The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-25
DICKINSON DowNED AGAIN.
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Don II. Dickinson, the Democratic
boss Of Michigan. is again sadly dis
gruntled. He has just returned home
from Washington, whittier he went 10
look after the confirmation of one of
his political pets and wards. J. @.
Shields, who upon his recommen alton
to the President had been nominated to
succeed the odo-eus Summer Howard
as Chief Justice of Arizona. It viii be
recolleeted that last week the Senate
rejected shields. The action of the
Senate was very much of surprise to
Mr.. Dickinson, but then that gentleman
is becoming accustomed 70 surprises Of
that nature since the Senate has become
familiar with his character and meth
DDS. He went home fairly raying with
anger, denouncihg the Senate unstint-
edly and not being sparing of his
tongue regarding some Of the Michigan
Congressman. The latter seem - ac-
ceptit as a fact that no man recon
menaed to Office by Dickinson Is
worthy and they take delight in show
ing sup The unworthiness of the boss
pets. Our own Associate.Justice Pow
ers is an instance in point. Michigan
Democratic Congressman were active in
the fight against Powers. whose ugly
record presented an excellent OPP
portunity for thrusting at Dickinson.
As to the Shields rejection, Dickinson
said TO a reporter: "Mr. Shields has been
stillettoed IN the dark. TiGnk of q
Senate which has been demanding that
the President open his correspondence
rejecting man without giving him or
his friends any opportunity to be heard
He is denied even the chance Of an ap-
peal, two exec tive sessions having
passed since the action was taken. 1
even understand that the Senators who
were friends of Mr.. Shields were absent
from the Senate when the case was con-
sidered. That is nice state OF affairs
Senators watching to see when
nominees friends are absent and then
stilettoing him." We know nothing OF
Shields, and perhaps the Senators were
not familiar with him or his record, but
it seemed enough for the Senate that
the man was youched for by Dickinson,
that fact, IN the light of the other sc
lections by Dickinson, being accepted as
equivalent to saying that the man
ought not to be on the bench. In
another interview Dickinson limited at
Shields having been pursued by secret
zoe, and intimated that the enemy as
Sumner Howard. This seems sheer
madness. 1t cannot be possible that a
man of Towards character and record,
both OF which are 81 we'll known in and
out of Michigan, all must be familiar
TO many Senators. can have any in
. huence with the Senate. To sugges
that he can is equival- II to an intima-
ton that Senators are either ignorant
or corrupt.
The SIMPLE truth is, D N Dickinson is
in such bad order, through having re-
@arded so many scrubs with office, that
a good man going before the Senate
with his endorsement would be looked
upon with suspicion. and for Dickinson
to urge his claims for Office would
cause a searching investigation to be
made into the character Of the men. II
is among the inexplicable things how
Dickinson gained the confidence of the
President, who evidently does not de-
sire association with politicians who are
odorous, and whose regulations are
those of corrupt maRipulators and
party bosses, ..,.
UtAh reie6ess whehekerY dickinson
gets knocked out" because he foisted
the fellow Powers upon the Territory
and did all he could to fasten the In