Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-26

today sent To the senate the nOmina-
ton Of Wheeler II. Peckham, OF New
York, 10 be associate justice of the
supreme court OF the United States
the place for which Hornblower was
rejected
The receipt Of the nomination sent
Senator Hill hurryins about the floor
of the senate III lively style. He was
quickly in consultation with the mem
bers OF the judiciary committee, who
will be called upon to pass upon the
nomination before it is reported TO
the senate.
Senators generally thought when tn
nomination became known that Judge
Peckham, Of the court of appeals Of
New York, WAS named, but Senator
Hill explained that such was not the
ease, but the present nominee is his
brother
Indications are strong tnat the nom
ination will be opposed upon the same
grounds that that Of Judge HornblOwer
was. Peckham is independent in pol
tiles and is said 10 have bolted the
nomination OF Senator Hill for gov
ernor both i'll 1sS:, and 1899 New York
senators We're consulted by the presi
dent i'll making the selection
Senator Hill suggested last week the
nomination of Judge peckham, the
present nominees brother, for the
place. And now the senator will have
to approve the nominees confirmation
or take up arms against the brother of
the man whom he recommended.
The nomination is described by Tam
manyites here as ten times worse from
their point Of view than that Of Horn
blower
If Hill objects TO Nominee Peckham
it will be, first, because he not only
signed the report, but presented it to
the legislature and was very promi
nent in prosecuting Maynard on the
charges set forth in the report; second.
Peckham is IN ardent anti-snapper:
third, in n recent interview on the
turning e n Of Hornblowcr Peek
ham denounced Hill in the most viru-
lent manner. and said: Such things
were to be expected when a reptile
like Hill wallowed in the dirty politics
of the day"
In nominating Peckham President
Cleveland has thrown down the gage
of battle direct TO Senator Hill
Whether the senator will fight cannot
at present be- determined 1T is
thought that 1t will II is too early 10
predict what the senate will do if Hill
determines . fight the confirnat ton Of
Peckham. but as pcckham. in his in
terview, also Savagcly critciseS the sen
ate for rejecting Hornblower, it will not
surprise any one Ia see enough Scna-
tors rally around Hill to reject the new
nominee by Il larger majority than
that WHICH killed the nomination OF
IIOrnblower.
The nomination of Mr.. Pcckham will
scarcely he more acceptable to Sena-
tor Hill than was that Of Mr.. Horn
blower, for if there is man allied
with the independent democratic party
of New York who has perSistently OPP
posed Hills operations that man is
Wheeler H. Peckham. Hill has him
self admitted that of all the reformers
OF democratic politics in New York
Mr.. Peckham has been the most in
dustrious and relentless. Since 1883
Mr. Pcckham has been indefatiSable
III making war on Hill 1t was he who
stood sponsor Nor the anti-snapper
element of the party. Scarcely an
act of Hills, while he was governor,
escaped the caustic censure of PECK
hams voice and pen.
Since Hill went into the senate Mr..
Peckham has been his most frequent
and vigorous critic. He opposed the
nomination of Maynard last year and
was much more active than Mr.. Horn
blower in opposing his election. 1t
was Mr. Peckham. in fact, who drafted
the scathing resolutions adopted by
=? bar association denouncing rs an
.trage upon decent politicians, and
he persoally mad" speeches during the
campaign scoring both Hin and May
nard No other member OF the legal
profession in New York was so elated
over the overthrow OF the Hill ma
chine as Mr.. peckham. II Hills OPP
position to Hcrnblower was inspired
by the latter's opposition to Maynard.
he will certainly make redoubled eff
Ptckham. because the nominee is the
most vigorous of all Maynard's oppon-
entS.
Another score upon which Senator
Hill can Justify his opinion to Peck
ham is that the nominee is personally
offensive for Mr. Peckham, in hand
hing the senior senator from New
.1lyx inc
marks to the senator's official acts.
His enmity TO Hill has been of the
most partisan character. He neither
:tdmireS Hill as an official Tor AS 4
man. Aud Mr.. Hin has manifested his
eordial dislike for Mr.. Peckham at
every opportunity. 1t would not be
possible for the president to select
q man who would be more distastefm
TO Hill than Mr., Peckham. The pos
Sibility OF the president having any
other motive in sending Mr. Peckham' s
name than TO return blow for the
slap administered by Hill last week
is dispelled by the very character OF
Dir. Peckham and his relations to Hill.
Peckham is q man of varied talents
and as politician is ranked among
The very shrewdest. He has been a
warm personal friend OF President
!. Cleveland for fifteen years and en-
Joys his confidence. He was an init
usaate friend of the late Samuel J. Til
den. Mr.. Peckham was until 1879 a
member of Tammany hall. After that
time he was an Independent democrat
Until ten years ago Mr.. Peckham de-