Evening star., 1914-07-17
Supporters of Nominee for
Bank Reserve Board Send
Him Copy of Report.
MOVE is LOOKED UPON
AS MOST UNUSUAL ONE
Efforts Still Being Made to Win
Over Opposition, But With Little
Progress, It Is Reported.

The latest move on the part of the
supporters Of Thomas D. Jones Of Chi
cago. whose nomination as a member
Of the federal bank reserve board has
been adversely reported to the Sen
ate. is the sending of a copy of the
adverse report to Mr.. Jones. with a
request that he reply to II.
This action. it is said. was taken
by the democratic senators on the
banking and currency committee. who
vorable to Jones. This move has
senators. 1t was said today, and is
considered most unusual
Although administration senators con-
tinued their effort to win over some OF
their democratic colleagues who oppose
the confirmation OF Mr.. Jones. it was re-
ported today that they were making little
progress.
No consideration Of the case by the
Senate was expected today. as Senator
Hitchcock acting chairman Of the bank
ing committee. was out Of the city.
Pleading With Democrats.
Strenuous efforts were made today and
yesterday by the administration to get
democratic senators into line for the
support of the nomination Of Thomas
D. Jones. Postmaster General Burleson
spent two hours yesterday in the office
Of Senator Culberson of Texas, trying to
persuade some Of the recalcitrants to get
back into line with the President on this
nomination. 1t was found. however. that
senators do not see their way to sup
porting a director Of the harvester
trust for membership In the federal
reserve board. when that trust is the
tA1 ~ all IN
which the senators come.
The administration leaders have de-
creed that there shall be no vote taken
On the Jones nomination for another
week or ten days. SO as to give time 70
work on the democrats opposed to Jones.
1t is reported that Senator Owen. chair
man of the banking and currency COM
mittee, and Senator Fletcher Of Florida,
both of whom are in Europe, have been
summoned home to get into the fight
Before Senator Owen left Washington
he told members of the Senate banking
and currency committee that he was in
favor of all the Presidents nominees to
the reserve board except Jones. 1t Is
here Senator Owen has been prevailed
upon to change his attitude regarding
MIR. Jones.
Delay Report to Gain Time.
To insure delay in the consideration
Of the Jones nomination the democratic
senators supporting Jones on the bank
ing and currency committee have now
announced that they will not be ready
to submit to the Senate the minority
report on the Jones nomination until
next week.
The administration will not push its
fight for confirmation Of the nomina-
ton Of Paul NJ. Warburg Of New York
until the Jones nomination has been
acted upon. Representative Oglesby OF
New York had a talk with acting
Chairman Hitchcock and strongly
urged a favorable report upon Mr..
Warburg, regardless of the latter's re-
fusal to appear before the committee
of the qualification of the banker for
the post and OF the sacrifice he would
have to make to accept it, and Senator
Hitchcock got the impression that Mr..
Warburg declined to accept the com
mittee's invitation because he thought
he would be uselessly heckled and en-
barrassed.
Warburg Makes Correction.
Reports Of this Interview reaching
Mr.. Warburg caused him to send this
telegram to Representative Oglesby:
Il have just been shown a dispatch
from Washington. which will doubtless
appear in tomorrow's papers. stating
in substance that you have opened
negotiations in my behalf with Chair
man Hitchcock looking toward my ap-
pearance before the committee. and
that you have stated that my unwil-
lingness to appear before the commit
tee was due to my fear as to the
scope of its questions. am sure that
this report Is incorrect, and I very
much hope that you will correct it in
time to prevent its publication in to-
morrow's papers. making it clear that
neither authorized nor encouraged
any negotiations on my behalf. It is
very important that this should be
done clearly and promptly, inasmuch
as the report which has already been
sent out gives an entirely incorrect
statement OF my position. the publica-
ton of which I should sincerely re-
greet"
Representative Oglesby Immediately
replied, advising the banker that he
had opened no negotiations In his be-
half. as he had not been authorized
to- do so, and had not attempted to
state his position. because he did not
know what that position was