New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
NO QUARTER FOR
SENATOR REED
Trouble Expected from
MissOurian Over Trade
Commission Names.

Washington, Dec 2S.-President VIII
sons selections for members OF the
Federal Trade Commission are expect
ed 10 20 to the Senate tomorrow or
v inesday. and many guesses are now
being made as 20 what will happen TO
them, with the Senate still cantankerous
over the patronage question. It is not
believed around the White House that
any serious opposition to the Presi-
dents selections will develop. except
perhaps from Senator James Reed, Of
Missouri. who is now "in so bad" at
the White House that there isn't much
chance Of his ever getting on good
terms again.
1t is expected that Senator Reed will
resume his obstructive tactics regard
less OF whom the President selects as
members Of his trade commission. The
administration looks Tor trouble from
Senator Reed and is fully prepared TO
meet H.
Persons in close touch with the
White House declare that Senator Reed
was responsible for the long delay in
passing the Federal Reserve act. and
that he began the fight against Thomas
ID. Jones. whom the President had Sc
.ected for the Federal Reserve Board
Senator Reed was not consulted IN
the selection OF the Kansas City post
master. although he lives IN that city.
and from preSen, appearances he will
not be consulted By President Wilson
on any appointment allotted 20 Mis-
souri,. Senator Reed succeeded i'm hay-
ing the Presidents selection for post
master at Kansas City rejected by the
Senate. but II looks like safe bet that
no candidate for any place having Sen
ator Reed an as indorser will get very
far at the White House at this time.
In the expectation of further con
fict over the New York patronage sit
uation. John +. slack. state committee
man from Duchess County. and Will
lam Gregg. county chairman OF Orange
County, discussed appointments to-day
with Senator O'Gorman.
There are TO DC vacancies soon in-thc
postmssterships at Port Jervis. Pal
myra, Poughkeepsie and other impor-
tant places. II tn, President is deter
mined to carry on the fight there will
be no lack of occasion 70 cross swords
with Senator O'Gorman. Within the
next few days some Of these nomina-
tons will probably be sent to the Sen
ate.
The conference to-day between Mr.
Mack and Mr.. Gregg and Senator
O'Gorman indicates that the President.
If he Is 10 cast his lot with the so
called Independent faction, must count
the organization as hostile 10 him. Il
Is no longer a quarrel between senator
O'Gorman and himself over constitu-
tional courtesy. but an open fight be-
tween the two Democratic factions in
New York.
II was said q. the White House to-
day that while the President has not
finally chosen the commission he has
narrowed his list OF eligibles down
from 300 TO a few men, including Jo-
,epn L. Davies. Commissioner of Cor
porations; Albert d. Nortoni. st.
Louis lawyer and former Progressive
candidate for Governor of Missouri;
Henry J. Waters. president OF the Kan
sas State Agricultural College; George
+. Peabody, a New York banker. Ed
ward y. Hurley. of Chicago, president
Of the Illinois Manufacturers Associa-
ton and an expert on foreign trade;
former Attorney General Thomas 5.
Fielder, Of Georgia; former Governor
Ausel. of South Carolina; Governor
" est. OF Oregon; Governor Hodges, of
Kansas; Joseph y. Teale. of Portland
Ore, who has figured prominently in
several important cases before the In
terstate Commerce Commission, and
George Rublee. of New hampshire, who
took an active part in framing the
trade commission bill.