Hornblower, the head of a New York City law firm, was thought to be a qualified appointee, but his campaign against a New York machine politician had made Senator David B. Hill his enemy.
Hornblower, som var leder af et sagførerfirma i New York City, mentes at være kvalificeret til stillingen, men hans kampagne mod en 'maskinpolitiker' fra New York havde gjort ham uvenner med senator David B. Hill.