The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-22
Republicans Succeed in
Blocking Approval Of
Many Names.
PICKING SEVERAL
OUT AS TARGETS
Wherever 1t Is Believed Political
Influences Have Been at Work
There Will Be Contest, Ac-
cording to Plans of Mi
nority Party-Page Is
Confirmed.
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Washington April 2l.--The Senate
to-day confirmed the following, nomi-
nations:
Walter Hines Page. TO be ambassa-
dor 10 Grea, Britain.
John u. Osborne, of Wyoming. and
Dudley Field Malone, OF New York, to
be assistant Secretaries of State.
John Bassett Moore, OF New York,
counselor of the Department OF State.
John c. German. postmaster at IRON
ton. Ohio.
President Wilson sent the following
nominations to the senate to-day:
To be Governor OF Alaska, J. F.. A.
Strong. OF Alaska.
To be surveyorgeneral of Alaska.
Charles L. Davidson, OF Alaska.
To be auditor of the War Depart
ment. James L. Baity, OF Missouri.
To be collector OF customs for Dis
trict of Astoria. Oregon. William c.
Logan, of Oregon.
To be collector OF customs for the
district of Portland, oregon, Thomas G.
Burke, of Oregon.
Republicans Cause Delay
Republican Senator'S succeeded to-
day in temporarily delaying action on
many Of President Wilson's appoint
OF the Senate it was agreed that all
appointments to which objection wa
made should he passed over without
action until the next session. The
Republicans objected to practically all
civil appointees except leading diplo
matte and state Department nomina-
tions.
a Republican conference early in the
day had partially mapped out the
9 h iHa nc xlYill oil lnt. u,
dealing with the wilson nominations
In the future. and at another meeting
tomorrow the party plan will be com
pleted. 1t is expected the Republi-
cans Will pick out number of Wilson
appointments for particular targets.
where they believe political influences
alone have brought about the new ap-
pointments.
Urges Appropriations.
In a special message to Congress to-
day. President Wilson urged the i'm
mediate adoption by the United States
of the international antiopium legis-
lation in which practically all the ma
tions of the world have concurred The
message transmits Il report from the
Secretary OF State asking for $4,000
TO continue the antiopium crusade
President Wilson'S message follows:
In transmitting the accompanying
report from the Secretary of State, ]
HiOSt SliOH6iS not OILY the
mediate appropriation of the sum of
10000 which Is asked. the absolute
necessity for which is so apparent, but
also the enactment of the requisite
antidrug legislation TO which this gov
ernmcnt is pledged internationally.
1T is source of qualification to me
personally. and it will always be-
am confident subject of qualification
TO the nation, that this government
realizing the extent OF the opium and
allied evils, should have initiated the
world wide movement toward theii
abolition. A this vital period OF the
movement. 10 fail to take the now
final steps necessary definitely and
successfully TO conclude the work
would be unthinkable. and !. there
fore. trust that there may be no delay
In the enactment of the desired leeis-
lation and the consequent mitigation
if not suppression, of the vice which
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