The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-26
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
THE SURPRISING NOMINk-
TIONs.
What she Newspapers and
Others Think,

WaIhlngtoR, 24.-When the nomine-
ton OF ex-senator Conkling as associate
justice OF the Supreme Court was read in
executive session of The Senate. this
afternoon q motion was made to take it
up for immediate consideration. Senator
Ho8r thereupon took the floor and
warmly said, while be conceded Conk
ling's great abilities, and that 10 man
since Webster had surpassed him 10 in
tellectuRl force he believed ConklinS
had used his - Gers Cor bad purposes I'D d
he did not believe nm honest. Hi. ele-
vstion to tbs ~uS~eme bench said Hoar,
with great excite q Dt of maener, and
pounding his de K IN emphasis, would
be disgrsce TO The judicial e.mine aud
he therefore inta posed an objection 10
The present cou ideration Of the nosina-
ton, and ins; ted tast it should take the
regular couree eiereuce t. the judici-
sry commit .. = sing, objec lea being
sufficient 10 pesv,n Immediate consider
alton, the LOmima IO1 Wss ccoldingly
referred {" t'at committee unde. the
rules, without pportunity for dcbsts or
any reply Ia HuAt's remarks.
| The nomination OF Senator Sargent AS
minister 10 Germany was then referred
to the COMMITTEES of foreign relations,
under objection to its i'm mediate consid-
Grafton. which was interp0sed by Cam
erOn, OF Pennsylvania, who is understood
to be friendly both 10 him and Con king,
but who desired to prevent the appear
ance Of any distinction between the cate.
| OF the two ex senators. Promjn mt mem
bers OF both political parties in the SEN
| ale predict that the nominations will be
ceLfrmed by so overwhe! ming majority.
The National Republican Of Saturday
morning says The nomination of Sen
ator Sargent. Of CaIifornis. as minister
to Berlin i; desc we'd recognition of the
known ability and uprightness Of one of
our most valuable public men. Those
whom Sargent served six years in the
House Of Representatives and six year in
mony that his public career is without
vate life know that he is above reproach.
The only attacks ever made on him
were either from sources which were
misinformed, or unworthy. His reputa-
ton is too solid to be effected by them.
he will reflect credit upon our dIple-
matte service.
Bosten, 4.-The Herald says: The
nomination of Sargent as minister to
Germany disposes of the persistent ru-
NOR that he was to be given a cabinet po-
sitiOn. He was inevitable for soma high
place. The country would much rather
part with him as representative Of q GER
tain sect abroad than to see him installed
in the Presidents council.
The Journal: It was probably the in
tentiCn OF the President ut one time 10
call Sargent to his cabinet. but public
opinion was so strongly opposed to him
that ne had good cause to defer it and re-
fuse TO make that gentleman secretary
of the interior. Sargent will be much
more accountable as a foreign minister
than al the head Of one Of the most i'm
portsnt departments under the Pre.i-
dents.
The Advertiser says of Sargent's ap
pointmeDt: It NAV b3 said it is pleas
ant way out of difficulty raised by the
proportion to make Sargent secretary of
the interior. There is no pretence that he
is specially qualified for dip Tomato duty,
but he is not unified for them, nor is
there any reason why he should not be
acceptable to the German government.
New York, 24.-Tbe Journal (rep.t
says if the President felt obliged to do
something for the ex-senator, it is per-
haps best that it should have taken this
shape. ConklinR has sill the ability
needful for the Office, although he may
not,in the estimation of the people Of this
state deserve the distinc:ion. The criti-
eism Of Conkling's appointment will be,
that gentleman who was so emphatl-
cslly EepudiAted by the people should not
have SO soon been given so prominent
official recognition By the President.
Other journals Of the city, both repub-
llcan aud democratic, sre either favora-
bic or nOn-committRl.
The nomination of Conkling to the SUI
preme bench created genuine sensation,
and considerable space will be devoted to
1t IN the morning papers. The weight of
opinion on the street and in editorials, is
that the appointment is commendsble |
one In many respects, though not free
from criticism. Doubts are expressed OF
his acceptance, but the idea prevails that |
any acceptance would inevitably remove
him permanently from politics. His
friends are grstifed that the Office il |
offered him, and whether he accepts Or |
refuses it, they are sure that the fact of |
his nomination will inure to his benefit |
and place him on better footing withIhis |
party. His opponents interpose few ek- |
jections as they are willing to see his re- |
tirement from the political Arena thus en-
phssizsd.
The nomination of Sargent for the
German mission is criticized by most of
the papers.
Baltimore, 24.-The American. IRE
publicsnJ. in the morning will say, after
prsising ConklinR, if the President has
designed to point the difference between
propriety and improperly, he could not
have managed 8 sharper contrast than
that which exists between the nomina-
ton Of Oonkling and that Of Sargent.
The latter gentleman is best known as
once having bsen 90 exceedingly unia-
portant member Of the Senate, who, dur
ing his term Of Office, enjoyed the dis
tinctIon of having been burned in effgy
by his San Francisco constituents. In
recsnt years toe United States hiss
been represented st the German court by
George Bancroft, j. G. Bancroft Dsyia,
BRysrd Taylor and Prof. Andrew D.
White, and it is fair to presume that
these scholars, historians and trained
have done US honor st Der.
lin. 1t is altogether too absurd that they
should be succeeded by such q narrow
guage politician IS MI Sargent.
Cleveland, 24.-The Herald will edi-
torially say, tomorrow, under the head
ing "a Disastrous Step F." that President