New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-20
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mission. the President this afternoon threw
overheard all his plans Cor furnishing Hill"
and sent to the Senate for the vacant Associated
Justiceshlp the name of Edward d. White, the
senior Senator from Louisiana, 10 whose con-
frmation the Senate. following long-established
custom. certain to give immediate and
unanimous consent.
The message announcing Mr.. Whites appoint
ment reached the Capitol about o'clock. Ten
minutes later Mr.. Caffery. Mr.. Whites colleague.
interrupted Senator Daniels speech on the Ha-
waiian question to ask for an executive session,
and while the doors were closed the nominee
was confirmed without the formality OF a ref
erence to any committee OF the Senate.
Mr.. Whites nomination was probably not de-
cided upon until late last night or some time this
morning The President, it was said. had. up to
Sunday evening, felt strongly disposed to push
his losing fight against Mr.. Hill by nominating
still another New-York "anti-SrapIer." but the
leading cuckoo" Senators who were sounded
as to the advisabty Of trying an
other contest were so reluctant to undertake
what they considered a hopeless and dlsorganiz-
ing partisan struggle that Mr.. Cleveland was
driven at last to abandon the project Of elevat-
ing some extreme anti-machine NewYork Demo-
crat to the Supreme Bench. To nominate
New-York judge or lawyer Of moderate PARTISAN
ship and him cOnflrfned by the consent, or
at least without the opposition. OF Mr. Hill.
seemed to the Administration to give too pro-
nounced political credit to the two New-York
Senators. Accordingly. 1t was decided to go out
side New-York and outside the Second Federal
Circuit for nominee and 10 make confirmation
certain II was planned 20 name either senator
or an ex-senator for the vacant judgeship.
Two men came at once into prominence as
highly available for the nomination. Senator
Gray OF Delaware and Senator White of Louisi.
ana. Mr.. Grays friends have long counted
upon his promotion to the Supreme bench. and
he was thought almost certain to secure the
place when Mr.. Hornblower rejected In
January. After the second failure of the Ad-
ministration last Friday 10 get New-Ycrk nomi-
nee through the Senate 1t seemed only natural
that the President in abandoning New-fork ana
the Second Circuit should go across into the
Third Circuit and select the Democratic Senator
from that Jurisdiction most fitted to serve with
credit in the Supreme Court. AS has been said
frequently in these dispatches, Mr.. Gray's fit
ness for the justiceshp was und.sputed and his
labors in Congress in behalf of the Administra-
tion and of Mr.. C.evelands personal fortunes had
clearly entitled him 10 expect the promotion
which his friends claimed for him. and which
he is understood 70 have eagerly desired. Mr..
Cleveland. however. unhappily disposed 10 re-
gard service of any sort done in his interest as
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to have considered Mr.. Gray too usefrl at pres
ent in the Senate to dispense with his aid as
apologist and special pleader for the Admin
lstrations vulnerable policies.
The Delaware lawyer was, accordingly, again
| passed over. in spite of his greater merit and
longer service for Mr.. White, perhaps the next
best champion of cuckoo" measures in the
rather scanty ranks of the Administration Sena-
| tors II was remarked. indeed, to-day. that
Mr.. Clevelands ingratitude to his ablest defender
! in the "deberatve branch was made more
flagrant from the fact that FOR the last TWO
months while Mr.. Gray has been kept busy en-
deovoring TO conceal the blunders OF the Pres-
! dents Hawaiian policy beneath n mass OF in
! genious sophistres. Mr. White has failed even 10
| raise his voice in support of Liliuokalan ana her
..noral right to the throne of Hawaii, and has
| occupied himself chiefly in scheming TO defeat
the ADMINISTRATORS Tariff bill, bulldozing the
| Finance Committee steerers' with the threat
| TO vote against II unless a liberal measure OK
| protection were guaranteed TO Louisiana sugar
| interests. II is whispered. indeed that Mr..
| Whites appointment to-day may nave been
! largely due to feeling on the part OF the
| friends OF the Wilson bill that It's chances or
passage might be improved If the senior Louis.
ana Senator were gotten out OF tne way, aha mo
| sugar interest should replace him on the LOUISE
| ana delegation in Congress- BE this as II may,
| the circumstances of the appointment plainly
| indicate that with Mr.. Cleveland the ways OF
potical preferment are pretty sure 10 be as
strangely illogical as they are often devious.
Apart from the political considerations In.
| volved Mr. Whites appointment is likely to be
! looked upon. in and out OF the Administration
ranks, as fairly satisfactory. The new justice
represents the younger and more progressive
| element in the Southern Democracy. His war
| service was slight. and yielded him no rec
! ognized military title. which adorns so many
| Southern statesmen. Educated in Maryland ana
| in the District OF Columbia at well-known Catho.
| lie Colleges Of n retiring and scholarly turn ana
| with a term Of service on the Louisiana stare
| Bench behind him, Mr. White promises to NIL
| acccptably enough the place in the supreme
| Court to whicn he has been SO unex-
| pectedy elevated. His career In the Sem
| ate though short, had put him well In
the front ranks on the Democratic side
| his rapid progress being due: no douoI
10 accepted Southern opinions on leading politi.
cal issues. In the contest over the Anti,Option
| bill Mr.. White proved one OF the most vigorous
| and outspoken critics OF the demagoglc senti-
Ynant behind that measure. Similarly In the
fight over silver, he took extreme ground against
| the views held by the great majority OF his
| the single gold standard and promising his sup
! port to any and all measures necessary % mann