Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-20

NJShlugtOU Jan, lG Senator liill J
is cock of the walk today. sure enough, !
and his crow is heard throughout the
land It w1S "a surprise a great sur
prise 40 all except perhaps, the seua
tor himself Ills colleague. senator
Murphy, did not believe that he would
win Neither did a great many 9th.
erS. The president and an his cabinet
members did not for moment think
So.
What Dave Hll knocl, out the
pcSidentG Never, lie tried 1t once aud
failed lie ought 10 have sense enough
to avoid risldng another defeat" That
is the way they talked yesterday
There are many explanations, but prob.
ably the most concise and HE best is
chat given by senator Palmer This
morning lie said
lit was done by the concentration
Of dissatisfaction That embraced all
autagonSlic clemens The senators
who objected 10 lIoublowcr person
ally; those who believed that senatorial
courtesy demanded that the report Of
tie judiciary committee hc sustained
those republicans who recognized the
situation as an opportunity to put the
administration In a hole and seized 1t,
and last hut the real nucleus of the
whole tight against Uornhlowcr, those
senators who hate Cleveland because
they think him uneratetul
! The presidents views cannot be- oh
tanned today, but 1t Is believed that
they would f but i'm Type look de-
cjdcdly picturesque, If not lmid. Some
! of his admirers are secretly glad of
his defeat Reference is not made TO
disappointed patronage seekers, but To
! those people who are interested In
democratic success and do not believe
that the president has shown that
gratitude for those who worked hard
| for him and helped elect him. MS he
should have done They think that this
defeat will tend to make him think
q bit with fruitful result to the party
! Senator INNS stock has gone up
lmuuy per cont among the politicians,
His victory Is unqestionahly great
and il viii 20 far toward rchahlliW
Ing him among the machine demo
Gratis of New York The job he un.
dcrtook was a pretty big one without
reference 10 its worthineSS And even
his enemies give him much credit for
the ability he displayed In performing
, it.
Some strongly partisan adminstra
ton men affect to make light Of the
value it will be 10 lin In New York,
| but they don't really believe what
! they SAY. senator Hin was defeated
last fan by President Cleveland Yes.
tprday he defeated President cleveland
and cnrried the fight outside his state.
it is bound 10 encourage Hills dis
couragcd followers and viii do more
10 put him in his former position than
anything else could have done.
/ Mr.. Iornblowcr was defeated by six
votes, and there were -four more scna-
tors prepared 10 cast Their votes against
/ him if that had been necessary TO Sc.
cure his defeat
/ Speculation is now rife as to whom
/ the president viii nominate in Horn
4 blowers place Some nrc rash enough
! to think that the president win renom.
I mate HOrnbloWcr. But it Is hardly
necessary 10 say that they are IN the
decided minority II is thought that
he may 20 outside the second judicial
circuit for a man Should he do so
lit is believed that he win nominate
Senator Gray, OF Delaware He thinks
Ia great deal of Gray and when Chier
Justice Waite died the president camo
very near putting Gray in his place
Were cx. Minister Phelps of Vernon,
little younger it. is thought he might
be selected Frederick X. Coudert
of New York. IS mentioned but he is
an anti.Hm man and would run the
risk Of suffering the fate Of Horn
blower
Carlisle's name IS also mentioned
and even that Of Secretary Gresham
but while IT, is possible that Carlisle
may ho nominated, there Is not Iikli-
hood Of Gresham's name being sent
IN. for he does not want It, The nom
ipation viii come in soon, however.
Meanwhile Senator EIill feels very well
SdINNeN Wlll itlihN'ti ''''' 'i''
use for women in politics than ever.
New YORK, Jan 1G.-Lawyer w II.
Uornblowcr this morning refused to
discuss the action Of the United States
senate in refusing 70 confirm his ap-
po'nt,nent 10 be associate Justice OF
fhe United states supreme court
Francis Iynde Stetson, Of the law
firm of Bangs. Stetson Tracy & Mac
ycagh. Of which President Cleveland
His q member, said:
"Thc action IS ADVANTAGE 10 Mt
Hrnblower lie is a young man WIN
n very lare practice, amounting 70
porbaps $4,000 or $4,000 year. |
confess was rather surprised that
he should be willing to accept the
nomination. I consider the rejection
ost unfortunate for the supreme
court That bench loses o man VINO Is
perhaps not only the best but the
most active lawyer ia New YORK
NEW ILLINOIS COLONEL.