Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-14
THE PECKHAM CASE
His Nomination to Be Probably
Voted on Tomorrow.
EFFORTS TO SECURE CONFIRMATION
Senators Said to Be Uncertain
Being PIacated.
OPPOSITION PREDICT DEFEAT

Unless the program Is altered in some
way. the Peckham combination win be
acted upon by the Senate tomorrow after
noon. This was the agreement made ON
Monday In the committee on the judiciary
between Messrs. Hill and Villas represent
Ing the opposing sides of the controversy
1t is not likely that this agreement will be
broken. and II is probable that there A
nothing now to be gained by delay by either
side. Senator Hoar has returned to the city
and Senator McLaurin is expected TO reach
the Senate tonight or tomorrow morning.
There Is considerable controversy as to his
vote on the nomination. both sides claim
ing it.
An interview with him in Mississippi
just after his election Indicated that he
leaned on the side Of Hill. but the attitude
OF Senator George has since then been
snown to have changed from it's former
anti-administration tendencies and he has
now landed himself IN the .ldsnfnistf4-
ton camp both. on the Peckharn nonsna-
tion and on the Hawaiian matter 1t 10
now thought that Mr.. George will probably
have considerable influence with his new
colleague. especially In the latter's first
votes.
senator Daniel Uncertain.
Another element OF uncertainty has been
discovered in the position of Senator Daniel
OF Virginia, who has heretofore allied him.
self with the an INSTRUMENTATION democrats,
and who voted against Mr.. Hornblower,
but toward whom the President, II is said,
has recently experienced a change OF heart
Certain nominations have been submitted
to the Senate containing what the Hi peo-
pie think are plums to tempt Peckham
votes out of the silver party on the demo-
cratic side of the Senate.
Monday
man for whom ii is understood that Mr..
Daniel has been quietly working for the
past eight months. This gentleman was
named for the marshalship of the eastern
district of Virginia. and Senator Daniel
was also gratined by the appointment Of a
personal friend TO be consul TO Annoy In the
place OF the late unfortunate appointee.
Col j. Hampton Hoge. Mr.. Daniels
friends, however, contend that the nominal
tons made en- Monday have nothing to do
with his attitude In the Peckham matter,
for the candidate was indorsed by the vir-
ginia delegation last spring.
Nevertheless the friends Of Mr.. Hill and
the opponents of Mr.. Peckham claim to see
in each batch Of appointments sent TO the
Senate indications Of a desire on the part
of the President TO WOO back some OF the
stray lambs that have wandered from the
administration flock. The friends OF he
administration do not controvert this In
sinuation. but are rather inclined 70 chuckls
over what they claim to be the success Of
the President in remaking friends.
Outlook TO the Result.
The fight on the nomination win be taken
up early in the day unless some important
business intervenes or some new agree
ment is reached. 1t is not thought likely
that there will be as prolonged a discus
sion over this name in executive session
as over that Of Mr. Homblower, when the
doors were kept closed for over six hours.
The arguments pro and con are practi-
cally the same though greatly sfmplified by
the Presidents repeated attempt TO nomi-
nate a man Of Mr. Hills own state dis
tasteful TO the New York Senator.
There will be considerable changing Of
votes on both sides and the exact result is
In doubt, but there Is a general undercur-
rent OF opinion that Mr.. Peckhams chances
are not much better than were those OF Mr..
Hornblower. The fact that Mr.. Hoar would
probably have voted against Peckham Rad
he been present at the meeting on last
Monday practically gives the report OF the
committee the same effect as though IL had
been adverse to confirmation. The fact hat
IL was a tie vote on which the report was
ordered prevents the result from having
the same effect though the committee
had contented itself with not voting az all.
The report will therefore come into the
Senate with about the same effect as though
Mr.. Hoar had been present and had voted
against confirmation. as itsSs generally &C
cepted he would have done.
Opposition Confident Of Rejection.
The Senators opposed to the confirmation
Of Peckham are rejoicing today In the con-
fident belief that his confirmation will be de-
feated by a majority OF not less than eight
or nine. They claim that they will lose but
one democrat and one republican Of those
who voted against Hornblower and that in
the place OF this loss they viii gain the
votes of from four to six republicans who
voted for Hornblower. Ii is said further
that they can secure as many republican
votes as necessary to make the defeat OF
Ehax,