The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-07
no OPPOSE CLEVELAND.
The President Has Breakers Ahead
In the Hill Camp.
CROKER ON THE MURPHY INCIDENT.

THE Tioy Tamplanyite TO be Elected De-
spite All Protests - CleveIand's APP
poIntments VIII he opposed Cabinet
Possibilities.
WASHINGTON, ian. 7--As extraordinary
ss the proposition may be, there is posi-
bility of fight on the part of some of the
Democrats in the senate against the con
hrmation OF one of Mr.. Cleyeland's cabinet
appointments when they are sent in.
Mr.. Hill and some of the other anti
Cleveland men in the senate regard 1t as
not impossible that Mr. Fairchild or Carl
SehurE, or some other mugwump or anti
snapper" really objectionable to them, will
be appointed to cabiuet position, and
they will resist the confirmation. They have
talked the matter over among themselves,
and though custom forbids opposition to
the confirmation of the cabinet, they be-
lteve that they are strong enough to ignore
It, There are a great many senators who
talk boldly about whit they will do and
how independent they will be of the ad-
ministration, and how they I'll resent any
attempt Oh the part of Mr. Cleveland to in
terferc with their affairs, who. when it comes
to the rub will be lamblke and acquies-
cent.
Cleyeiand's Opposition.
There is reason to apprehend, however,
that with Murphy in the senate there will
be four men who will be ready to make n
quarrel with Mir. Cleveland on any provo
cation. These are Hill, Morgan, Pueh and
Murphy. II the latter gets in, unless they
change their minds about the matter, they
will fight the appointment of any mug
wump to a prominent position, and if
6chlrz or Fairchild is appointed to the
cabinet they will begin the fight there.
They refugp IN ,nnS;dar E,frrhiId a na,,,n-
crat, but insist upon counting him a mug
wump.
Some Probable Appoint tments. -..-.-
1t appears that one important appoint
meut under Mr. Cleveland of less rank
than that of cabinet officer has already
been decided upon. 1t is stated on good
authority that Representative Bacon, of
New York, is to be made comptroller of
the currency. Mr. Bacon is now chairman
Of the banking and currency committee of
the house. As to the cabinet it is entirely
probable that Gray, of indiana, will be
made secretary of agriculture instead of
postmaster general; that Blount of
Georgia, who is now chairman of he house
foreign affairs committee. was chairman
Of the post tot1ice committee and has served
on both ways and means and appropria-
tion committees, will be postmaster gen
eral, and eN-Goveilor Campbell, of Ohio,
will be secretary OF war.
Croker Rises to Explain.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7-Since Mr.. Cleve-
land came out openly against Edward
Murphy, .ir., as Hiscock's successor in the
senate Richard Croker the boss of Tam
many Hall, has been asked II dozen times
. day II he Thought it would array the
president-elect and his policy against Tam
many Hall Mr. Croker has steadily de-
Clined to answer this question
Yesterday he spoke about it for the first
lime Ho was asked: DO you think that
k Mr.. Murphy is elected senator that Mr.
k,yeland in return win take up a position
N9bstile to Tammany Halls"
No" he said, Our friendship for Mr.
Murphy will not make Mr. Cleveland hos
tile to the regular Democracy Of the state
Mir Cleveland is, think man of too
broad ideas, a man OF too high ideus of
political justice to allow himself to take
such a step. That IS my first reason for
thinking So My second reason is as co.
gent TaIrmnny HALL went to Chicago OPP
posed 10 Cleveland.
I'VE fought every inch of the ground
until he was nominated Then we came
out in his support, and stood bY him to a
man nntil he was elected Now Mr.. Clese
innd is opposed to us in the person Of our
candidate for senator Mr.. Murphy
The wishes of the regular Democracy
will be respected by the assembly and Mr.
Murphy will be elected
ssrhcre is much, continued Mr. Croker,
tl answer to question, that is misunder-
stood about The contest for senator We
are not hostile to Mr. Cleveland just be,
cause Mr.. Murphy, our candidate. is not
MIR. Clevelandts choice, Nor will Mr.
Murphy oppose Mr. Cleveland if he is
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