The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-04
GRESHAM FIRES EN- !
Having Become a Democrat He Is
to Be a Good One.
Republican Office holders Understand
They Are Through.
BEN FOLSOM APT TO BE RETAINED
AS to Appointments in General and the
Political Business as Worked at
the National Capital.

WASHINGTON, April A. Special 1t
is stated in high democratic circles to. day
that Secretary Gresham was in large
measure responsible for the early removal
of so many republicans in the consular
and diplomatic service and the appoint
ment of democrats TO take their places.
There is every evidence now that Walter
@. Gresham is determined to prove him
self one of the most ultra democrats in
the country. All democratic eyes are, of
course, upon him, and any leniency which
might be shown republicans and which
would be tolerated at the hands of time
| worn democrats would be charged against
Secretary Gresham with compound in
! terest.
1t is intimated by his intimate personal
| friends that under the circumstances he
intends to lean backward and bear down
heavily upon all republicans under the
department of state. There are to be
swift and sweeping changes in the con-
sular and diplomatic service. 1t is stated
that only few commercial agents who
are paid small fees will be retained. The
men who were appointed by President
Cleveland eight years ago and were re
tanned by President Harrison upon their
merits are to be removed if they do not
resign, with the single exception of Mrs
Cleveland's cousin, Ben Folsom, consul
at Sheffield, England, who is enjoying
emoluments worth about $1,000 or $4,000
year. 1t is the intention not TO disturb
the nepotism record being made by this
administration.
There will be but few more days of
the debate upon the question of seating
the appointed senators from Montana,
Wyoming and Washington and then a
vote is expected to give all of them their
seats. The debate, however, is being
conducted upon nonpartisan lines and
the intention is to determine an impor-
tant question of doubt that is, whether a
senatorial term shall end on March ire
spective of action or non action upon
the part of the legislature in electing a
governor can on that day appoint sue
cessOr in the absense of an election, ire
spective of the fact that the Legislature
has not adjourned and may elect a SEN
ator on the day following the appoint
ment of one. In other words it is the
purpose to determine whether there is
any connection between the appointive
power Of the governor and the elective
power of the Legislature, and whether
the one must have any respect for the
other
1t is believed also that the resolution
To elect secretary, sergant at arms and
chaplain of the senate will after little
brush on the part of the democrats, go
over until the senate comes together
next fall or winter. The programme is
to refer the resolutions proposing an in
vestiGatiOn into the charactar of Sena-
tors Roach Of North Dakota, and Man
tie of Montana 10 the committee on
privileges and elections for consideration
with the understanding that they will
not be reported. When these steps have
been taken the senate will be ready to
finally adjourn. A quorum cannot be
kept here over week or ten days Ion
ger. A call of the senate to day re-
vealed but forty seven senators in the
city, many Of them are paired and if a
party question had been upon a vote
there would not have been quorum.
1t thus appears that the senate can trans
act no partisan business at the extra ses.
amOunt