Evening star., 1896-12-31
TO OPPOSE CONFIRMATION
Silver Senators tooppose Nominations Made
in Place Of Silver Men Removed.
First Alignment on the Financial
Question Since the ,E1cction-SOme
of the Cases Involved.

The silver senators have been consider
irg among themselves during the Christ
mas recess the question of the attitude
they shall assume on the nominations to
cf1ce made in place of silver men who were
| removed because OF their alleged partic-
ipation in the recent campaign, and have
decided with practical unanimity to oppose
confirmation. Just how many nominations
there are of this character no one seems
to know or to have taken the trouble to
determine, but the matter has been placed
largely in the hands of Senator Jones of
Arkansas, because he Is both a silver ad-
vocate and chairman Of the democratic ma
tional committee. Senator Jones says that
while ordinarily he has no disposition to in
terfere with the presidential praroeatfyss
ne thinks that in cases where there have
been removals justice to all persons inter-
ested calls for an investigation of the
charges upon which the displacements
were made.
There has been no formal conference as
to the policy be pursued, but that there
Is an understanding among the senators
| OF silver proclivities Is made apparent Ly
the unanimity with which they announce
their desire to have removals investigated
and their intention to oppose conflrma ton
where the investigation shows to their
minds that there has been any discrimin:-
tion against silver men holding office as
such.
1t now looks as If the question which
these removals will raise will be the first
since the election to cause an alignment
of parties on financial questions in he SEN
ate The Indications are that the silver
republicans who bolted the ST. Louis con-
venuon and the populists will stand with
the silver democrats In opposing confirma-
ton, while it is probable the republican, ms
ana gold democrats will support the presi-
Dental appointees in most cases
some OF the republicans are not very
Jealous however, in theii support for the
reason that they realize that failure te
cohErm democratic nominees will throw
the nominations to their party after Marcf
and thus increase the Republican patron
age. The offices at stake are in most cases
pos.nastershlps tS. In the Mississippi vale.
states ana include such Offices as those a
Sprihgneld Waukegan and Evanston. Ill
boone Iowa, and Benton Harbor Mich
At Benton Harbor the postmaster Ramo1
JARVIS, was removed beca use he became
candioate for Congress and went on the
stump IN his own interest. In the case Of
Henry D. Clayton, district attorney TO,
Ala abama, his successor. George F. Moore
rnt IS nnoine alneuity In securing the indorse
.nent or the Senate because he is opposef
by the silver senator's. The silver men as
sert that there are instances in which Office
holders OF gold prcclivfties participated ir
tne campaign as actively as did the silve.
men without arousing the displeasure O.
their superiors at Washington In remon
stfances sent to sena tors against the CON
nImauon OF the appointes from the Ilinoi.
oIIices, maze vacant because of "perniciou.
political activity" it is urged that the mer
removed participated In the campaign to nt
greater extent than did Secretary Carlisle
Controller Eckels and Postmaster Hesins
States officials" ~.
senator Jones says he does not want tn,
.omlnatlons pigeon-holed or confirmatio
oefeated In any indirect way, but that he
wants them voted upon in the Senate a nf
directly confirmed or rejected. He tbinl.
the Senate should pass upon the Question
involved in the nominations.