The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-02-20
WHEELER H. PECKHAM.

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WHEELER n. PECKHAM
ceived scores of kilograms from Georgia on
both sides of the question. Among them
were several from Atlanta and other parts
OF the state to vote against Peckham, while
one came from Augusta, signed by several
there, asking him to vote for Peckham.
The action of the senate today demon
strates tnat that body is determined to have
for this position none olner than a man
whose democracy is unqueStioned. This is
the second man President Cleveland has
nominated for this vacancy which the SEN
Mr. cleveland In Very Mad.
Senator Gray is again being talked OF,
and so is Secretary Carlisle. The president
stated week ago that if Peckham
New York man, but who he Will nominate
no one seems to know. He was very ang-y
when he received the news from the capitol
this Afternoon that Peckham had been
jected, and is said to have gwen vent to
some choice language in commenting up
on the senators.
Senator Hill is very happy and looks upon
1t as great victory for party organiza-
ton.
The vote was as follows:
For confirmation democrats-Bate, Black
burn, Brlce. Butler, Gallery, Faulkner,
George, Gray, Harris, hunlon, Lindsay,
Wisconsin; Palmer, Pascu, Ransom, Roach.
Turple, Villas, Voorhees, ana White, of
grew. Mitchell, of Oregon: T. att. Proctor,
Squire. StocKbridge; popuiists, hyle-
Total 90.
Against confirmation. Republicans-Ald-
rich, Allison, Cameron, Carey, Chandler,
Cullom, Davis, Dolph, Frye. Galnnger, hans
brough, Hawley, Higgins, Hoar, Lodge,
Stewart, Teller, Washburn, Wilson; demo-
Gratis. Berry, Call, CockreIl. Coke, Daniel,
McLaurin, Murphy. Hill. Push, Vest,
White, of California; popuiists. Allen, PEI
fer-rOtal A..
This shows twenty-three democrats, three
republicans and one popul!st voting for
conhrrl ton and fifteen ccmocrats. twenty
four republicans ana TWO populsts voting
against.
The pairs were as follows
Mcmillan for with Vance against, Morgan
for with Quay against, Smith for with
Dubois against Gordon for with Wolcott
against Camden for with Jones. OF Nevada,
against.
bringing Pressure TO Bear.
The most remarkable pressure has been
brought TO bear by the patronage influences
from every part of the United states IN try
ing to force PeckhAm through the senate.
Particularly heavy was 1t this morning,
and It develops that a systematic plan OF
campaign has been directed from the lead
Ing federal appointees here who have been
in touch with thousands of other apponteeS
from ether parts Of the country, through
whom they have had kilograms sent 10
senators here, stating that their people
were Overwhelmingly IN favor OF the con-
firmation of Pechham.
a queer feature of this plan of campaign
comes from the south. AS d rule the south
ern democratic senators. who were diSin-
clincd to put premium on mugWumDery,
have been opposed to PeckhamS Conurma-
ton. They have been greatly surprised,
however, during the past few days, at re-
ceiving number Of kilograms from differ
ent parts of their respective states, asking
for his contiTma ton. and strange to say, al
most every telegram came from the neigh
borhood of some appointee to fat federal
office, or if il did come from that inn
mediate neghborhood in every instance,
there could be found some identity of inter-
est between the sender and some prominent.
government official. The senators have
laughed over the matter among themselves,
and have manifested considerable interest
over some of the kilograms received.
An Interesting Development.
Strangely true vas this of Georgia, and
not until yesterday was it supposed that
there was any GOubt about Senator Col
quits vote. Everybody here knew of
course. that Senator Gordon would vote for
Feckham's confirmation. Indeed, from the
very beginning of the contest, all of the
senatorial cuckoos were counted on the
Peckham side. But Senator COlquitt, hav-
ing voted against Hornblower, was counted
as being against Peckham, until it was
rumored yesterday that he was doubtful.
The report that he waVering was in
stantIy taken up by the Peckhamites. 1t
is said that Senator Gordon has been of
late pleading with him for Mr.. Peckham's
confirmation. Notwithstanding the fact that
he was a muSWump. Then the patronage
officials here high in power went to work
creating Il private public sentiment in
Georgia, to bring to bear indirectly on Sen
ator Colquitt the influence which they knew
they could not exert by personal appeals.
Their plan worked well, and the cousins
and the uncles and the laN partners Of
federal apointees from Georgia began their
work on Senator Colqutt From Dan to
Bersheba they communicated with him,
trying to convince him that every man, Wo-
man and child in Georgia was desperately
interested in Peckham's confirmation. This
little game was discovered, however, and
the news of it soon reached Georgia, where
upon Senator COlquitt received a mass of
telegramS from different parts of the state,
urging him to stand firm against Peckhams
confirmation. The distinguished senator was
in doubt to the last, however, and while
he proved his unWillinSness TO vote Tor
Peclham and manifested his condemna-
ton of the confirmation by refusing to sus-
tail. the nomination, he reIrained from go
ing on record against it, though he would
no doubt have done so had it been neces-
sary to defeat it.
All Harl at Work.
Yesterday and today have been, pracu-
cally, holidays for the heads of the lnte-
ror department. Secretary Smith and his
able assistants have been hard at work try
ing to get Mr.. Peckham through the senate.
So it has been with almost al of the other
leading government departments. The p. es-
sure first brought to bear on the cabi-
net officials, and they were given to under
stand that they were expected to work
like wheelhorses in behalf of the Conflrma-
ton of the New York mugwump, who has
been devoting his time most energetically
since 1855 to the effort to make Il republican
state out of New York
The rock-ribbed, old-fashioned democrats
of Washington are enthusiastic tonight. and
nothing has happened since the admins
tration has been in power to create such
democratic enthusiasm as the rejection Of