The dispatches say that Ciov. Os
borne has appointed A. C. Ceck
with to the vacancy, caused by the
failure of the legislature at the re
cent session to elect a Senator- This
appointment will probably cause a
most interesting contest over the
right of the gentlemen holding the
credentials from the Governor to
seat under them. The question at
issue will be the right of the Gov
ernor to appoint a Senator when the
vacancy is at the beginning of a reg
ular term and when the legislature
with power to elect has been in ses
sion and has adjourned without
electing a Senator.
Many Democrats in Congress are
indignant over Chairman Hariity
issuing a letter for the purpose of
ascertaining the attitude of mem
bers of the new Congress on the sil
ver question. Many claim that it
is an attempt of Cleveland and Na
tional Committee to compel the
party to repeal the Sherman Aft;
while others consider it a simple
desire to know how the member
stand on the question. It might be
observed that the most of the latter
are Cleveland men, belong to the
East and have no peculiar love for
silver. There is open rebellion in
the Democratic ranks. '
Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky,
will wear at the inauguration a suit
of real Mississipi jeans, made espec
ially for him and this occasion by a
firm in Mississipi.
The attitude of Mr. Cleveland as
anything but favorable to the peo
ple. He has shown it in the forma
tion of his Cabinet and in his silver
views. Mr. Olney, the Attorney
General-elect, is a corporation at
torney and identified with cor
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