Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
METHODS WHICH DEFEATED PRE-.
pEcEssoR TAKEN UP BY
PRESIDENT
JONES CONTROVERSY
PROMISES BITTER FIGHT
President Attempting to Whip lnsuru-
ent Senators Into Line by With.
drawing Patronase-situation SINH.
lar to That in 1910. During Fight
Over Railroad Legislation.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, July 22-The situation
in the senate with respect to the con-
firmation OF Thomas D. Jones, OF Chi
cago. as mem Der of the federal re-
serve board, has become much like the
situation which developed at the time
Of the fight over railroad legislation
in 1910, when President Taft under
took TO drive insurgent republicans into
line with the use of patronage
To-Day, the White House. fighting to
the utmost 10 force the confirm alton OF
Jones, is using the club OF patronage
10 punish insurgent democrats and
drive them into line. The word is 60
ing around that democratic senators
VINO hold ont against Jones need not
expect any favors from the president
in the way Of appointments Talk is
current that already the process Of
Furnishing certain Of the democratic
OF ponents Of Jones has begun.
Whether the effect Of the policy
OF the president will be TO enable him
10 win mis- point and drive enough
timid democratic senators into line to
get Jones confirmed. or whether 1t
will be TO create in the senate a body
OF vigorous and independent demo-
cratic insurgents remains 10 be seen.
Taft's Experience Disastrous.
Politicians TO-DAY are recalling that
the effect OF the effort of President Taft
to punish insurgents with the whip Of
patronage was disastrous for nobody
bu, Mr.. Taft Instead OF oeiEs driven
into line for the administration because
OF the jobs they were refused, the in
surgents became still more independ
ent. The broke off all relations with
the White House and this vas the be-
ginning OF the end of the Taft regime.
Unouestionably, the efforts OF Presi
dent Wilson to force the confirmation
of Jones on the senate and the refusal
OF some of the democratic senators To
supor, this nominee f3r the federal
reserve board. coupled with the pun
ishment of the recalcitrants by keeping
patronage from them. threaten a big
split in the democratic party lnsur-
gency on various counts is rife among
ire democrats in congress at present.
The battle over Jones may prove to be
the cause which will crystalline and
solidify rhe insurgent clements.
Struggle Is Imminent
Far from being mere controversy
over whether one man or another shall
serve on the federal reserve board. the
Jones controversy along with that over
Paul VI. Warburg. threatens to De
come political struggle OF the iirst
ma gnitude While the president Is re-
lying on the patronage club TO line up
balky senate dem ocrats. the democrats
Who are insurgent are declaring their
willingness to carry the issue TO the
country. Opponents OF Jones in ag
ricultural states say they are perfect
IL willing to leave the case to the far
rners who, they are convinced. will not
relish the selection OF director of the
International Harvester Company for
the reserve board.
Reed Is UnreIe ntins.
Talk of senate democratic confer
ence with a view 10 forcing senator's to
support Jones has been rife. Senator
Reed Of Missouri. however. declared
ne would not go into such confer
ence.
4 do not care to be considered a
rebel against my party" said he, but
DO not look on this as party mat
ter
He aaaed that he was opposed to
Jones as matter of principle and
would give out statement expressing
his views and paving his respects to
those who are trying to drive him to
back Jones. Senator Tmbrte.
Senator Hitchcock and others will not
go 70 the proposed conference.