New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-16
INSURGENTS In
SENATE INCREASE
Patronage Affronts Add
MARITIME and Reed to
O'GOrman'S Class.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Democratic pa
tronagc insurgents, heartened by the
success OF Senator O'Gorman, are pre-
pairing to make more onslaughts on the
administration citadel. Senator Reed,
OF Missouri, and Senator MARITIME, OF
New Jersey, have joined with the Sena-
tor from New York, and the three are
gathering their forces to put an end to
what they regard as the Unjustifiable
encroachment of the White House on
the Senate's prerogative in the matter
Of appointments.
Senator MARITIME has a grievance over
the nomination of George B. Hampton,
Of Bridgeton, to be Collector of In
ternal Revenue for the Camden, or
Southern, district of New Jersey. Mr..
Marines choice for the place was John
A. Burgan. of Camden. The Southern
New Jersey Democratic organization
had proposed Thomas NJ. Farrell.
Between the two a deadlock existed
for a long time, until Judge Westcott,
Attorney General of the state, who
bears the distinction of having nomi-
rated President Wilson in Baltimore,
proposed Hampton. At this juncture
Secretary McAdoo stepped in TO make
that he would have no one but a law
yer for the place, somewhat extraor-
binary requirement in view of Mr.. Nc
Adoo's other selections. Senator Mar
tine was standing by his guns. con-
fdent of the success of his candidate,
when the President nominated Hamp-
ton. From an ardent follower of the
administration Mr. MARITIME became a
pronounced belligerent. and is ready
10 carry his fight to the floor of the
Senate, as did Senator O'Gorman.
The third of the warlike trio, Sena-
tor Reed, became a pariah, so far as
the White House is concerned, when
he invoked the wrath of the President
by opposing the nomination of Thomas
ID. Jones TO be "A member of the Fed
eral Reserve Board. Since that time
whatever favors have been showered
upon Kansas City have fallen through
the hands Of Representative Borland.
In chastising Senator Reed, however,
the White House oyershot the mark and
winged also Senator Stone, an admins
tration lieutenant, by nominating as
United States marshal for the Western
District Of Missouri Ewing c. Bland,
of Kansas City. Senator Stone and
his colleague, who oftentimes nnd
themselves at odds, had for once joined
forces in recommending the appoint
ment of John Tobin.
The first intimatlon that his recon-
mondation, with that of Senator Reed,
had been ignored, was received by
Senator Stone in a letter from the
President, which ran as follows:
81 have taken the liberty to-day OF
commissioning Judge Wing G. Bland,
Of Kansas City, as marshal OF the DIS
trict. I want you 10 know that do
this with the warTnest affection for you
and with the confident hope that you
will understand"
Naturally, Senator Stone did not un-
derstand and does not yet.
Another less conspicuous case which
mas stirred the wrath OF the Senate Is
the appointment of Mrs. Marjorie
Rloom TO be postmaster at Devils
Lake. North Dakota. The first noml-
nee was Mrs. Blooms husband, John
u Bloom. When his name was sent
in Senator Gronna received a petition
protesting against the appointment,
and the Senate Postotfice Committee
and the Senate itself rejected Bloom.
Mrs Blooms name was then sent IN,
and she met with the same fate. De-
srite this action, Mrs. Bloom was com
missioned. as a recess appointee, short
lv before Congress convened, and the
Senate is still rubbing its eyes with
amazement.
All of these appointments. and some
others, forebode more trouble for the
President. The signs are that the
senate has been stirred 70 wrath not
only over the question of patronage
Int over things generally and that the
way which the President once held
over it is no more.