The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-01-30

favorable eye upon ex Senator John G.
Spooner, of Wisconsin. Mr. Spooner,
while member of the senate, made
many warm personal friends among
democrats as well as on his own side of
the chamber. His personal character,
his professional experience and his nat
ural ability would all unite in making
opposition to his confirmation on either
partisan or sectional grounds absolutely
futile.
1t is understood that there are two
members of President Harrison's cabinet
who would accept the nomination if it
were rendered them-Secretary Tracy
of the navy and Secretary Noble of the
Interior. If he makes the selection
frGDs L, northern state the president
would doubtless give the name of Gen
eral Tracy serious consideration. There
is no member of the supreme court from
the state of New York, and moreover,
the president is known to have the
highest respect for General Tracy's abil-
ity as a lawyer and a most cordial liking
for him as a man. Friends of Secretary
Noble have gone so far as TO suggest his
name to the president, and it is understood
that the president met the suggestion
with the reply that he did not believe
that General Noble could be confirmed,
inasmuch as be would be opposed by
several senators of his own party.
Senator Manderson called upon the
president this morning in response to
telegraphic requests from Messrs. Nickel
john, Mercer and others at Lincoln and
presented the name of Hon. John l..
Webster for the supreme court vacancy.
The senator gave to the president a
strong statement personally of Mr.. Web
ster's high abilities as a jurist and en-
dorsed his splendid character and citi-
zenship. When the senator had made
his presentation, the president stated
that the vacancy could not be given to
Nebraska, and said that even if he could
give the vacancy to the north, Nebraska
could not hope for it since Justice
Brewer of Kansas had but recently been
placed upon the supreme bench.
The admission of Arizona, New Mex
leo and Utah is no longer question of
party politics in the senate but is ques-
tion of whether it is safe to risk new
silver senators. The present senate is
quite evenly divided on the financial
question and this situation is likely to
continue unless the three territories are
admitted as states With their acqisi-
tation, however, the free silver element
of the senate would receive an addition
to its ranks which would probably he
decisive in favor of free silver.
Utah is large silver producing state
and there could be no doubt as to the
financial views Of the senators repre-
senting Utah. New Mexico and Ari-
zona are also producing large quantities
of silver, and it is believed that they
would send silver men congress. This
view of the situation has become so
marked that Senators Teller, Wolcott,
Stewart and others who are recognized
as free silver men are foremost in urging
the admission of the new states, while
the anti-slver senators are foremost in
opposing the new states. 1t is probable
that the fear of free silver may defeat
the efforts of the territories to secure
admission, not only in the present con-
gress, but in the next.
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