Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-02-10

pOintees.
THE CITIZEN today met State Auditor
Furman and asked his opinion of Sen l.
tor Nance's letter in the Simmons mat
ter.
Mr.. Furman at once expressed both
su, prise and regret that the distinguished
Senator should object to the couirma-
tion of good and true Democrat, on
account of personal reasons. The un-
fortunate fact" said Mr.. Furman, "of a
difficulty between Senators Vance and
Ransom is apparent in the statement of
Senator Vance. The two gentlemen have
pie of the State for them to allow their
personal preferences for State appoint
ments to cause such antagonists as will
hurt the party organism of the State
With all my high respect for both gentle
me1-and no man can excel me in my
respect for elther-neither nor both are
above the Democratic party of North
Carolina.
"rhe difficulty in the S. lection of APP
pointments, seems TO be personal mat
ter with the distinguished Senators. In
deed, Senator Vance lays it down as a
perogative OF Sentor to the exrlus on
of any other ci,z II OF his own State
His constitutional right to assist in con
irming as Il Senator does not, in my
opinion, necessarily carry with it the
absolute power and right OF selec-
ton. Whatever his preferences may
have been or the preferences OF Senator
Ransom, or of the other members OF
Congress. for one at least, will resent
their absolute right to name the men,
who are to hold the Offices by Presiden-
tial appointmen in the State OF North
Carolina. In other words, while these
gentlemen are expected to be the medium
of approach to the President, in the
matter of appointments they are not
necessarily the only citizens Of the STATE
who ought to reach that tune ionar,
and be heard BY him.
81 deeply regret that Senator Nauc,
has suggested in his letter a clam for
such prerogatlve for members OF Cen
greSs. | might >as well state that it il
this personality OF senator's and reurc
sentativcs in the selection Of applintc,s
which is creating the difficulty in the
party in North Car Ina. Instead
helping Democrats who are Democrat
and who have rendered the lOugrsl ser
vice to the party, 1t seems to be con
t1ict between senators and members n
tn their individual or personal irienfs
NV opinion is that the party is greater
than all our senator's, representative Or
other officers, and worth grcnt dea'
more to the STATE. In the selection OF
appo,ntees men who have been the
trucst ought to be selected regardless OF
the pc sonai preferences OF tic distin-
guished gentlemen who happen to rep
resent MS in either the Senate or the
House.
ANY North Carolinian who is rec
ogniz d Democrat ought to be entitled
to be heard, in the advocacy of any man
tor office. Personally | desire that Sen
ators Ransom and Vance shall stay
where they are so long as they live
though not protesting to endorse what
either may or may not do, but caunot
agree with the suggestion that they
alone shall be heard so far as the selec.
tion of the appointees from the State are
concerned"
Advice to senator Vance.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-AlI the North
Carolinians here, apparently without
exception, condemn Senator Vance's
fight on Collector Simmons. and the few
who think he may have had good rea-
sons for his course in the beginning say
he ought now to waive them for public
and party advantage. e.-Charlotte Oh
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