The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-05
CAPITAL OF THE NATION.
INSIDE POINTERS GIVEN TO A
NEWS coRREsPo oNDENT.

Disappointments that Judge Brewers
Nomination Entails Roosevelt and
Thompson Almost Sure to be Con
flrmed as Civil Service Commission
ers - Wanamaker to Capture An
other Appointment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The nomination
Of Judge Brewer to the supreme bench
(which will undoubtedly be conflrmed) is a
disappointment to Attorney General Miller,
as well as to Associate Justice Samuel f.
Miller Of the supreme bench. Both Millers
wanted Judge McCrary of Iowa, ex-secre-
tary of war, appointed to fill the Matthews
vacancy; Justice Miller because McCrary
was his protege and partner, and Attorney
General Miller because Justice Miller had
said that if McCrary was appointed he him
self would retire as being over 20 and having
served more than ten years, and Attorney
General Miller expected to get the
place thus to be made. As
it is Justice Miller will hold
onas long as possible, and Attorney General
Miller may have to wait indefinitely.
WILL BE CONFIRMED.
In spite of all the talk to the contrary
there Is reason to believe that the nomina-
tion of Messrs. Roosevelt and Thompson to
be civil service commissioners will be con-
frmed The opposition to them is not
strong enough to counteraot the influence
of their friends. How strong the latter is
will be seen when it is stated that Senator
Quay, chief of the spolsmen, has been
captured by it. II he does not vote for the
confirmation Of Messrs. Roosevelt and
Thompson, he will not vote against it, OF
course the majority of both sides Of the
Senate do not love civil service reform, and
would abolish the commission If they
could, but they know they cannot, and so
with smiling sc>rn they let it live, intro
ducing repeal bills to show their feelings,
but the commission will probably be sin
vestigated" on the empty Charges made
against it, and, while nothing can be sub
stantiated against it, hostile report may
be made by the investigating committee.
The only serious difficulty the commission
will meet will be an unwillingness to vote
the much needed increase of appropriation.
However, even this may be surmounted.
THE NEXT MINISTER TO RUSSIA.
Postmaster General Wanamaker is about
to capture another important appointment.
1t is to be that of Charles C. Harrison of
Philadelphia, to be minister to Russia.
About three weeks ago Mr.. Wanamaker
suggested Mr.. Harrison's name to the
President, aud it has since been favorably
considered by him, but the appointment
has not as yet been finally determined upon.
The President hesitated, not because his
name and that of Mr.. Wanamaker's friend
were the same, although they were not
relatives, but because he had already APP
pointed Messrs. Adams and Snowden of
Philadelphia ministers to Brazil and Greece,
respectively. 1t was the Presidents intention
to consult Senators Quay and Cameron
about Mr.. Harrison before making the ap-
pointment, but the premature announce
ment of it spoiled this little plan. Senators
Quay and Cameron both said to-day that
they thought there could be nothing in the
story, because the President would surely
have given them some jntimation of it If it
was only to ask for their formal indorse-
ment. Neither of them has anything to
say against Mr.. Harrison, however, and he
will probably be appointed.