Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-05
MAY NAME SINCLAIR HOUSE IN AN UPROAR
Taft Considering Nominating Ambassador Reid Denounced
Him Commissioner. for Crticsng Jefferson.
SHIFT FOR COL. JUDSON BOTH SIDES TAKE A HAND
Col Cosby Likely Be Designated Woodrow Wilson's Writings
in His Place. Third President Also Figure.
OPPOSITION OYSTER SHOUT AND POUND ON DESKS
Probably Will Up ton nOverR Remark Of Repres
Red Hot atves Palmer
Ambassador Reid Denounced
for Criticising Jefferson.
BOTH SIDES TAKE A HAND
Woodrow Wilson's Writings on
Third President Also Figure.
SHOUT AND POUND ON DESKS
Members in Remarkable Demonstra-
ton Over Remarks Of Represent
atives Palmer and Good. :

Both sides of the House of Representa-
tives were lashed TO fury late this after
noon when Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer of Pennsylvania called down the
cerfsure of the House upon the head OF
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid for utter
ances concerning Thomas Jefferson at an
address delivered October 81 before the
University College of Wales.
The things that Mr.. Palmer read from
the speech We're tremendously uncom-
plimentary to Thomas jefferson and the
democrats were clapping their hands and
laughing at the republicans, but the
laugh was on the other side of the
House when Representative Good OF Iowa
pulled out a copy of Woodrow Wilson's
history of the United States and began to
read what the next President of the
United States had written about Thomas
Jefferson. the founder of the democratic
party.
Republicans hooted and shouted and
dozens of democrats jumped 10 their
feet, all crying out at once. and the Of
fetal stenographers were running about
the chamber floor like rabbits.
References to "odious Details"
Mr. Palmer said that the ambassadors
speech contained references to what Mr..
Reid called 'odious details in the life OF
this great man: and Mr.. Palmer said the
ambassador at the court of st. James
had spoken of "the absurd consistency
and extravagance" of Thomas Jefferson.
Mr.. Palmer said: THE ambassador
libes at Jefferson and sneers at the great
party which he founded; he misstates the
facts SO as to prove If possible. that the
democrats are following on a false trail.
Il declare that an American ambassa-
dor at a great foreign court should not
thus improperly critise such a man
Jefferson without censure. The ambassa-
dor says that Jefferson's political career
was checkered.
He said Jefferson had wild notions
and could not mind his business while a
member of Washington's cabinet. He en-
ployed specific words to call this great
man 'demagogue.
The democrats applauded and pounded
desks. Representative Gillette of Massa-
chusetts. a republican. tried to get per-
mission to have the whole OF Ambassador
to show the commendatory Temarks
about Jefferson. but a dozen democrats
objected.
Storm Breaks in Great Fury.
There was much noise I'm the House.
And in the midst of 1t Representative
Good of Iowa arose in the middle of the
House and read from Woodrow Wilson's
writing where Wilson has written about
Jefferson: "he deliberately practised the
arts of the politician" and washington
found in him a guide vino needed watch
ing
The storm broke in great fury at that
moment and everybody wanted to talk
at once. 1t was several minutes before
the regular business of the House could
be continued.
Representative David Lewis of the
sixth Maryland district jumped to his
feet and shouted:
1.-The memory of Thomas Jefferson is
safe. but IL the President Of the United
States did his duty Mr.. Reid would not
remain long in his Office.