The times., 1897-12-28
LABOR HOSTILE TO PAXsON
Senator CulIom Admits Receiy-
ing Many Protests.
AWARE OF THE OPPOSITION
rgun ent to BE Used Against tfe
Pennsylvania Aspirant for tie
Interstate Commerce Commission
Place Is That He Is a Corporation
Man-Lahor's Grievance.

Senator Cullom, of Illinois. chair II IN
OF the Committee on Interstate Commerce,
denies that he has said that he woCld
oppose the nomination Of Judge Edward
NJ. Paxson, of Pennsylvania, To- be inter
state commerce commissioner to succeed
Judge Morrison, but he does admit that
a great opposition to the prospe;ti &c
nominee has sprung up and that it VIII
develop on the floor of the Senate.
Senators Cullnm and Mason make no
secret Of the fact that they are disappointed
over the promise OF the place to PaxsoD.
They have both indorsed Judge Litsler,
of their own State, for the place, and
have been urging the President to make
the appointment.
Senator Cullom said yesterday that he
had been receiving great many letters
from labor Orea nizations protesting against
the appointment, all OF which viii, II due
time, be laid before the Committee of
which the Senator is cha irman, and which
will have the nomination, when il Is made,
referred to it, Railroad organ nized labor
will make determined fight NJ iinst Pax
son, and railroad men have grievance
against him that viii make itself felt in
the Senate.
Almost the first thing Judge Paxson did
after lie resigned from the bench to ac-
cept the receiv ership OF the Reading Rail
road was to issue an order discharging
every pmploye who belonged to any of the
railroad unions. This has been brought
To the attention of the President. If it
avails not there, then it viii be used be
fore tile Senate Committee and in the
Senate
The very appointment OF Judge Paxson
will be violation of the spirit if not
the intentioit OF the law. 1t was not che
intention of these who framed the law
that any railroad man, in any way con-
nected with railroads or owning stock or
bonds of such a concern, should become
member OF thiscommssiOn. or course, by
resigning his office and selling his stock,
if he has any, Judge Paxson might become
eligible Dut the spirit of the la W would lie
violated all the same.
Judge PaXsOn is a corporation man Of
the most pronounced sort. His sympath,es
have always been in that direction, and
if he becomes member OF this court it is
claimed the railroads will be in posse ession
of the commission, and the rights of the
people and patrons If railroads will be
ielt III TIE iurCn. y s receiver OF the RS1l
Ing road Judge Paxson ha done and sought
to do many things held to be in
violation of law, and which have been ''e-
nounced by the commission. upon which il
is the intention Of the President 10 Ut
him. Among the most notorious Df hesa
acts is his connection with the famous
trunk line pool which the commission
unanimously declared was violation of
law.
Senator Cullom was at the White Ho Ise
yesterday, and it was inferred that lie
went To see the President about the Inter
state Commerce Commission place. 1t is |
said there was a warm debate, during
which the President said that if Senator
Culloln would submit any vital reasons
why the appointment should not BE- III 4ie |
he would consider them. Senator CulOm /
said that one vital reason was that he ciii !
not want PaEsOn He thought the appoint /
ment should go TO the west, Illinois pre-
fered, as Col. Morrison, whom Judge Pax
son is proposed to succeed is from Illinois |
The President from last accounts is ponder
ing over what Senator CullOm said.