The leader., 1898-06-01
Congressman Sullivan Appoint
cJ rs NaIthalI's Successor.

ed as Waithall's Successor.
The last official act performed
bv Governor McLaurin last Satur-
Jav evening was to appoint and
commission Hon. w. V. Sullivan
Senator for the unexpired term of
tbo late Senator Walthall.
Mr.. Sullivan is serving his first
term in Congress, having succeed
oil Congressman Kyle, of the End
district. lie was nominated as "a
dark horse at Holly Springs in
1896. after protracted deadlock
bctwcen Messrs. Roane, Spight and
FAINT. He is a lawyer and resides
at oxford. He is the member OF
tbe National Committee from Mis-
sissippi made so at the Chicago
Convention, and is in full accord
with Nh. Bryan and the Chicago
platform. Mr.. Sullivan was born
near Winona, Miss, in 1857, and
is what is known as a self.made
man. lie is lawyer by pro-
fession and was never candidate
for Office until nominated for Con
aress under the circumstances
above rocited. He is said by those
who know him, to be man of
talent, pluck and industry, but, as
statesman, he has yet to estab.
lish his claim.
It is openly charged that the ap.
poutment is a part of political
trade between the Governor, Mr..
Sullivan and a few other politi-
clans Of the Second district. THE
LEADER. which had rather give
our public officials credit for pa.
triotiSm and honesty of purpose
than impute to them evil and sin.
lister motives, is inclined to dis.
credit this; but it is unfortunate,
to say the least, for the reputation
Of the Governor, that he delayed
this important senatorial appoint
melt until grave suspicious were
aroused that no less than three
political deals had been fully con-
Sideyed and discussed, all looking
to his own future political advance
ment.
The jackson correspondent Of
the n. O. Picayune says the ap-
pointmcnt is regarded as weak
one. Whether or not it really in
cluded a political deal, the move
ments soon to follow on the po-
llticaI chess board will clearly dis
close.
Tie following, copied from the
last issue of the Biloxi Herald,
gives another phase to the ap-
pointment:
We would like to have the opinion
of the Biloxi Herald( which has been
a defender of Governor McLaurin),
upon the fitness and capacity of Mr.
Sullivan to succeed Senator Walthall." )"
-l jcks6urg Post.
Mentioning w. V. Sullivan in
the same connection with the la
mented Walthall recalls what Mr..
Blaine said Of a comparison of
Roscoe Conkling to Henry Winter
Davis-"that it was like cOmpar-
ing Hyperion to satyr, or a singed
cat to a royal Bengal tiger"
We cannot believe that Governor
McLaurin, is seriously considering
the appointment OF Mr.. Sul!i-
van, whose intellectual stat
nre, to say nothing of personal
htncSS, is an emphatic protest
against the comforting of such an
'''i ul'pl illIl. llC 10 d SCii-CoiI'
ieSSed legislative lobbyist in be-
haIt OF disreputable foreign corpor-
atoms against citIzens of the State
and had the uEblushing effrOntery
TO boast over his own signature
That he was instrumental in hav-
ing a certain law passed by the
State legislature in order to adj
vance the interest of his corpora
uon clients against certain citizens
OF the State. We repeat we can
not believe that the Governor is
considering the appointment of
Mr' Sullivan to the SeDate.-BilOXi
Herald, May 2Sth.
The Biloxi Herald has been a
stanhch friend and defender of
Governor McLaurin,and its editor,
capt. John II. Miller, is not man
gwen to making reckless personal
criticisms. 1t is therefore a strik.
ing coincidence that the above
Seathlng criticism of the new Sena.
Tor should have been published in
'he Herald the very day the Gov
efnor appointed him.
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