New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-09
WILL HE BE CONFIRMEDP
WHAT THE DOUBTFUL SENATOR'S SAY.
INTERVIEWS WITH MESsRs. STEWART, SAWYER.
JONES. sABIN AND sTOCkBRIDGE.
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WAsnINGToS, Jan. s.-Will Lamar be confirmed?
The answer to this important question has now
been narrowed down TO the attitude OF perhaps
half dozen Senators. Among the Republicans
mentioned as likely to vote for Mr. Lamar are
Mtssrs Sawyer, Stewart and Jones Various
rumors have been aLoat during the last few days
as to the course which these Senators would
pursue. Senator Stewart said to The tribune
correspondent to-day:
In considering Mr. Lamars nomination / shall
not look at his articpatlon IN the rebellion.
1t to me that after twenty years the wounds
Of the war should begin to heal. The papers
and arguments l get against Mr.. Lamar all urge
that he was III the Rebellion, but that oblectlon
Will not receive my approval The President Is
going to appoint some Southern man, ana he
must, therefore, 20 to men who were III the lte-
bcllOn for all the brains OF the South were In the
Rebellion. Those who were young men In the South
during the war had the inclination OF their sec
ton and it will be forty years before we eradicate
it, But do not believe in keeping this sectional
feeling alive. Why, we have passed laws giving
amnesty to the eleven Southern States IN ta4
Rebellion, and have voted for them. So would
be right to say that the citizens OF those eleven
States are to be denied official positions because
they participated in the Rebellion? hardly think
so, and is it comes TO question OF rejecting the
nomination the ground that Mr. Lamar was
in the Rebellion, / will not support the objection.
The only consideration in my mind VIII be
as to Mr.. Lamar's qualifications for the office
That is to be the test, and the only test with me.
Does he support the Constitution? More par
ticularly does he accept and support the Xlllth,
XIV and XV Amendments to the Constitution
The answers to these questions will be the test
some of them-as to his qualifications and these
qualifications alone will direct my course. The
war is over, and prefer to consider it so.'
ATTITUDE OF SENATOR SAWYER
Senator Sawyer in his library with his
secretary when seen to his views on the matter.
During the holidays he submitted to interviews
by several Western papers, and disjonted SEN
tenccs called from these have led to random con-
illusions on his course. 1t came about in this
way said he. L had been up north attending
to my lumber business and drove back home lote
at night. 1t was / 2 o'clock and degrees below
zero when a stop made. Suddenly a reporter
appcared.and asked TO interview me on the Lamar
confirmation. | told him the man and horses
outside would freeze. He said he had the mans
consent to wait but asked him TO get the horses
consent. Well, he asked me If had given
pledge to the President to support Mr. Lamar tnd
said no; Then he wanted to know If | would
know any good reason why l shouldn't. This
was published, and it resulted in bringing out the
charge that my views were the eS result ram o, mn IN
which 1t was said ! WIS interested. As matter
OF fact have no interest whatever IN the onana M "a
railroad referred TO- was OF ago ~,
but ! sold out my entire interest on becomlng,
member Of the Committee on Railroads IN ,n Ihe
sGnsi Th des,s c1Srss "a gaose Gny e little
II have given no pledges 10 Mr.. Lamar or the
President, directly or indirectly. left Washing,
ton last March before Justice Woods died. and
| although back twice during the summer, neither
saw nor communicated with Mr.. Lamar so that
the assertions in regard to pledges and to the Omaha
railroads are incorrect. So far as Mr.. Lamar IS
concerned consider him broad d-minded man. ana
/ would much rather trust him than any OF those
technical lawyers. From actual contact with Mr.
Lamar for five years know that he considers the
question of secession settled. forever My clerk
has copied from the records part of speech
which Lamar made stating that at the conclusion
- .hA every Southern soldier was convinced