The Washington herald., 1914-07-11
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wilson STANDING
PAT ON WARBURG
His Friends IN Senate Also
Think Jones Will
Win Out.
SOME BLAME HITCHCOCK
Fight to Nominate Reserve Board
Members to Begin on
Monday.
SOME BLAME HITCHCOCK

There was much Informal discussion
among Senators yesterday over the Fed
eraI Reserve Board nominees, Paul N.
wsrburg and Thomas d. Jones, on whose
nominations the Senate Committee on
Banking and Currency has acted unfa-
vorably.
The administration leaders were busy
and aggressive. and will start the fght
Monday. 1t was said the first test OF
strength will come on the nomination Of
Mr.. Jones. The administration Senators
believe they have a stronger case, and
1t was the opinion last night that no
move would be made In the Senate at
once to discharge the COMMITTEES on
Banking and Currency from the further
consideration of the Warburg nomination.
Administration Senators were surprised
when they made a canvas OF the Demo-
cratic side to discover SO many Senators
who were stickIers for the dignity and
the Constitutional rights OF the Senate
in matters affecting nominations
May stay in Committee.
There were indications that the War
burg nomination would be allowed to re-
main in the committee for the present
in the hope that Mr.. Warburg might
reconsider his refusal TO appear before
the committee, and make II possible to
have his nomination considered on its
merits. free from the question Of the
assertion of the Senate's constitutional
right to demand information concerning
the nominees. But the administration
Senators will force thu fighting TO secure
the confirmation OF Thomas ID. Jones. OF
Chicago. He Is the Presidents friend. and
as the President has said, his personal
choice"
This has appealed to the loyalty of all
those Senators on the Democratic side
who call themselves administration Sen
ators." They look upon the attack made
upon Mr.. Jones as an attack on the Presi-
dent.
The feeling against Senator Hitchcock
among some Of the administration sena-
tors was very bitter yesterday. Senator
Reed was criticised. but In less severe
terms. The charge was made by some OF
the Democrats that Senator Hitchcock
had gone out of his way ever since he
had been on the Banking and Currency
Committee TO embarrass the administra-
ton
Some See Politics.
Some of the critics OF Mr.. Hitchcock
were inclined TO ascTibe his attitude 10
trouble he had with Secretary Bryan
early in the administration over the
.NNbA dHha pdAlVHakt- DuI MI. 1tlIt0-
cocks friends say he Is inspired by no
motives OF revenge, but has always pur-
sued an independent course in politics.
There was an interesting story current
among Senators that Mr.. Hitchcock had
collected a mass of information concern
ing the reorganization and exploitation Of
the traction lines in Omaha, in the finauc-
ing Of which Kuhn, Loeb g. Co. played an
important part, and that IL was the
IL
the committees invitation to question
him sharply concerning II.
Senator Hitchcock spent the afternoon
on the golf links. He said he might be
able 10 submit his adverse report on the
Jones nomination Monday. or that II
might possibly be a few days later. The
supporters of the President In the strug-
gle that will ensue on account OF the
Jones nomination had practically decided
to make n motion to confirm
the nomination Of Mr.. Jones as soon as
Senator Hitchcock submits his report
The Presidents supporters were claim
ing at least seven majority in the Senate
after a canvas.
FriendS Doom Jones.
Senators yesterday received two ur-
gent requests for the confirmation of
Thomas D. Jones as q member of the
reserve board. Telegrams protesting
against the action Of the Senate COM
mittee were received by members OF
the Senate Banking Committee. from
the Illinois Manufacturers Association,
and from the Manufacturers News,
both of Chicago.
The White House announced that
the opposition to the President was
move on the part OF a small
group of Senators to embarrass the