The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-18
[NAGING 4 LOSING FIGHT.
The Presidents Opponents in the
Senate can be Stubborn.
HAS NOT RAISED THE ISSUE.
uallars At the WAlts House Friday More EotIcsahIt
For Those Not Thers Than Those That wers-
VIII the President b Forced % Surrender

WAsHISsTox. March 49, III President
Cleveland insists upon his demands that
the senate committees be changed he
will wage a losing fight Even the
stanchest friends Of the president say
that any attempt to fight the reorgan.
lied committees will be met with re-
fusal BY the senate
What would the senate do II Mr.
Cleveland forces the issne2- was asked
Of one Of the northern senators who Is
a firm friend Of the president and
whom the president really wanted in
his cabinet
Why said he, 'lthe senate would
stand on its prerogatives and refuse to
do anything
OF course Mr. Cleveland's friends gil
stoutly deny that the president has
raised the issue and made the demand
Of the senate. Some Of them, however,
confess that he may have expressed his
displeasure and requested" that II pos.
sible some changes be made in the com
mittees. Those known as anti-Cleve-
land men in the senate, try to brush
away the fact and say; .'Mr Cleveland
would not be SO foolish as 70 antagon-
ize the senate Still they have no cx-
PLANTATION for Mr.. Cleveland for having
made no nominations Thursday and the
fact that the president is piqued.
Friday was cabinet day at the white
house, but quite number of senators
were up early and had chance to sec
the preside mt before his official family
met There was notable absence Of
anti-Cleveland senator's
Neither Mi. Brice. Nj. .Pughs Nh
German, Mr.. Murphy nor Mr. HIN
were at the white house. Among those
who did see the president were Mo-
Pherson and Smith Of New Jersey,
Berry, Voorhees,, Turpie, Vance,
Palmer, Gordon, Coke and Mills
Several of these senators took occasion
to speak to the president in regard IL
the nominations, and, urged upon him
the necessity Of yielding little bit or
account Of the publication Of the facts
in the case.
They stated that it would be well fol
the president to send q few nominations
to tho senate on Monday. no matter Il
they were unimportant, for by SO doing
II would take some Of the sting on TIN
disclosures and give the administrators |
organs a risunrr 10 say tHut there wAs /
between the senate and the
president
Cleveland, however, did not express
himself one way or the other and what
his course will be is still unknown
On the other hand the senators are
firm and steadfast as to their course i
The anti-Cleveland men are in the ma
joFity. and are the leaders on the Dem,
ocratic side. That they can contro
the course to be pursued is not doubted
On receipt of Mr. CIevcland's notice
yesterday they Immediately adjourned
without taking any action whatever
on the nominations now before them.
The nomination of Josiah Quincy for
assistant secretary Of state; Pat Col.
Inns for consul to London, and Isaan P.
Gray, of Indiana, minister to- Mexico,
have only been informally referred tc
committees The senate could have
rome into executive session Thursday
ind confirmed these appointments but
he anti-Cleveland men were determin.
ID to show the president their power,
Ind not q single appointments but the
:abinet has been acted upon and it Is
aid they will not e acted on until Mr.
comes off HIS high horse.
The leaders say that Mr. Cleveland
,uRht by this time to know better than
o run against the senate and that he
las already had several lessons taught
Tim.