The times., 1897-07-17
WILL G0HFIRh M'CDRJ.
Large Majority of the Senate
i'm lis Favor.
A VOTE PROBABLE TO-DAY
Lack of a Quorum the oniy Thing
That Prevented lis Confirms
tion Yesterday, Only Eleven Sen
ators Voting Agains. 1t, Wniie
Twenty-SiN Favored II

The nomination of Myron Il. AcCord
10 be governor OF the Territory ~ Arl-
zona WAS the subject OF discussion tie
hind closed doors ia the Senate yestei-
day for four ana onehalf hours. Rheii
O'Clock came tie vote on confirmation
was taken and showed 20 Tor aud II
against This was nos voting quorum
and tie Senate adjourned untIl tedaS
with tic understanding thai TINS and The
other contested nominations shonld De
taken up early in the day and lspoSed OF
The vote of yesterday Indicates very
plainly that Nh. McCoTd VIII be confirmed
when the final vote is taken
Among those WHO voted against MT NC
Cord were Messrs. Berry, Bate, Daniel,
Pettus, Turner, Vest, CockTen, Gallery,
and ChaudIer, the latter being the only Re
publican
The discussion opened with speech by
senator Carter, OF Montana. member OF
the committee on Territories, who has
given the ca sc a great deal Of atten tion-
MIR Carter had before him, while spea%-
ing, 4 copy of the testimony taken before
the committee, which was printed in con
ridence for the use OF tie Senate, and
the attorney general Of the Territory. He
began win an elaborate review OF the
testimony told the senate whatthe charges
were, who the witnesses We're, and what
Lad been proven.
All manner Of charges were made
against Mr.. McCord. He had been ma
Hgned and abused as probably no man
had, Who had ever been nominated for
haH hTr Carter
said, met those charges manfUlly and
had come face to face before some of
his accusers in the presence Of the com
mltaee, and proved that there was noth
ing in any OF the things that had been
alleged
Many of the things, Mr. Carter said,
Lad been exploded entirely, the commit
tee finding that they had not even a
shaGow upon which TO rest. The only
witnesses who had made positive state
nients OF any kind were two men OF
whom Mt Carter said one was an ex-
convict and the other an admitted Iarty
TO a corrupt deal.
The Committee carefully considered the
whole thing, and after q painstakihg IN
vestig8tion OF the facts made favorable
report The Committee recommended Nc
Cords confirma ton, anG Air. Carter asked
the Senate 70 support the finding OF its
Committee
MI. X yle Of South Dakota made a short
speech ia favor Of the nominee, as did
also Mr Mallory, Democrat, OF Florida,
who said he had examined the testimony
Carefully and found nothing In It that
untitled Mr.. McCord for the place 10
which be had been nominated.
The principal speeches against McCord
Were made by Mr. Bate OF Tennessee and
Mr. Berry OF Arkansas Their speeches
were based upon the testimony taken
befDIe the committee, and upon the
strength OF this sIone they argued tnar
the nominee should not be confiuned by
the Senate.
Aiessrs. Turner, Daniel. and Chandler
GISo sntsgonized McCord's Confirmation il
brief speeches.
one OF the longest speeches made wai
that Of Mr.. SpooneI, OF Wisconsin, In he
half OF the nominee. Nr. spooner had
known Mr.. McCoTd personally for years
and could testify TO his character inde
pcndenuy OF anything that may have ap
peared before the committee. Before the
committee there was certain TESTIMONY
tending 10 show that Mr. McCord had beer
implicated in an irregular land deal, known
as the Omaha land case Mr.. Spocael
said hr as the attorney in that case, in
which Milton McCord, q brother Of the
nominee, was implicated. but who W as not
convicted. Mr.. Spooner said that during
the eleven days this case was on trial
neither the name OF Myron II. McCord :lor
that Of his son was mentioned. There
was no intiIna ton that they had anything
60 do with the case, and vet. said Mr
spooner, both MyTon II. McCord and hi,
son Were charged before the committee
with being parties to this transaction.
Ny Spo3ner said BE- had known Mr Nc
Cord for many years when lIe was a meu,-
Der OF the State senate of Wisconsin and a,
q menlher OF Congress. The Omaha lant
case was revived when he " as candidate
for Congress, and the people repudiated
the charge by electing him by vote much
larger than the vote OF his party Mr.
spooner, continuing, referred to Mr.. Nc
Cords record as Republican newspapel
editor and bis spirit OF fairness, mention
Ing several cases where he defended
Democrats whom he believed to have beer
unfairly attacked. He declared him to be !
man Of Integrity, of good standing among
the people who knew him. and Of fine riber
Once rich, he became POOR and went t.
Arizona torecogp his fortune. His enemic,
bounded bin TO that place, and when ht
sought and was appointed to office thel
revanred these old stories, the truth o.
which had been disproved years before.
This. in brief, was the record Of Myror
Fl. McCord. as related in an eloquent speech
to the Senate hy Mr.. Spooner. 1t was at
tines brilliant effort and had r,lucl
weight with the Senate.
The vote that was taken, although nc
quorum was present, indicates what tht
result WIN he. No other cases were dis
cussed yesterday.
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