Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-01-23
psckHAm Foa JUSTICE.

| President Clevel9n0 Names the Antt-
| snapper for the Supreme Court
Hnl and Murphy silent-Doubts of
| Confirmation.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Prssidsnt Cleve-
land has nominated Wheeler d. Peokham
of New York for associate justice Of the
supreme court, vice Hornblower, rejected.
The nomination of Wheeler q. Peckham
for associate Justice of the supreme court
created the greatest amount of astonish.
ment at tho capitol. At frst 1t was
thought 1t was Judge Rufus Peokham,
who Senator Hill had recommended, but
when It became generally known that It
was Lis brother, and one of Senator Hills
most bitter and personal snsmias, the sur
prise was intense, and every one wondered
what Cleveland was thinking of and how
he ever expected Q man 80 obnoxious to
the New York senator's could ever be con-
frmsd.
The New York senators were naturally
sought after and asked about the new nom
inse, but both of them declined positively
to speak for publication. Senator Hill
talked privately about the nomination, and
his remarks were anything but aattering,
but when asked for an opinion for the
public he only said:
81 am q member of the judiciary COM
mittee and will have to sit In Judgment on
the nomination, and therefore 1t would
not be proper for me to give an opinion
now"
Senator Murphy said: II do not know
Mr.. Peckham personally, and will not now
talk for publication"
There was, however, an open expression
of opinion about Peckhsm all over the cap
itol. why" exclaimed a New Yorker,
she is crank"
be no objection whatever to him, but
Wheeler b. Peckham Is not man for the
court, and he does not stand as much show
of confirmation by the senate as did Horn
blower.
"Why, Wheeler Peckham is q personal
enemy and an opponent of Senator Hill
He has even gone so far as to support War
ner Miller as against Hill. Do you think
that the senator would allow such q man to
sit in the seat he denied Hornblowera The
only place Peckham has held was given him
by Cleveland, and he had to be removed or
asked to resign, forget which, because
not get along"
A prominent senator remarked when he
heard of the nomination.:
"It will never be confirmed, and I can
not understand Mr.. Clevelsnd's childish
conduct in this matter.
Here is the supreme court of the United
States tied up for want of full bench and
unable to sit on important constitutional
questions, and Cleveland turns around
and in pique names q man who cannot be
confirmed, simply to get even with Hill.
tell you 1t will hurt not only Cleveland;
it will hurt his party.
ga man can't trifs with the supreme
court to pay petty political debts. won
der what Is the matter with the presidents
1t must be something to make him act SO.
1t may be charitable to think him Ill or
worried by these Hawaiian matters, be-
cause certainly man in sound health and
mind would never think of resorting to
such acts to gain an end"
A member of the House who is in the
confidence of the president says that this
is only an indication of what the president
will do. "Let Peekham be rejected and
the president will follow it up by the nom
ination of every man who signed the pro-
test against Maynard. Cleveland is in for
the fight as much as HILL"