The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-02-23

contested on both Sides-SenatOr Hill,
of course, leading the opposition, while
the president exerted himself to the
utmost for confirmation, distributing
patronage to doubtful senators with
lavish hand This effort on the part of
Mr.. Cleveland was not because he be-
lieved the supreme bench was in need
Of just such man as Wheeler II. Peck
ham, but simply and solely to crafty
personal spite.
The rejection is not necessarily a con-
domination of Mr.. Peckham. 1t is
protest against the political methods of
the president and also warning to him
that in selecting member for the
United States Supreme Court he can not
secure the votes of Republican senators
by nominating a northern man who
pledges himself in advance to construe
the Federal constitution as jefferson
Davis would have it construed, and
who, as means of winning free trade
votes, will also declare that protective
tariff is unconstitutional
The vote in detail by which Peckham
was rejected was as follows:
FOR CONFIRMATION.
Democrats-Bate, Blackburn, Brice,
Butler, Caffrey, Faulkner, George, Gray,
Harris, Hunton, Lindsay, Mcpherson,
Martin, Mills, Mitchell (Wis.), Palmer,
Pasco, Ransom, Roach, Turpie, Villas,
Voorhees,, White Ua.) Total Demo
Gratis for confirmation, %.
Experimentation. Hale, Mitchell
(Ore. }, Pettigrew, Platt, Proctor, Squire,
Stockbridge. Total Republicans for
confirmation, 8.
Populist-Kyle 1.
Total for continuation, 80.
AGAINST CONFIRMATION.
Democrats-Berry, Call, Cockrell,
Coke, Daniel, Gibson, German, Hill,
Irby, Jones Ark J, McLaurin, Murphy,
Pugh, Vest, White, of California. Total
Democrats against confirmation, Is.
Republicans-Aldrich, Allison,
Cameron, Carey, Chandler, Cullom.
Davis, Dolph, Frye, Gallinger, Hans
brough, Hawley, Higgins, Hoar, Lodge,
Henderson, Morrill,, Perkins, Power,
Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Washburn,
Wilson. Total Republicans against con-
tirmation, "a.
Populists-Peffer, Allen, 2.
Total against confirmation, Al.
The Democratic vote for confirmation
is list of the Democrats who are sup
porters of the administration under all
circumstances, and who are assumed to
be the men who will receive the favors
of the administration. There were
twenty three Democrats who voted for,
aud fifteen Democrats who voted against
confirmation. There were eight Re-
pubicans who voted for, and twenty
four Republicans who voted against
confirmation. The majority of Demo
cratic senators for confirmation was
eight. The majority of Republican
senators against confirmation was six
teen. Twice as many Republicans as
Democrats voted against confirmation.
The eight Republicans who voted for
confirmation probably were not all
actuated by the same reason. They, of
course, do not assume superior virtue
over the twcnty-four Republicans who
voted to reject. Some of these eight
Republicans have been successful in re-
tanning many friends in Office under
this administration and they are un-
willing to have their friends exposed to
the headsman. The Republican sena-
tors who voted against confirmation in
clude most of the men who are leaders
in the senate and conspicuous in the
Republican party.
Will Mr.. Cleveland accept this defeat
as proof positive that the senate will
not lend itself to him as club with
which he may belabor his personal
enemies, or will he continue the fight by
sending in the name of some other New
York anti-snapper and thus prolong the
contest to the detriment of the public
INTERESTS We shall see
TLATER-The president Monday sent
the name of Senator Edward Douglass
White of Louisiana to the senate TO be
Associate Justice of the United States
Supreme Court. Mr.. White is 40 years
old, was born in Louisiana and educated
at the Jesuit college in New Orleans
and at Georgetown college, ID. c. lie
served in the Confederate army, began
the practice of law in 1868, served a:
state senator and on the supreme bench
of his native state, and took his seat In
the u. S. senate in 1891. He was i'm
mediately confirmed.