Evening star., 1914-07-16
WILLING T0V0TE
ON JONES' NAME
Opponents to Confirmation Are
Ready Now to Take Ballot
in the Senate.
SUPPORTERS DESIRE TIME
TO GET MAYNARD IN LINE
Ten Democrats, at Least, It Is Said,
Are Opposed to Chicagoan Going
on Reserve Bank Board.

Chicago. whose nomination as member
| OF the federal reserve board is now before
! the Senate, stated today they were ready
| and willing to have the nomination go to
vote in the Senate Immediately. Acting
| Chairman Hitchcock of the banking and
| currency committee stated that he be-
| lieved the Senate would reject the nomi-
nation.
The supporters of Mr. Jones are not
now SO anxious for quick action on the
nomination it appears. More time is de-
sired to get the democrats who have
strayed from the reservation into line
| again. and every effort is being made by
the administration leaders to bring this
end about. Senator Lewis of Illinois,
Jones home state, who Is a leader in
the fight to bring about his confirmation,
predicted that vote on the nomination
would not be had for another ten days.
influence "From Back Home.o
Ten democratic senators at least are
| said to be opposed to the confirmation
of Jones. Administration forces are to-
day seeking to bring influence from
back home" to bear on some Of these
democrats, and it Is said that kilograms
and letters will soon begin to make their
appearance in Washington from these
sources.
There was no let-up today In Presi-
dent Wilson's fight for the confirmation
Of Mr.. Jones. Intimations that the nomi-
nation might be Withdrawn from the
Senate were vigorously denied by White
House officials. who thought the admin
istration supporters had increased in
numbers over night. Opponents of the
confirmation were confident they could
| beat 1t; the administration still was
hopeful Of victory. though by slender
majority.
A letter indorsing Mr.. Jones, signed by
twenty-five large business concerns In
Chicago, was made public today at the
White Hodse.
Exempts Mr.. Jones From Blame.
Supporters of Mr.. oJnes have caused
the circulation of letter from Edwin
p. Grosvenor, who had charge of the
preparation of the suit against the
Harvester company, addressed to G.
Carol Todd, assistant to the Attor
ney General. in which Mr.. Grosvenor
nected with the distributing methods
of the company which furnished the
basis of the government suit.
'.As far as appears from the evidence
in the case wrote Mr.. Grosvenor.
Thomas d. Jones had no part in the
formation of the International Com
pany in August, 19U2-that Is to say.
he did not attend any of the con-
ferences, nor was his name mentioned
in the evidence relating to the forma-
tion Of the combination.
Defendant as Matter Of Form.
Mr.. Grosvenor then pointed out that
| MIR. Jones was never a member Of the
| finance committee, which is the dom
| mating committee of the corporation, nor
| has he been one of the executive off,
| GERS" He said that IL Mr.. Jones has any
financial interest in the company it must
f; be small one and added that all the di-
| rectors were made defendants in the gov
! ernment's civil suits as a matter of FORM
| Il beg to state" continued Mr.. Gros-
| venor, that in my opinion 1t is unfair
| to Mr.. Jones to urge against his confrma-
ton as member of the federal reserve
| board the fact that he has been for sew
| eral years one of eighteen directors of
] the International Harvester Company as
| the evidence shows that he did not take
| part in its formation and that he has not
been connected with the distributing
| methods Of the company in regard to
| which the government complained in its
| suit