The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25
eounD TO LOSE,

rho President'c Opponents In the Senate
Cnu 10 Stubborn--AIr. Cleveland's
Friends Claim That Ito Hsa Not Raised
the Issue.
WASHINGTON, March 1s.--If President
Cleveland insists upon his demands that
the senate committees be changed he
will wage losing fight Even the
stanchest friends of the president say
that any attempt to fight the reorgan-
lied committees will be met with a re-
tusal by the senate.
what would the senate do IL Mr.
Cleveland forces the issue?" was asked
Of one of the northern senators who IS
firm friend of the president and
whom the president really wanted in
his cabinet
"Why," said he, "the senate would
stand on its prerogatives and refuse to
do anything"
OF course Mr. Cleveland's friends all
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 If 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 to antagon-
ize the senate" Still they have no ex-
planation 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 see
the preside MT before his official family
met There was a notable absence OF
anti-Cleveland senators.
Neither Mr.. Brice, Mr.. Pugh, Mr..
German, Mr.. Murphy nor Mr.. Hill
were at the white house. Among those
who did see the president were Nc
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 to
the nominations, and urged upon him
the necessity of yielding little bit on
account of the publication of the facts
in the case.
They stated that it would be we'll for
the president to send a few nominations
to the senate on Monday, no matter il
they were unimportant, for by so doing
it would take some of the sting off the
disclosures and give the administration
organs chance to say that there was
| nothing 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.
The anti-Cleveland men are in the ma
jority, and are the leaders on the Dem,
ocratic side. That they can control
the course to be pursued is not doubted.
On receipt of Mr. Cleveland's notice
yesterday they Immediately adjourned
without taking any action whatever
on the nominations now before them
The nomination of Josiah Quincy fol
assistant secretary of state; Pat. Col
Inns for consul to London, and Isaac P
| Gray, of Indiana, minister to Mexico
have only been informally referred tc
committees. The senate could have
gone into executive session Thursday
and confirmed these appointments but
the anti-Cleveland men were determin
ed to show the president their power
and not single appointments but the
cabinet has been acted upon and it il
said they will not he acted on until Mr.
Cleveland comes off his high horse.