The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-18
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS,
ANTI.SNAPPER EDWARD WHIT
NEY,S NOMINATION FOX OFFICE.
The Expected Quarrel Between the
New York Senators and the Presi-
dent Way Come Over His COn-
firmatiOn-Charges Against
senator Roach.

WASHINGTON M,rch 17.-It is pos
sible that the long expected quarrel be
tween the New York senators and Presi-
dent Cleveland may come over the nomi
nation, sent to the senate, of e iward B.
Whitney to be assistant attorney gen
eral. Senators Hill and Murphy are not
willing to say anything for publication
beyond the statement that the appoint
ment was not made upon tneir recon
mendation. and that they we're not eon-
suited with regard to it. The reco Of
Mr.. Whitney is be ng looked into, how
ever and it is sofe to assume that his
nomination will not be acted upon has
tily. or until his democracy has been
fully looked into. It is probable that
Senator Hill will be guided somewhat by
the fact of whether Mr.. Whitney was or
was not a boltirg democrat in 1888 I;
| is known tnat in 1892 Nc Whitney was
| delegate to the anti-snapper conven
| ii N III Syracuse. and member of the
anti-snapper deleg alton that afterward
went to Chicago to protest sganst the
nomination of Senator Hill for president.
1t is known also that he has always been
a political opponent of. Edward Muir
ply, Jr., but the latter senator laugh
irgiy remarked tonight that be hardly
thought it worth while to mike a fuss
about such an unimportant appointment t
as that of an assistant attorney general
Democratic senators generally are in
dignant that President Clevelaud should
have found it necessary to send to the
senate. on the day that body pissed into
the hands of the democrats, the nomina
tion of man who C cpmes from a state
that is democratic from top to bottom,
and who is not member of any demo
cratic organization in the state and ne,
recommended by the men who made
that state democratic. Many of these
senators look to Senator Hill to resent
what they regard as an Intentional inoig
nifty to hIm aud his party. and are conf
dent that he will do so. The nomination
of Mr.. Whitney will 60 to the judic'ar.
committee, If which Senator Hill ha
just been mnde membsr by the volu !
lary act of his colleagues, and he is un
ooubtedly in a position to block III
presidents policy of appointing anti
democrats from New York state if h
7 sees tit. The recent conference bttwee
Pres dent Cleveland aud Senator Hill
however fri.n1ly It may have been o
the surface, has not changud the rela
) tions of these two leaders III the shghtes
degree. They regard eacn other just a
: they dii before the conference too
place, au'r so lar as Senator Hill is con
=. cerned, t;'e conference has not aft cite
. in the I,a>t his attitude toward the pres
idenr. AS for Senator Murphy, he hs
. I not forgotten that Mr.. Cleveland was th
+ leader OF ms opponents IL his own pss.
= when be became q candidate for the SCI
- ate, bu, whether these two senators v
assent to the appointment OF the
~ snapper, Mr.. Whitney, remains
seen
y Senator Hill expects to leave h' to
" morrow for short trip to New 1or
- City and Albany He will return
- W ashington on Monday, in season to a
J.. tend the senate caucus, at which Il
y elective officers of the senate VIII
chosen.