Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-13
PREDICTION MADE THAT CUES.
rloN WILL COME TO Def.
MITE HEAD SOON.
BATTLE TO BE wAGED ABOUT
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
Effort to Be Made to Force Senate to
Consider Appointments in Open Sss-
sion-Talk Of Naming Members Of
Board From Disappointed Cities a.
Salvs to Wounded Feelings.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, April 11.-Predictions
made the other day that the senate and
the country had not heard the last of
the effort to abolish the secret session
are not only proving to be we'll founded
but the indications are multiplying
come sooner than was expected.
From this time on, demands for the
consideration of nominations in the
open, in the light of day, are going to
be numerous.
One OF the most strenuous Of these
demands for public sessions will be
made when the nominations for the
federal reserve board are made. SEN
ators will insist that these be consid-
cred in the open.
Fight Just Started.
"The fight to abolish the secret ses-
sion has lust started" said senator
today. "Such performances as the con-
firmation of Winthrop More Daniels az
member of the interstate commerce
commission are not going to be often
repeated, When the federal reserve
board selections are made, they Will De
considered in open SESSION. AT least
the strongest kind Of an effort Will De
made to force such action.
This means that the appointments
10 the federal reserve board are goins
to he mos, carefully scrutinized by
senators. 1t means, providing the nom
nations do get consideration in the
open that men against whom there are
valid objections viii find It dlnlcult 10
secure confirmation.
The bitterness of the antagonism 10
thu. federal reserve districts and cen
ters az selected by the organization
committee viii 1e factor IN the ac
ton on the nominations for the 1ederai
reserve board. This feeling VIII pfoo-
ably swell the vote in favor OF the pun
lie consideration OF nominations Tor the
federal reserve board. Under the CIR
cumstances. il looks To senators no
want the executive or secret session
abolished as If they had good chance
Of winning.
Membership as Save.
Some talk is floating about the cap
itol that efforts will be made 10 as
suage the feeling of some of the dis
appointed cities which failed to get re-
serve banks by giving them a mem
Der OF the federal reserve board. While
this may not be weli-founded. there
is no doubt that the appointments to
the federal board are going to be
watched closely to see whether there
has been any tendency of this klno
IN making the selections.
One of the reasons, or alleged rea-
sons, sometimes advanced for secret
sessions to take up nominations and
treaties is that senators can not speak
out their minds freely in the open
session. However, there is enough
soreness in the senate over the Work
Of the organization committee TO war
rant the belief that II the nominations
for the federal reserve board are dealt
with in the open senate. there will be
no lack Of plain speaking providing
any senator feels objections to nomi-
nee. When a senator gets mad he
can talk out what he thinks about as
freely IN the open as behind closed
doors. Sometimes. he feels more ike
talking in the open.
Another nomination which Will prob
ably be considered in the open is that
OF Robert n. Terrell. named for judge
of the municipal courts here. Terrell
IS colored and southern senators are
fighting him. His supporters will in
sist on opening the doors and letting
the facts become known.