The Portland daily press., 1885-03-20
DISSATISFIED DEMOCRATS.
President CIeVeIand's Nominations Crit
cized-Open Opposition Talked of by
Some of lhe RAaicOntents.
Especial Dispatch to the Boston Journal.l /

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WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The discomfort
which has been growing in Democratic ranks
towards the new Administration was given ut
terance in deep curses over the nominations
made today. Democrats are gloomy tonight.
They gather in little knots and whisper to
each other direfu forebodings. The dissats-
faction Is not confined to the otdce-seekers. Ii
might be expected that they would construe
personal disappointment to mean ruin for the
party, but il is the men of high standing in the
party who feel most downcast. Men who have
borne the brunt of Democratic fights for
quarter OF a century, who have rallied the
party organization after each defeat and held
it together for the next effort at the polls; it is
these men who shake their heads ominously
and say that, if the Administration goes on as
it has begun, the Democratic party will be dis
rupted long before the next Presidential con-
test. The complaints from such men are nos
that changes of officials are not made rapid
enough but that when appointments are made
the sentiment OF the party is ignored, even
dehed, IN the selections. 1t is charged by
Democratic members of Congress that the adj
ministration is close corporation, doing ev-
erything secretly, and that g few men, among
whom are Randall and Scott of Pennsylvania,
Hewitt Of Nav York and German of Mary
land, are running things to suit themselves.
The most prominent Democratic Senators are
as rigidly stricken from the confidence of the
administration as they were under Republican
rule. They are pleasantly received by the
At0clNoHt Auu bub1E auVlC6 abb60ilN6ty llsbb16Q
to, and then the very thing they do not advise
is done. Leading Democrats are complaining
that States which have been steadily Demo-
cratic are passed by while Republican States
get the patronage. It is common thing for
Democratic Senators, when asked shout sone-
thing relating to the administration or its
purposes to say frankly that they have no
more knowledge OF what is going Oh or intend
ed than they had under the last administers
tlon. The feeling has grown from one of cool
M IN nr7A NE H. a.. Il.
Kentucky Democrats are mad is but to family
express their indignation. Phil Thompson
beat Durham for the nomination TO the Forty
sixth Congress and held the seat through
the Forty-seventh ana the Forty-eighth,
Durham was not backed by party lead ers of
MS own State IN making application for the
FIRST Oomptrollership, bat he got what is
shown to be far more potent with this adminis-
tration, the Endorsements of A. S. Hewitt aud
Samuel j. Randall. Finally, today, when
Senator Beck was advised that Durham was
to be appointed, he consented to indorss his
application, saying at the time that il was
most unwillingly done. 1t is tbs common
opinion among Kentuckians that Durham was
chosen IN order to finally kill eff Phil Thomp-
son, as OF course two men from the same con-
gressional district cannot be very well given
high places. Thompson was supported by all
his friends for Railroad Commissioner, and the
motive of the administration in thus pushing
MIN aside is construed by some IS an unwil-
Ah6uOro w O1lolO tuC COlpDEAbAOuS Dy putting q
man with Thompaon's record at the head of
the railroad bureau. The nomination OF NAL
COIN hay, pronounced protectioni5t, for
First Assistant Postmaster General, is regard
ed by the revenue reformars as another straw
showing that they will get neither countenance
nor support from the administration. Il is
said tonight, by Democrats, that notwith-
standing the PresGent's declaration that ap-
poiDtmenta should be made by the heads OF
departments respectively, he has person all y
and plainly indicated whom he wanted put in
the places SO far filled. 1t is said that the
Presidents will is the Controlling power and
decides everything. Among the Democratic
Senators German comes in fer good share Of
abuse. Few of his party associates have a
good word for him. Their criticisms are no
longer whispered. They are spoken out
Some OF the Democratic Senators in seeking to
obtain appointments for constituents have dis
covered that the willy hand of German was
working against them. They say he has
hunted through all the departments and has
picke0 out places for his benchmen. Some of
the Democratic Senators predict that If the
President permits himself to be influenced by
German nothing but evil can result He is
charged with being o schemiDg politician
seeking hi5 own end. Unless tho President
very soon turns his attention to some Of the
Democratic States, like Missouri, Indiana and
Virginia, he will probably hear some plain
talk from leaders of his party. Some Of the
latter are saying that they will not remain
qaies and see their party destroyed; and that
an open rupture now is better than to let the
undermining process 90 on qaebly fer four
year. There are prominent Democrats who,
like ex-senator Eaton, still hope that things
will come right. They hope that the President
will yet get in full accord with his party, but
the general feeling is one of positive appTeheu-
sion.