The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-08
NO HOPE FOR HoRNBLOwER.
mrs DOMINATION ALMOST CERTAIN
TO BIZ DEFEk TED.
The Senate Co-uittse on the Jusietsry hss
Tsksu no Action o. ~, and n It Is Not
WItharawn May IEnors u Altorethsr.


The Senate Co-u,i,,se on the Jusietsry has
Tskeu no Aettor o. n, and n ne Is Not
Withdrawn May IEnore II Aitoesthsr.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE first meeting Of
the Senate Judiciary Committee since the hol-
iday recess will be held tomorrow. but there
IL no indication that action Of any kind will be
taken in the case OF w. y. Hornblower, nomi-
mated to DO Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court II 10 almost certain. however. that Mr..
Hornblower will. sooner or later. be rejected,
or that his name will be Withdrawn. Senator
Pugh. Chairman Of the Judiciary Committee.
says that no will not call up the Hornblower
IL cannot be seen how there can be
such a committee tomorrow. owing to
the absence Of Mr. Teller who Is on his way
here from Colorado. and OF Mr.. Lindsay. who
Is In Kentucky looking after his senatorial
fences The President it Is understood. has
asked Mr. Voorhees, to make the attempt TO
call up this nomination, regardless OF any
action the committee may take. and thereby
assist the President in filling tho vacancy on
the bench. but the nomination OF Mr.. Horn
blower has never been referred to In executive
session. and tho ommittee has not been in
terrogated as TO what 1t expects TO do In this
case or when 1t expects to do 1t. Mr.. Voorhees,
will hardly undertake to do thing that would
be exceedingly unpopular among consider
able element OF his own party. A prominent
Republican member Of tho committee is au-
thority for the statement that In this case par
ttcularly the Senate would not think Of taking
the nomin alton out OF the hands nj the COM
mittee. although there is precedent for such
proceeding.
Supreme Conrt officials have irtimnted that
they believe Mr. Hornblower cannot 10 con-
nrmed. II he cannot he defeated In any
other way they think that the committee. has
decided to ignore the nomination. and refuse
to report II, thereby forcing the President to
withdraw the nHmo and substitute another.
IL Is well-known TACT that the Judiciary
to the Administration, and Messrs. pugh,
George. CoEe, and HUI arc In no hurry TO nc
favorable or othcrwise. on Mr.. Iiornblower's
nomination. The Republican members OF tho
committee are merely spectators and have
determined TO let tho Democrats on the COM
mittee settle their differences ms best they can.
There appears 10 be little probability OF the
Democrats getting together and for that rea-
son little hope for action on this nom nation.
MIR. Uornhlower was first nominated on Sept.
10 last. and the extra session adjourned with
out taking action His name was among the
very first sent In again on Dac. u. and since
that time. more than month ago the noini-
nation has been In committee and only consid
cred in the most informal manner The atten-
ton Of the Judiciary Com mittee will he called
In q day or two to the fact that Mr.. Horn blower
or his friends have opened q literary bureau In
his interest For several days last the local
newspapers have contained articles intended
to- bolster up tho nominee by giving de-
tailed explanations OF court cases that have
been decided against him and. with still
more attention to detail, describing cases In
which he has been successful advocate.
These articles nre published apropos OF moth
ing in partic lar and bear upon their face
evidence OF having been prepared with great
care Tor the purpose OF counteracting the i'm
preston which has taken possession OF the
nom noe for Supreme Court Justice is q mau OF
much too small legal calibre to I'LL the bill