Evening star., 1894-02-17
HE IS RESPONSIBLE
The Rejection Of Peckham Was Due
to the President.
FACTS ABOUT The new YORK ELECTION
Mr.. CIeveIand's Closest Cabinet
Friend and the Machine.
A COMP ROMISE TICKET

A Senator who voted against Mr.. Peck
ham gave to a representative Of The Star
today an explanation Of certain aspects Of
the case not heretofore alluded to In The
newspapers, and which. as he believes, had
an important influence in bringing about
the result obtained.
Il have no desire" this Senator began by
saying, ito detract from Mr. Hills promi-
nence in the contest. He organized the
opposition to confirmation. and to a certain
extent led II. He is a plucky man, and a
capable manager. 1t is true. however, that
Mr.. Peckham's defeat was largely due to
the President. and to the absurd arguments
employed by certain democratic leaders
and newspapers in urging the Senate to in
dorse 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. What
ever Of wrong there may have been in that
transaction, and however culpable Judge
Maynard himself may tie, both wings of the
New York democracy have enjoyed the
usufruct Of 1t. and the nearest friends and
supporters OF Mr.. Cleveland have since
carried themselves towards Judge Maynard
In way fully authorizing the assumption
that they must have condoned his offense.
Some Inside Facts.
"The facts justifying this assertion ere
these: Last fall when the time had come
for conferences between the two factions
on the subject Of state ticket Col. Lamont
made half a dozen visits to New York to
consult with Richard Croker and the repre-
sentatives of Senator Hill. The .lachine
was all-powerful. The ticket had Dracti-
caliy been named without any sort Of ref
erence to the administrators wishes or
interests. Not an administration man had
Deen slated for anything. George 3. Nc
Cieilan, 1r, Crokers protege, was to head
the ticket for secretary of state and Isaac
II. Maynard was to be the candidate for
judge or the court of appeals. But at the
last moment the machine leaders ccnsert ted
TO a truce. 1t was represented 70 them that
peace was better than war, union better
than division. The proposition could not
be gainsaid, and a combination ticket, war
ranted to bring both factions to the polls,
was substituted In this transaction Col.
Lamont represented the administration.
Cook Meyer of Brooklyn, an out-ani-out
ticket in place of young Mcclellan and a
friend of Senator Hill from Syracuse, who
had been slated for treasurer, made way for
Hugh Duhey of Cortland, an cid neighbor
and warm personal friend Of Col Lamont
But Maynard was not disturbed.
Lamont Accepted Maynard.
Lamont and his friends accepted him,
ct with him pledged him their support
These things were not done in a corner
The campaign progressed. with Meyer and
Duffy working for the whole ticket, May
nard included, and urging their supporters
to go to the polls and not only assist them
to office. but Judge Maynard as well, to a
full term on the bench. In fact SO anx-
ious were the administration people to give
evidence OF their faithfulness and sincerity
that Col. Lamont Travelled all the way from
Washington to cast his vote for the ticket
he had helped to make. The morning after
the election the metropolitan newspapers
all contained descriptions OF the coloners
arrival at the polls: how he alighted from
his carriage, and made his way through
the line to the booth carrying rather o.
tentatiously a straight ticket in his hand.
That he deposited the ticket in the box no.
body has ever doubted. or can doubt.
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 it
at the polls In a way to encourage others
to do the same thing. If this had not been
agreeable to Mr.. Cleveland would he not
and should he not. have rebuked IT? And
since he did not rebuke 1t, is II not entirely
fair to say that he approved IT?
The rejection OF MIR. Peckham by the aid
OF republican Senators like Mr.. Morrill,, Mr.
Allison, Mr.. Manderson and others who
matters.
the answer to the question. The talk TO
them that Mr. Peckham was being opposed
by the Hill people because of his activity
against Maynard struck them as being comi-
cal when they considered that the man who
had sent Mr.. PecKhams name in stood
committed himself to Maynard through the
activity and public support of his closest
cabinet adviser, the Secretary Of War They
We're utterly unable to reconcile the two
things, and their vote for rejection was
their method OF expressing their disgust
with the whole illogical and inexplicable
affair"
Then the Maynard episode wAl not
work. was asked.
THE Maynard incident is closed so far
as the President Is concerned was the re-
ply. "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 administer.
ing that whip. and II does not lie in the
mouth of his friends to claim anything for
him on that score. The Supreme court va
cancy ought to be. and must be, filled with
out reference to the faction fights in the
ranks of the New York democracy
Senators here have had these tights SO
much before them of late that they have
been studying them and have arrived at a
conclusion about them. They are not en-
amo-ed Of either side. OF the two, however
they are beginning to lean more toward Mr.
Hills than toward the Presidents Mr.
Hill makes compact, keeps it, and stands
by those who stand by him. The President
at times seems to be willing to keep bad
company for the profit that may be in IL,
but afterward to throw over the people who
have lured him. when he compact has
failed and his partners stand defeated and
diScredited."