The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-09
CLEVELAND DEFIE
THE senate.
Ss.lePoNTnssTS n CASES nasRs
Trs SENATE FAILED on RE,
FUSED TO CONFIRM
rhE NORTH CAROLINA ColIssroR.
SHIP CASES.
Ransom. IItsI~ scheme s,..s,.,.a.

| Rsn-om'- Little >-s.a. Frustrated.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-The Pres
Ident showed his defiance Of the Sen
ate Yesterday by the re-appoiniment
of certain officials in New York and
North Carolina who failed of con-
iirmatior ~ the Senalr. Within
iifteen iaIn.trs after the adjourn
mcnt "f the Senate commissions ap-
pointing Elias a,.i s,in,nans q ,ll,st
ors Of tlr Western aud Eastern dis
trlcts respectively. serc Issued.
RANsou's SCHEug FAILED.
Ii was Eansom's purp"s,. Ia ahan-
don Elias, aud, if possible. saye SIM
mons. The sat -cumnitt.r consist
ing of Senator tones uf Arkansas,
had preparc'l AN adsrrsr report in
the Elias c,lSr, but for snlnr reason
did not make he report to the sen
ate rs directed by th" f'inancc cont
mittcr. understanding that an ad-
verse report Was tantanlouut Ia re-
I,Ctlon. Mr. hanson was ready Ia
turn over Elias Ia kauce's tender
mercy and give up the fight in Exec
uti,e session. He seemed entirely
willing to forgo ''thc greatest Of his
lIfe,' in Elias behalf IN he success
ful execution of brilliant flank
movement which he expected would
land him in Nance's rear. The scheme
might have worked beautifully had
Vance withdrawn his opposition to
Simmons. The result would have
heen just " hat il has been made by
the Presidents defiance of the Sen
ate. When Vance surrenders To
Simmons he cancels all obligations
o the opposition to Elias. 1t was IA
tactical movement Oh Ransom's part
and failed only for lack of Demo-
cratic votes TO carry it. Whea the
Executive session met on Thursday
a quorom was not present, and Sim
mons case, consequently, was not re-
ported to the Senate for action. A
single objection would have been dis
asterous. The absence of opposition
Senators made his confirmation an
easy matter, but it turned out that
the absence of Democratic Senators
made quorom impossible. The
next best thing to do, and the only
thing to do, was 10 secure tempor-
AIRY commission in both cases. IL
was understood that the President
refused to re-appoint Elias, but SUBJ
sequently yielded to Ransom's change
of policy. Simmons official term de-
pends upon how speedily action is
reached in his case ut the regular
session. The two cases will stand or
fall together. The Elias appoint
men was intended as u punishment
to Vance, and he has sufficient CO.
operation in the Senate TO defeat his
confirmation. The opposition to
Simmons is political and it is formi-
dable enough to defeat him. In any
event he will have taste of "the
fodder"
In this connection the question of
investigating the election frauds in
North Carolina by Senate Commit
tee Is being agitated. A purpose of
this sort is ia contemplation and is
the suggestion Of fragmeatary evi-
dence which has come to the knowl-
edge Of the Republican Senators
through the opposition 10 Simmons.
The present disposition of the cases
saves. hanson from the importantly
of dozen eager and expectant can
didates, and gives him a breathing
time before the reassembling of con-
gress In December. The disappOint-
ment in the matter is u great shock
to him, and but for the apprehension
that Jarvis might succeed him in the
Senate he would gladly retire from
the Senate and end his days on the
Federal bench.
JONATHAN EDWARDS.