The times., 1897-07-18

After the most bitter fight made on any
nominee of the Mckinley Administration
Myron II. McCord was yesterday Confirmed
as governor or Arizona, 10y 4 vote of
q, 10 Is. The negative vote cast was Us
follows:
rate, Berry. Chandler, Chiffon, Harris'
HeitfeId Jones OF Arkansas, Mills Morgan
pettlls IA Wins, Roaen, StewaTt, Iclier'
TiiiHian, TmPie. Vest, aad Haithal-
This acuon was taken without any dis-
cussion. the progran being Wien the zen
ale aatlourned Friday that The vote should
be taken at once at an early hour Jester
day, when there would be possibility 81
securing a quorum.
scu.einl;loTtance has been given this case
by leaSoa OF the fight made against the
nominee 1t was the ugi.est contest OF
this Kind the Administration has yet CON
fronted. Mr. McCord was charged with
various offenses, among them being trreg-
ularities while he was an Indian agent
in the Territory Witnesses appeared
before the committee and were met race
TO face by the nominee, VINO submitted
evidence That Tefuted every charge made
The committee pIUbed 10 the bottom and
after careful OnsideTatiOn reached the
conclusion that the charges were ground
less, and that nothing had been shown
that disqualified the nominee Tor The Of
flee for which he had been designated.
AFTER -four and half hours OF debate, the
Senate indorsed the committee, by con
firming the nomination. and MIR. McCord
will leave some time next week 10 as
sumo tne duties of his office
Ia the Senate he found no warmer cham
ldohs that Senators SpooneI and Carter
loth Of whom testified TO his standing as
q nlsn, standing OF which they had long
aud personal knowledge.
The President has sent to the Senate
several nominations that have been dis
tasteful 10 some Senators, and some against
which protests have been filed, bGl none
made d more determined fight than That
occasioned 10y the nomination Of Mr. Nc
Cord ii has become a celebrated case
He has been abused in the press, de-
ncunCed on he floor of the Senate aud
attacked in the committee room: be comes
out Of il ali unscathed and completely vim
dicftsed by the action Of the Senate y"s
tarday
Governor Myron H. NcCord is fifty
Pennsyl vania and moved to Wisconsin
In 1854. and lived in that State until
1s92 He served several terms in UHe
State legislature. and came 70 Washing
ton as a member Of tie Fifty first Con
cress from. Wisconsin. He moved TO Ari'
zOna ir 1873
Governor McCoTd has been interested
in the Territory In a large fruit raising
cessful. His farm is about four miles
out of Phoenix. the capital OF the Ter
ritaTv. on one of the great irrigation
canals
GOV McCord was seen by Times man
las night and said:
The whole secret of the fight agaiRsr
me is that there are about eighty officials
in the Territory appointed by the governor,
and they want 10 retain their positions a
long as possible This entire fight has beer
made 10y Democrats in the Territory to-
ge.her a-ith few Republicans. There is
private banking institution there, and tbs
officials thought II I were appointed
governor would put the Territorial fund
in a national bank, which I shall Ger
tainly do. The fight was made by few
Democrats in the Territory who wer'
fortunate enough TO enlist in their cause
few more Democrats here in the Senate
The committee made thorough investi
CATION and on June % there We're u
members OF the committee present. Tn
records show that after a fun inTesti
CATION &C all charges. SenaU or Cartel
was authorized to report the nomination
f;yorably without dissenting vote.
Othernoninatiogs coneirmedbytheS Senat
ycgterdag were William L. Merry, OF Cal
ifornia, minister to Nicaragua, Costi
Eica and Salvador. and Horace n. Allen
of Ohio, minister resident and oonsu
general 10 Korea.