The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-19
DELAY In THE COMMITTEE
Tariff Bill Cannot Come Before
the Senate for Days Yet.
The Sugar Schedule to Be the Last
Point Taken Up-0hio Congressman
Favor the Woman Suffrage Issue.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


land is being urged to nominate a capable
Republican mugwump to the Supreme
Court vacancy 10 which he nominated Horn
blower and Peckham. The vacancy was
flied by Republican, Justice Blatchford.
There are on the bench two Democratic
Associate Justices appointed by Republican
Presidents. Justice Field, of California, was
appointed by President Lincoln, and Justice
Jackson, of Tennessee. by President Harri-
son. There are many Republicans I'm New
York as fit for the position as either Horn
blower or Peckham, who would not be OBJ
jectionable to Hill or Murphy, and a num-
ber of other Democratic Senators, and who
would command the united support OF all
the Republican and Populist Senator'S. Ex-
Senator, and now Representative Henry w.
Blair, Republican, Of New Hompshire.
believes President Cleveland should appoint
Republican to the vacancy. and says the
position rightfully belongs TO the Republican
party. He adds:
''Mr. Cleveland could thus throw on Mr.
Hill the onus of having deprived the Demo-
Gratis or another representative on the bench.
When the nomination came before the Sem
ate the Republicans would certainly sup
port the nominee if he were a fit man for
the place, and the administration Democrats
would support him as they support every
thing the President does. 1 should like TO
see the fTeSlueDI IOllOW out lnlS SUGGESTION.
AS for Mr.. Hill, IL seems to me that he Will
be the strongest Eastern man in the Demo-
cratic party when the time comes to make
nominations in 1896. This will certainly be
the case If he continues to manifest as much
strength as ne has developed since he has
entered the Senate. American political his
tory has few inStanceS-and, indeed, i do
not now recall one-where a Senator has
successfully led two big fights against an
administration. Sumner went down before
Grant and Conkling before Garfield, but
Hill has come out on top twice In success
sion. If he do not lose his hold on New York
he will be a formidable candidate"
HILL NOT ALL TO BLAME.
Bearing on the rejection of Wheeler H.
Peckham's nomination, the Evening Star
last evening quotes a Senator who voted
against confirmation as follows:
II have no DESIRE" this Senator began by
saying, ''to detract from Mr. HiIl's prom
inence in the contest. He organized the
opposition to the confirmation and to a
certain extent led it, He Is a plucky man
and a capable manager. 1t is true. how
ever that MIR. Peckhams defeat was large
ly due to the President and TO the absurd
arguments employed by certain Democratic
leaders and newspapers I'm urging the Sem
ate to indorse the appointment. The most
absurd of all propositions to those familiar
with the facts is that the Hill wing of the
New York Democracy Is alone tainted with
the Maynard episode. Whatever OF wrong
there may have been in that transaction,
and however culpable Judge Maynard him.
self may be- both wings OF the New York
Democracy have enjoyed the usufruct Of
ii, and the nearest friends and supporters
of Mr.. Cleveland have since carried them.
selves toward Judge Maynard in a way
fully authorizing the assumption that they
must have condoned his offense The facts
juStifying this assertion are these:
Last fall when the time had come for
conferences between the two factions on
the subject of a. State ticket Colonel La
mont made half a dozen visits to New
York to consult with Richard Croker and
rSpe e M OF senator ba h ,ef Inc % bsd
practically been named without any sort
OF reference TO the administrations wishes
or interests. Not an administration man
had been slated for anything. George Il.
Mcclellan, jr., Croker's protege. was to
Ieaa tne i tlGAer loT Secretafy m 1b S.are ana
for judge of the Court of Appeals. But at
the last moment the machine leaders con-
sented 10 truce. IL was represented 10
better than division. The proposition could
not be gainsaid, and a coordination ticket.
warranted to bring both factions TO the
polls, substituted. In this transaction
Colonel Lamont represented the administra,
and-out Cleveland man, was put at the
head of the ticket in place Of young Nc
Clelan. and friend OF Senator Hill from
Syracuse, who had been slated for Treas
urer, made way for Hugh Duffy. Of Cort-
land, an old neighbor and warm personal
friend of Colonel Lamont. But Maynard
was not disturbed. Lamont and his friends
accepted him, and in putting Meyer and
Duffy on the ticket with him pledged MIN
in a corner. The campaign progressed,
with Meyer and Duffy working
included. and urging thSir supporters to
go to the polls and not only assist them to
office. but Judge Maynard as we'll. 10 a full
term on the bench. In fact, so anxious
were the administration people 10 give evil
derce of their faithfuness and sincerity
that Colonel Lamont Travelled all the way
ticket he had helped 10 make. The morn
ing after the election the metropolitan
newspapers all contained descriptions of the
ColoneFs arrival at the polls; how he alight-
ed from his carriage and made his way
through the line to the booth. carrying
rather ostentatiously a straight ticket in
his hand That he deposited the ticket in
the box nobody has ever doubted. can
doubt
CLEVELAND AND MAYNARD.
Here we see. therefore. the Presidents
nearest friend and confidential adviser help
ing to make a ticket with Maynard's name
on it, supporting that ticket in the brief
campaign that followed and voting for 1t at
the polls in a way to encourage others to
do the same thing. If this had not beer
agreeable TO Mr. Cleveland would he not
and should he not have rebuked it? And
since he did not rebuke Il, Is il not en-
tirely fair 10 say that he approved IL?
The rejection of Mr.. Peckham by the
aid of Republican Senators like Mr.. Nor
ril!. Mr.. Allison, Mr.. Manderson and 9TH
ers. who take a just and seemly view OF
talk TO them that Mr. Peckham was being
opposed by the Hill people because OF his
activity against Mr.. Maynard struck them
as being comical when they considered that
the man who had sent Mr.. Peckhams name
i'm stood committed himself TO Maynard
through the activity and public support OF
his closest Cabinet adviser, the Secretary
of War. They were utterly unable TO recon-
cile the two things, and their vote for re-
lection was their method of expressing their
disgust with the whole illogical and mex
plicabie affair"
Then the Maynard episode will not
work. was asked.
THE Maynard incident is closed, so far as
the President Is concerned" was the re-
play. "Maynard's conduct has been Justly
characterized and whipped by the people
of New York, but the record shows that
the President had no part or lot in ad-
ministering that whip, and IL does not lie
i'm the mouth Of his friends TO claim any,
thing for him that score. The Supreme
Court vacancy ought to be. and must be
filled, without reference to the faction fights
in the ranks OF the New York Democracy.
Senators here have had the fights so
much before them or late that they have
been studying them, and have arrived at a
conclusion about them. They are not
enamored OF either side. or the two, how
ever. they are beginning 10 lean more to-
ward Mr.. Hills than toward the Presi-