The herald., 1897-01-01
Removed From Office By Pres
ident Cleveland
ARE NOT WITHOUT FRIENDS
The Silver Senators viii Decline to Con.
firm Successors
t.cil.ri.f Said to Be Earnest in His De-
'ure the Re-establish-
Bimetallism

's Dec. 31-The SILVER
EN- considering during
th> recess the attitude they
shalt on nominations to office
made L. ace of silver men removed
because Oh their alleged participation in
the recent campaign and decided with
practical unanmity to oppose confirm
alton. The matter has been placed large
ly in the hands of Senator Jones of Ar
kansas, because he is both silver ad-
vocate and chairman of the national
Democratic committee.
Senator Jones says that while ordi-
narily he has no disposition to interfere
with the presidential prerogative he
thinks that in cases where this has been
the cause of removal justice to all calls
for an investigation of the charges upon
which the displacements We're made. 1t
now looks as if the question which these
removals will raise will be the first since
election to cause an alignment of the
parties on the financial questions in
the senate. The indications are that
the silver Republicans who bolted the
St. Louis convention and the Populists
will stand with the silver Democrats in
opposing combinations, while it is prob
able that the Republicans and gold Dem
ocrats will support the presidential ap-
pointees' cases Some Republicans are
not very Jealous. however. in their sup
port, for the reason that they realize
that the failure to confirm Democratic
nominees will throw the nominations to
their party after March 4, and thus in
crease the Republican patronage.
The officials at stake are in most cases
postmasters in the Mississippi valley
states, and include such offices as Spring.
field, Waukegan and Evanston, ILL.,.
Boone, Ia, and Benton Earbor, Mich.
At Benton Harbor Postmaster Ramon
Jarvis was removed because he became
a candidate for congress and went on
the stump in his own interest
In the case of Henry G. Clavenell, dis
trict attorney for Alabama, his success
or George S. Moore, is finding difficulty
in securing the Endorsement of the SEN
ate because he is opposed by silver sem
ators. The silver men assert that there
are instances in which officehclders of
gold proclivities participated in the cam
paign as actively as did the silver men
who aroused the displeasure of their
superiors at Washington,
In remonstrance sent to senators
against the appointee;S for the Illinois
offices made vacant because OF PERM
cious political activity" it is urged that
the men removed participated in the
campaign to no greater extent than did
Secretary Carlisle, Comptroller Eckels.
and Postmaster Hesing of Chicago, ana
hundreds of other officials. Senator Jones
says he does not want the nominations
pigeon-holed or combinations defeated
in any indirect way. but he wants them
voted upon in the senate, and dlrectly
confirmed or rejected. He thinks the
senate should pass upon the question
involved in the nomina tions.
TKINLEY IN EARNEST.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-A Washington
special to the News contains the fololw-
ing:
Congressman Mondell of Wyoming,
who arrived today direct from Canton,
where he interviewed President-elect
Mckinley, said: Major Mckinley is in
earnest on the subject of the interna-
tional agreement. He is In accord with
the spirit of Senator ,Wolcotts resolu-
tion, and believes that action should be
taken at once. He is in favor of calling
the conference early in the spring. He
saws it is idle to talk of postponing ac-
ton until after the tariff Is disposed OF,
because if anything is to be accom-
plished, the preliminary steps VIII nave
to be taken at once"
Western Republicans in congress We're
much interested in the word brought
from Canton by Mr.. Mondell Said
Congressman Cooper of Wisconsin: Il
am glad the president-elect takes the
pledge for bimetallism contained in the
platform seriously. The large majority
of the Republicans in the western and
middle western states voted the Re
publican ticket because they accepted
the platform pledge in good faith"
Senator Wolcott of Colorado the chair
man of the special senate committee
to arrange for a bimetallic conference
of the nations of the world, is going
abroad to confer with European bimet-
ailists on the subject. The purposes of
his visit are known and approved by
President-elect Mckinley, and his trip
is made at the request Of his associates
on the senatorial committee.