same. Whether
Conkling will accept or not, is not known
yet, but it is generally believed that he
will and that the President was SO advis-
ed before he made the appointment.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Editorially com.
mentlng on Conkling's nomination. the
Sun says: He is able, learned: inde-
pendent, proud and incorruptable. His
training has been political rather than ju-
dlclal. We shall be surprised if he &C.
cepts: We have not supposed that he
regards himself as permanently with.
drawn from political affairs"
The Tribune says:
"Guiteau has made Supreme Court
Judge as well as President and he is
not hung yet. There is no human being
in the country so ignorant as to believe
Conkling would have been awarded the
highest judicial Office in the gift of the
President if cold -blooded assassin had
not killed the President, whom the peo-
pie elected. No man living is thought
by the people of the United States more
responsible than Mr.. Conkling himself
The day after his resignation his desci:
pie, Guiteau, bought the pistol and the
very physician who was afterward called
in to probe the Presidents wound went
about saying that Garfield deserved to be
shot"
The World says: Most of the half
breed Senators would delight to see Conk-
ling quietly inferred in the Supreme
Court. 1t seems unlikely that Conkling
at his age and with collection of wick
ed grudges larger and more various than
that of any other man in the United
States. will consent to be taken out of pol
itics."
The Herald says: sit may be sup
posed that after quarter of century
of political activity with general re-
cognition by hiscountrymen of possess
ing great talents for legislative and ex-
ccutive labors. Conkling should hesitate
now as in 1878 to accept a judicial sta.
tion that would debar him from the polit-
ical arena"
The Times says: at is hardly proba-
BILE that the nomination was made with
out being desired by the nominee, and it
is more than doubtful whether any snub
short of absolute rejection will stop
Conkling off the bench of the Supreme
Court of the United States"
coNKLING's CONFIRMATION,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.==The Senate
Judiciary committee agreed to-day unani-
mously to report favorbly the nomina-
tion OF Mr.. Conkling, for associate justice
Of the Supreme Court. The action Of
the Senate Judiciary committee on Conk-
ling was ty general consent and at a
formal meeting.