Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09
P|NDELL DENIES He
GOT LEWIS LETTER
And Senior United States
Senator From Illinois Says
He Must Be Right.
TENURE OF POST LIMITED
TO ONE YEAR, is REPORT
Whether President Will Send Name
to Senate Is Now a Matter
of Conjecture.

CHICAGO, November :. \ msunder-
standing threatened To develop today De
tween James Hamilton Lewis, senior
United States senator for Illinois ana
Henry NJ PindeII of Peoria H.. in con-
nection with the publication OF letter
said 70 have been from Senator Lewis
offering Mr. Pindell the post OF am
bassador to Russia. with the provIso that
no held the portfolio only one year
AR pjpdell who was certified 10
Washington by Russia today as persona
,-rat. declared at his Peoria office that
the published letter had never been re-
,,i,.ad by him. Senator Lewis, Whiie
not deuvIuc he had written the letter 10
Mr.. Pindell, said:
-, n, T,iudcil saws he did not receive
~, iattet he must he right l have Win
me- NO copies of my correspondence Win
him.
What Letter Said.
i, mo letter which was published Sen
a., owls saluted the prospective am
hassae,or as Dear Pindeit and offered
him th.. post. with the provision. twice
referred To. that he r,Iinuuish II OCTOBER
,,,4 ..If YOU accept this position 1T
must H.. with the understanding that you
r.si,sn an the lst Of octooer l9li, tue
IRIS Mas tho sentence that attracted
most attention when II MAS puniisheu.
To Complete Guilds Term.
- was my understanding. when
urot. Ia Mr.. Pindell. senator Lewis
said that he should take the RUSSIAN
most tn fll the uneNpired term OF 1ur
It's Guild. who lad resigned. ih'hN
that would have been about year.
After thu. une xpired term OF MI. ruiia
had been completed by Mr.. Pindell tue
question of his remaining III ST refers
burg would have been for the fresa-
dent TO decide. -
sSince writing ! believe Mr.. fihueli
has seen President Wilson and Nj.
BRYAN. aud they have talked the aHair
over.
Never Saw Letter.
..rhe letter published this morning
was absolutely new to me, declared
MIR. Pindel today. j never received IL
never saw it. never had 1t in my desk
never knew anything about it.
The only understanding | had with
President Wilson concerning this ap
pointment was that | might resign lii
year if I found il desirable to do 81
for business or personal reasons.
AS for this letter alleged to have
come from Senator Lewis. II never
came to me-
Mr.. Pindell is editor Of the Peoria
Journal, and is reputed to be a million
aire. His appointment is expected to &C
TO the Senate Monday for confirmation
Confirmation Uncertain.
Whether the President will send to tin
Senate tomorrow the nomination of II
NJ PindelI Of Peoria. as ambassador t.
Russia. as had been expected. was a mat
ter of conjecture last night. No state
ment was made at the White House re-
garding the published letter alleged tt
have been written by Senator Lewis OF
Illinois to Mr.. Pindell specifying that Mr.
Pindel! should hold the position of am
hassador for only one year, and that he
would have no real work to do in con-
nection with the Office. Unless members
of the Senate are convinced that no such
bargain had been contemplated, 1t is
doubtful whether the nomination can be
confirmed Certainly a long fight may
he made IN the nomination