Evening star., 1914-07-16
WILING TO VOTE
ON JONES' NAME
him and will delay a vote for that pur-
pose.
Senate Votes for Publicity.

Opponents of the confirmation of Mr.
Jones won the first fight yesterday after
noon. when the Senate voted to make
public the testimony Of Mr.. Jones taken
before the banking and currency commit
tee 1t had become apparent after the
heated debate In the executive session
OF the Senate Tuesday over the proposi-
tion to make this testimony public that
such motion would prevail. In con-
sequence the supporters Of Jones did not
demand a roll call, and the motion to
make the testimony public was adopted
viva voce.
The testimony was made public late
Yesterday. after Senator Hitchcock. act
ing chairman Of the committee. had sub
mitted the majority adverse report In
executive session. Mr.. Jones had tele-
graphed that he welcomed publication
OF his statement. and this telegram was
read to the Senate.
In the course of his examination, the
record showed. while defending the har-
vester company and the actions of its
board of directors since he became
member in 1909. Mr.. Jones said he was
thoroughly in accord with what he be-
lieved to be President Wilson'S policy
in destroying monopoly.
Publication Of the majority findings
was withheld by the Senate pending sub
mission of a minority report favoring
Mr.. Jones confirmation, to be filed by
Senators Hollis, Shafroth, Pomerene and
Lee of Maryland. The majority report
was signed by Senators Hitchcock and
Reed, democrats: Nelson, Bristow, Craw-
ford. Mclean and Weeks. republicans.
Bitterness at Climax.
Bitterness which has characterized the
fight reached a climax earlier In the day
at a secret meeting of the committee.
The democratic minority, it is reported,
charged that the majority were prejudi-
cial in their findings; that they excluded
from the report certain portions of Mr..
Jones testimony which put him in a ia
Foraoie light. using, in reaching their
conclusions. portions of testimony which
appeared unfair when segregated from
.ee IN rest. and. in fact, that the report was
OF slanderous nature. Majority SEN
ators are said to have replied that atten-
ton could be called in the minority re-
port TO matters that the majority might
nave failed to mention.
In the record testimony taken by the
committee with regard to Mr.. Jones'
election as a director of the Harvester
Company. which is now under Indictment
py the government as a monopolv in re-
straint of trade. the following appears:
Senator Hitchcock-Would you like to
state to the committee your reasons for
your going into the directorate OF this
company without having any financial
interest in it?
Mr. Jones-Certainly. I had been on
terms of close intimacy with the Nc
Cormick family since 1 went to Chi
cago. over thirty years ago. and in the
early part of 1909 they said to me that
there was vacancy on the board of
the Harvester Company. and they would
like me to consent to become director.
l told them what they knew already,
that / had no interest whatever in the
stock of the concern. and had no plans
contemplating an investment, and they
said that they knew that and that it was
not an investor in stocks they were look
ing for. it was somebody who could af-
ford to give the time and was willing
to give the time-such time as would be
demanded as a director of the COM
pany-and they asked me as a personal
favor to consent to do SO.
Expected No Compensation.
Senator Hitchcock-Not for any COM
pensation?
Mr.. JonesNot the slightest nor the
promise Of any or the expectation of
| any.
Senator Pomerene-When you say
they" will you please state the names?
Mr.. Jones-Mr. Cyrus H. Mccormick
was the man who asked me. but he told
me he was speaking on behalf of his
mother and brother and sister and the
family. My acquaintance had been a
family acquaintance from the time l
went to Chicago.
Senator Hitchcock-It was then a mat
ter of personal feeling for the McCor-
mick family that led you to become a