The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

! lection to the appointment on the ground
that McHhenny was a Democrat, and his
confirmation would throw the balance Of
/ political preference iH debatable cases be-
fore thesC Civil Service Commission against
the party in power. The Mellhenny
nomination went over with the rest. bur
with the general understanding that that
should be the last heard Of IT.
! Senators who were asked after the ses-
sion what disposition had been made of
/ the nomination, declined to talk about
it further than to declare that Mr.. Nc
Ilhenny would not be confirmed.
The agreement made Monday that If
any Of the Cabinet nominations should
go over all should go was renewed in
yesterdays session, and 1t was further
agreed to hold an executive session to
day for their consideration. 1t was ex-
pected that the day would be given up
to the consideration Of the Algeciras
treaty, but it is more likely that the
time will be spent on the nominations.
/ While there is an unmistakable disposi-
/ tion among Republican Senators TO
/ play horse with Teddy" over the nom
/ nations for the Cabinet. not a single
/ Republican Senator has been found yet
/ to say that the nominations viii any OF
/ them be rejected, or even that any or
ali will fer any length OF time be hung
up. There seems 10 be simply a desire
TO take conservative and safe action, in
view of the doubt that surrounds the
actual time when Secretary Shaw viii
go out. Senator Lodge objected to al
/ lowing the nominations to go over un-
/ less there could be a unanimous agree
ment to vote to-day on the nomina-
/ tions of Mr.. Moody to be a Supreme
Court justice. and OF Mr.. Bonaparte 70
be attorney general, and this agreement
/ was accordingly made. So 1t is conf
| IDENTIFY believed that the whole tangle
wIIi be cleared up to-day.
si-ss No Such Speech.
Secretary Bonaparte denied yesterday
! having made the statements in regard
/ to trusts attributed to him in a speech al
/ Chicago, but did not contradict them.
Il did not attend the conference held
at Chicago in 1893 to which reference has
| been made in some press dispatches.
said Mr.. Bonaparte. "and consequently
made no address there The quotations
published as excerpts from this supposed
! address are probably answers to certain
printed questions sent to me and to a
great many other persons by those who
| organized the conference, and to which
/ I remember sending replies. This is al
/ 7 care to say on the subject, to which
I must own, have given but little
/ thought"
! An obstacle was placed in the way oI
the confirmation of the nomination oi
Afford W. Cooley, Civil Service Commits
/ sioner, to be Assistant Attorney General
An inquiry was made that expressed
doubt as TO MI COoley's legal qualifica
| tons. ana consideration was postponed.
/ Mr. Cooley is member Of President
| ROosevelt's so-called tennis cabinet. and
/ the youngest of the officials here witt
whom the President constantly asso
ciates. His friends say he has great lega
/ ability. He looks Ike a boy OF twenty
but as a matter OF fact is thiTty-thre'
years old. Mr. Cooley's nomination way
reported to the Senate from the Commit
tee On the judiciary with a favorable
/ recommendation. The action Of the com
mittee IN making this report was dui
partly to a letter from President R0Osc
Welt TO Senator Clarence w. Clark o
Wyoming, the committees chairman. il
which the President told Of Mr.. Cooley
creditable career at the New York bar.
The President said that Mr. Cooley
legal qualifications were esteemed so high
" by George L. Rives, former corporation
counsel Of New York. and a Democrat
that he offered to appoint Mr. Cooley L
the Office of assistant corporation counsel
but Mr.. Cooley declined. Mr.. Roosevelt
was very earnest in urging favorable &C
ton by the committee.
When Mr.. COoley's nomination was reat
in the Senate yesterday objection wa
made to its consideration by a Senator
who expressed desire to make an inquir
at the Department Of Justice regarding
Mr. COOley's legal qualifications. 1t /
probable. however, that Mr.. Cooley
nomination will be confirmed after som
delay.