The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Takes Action at Request of JOnes-Letters Are Ex-
 changed by the Two
WILSON REGRETS THE COUNTRY IS TO LOSE
 SERVICES OF JONES
Says He Was Not Embarrassed by Fight Over Confirmation of Ap- pointee in the Senate-Wishes Partisan Element Had Not
 Been Injected

Washington, July 23.-President Will non lnte today ended the bitterest fight of his administration by withdrawing the nomination of Thomas Jones of Chicago to be n member of the fed- ernI reserve bonrd. Mir. Jones had writ ten urging this action.
 The message of withdrawal reached the Senate just ns Senator Reed of Mis- souri, one of the democrats opposing confirmation of the appointment, was concluding vigorous denunciation of the International Harvester company, of which Mir. Jones ss n director, and those responsible for it's existence md operations. It created mild sensation and cut short n debate that promised to run indefinitely.
 With the brief message, the Presi- ' dent. sent copies of MT. Jones' letter N and his reply. Opposition to the nom- inee had been based on his connection with the harvester company, which is under indictment as a trust. The Sen ate banking committee had submitted a majority report adverse to confirma iIbhf ciSiito bS dli liif ItpuDiltdA diiu two democratic members MT. Jones wrote that this report was based on distortion of facts and nerversion oi the truth
 Accepts With Reluctance
 In his reply President Wilson ac- eepted MT. Jones' suggestion with re- 1uctance and scored those who, he said had treated his nominee with gross and manifest Injustice" He disclaim ed any embarrassment in standing by g man he believed in, but declared ht was unwilling to allow Nr. Jones te be a ''football'' in the contest that hac sprung.
 At the White Ifouee ii was said O the Presidents action today that there Lad been no change in his determina tion to insist on the confirmation ol Paul M Warburg, whose nomination is also being opposed. Nothing was heard from MT. Warburg in regard to his appearance before the banking commit tee and Senator O'Gorman, who is un- derstood to have been endeavoring te persuade MT Warburg to change his mind and accept the committees invi- tation, Is not expected 10 return td Washington until tomorrow.
 The Senate contest over the Jones case. which threatened partial obliter- alton of party lines and q free-for al struggle. was at it's height when the 5. President determined to abandon his effort to force the nomination through Feeling in the Senate ran high.
 Senator Reed Takes Floor
 In this situation Senator Reed today took the floor. For several hours ht held the Senate with an attack on tho harvester company. Mir. Jones eonnec- tion with that concern was the prn- cipal basis for the opposition to his confirmation. Senator Reed began with review of President Wilson's position against monopoly. as expressed in tho Presidents writings, his expressions as to the personal guilt of officials ol offending corporations and democratic platform declarations on the same sub 5ect Through the history of the har- vester company from its organization in 1902, the senator swept with { whirlwind of invectives and sarcasm sNeciting from arguments in the govern 1 ment suit against the concern and th' records of congressbnal fnyest1ga ton.
 '.This pirate ship whose keel was lais down by Morgan and Perkins in 1902, Senator Reed said. is sailing the sam, sea today, manned by the same crew except for an occasional dummy director to fill vacancy. and those who treat her decks today are just as deserving O punishment as those who launched he on her buccaneering cruise.''
 While Senator Reed was speaking, Sec retary Tumulty held a conference witl Senators Hollis and Pomerene, who witt Senators Lee of Maryland and Shafrotl have been most active in urging the con firmation of MT. Jones.
 v The Presidents secretary had long beer fin conference with the senators iron Ohio and New Hampshire before the pur
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