The Washington herald., 1913-01-03
Commissioner CausticaIly Ar
raigned by Chairman SEN
ate District Committee.
A TILT WITH REDFIELD



was administered to Col W. V. Judson.
Engineer Commissioner. by Senator ia
cob II. Gallinger before the House COM
mittce investigating the insurance CON-
panies yesterday
While Col. Judson faced him and chewed
nervously on an unlighted cigar. Senator
Gallinger in plain words told the COM
mittee that he had good reason to doubt
the verscity OF several statements which
Col. Judson had made upon him. And.
through the considerate introduction of
medical parallel. Senator Gallinger told
the committee. according to his analysis
OF Col Judson, the latter was unable to
think or act straight.
Other terms of endearmcnt which the
Chairman of the Senate District Commit
tee applied to Col. Judson were ''marti-
nett and ''marplot" In short. Col. JUDI
son. In addition to his other shortcom-
ings. Is decidedly too officious. from Sen
2tcr GaIlinger's point of view.
JudsOn Remain. Quiet.
Except for an occasional whispered
comment to Representative RcLleld. Col.
Judson remained quiet during the ar
raignment. Occasionally he smiled with
other auditors at some caustically hu-
morous structure by the witness. but that
he did not enjoy the proceeding was evil
dent.
After Senator Gallinger had concluded
his statement. which he made without
questioning. Representative Redfield eX-
amined him to some length on a former
connection which the Senator had with
certain Mexican mining properties. which
he visited in company with former Com
missioner Henry L. West and former
District Assessor Hopewell Darneille.
Although protesting that the investiga-
ton of that subject was not authorized
by the resolution under which the COM
mittee is acting. Senator Gallinger
answered the questions for some time.
Finally, however, he objected to the
probing OF personal affairs and told Mr.
Redfield that his questions were both
irrelevant and impertinent. This did not
deter the New York member from further
questions however. and a few minutes
later, In a second clash. Senator Gallinger
referred to Mr. Redfield As Col Judson's
personal attorney.
Senator Gallinger appeared because
Col. Judson had testified that he Jud-
SOM had been deferred from further OPP
position to the appointment OF George w.
Ingham as superintendent of insurance
in 1910 through fear that such opposl-
ton might initiate against Judson's
chances Of getting needed District leg
islation through Senator Gallinger's COM
mittee. He quoted Representative Burle-
son of Texas as authority for this fear.
Senator Gallinger's staten mt. in part,
follows:
Proud of Ingham.
MIR. Ingham is my second cousin-and
I hope that is not to his discredit. /
am sure II is not to mine. / have yet
to be persuaded that it is an offense
in any respect for a man TO be willing
to indorse a relative IL he believes that
relative is a good man. | think IL We
should go into that there might be some
developments in Washington
in that direction.
Il noticed i'm Col. Judson's testimony
that he said that knew for months that
he was opposed to Ingham. How could
/ have known It? I was in New Hamp-
shire. in a little country village, trying
to restore my health. as I have been in
the habit of doing for great many
years, and Mr.. brakes death occurred
in July. 1t is incapable of, explanation
from Col. Judson's point OF view. and l
am generous enough to beneve that ne
has suffered a lapse of memory that
may be restored to him before
the hearing closes. Another observation
on the part of Col Judson, however, is
what brought me here more particularly.
and 1t is this: He quotes Mr.. Burleson,
of the House of Representatives. chair
man of the subcommittee of the Commit
tee OF Appropriations on the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill. He and
have conferred every year as conferees
on that bill for some time past Mr..
Burleson and l have had good many
sharp controversies. always good-na-
tured. over the District appropriation
, Cd mic n
illusions, not satisfactory to me, not
to Mr.. SurlesOn. but we
have always been able to make fun
report from the conference committee
Surprised by JudsoB.
SO [ was profoundly surprised when
| learned that Col. Judson made it APP
pear that Mr.. Burleson said TO Mr.. Jud
son, You cannot afford TO do it That
Is, You cannot afford not to appoint
Ingham, you cannot afford to oppose
him. not, as Col. Judson continues in his
testimony, That ] personally could not
afford to do It, but that l could not
afford to oppose it any further because
Of District legislation
Il think / need hardly comment upon
that. because 1t is so utterly senseless,
so utterly unfair, that it ought never to
have been spoken by any man.
so that II that wns said by Mr..
lsurIeson, that gentleman did me q very
great Injustice, and am sure he Will
be very glad to correct II II his atten-
Hon is called TO Il; but I do not believe
he could have said IL. i do not think
am I'm wrong In snyfnE that Mr..
Burleson WINS out of the city-at his
MIR. Drake died. and TINT
ne did not return here until Just before
The meeting of Congress in December.
have reason which In satisfactory to |
myself In saying that, and yet I may |
Ne wrong about IL. I think, however,
am right.
$50 I put that down as a dream on
the part of Col. Judson. or a mistaken
statement on the part Of Mr.. Burleson-l
one or the other.
Il think 1 might explain IL, that re-
mark on the part OF Col. Judson. in a |
way. Col. Judson is a |
very ambitious. able, aggressive man. |
with his associates ne has agreed to !
IN assignment of positions. He has a |
long list OF assignments, which must !
tax the capacity of any man to fulfill !
But Col. Judson Is not quite willing to |
perform his duties; he wants to perform I
the duties, or part of the duties, OF
his associates
II have come to the conclusion that
his restless spirit. after he has attended |
to his affairs as Commissioner, leads i
him to interfere with the business of
pretty much everybody else in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Calls Judson n MarpIot.
Col. Judson is a martinez. He Is a
man He Is a dominant man
He likes to control affairs and men, and