The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-16
JONES'S DEFEAT
SEEMS CERTAIN,
SENATORSAGREE.
Wilson's Friends Delay Vote
to Save His Choice for
Reserve Board.
WARBlRG LIKELY TO
FAIL OF CONFIRMATION
Only Hope for New Yorker
Is to Appear Before
Committee.
DOZEN DEMOCRATS WILL
OPPOSE THE CHICAGOAN
Expected Republican support
LackinQ-RumOr Of White
House Threats.
DOZEN DEMOCRATS WILL
OPPOSE THE CHICAGOAN


Senators were ready to concede this after
noon that Thomas n. Jones, the Presi-
dents personal choice" for member OF the
Federal Reserve Board, could not he con-
frmed II vote were taken now. At the
white House also II was apparent that the
President was no longer maintaining the
show OF confidence which he had assumed
4 day or two ago.
The Presidents friends acknowledged
that they feared he was about to suffer
his first defeat at the hands OF the SEN
ate. In view OF the turning Of the tables
against Jones the Administration adopted
a new course Al first the President and
HE supporters were urging action by the
Senate" Now they intend to work for
delay. in the hope that there will be .
change In sentiment.
II Jones Ia defeated. as now seems Ger
tain, the confirmation OF Paul NJ. War
burg will also fail. unless Mr. Warburg
consents to appear before the committee,
No fewer than dozen Democratic
Senators were prepared to-day to vote
against Mr.. Jones, and 1t seemed likely
that the number would reach fifteen or
sixteen. The expected Republican sup
port did not materialize.
Burton opposes Jones.
Senator Burton. who was classed YES
terdsy as ready to vote to confirm Mr..
Jones made II clear to-day that he was
opposed to him. senator sherman OF I'LL
nois. a .,other Republican. may be for the
confirmation OF Mr.. Jones. who is from
his own state, but IL IL by no means GER
tain that he will b. in Washington to
vote on the confirmation
Beginning early this morning there was
file OF Democratic senators up to the
White House for conference. The reports
were uniformly So dscouraging to the
Presidents candidate hat this afternoon
even the white House WAS willing to con
cede that the situation looked grave.
Senators Pomerene. Bsnkhead and
Clarke all told the President this morning
that 1t did not seem possible 20 secure
confirmation Of Mr. Jones at this time
Among the Democratic Senators reported
to-day to be opposed to the confirmation
Of MIR. Jones were the following
HitchcoCk of Nebraska Reed OF Mis-
Souri Lane and Chamberlain NJ Oregon
Clarke of Arkansas and his colleague,
Robinson Bankhead OF Alabama. oGor-
man of New York. Nardaman and Will
iAms of Mississippi Martin OF Virginia
Ashurst and Smith of Arizona and Walsh
Of Montana. on this showing Mr.. Jones
would surely be beaten.
Change Of policy.
n was when this situation was dis
closed that the Administration leaders
changed their policy from one of agrees
Oion to one Of "watchful waiting
Yelled suggestions were passed ou to-
day that Senators who failed to support
the President In this emergency need en-
pect no favors from the White House In
future. This warning was addressed par
ticuiarly TO Senators Hitchcock. Reed and
OGorman who seemed to he leading the
nigh, against Joness confirmation.
The Banking and Currency Committee
met this morning to put into shape the
reports to be submitted to the Senate
on the nomination Of Mr.. Jones Senator
Hitchcock acting chairman, laid his re-
port before the committee and there was
IN uproar.
Three Of the Democrats who are sup
porting the President declared that the
report was too severe on Mr. Jones. and
amounted to a personal attack on him
The controversy was heated and person
al!ties were exchanged So bitter that a
resolution wac passed imposing silence on
all who participated In the committee
meeting. II was impossible to get more
than the harest suggestion from the Sen
ators that there had been a row"
Senator Hitchcock and Senator Reed Of
the committee served notice thai they
would not submit tn being disciplined
Then the minority, made up of Democrats.
demanded time to hle n minority
report IN defence Of Mr. Jones. cha irman
Hitchcock replied that his report had been
written under spur from the Admlnis-
tration mat the President would not toll
Araie hnlaN.