New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-14
President Confident That
Thomas ID. Jones Will
Be Confirmed.
BATTLE TO BE WAGED
ALONG PARTY LINES
Warburg Certain of Acceptance
Once He Consents to Will
OF Committee.

Washington. July IS. Battle lines
will be drawn in the Senate tomorrow
over the nomination of Thomas d.
Jones and Paul VI. Warburg, to be
members Of the Federal Reserve Board.
Senator Hitchcock will lay before the
Banking and Currency Committee the
drafe Of his report on the Jones nom
nation. which will be justification
Of the committees rejection Of the ap-
pointment. Later he robably will sub
NIT the rcort to the Senate.
Il was generally admitted to-day that
the fate Of Mr.. Jones rests with the
Democrats. 4 majority of the Rcpub-
lcans is against his confirmation, al
though there are two or three who
will vote with the Democrats. If there
is split in tho ranks of the latter
beyond that already existing in the
Banking and Currency Committee, Mr..
JoneS's appointment will not be con
iirmed.
The Warburg nomination will not he
taken up until the fight over the ap-
pointment Of Jones is out Of the way.
Preliminary skirmishing began to-day.
Senator PoindeNter introduced a reso-
luton directing the Interstate Com
merce Commission to report what con
nections. if any. Mr. Warburg had with
the recen financial operations in CON
nection with the Rock Island and the
Chicago Alton.
There were indications to-day that
number Of Republican Senators Will
vote TO confirm the Warburg nomina-
ton. although there is an apparent re
h. E Ton
orally to run counter to their col
leagues on the Banking an Currency
Committee. who have asked the New
York banker to appear before them.
Senator O'GOrindn, who vas reported
to be opposed to the prominent, said
to-day:
81 have favored MIR WarburG's APP
pointment. and several Of my col
leagues are aware Of my high opinion
Of his qualifications. ! regard him as
we'll fitted for the responsible place for
which he has been named on account
Of his broad experience a banker.
his expert knowledge of the system
and his absolute integrity. His delay
in accepting the invitation Of the
Banking and Currency Committee,
however. L. embarrassing. because the
Senate is not likely TO confirm an Of
fcial who declines 10 meet a commit
tee charged with the responsibility Of
inquiringi ntC his qualifications. Fed
eral judges have not been offended by
an invitation to appear before the
Judiciary Committee. ! am quite con-
fident that MIR. Warburg will be con-
iirmed after his appearance before the
committee. I am not n member of the
Banking and Currency Committee, hav-
...t. h.t
mittee several months since 10 make
place f. "A new Senator"
One Of the most prominent Republic
can Senators said to-day that a man
with Mr.. Warburg's qualifications and
attainments would be Of incstimable
value i'm holding in check the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, and especially
the Controller Of the Currency, in
contemplated ineXcusablc moves on
their part.
Others. among them Senator Mclean,
member Of the Banking and Cur
rcncy Committee. we're careful TO state
that they did not oppose the Warburg
appointment on a question Of merit,
although they sided with the commit
ice on the question Of prcrogative. II
is practically certain that the appoint
mcnt will be confirmed if Mr.. Warburg
will consent TO appear before the COM
mittcc.
President Wilson seems confident
that the nominationof Thomas D.JOncs
as a member Of the Federal Reserve
Board will be confirmed. He init
mated to callers to-day that he had
definite assurances along this line. and
declared that, so far "a he was con-
cerHed. there was no contest between
himself and the Senate that he was
in complete harmony with the Demo-
cratic majority in the Senate, with
the possible exception ofonc or two
Senator's"
Whether or not Mr. Warburg would
appear before the Senate committee
the President did not state.