The evening times., 1897-02-03
LITTLE SHOW FOR DAVIS
The Chances of His Being Con-
firmed Considered Slim.
HIS OPPONENTS ARE ACTIVE
The Dismissal OF Mr. Ryan From
the Treasury Department VIII
Operate Against the Nominee for
District Attorney-A Slap at Pres
ident Cleveland.

There is less likelihood today OF the con
firmation of Henry E Davis as dis
trict attorney than there was last Monday,
when his nomination was sent to the Senate.
The feeling against the lawyer is growing,
both in the Senate among the silver forces
and among the practical Democratic poll
tiCians in the District.
Not a word is heard against Mr Davis
character or his ability, but the fight is
directed against him simply and solely
because he refused to support the Demo-
cratic national nominee last fall Some
OF Mr.. Davis speeches, which he delivered
in Alexandria, Hagerstown and other places
in Virginia and Maryland against the ma.
tional ticket, are being circulated to show
that he deserted his party to train with
Palmer and Buckner during the campaign.
Mr. Davis delivered upward OF a dozen
speeches against Bryan and Sewall.
Just what action, If any, as a body, the
Democratic central committee of the Dis
trict will take toward Mr.. Davis is not
known at this time, but there are several
members who will urge Capt. Kalbfus,
the chairman of the committee to call
meeting, at which resolutions will be
adopted on the subject. Capt. Kalbfus,
as stated in yesterdays Morning Times, is
opposed to the confirmation Of Mr.. Davis,
but it remains to be seen whether he will
call his committee together for the purpose
of testing sentiment on the question. There
are but two OF the twenty-five central
committeeman who are known to be gold
men, They are Mr.. Cook, of the fourth dis
trict. and Mr.. Cusick. of the fifteenth.
If meeting is called, it is believed tnat
a majority would adopt a resolution call
ing upon the Senate Committee on Judiciary
to hold up the nomination.
The dismissal of william f Ryan, of
Rochester, from his place in the Treasury
Department, because he had the temerity
10 run for Congress last fall on the regular
Democratic ticket, has had the effect of
string up feeling against President Cleve-
land and all that Cleveland stands for.
Although Mr. Ryan was decapitated by an
order from Secretary Carlisle, the act,
it is believed, was inspired by Mr. Cleve-
land,
On the surface Ryans dismissal may not
appear to have any influence on the case
of Mr.. Davis VS.. the Senate of the United
States, but it has nevertheless. Mr.. Ryan's
dismissal. which was exclusively printed
in The Morning Times, was very much
discussed at the Capitol today Men of
all political parties denounced it as an
outrage.
A Western Senator said to The Times:
If it is the ipelicy of Grover Cleveland
and the members of his Cabinet to punish
Democrats in the public service because
they voted for the party's nominees in the
late election, then it is time that we re-
taliated in the only way we can at this
late day in his a administration on-vote against
alr his nominees for public office. l know
Mr. Davis personally, and it was my pur
pose to vote for his confirmation solely
on personal grounds, but L confess that
may change my mind since the outra geous
and indecent treatment Of young Mr.. Ryan.
1 am absolutely certain in my mind that
the Treasury people did not act in the
Ryan case without the sanction OF the
Chief Executive of the nation; so IL cast
a retaliatory vote will feel that have
hit the man in the White House, and not
John G. Carlisle or young Mr.. Hamlin.''