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TO NAME PINDELL,
SAYS BRYAN
Nomination to Be Made Despite
Alleged Lewis Letter.
"GROSSLY MISREPRESENTED'
Secretary of State Declares Tender of
Ambassadorship to Russia Was Un-
SoIicifed

AmbaSSaGorSnlp 10 Russia was UT
solicited.
Washington, n Y -. - President
Wilson will send IN he senate for
confirmation the NJ. il ton of Henry
M. Pindell, of PEG! 3, il to be ambas-
sador to Russia, 1Ci::.'i Il : to state
ment issued t. Se,.e-~rE of State
Bryan.
This procpectiTa no niration has at
tracted wides Gr2a1 G.ten,iCn because
of the publication OF an alleged letter
from Senator James Hamilton Lewis
to Pindell, in which Lewis S quoted as
saying that Findell noed take the place
for only year, that he would not be
called upon to transact any important
business, such as the making of treat
les, and that lie could spend practically
all his time travelling through Europe.
Lewis diecletmed the letter to the
extent of declaring that he could find
no such communication in tie files of
his correspondence with Pindell.
"The amhae sadorship TO Russia is
vacant" said Secretary Bryan's state
ment, 'and he president has for some
time been DESTROYS Of fl NJ ii by an
appointment which would be entirely
worthy Of The greet dignity sn1 i'm
portance o. the past.
KNOWING Mr.. Pindell per onally,
his character. his aHili'y and his ex-
ceptional fitness for the duties Of such
a place, he offered him the appoint
ment. Mr.. Pindell did not seek the
appointment. 1t was rendered to him
without any solicitation on his part,
without knowledge or anticipation on
his part that it would be offered to
him.
I'm response to the offer he simply
stated that the would be glad to serve
the administration in any way in
which the president thought he could
serve it successfully, but that he did
not feel that he could conscientiously
obligate himself to serve the full or
binary term of foreign diplomat, be,
cause he did not feel that he could
leave his business so long. The presi-
dent asked him to accept it for as
long a time as he could stay, and he
| consented.
"This is a full statement of the mat
| ter, which has been grossly misrepre
scented. The president will not allow
| malicious Misrepresentation to liner
| fere with his right to nominate to the
senate the best qualified man within
his choice for conspicuous and respon
| sible positions"
Secretary Bryan declined to state
the exact term for which Pindell has
| accepted the ambassadorship, saying
that he did not believe that this point
| had been definitely settled.
"Mr. Pindell will remain abroad as
| long as he can without endangerins
| his business interests" said Bryan. 50
| now consider the incident is closed"
Mr.. Pindell had an hours talk with
the president Pindell was accompan
Lied to the White House by Secretary
Bryan, who, according to the alleged
Lewis letter, stipulated that Pindel
could not have the ambassadorship un
less he agreed to the arrangement
mentioned.
| f1uU6ll Is SAL ~ nave SuUiuInlCo u
| the president all the correspondence
he has had with Senator Lewis ant
| others pertaining to the social am
bassadorship to Russia.
| No information could be obtained a:
to whether such a letter as that at
| tributed to Lewis was contained II
| this correspondence, but the Inference
| to&o of
| ter Pindells call at the White HOUSE
was that ne had no record of any sucl
communication.