New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-15
:. DEMOCRATIC RAGE GROWING.
MEMBERS OF THE PARTY WHO ARE IL THIS crrY
REPORT LIVELY STATE OF THINGS IN
wASyIrNGTov

MEMBERS OF THE PARTY WHO ARE IN THIS CIT
REPORT LIVELY STATE OF THINGS IN
WASHINGTON.
"Not since the time wen Tom Reed put his doc
trne OF counting quorum into practice In the House
OF have seen the Democrats in Con-
gross so thoroughly furious and frantic they sn
now over Cleveland's selection Of Gresham as tb
Secretary Of state said an observant citizen YESTERDAY
in the corridor OF the Hoffman House. The observant
citizen Is well-informed Democrat and he Just arrived
from Washington 4 READ the story In Yesterdays
Tribune Of the Democratic revolt against ores and
of Don Dickensons report TO Cleveland about H. and
[ assure YOU that It don't do the subject justice.
strong and graphic as It was Such mad. spu'ternE
swearing lot OF hckers haven's In Washington
about four years.
The fact IL. the afrront which Cleveland has PIT
upon the hard headed old stand lys OF the party q
unprecedented. You may search the history Of pre-
vious Administrations fCr a parallel In vain Th
lending Democrats Of the country are Just beginning
20 realize that Greshams appointment Is decarsiioo
10 the country and the world that he cannot find
Democrat In all this broad land. composed 81 fory-fox
states fitted for the chief place In his Cabinet no
must take man who plaeards himself as Republican
on every question which divides the great parties
except the tariN.'
1t Is we'll known that senator George v West' OF
Wisconsin who visited Mr.. Cleveland at Lakewood, at
tho request or the '"-hs
Greshams appointment would he a grave mistake ana
was terribly dlscouagine 10 Democrats. who wan'ea
see a Democratic Cabinet from top TO bottom ~
Preid nt" he tDld Mr. Cleveland, ever made sao'
cessfu Administration without the earnest cooprfan
OF his party In Congress Your PARTY, 'ht Sos'~
went ON, ""is dead against your choice OF MI erS
ham, and II Democratic members OF the senae veg
the will OF their constituencies, as they shoiN us!
vii vote against the confirmation of your Secretary
state and leave The odiUm OF confirming HIN 70 w
Il ,publicans and Populists."
II Is said that Senator Vest told Iir CeVelan' ''A'
his colleagues senator Cockiel. Senators German al'
Gibson. OF Maryland; S:natoEs VOORHEES, a1d lup"
az Indiana senator Palmer, OF Illinois, cenGtos M
gan and Pugll, OF Alabama. Senator ButlfE' OF s"A
Carolina and DOZEN Other Democrats OF Tue ee"'"
whom he mentioned, felt exactly as he DID
overland reports from Lakewood yesterday were
pretty unanimous in saying that MIR. '@Veahu NO.
state OF Indignation over the CORE p'ndenee "ns" "
raining down upon him there, was non SO ~uen ~
account OF the appeals vi ONCE seekers AS pesu's
80 many OF the niss'o1s were filled win ad'"~
criticism OF Judge Greshams appointment, and IN nan!
cases contained a demand that It be reconsioefea.
They came mostly from Democrats OF the hsae's
standing In many States. and were gehera! sou nm
in strong and often bitter iang'hses. ~ va nom
letters rs these that brought the cry OF rase H'~
MIR. Cleveland, which WAS published yeseraai. O.,
Among the apparently weli-auhsn'icAled rrmo Sssu
POLITICAL circles last evening N's Vhe w t,ass
that senator HUI was preparing to oppose yaag 3
urcshams nomination In the senate lie - ss snrsiy
believe that in no other way could ne more e,msa
put himself at the head OF the Democratic sehh"'1'
Of the Nation. f. Aha
iIoke smith. of Georgia, who expects TO be 10 'Is
next Cabinet either as secretary OF the Interior
Agriculture Is expected TO arry" In the cis N.
10 is belieted that he comes by Mr.. CteNeMnu W
vitatton and will visit him AT Lakewood. -.
smiths full Michael lloke sIn. pu. .. ~
dropped the first OF his baptisma appeianoSn
ago lie vas named after the notorious cohe1 ,.n.
General Mike" fIoke, who terrorized me . .nVs
citizens in tie mountains OF North 'h'oilha uns
the war and enforced emancipation among 'Hew Nm
wss charged, IN brutal and inhuman mahAer. a.;
Union men OF that section were shot ressnne nj,
tempts TO drag them into the rebel army as"'"'
principles.