The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-05
Warrington Letter.
tFrom our regular correspondent

WASHINGTON, d. C., April /, 1880.
The rejection of Murat Halstead's nomi-
nation was the conclusion OF the most Bit
ter internal struggle of the Republi-
can party that has occurred in years. On
Thursday the opposition was fondly hoped
to have ended with Messrs. Teller, Far
well, Plumb, Collum and ingalls,, but on
Saturday it was ascertained that half the
Republicans had been whipped into line on
the question, and that several more were
inclined to kick over the traces. Senator
Evarts made an especially strong speech,
stating that a man who was hasty enough
to attack the leaders of his party in sudden
heat of temper was too hasty for a diplo-
mat. Senator Blackburn, probably more
or less influenced by Henry Watterson,
strongly urged upon the senate the folly
of attempting a censorship of the press and
spoke of Mr.. IIalstead as a chivalrous
enemy. SO far from moving the opposi-
ton, his eloquence received the same po-
lite attention that is accorded the tender
foot who is appointed to speak in defense
of a red-handed horse thief as a preliminary
to a lynching in Arizona. It might even
be said that Senator Blackburn's speech
intensified theo opposition. 1t was attempt
ed of course to secure enough Democratic
votes to overcome the opposing Republi-
cans. This plan miscarried, owing to Sem
ator Payue's vigorous kicking, and was a
dangerous plan at best, owing to the fact
that any interference in such matters by
men of another party than that in power
always results in consolidating the opposi-
ton. Among the things alluded to by Mr..
Teller in his speech Of Friday against Mr..
Halstcad was tho letter written by the
doughty editor in 1863 to Secretary Chase
criticising President Lincoln and General
Grant. This incident was fortunate for
the antLHalstead people, as it gave anoth-
er xcuse to add to the action oil Mr.. Hal
stead in attacking the Republican members
of the Election Committee in dropping the
Payne Investigation several years ago.
How the President is affected by the re-
lection is rather in doubt. Whether or not
he feels any thing more than annoyance in
having been unfortunate enough to nomin-
ate a candidate who could not be confirmed
is not known. Certain it is that he must
recognize the right of the Senators to vote
for rejection on personal grounds, and that
every year 1t grows more and more difficult
to persuade legislators of the administra-
ton party that the President is infallible.
1t is known that ON Thursday the friends
of Mr.. Ialstead were urged by the Presi-
dent to allow him to withdraw the name.
This they and their leader declined to do.
saying that he had not sought the Office
but being in the fight would battle to the
end. How the rejection strikes Mr.. Hal
stead personally it is difficult to discover
from his friends. They are certainly talk
ing on stills when they say it will be great
ly to his glory. 1t will not. For a few
months Ohio journals and those ofadjacent
states will make frequent reference to the
matter. Henry Wattcrson will rage in the
Courier Joarnat and Louisville Democratic
support viii make the gallant Marshal per-