The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-08

Special pl8pRten 70 buu AutelUkEneFs
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 1.-The
exercise By President Cleveland OF his
personal preference in the choice OF an
attorney for the United States In the
District Of Columbia has called down
ppon his head the maledIctions OF the
silver Democrats In the senate and out,
and the Issue is actually becoming ma
,ioral In its character. The local ma
chine fred on the first pyrotechnics aud
this demonstration was followed by a
remarkable display OF temper and pep
per BY the only true exponents of "old
Hickory'sp views OF politics and other
subjects known as the Jacksoninn
Democrats with the Interstate Demo.
cratic association. composed princi-
pally OF department officials. as good
third in the list OF denunciators.
Even the Old Dominion has been
heard from by way of Alexandria. The
Jacksonlans regard the appointment of
Attorney Harry Davis, gold Democrat,
10 the position oS an Insult to their
patron saint. and 10 modern Democracy
as we'll, and In the course OF the deliv.
cry OF the association upon the subject,
at . recent meeting. the speakers de-
nounced Davis as traitor. and CleVe-
land as an npostate. They said they
had nothing to urge personally against
the appolniec. but recognizing the ten-
der OF the office as the reward OF treach.
cry, they could fnd nothing too bad 70
say about the President
The term OF the present Incumbent
az the attornryshlp expired yesterday
by limitation. Under the law he can
not hold over for q day, and as there
IS seemingly no power vested In any
body without action by the senate, 10
make u temporary appointment, the
courts OF the District cnn consider no
United States cases until the question
IS settled. So acrimonious has the dis
cussion OF Davis become that Senators
German and Hin have had 10 call u halt,
and the talk OF these pe1cemlkerS Is
now for harmony,
II Is urged that II the gold Democrats
are ever TO DO won over 10 future union
with the regulars" the abuse OF Cleve-
land must stop. and stop now. Too
much has already been said, however,
IN the opinion OF the conservatives, for
any approach TO harmony IN the next
four years. Tho Bryanltes have de-
NldErt EepeuEGulg AlllA AJHNlH HNaAA NV
b. confirmed; that they would prefer
a Republican To u traitor. and several
Of the Republican senators are said to
have wlnGed approviugly to the sugges'
ton OF a Republican successor.
Il Is said this evening that the ap-
poiniment OF Mr.. Davis Is likely to be
confirmed tomorrow. but it 80 1t will
be By Republicans principally. The un.
Pleasant comments upon the Cleveland
wing OF the aggregation have been
spread out over the Union so az to In
Glade everybody who opposed Bryan,
and the base OF II all Is that Attorney
Davis made speeches In Maryland, Vir-
Eiuia md West Virginia against the
Popullst nominee. The Jacksonians In
ElRi that X the author OF by the Eter-
nal" were alive he would endorse their
inyecilye against the man, and the sup
porters OF HE Is loved for the enemies
he has made" and notice Is served upon
the Palmer Democrats that they may
fraternize with the Bryan contingent
only upon the Bryanltes' terms.