The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-19
NO Longer DOUBT
THAT WILLIAMS IS
TO Be CONFIRMED


e.)
that no did not possess the confidence
OF bankers and men Of affairs in his
own town, but this story, like all the
others. appears to have been without
tho least foundation. Immediately IL
became known in Richmond that the
President had' nominated Mr.. williams
to be Comptroller of the Currency, the
Chamber of Commerce sent sincere con-
CALCULATIONS to the Vlrginian upon his
recognition by the President, and ex-
pressing the assurance that your
training, ability and character have
fully merited this recognition, and that
in every way you Will measure up to
the duties Of the high office The board
OF directors OF the Business Mems Club
OF Richmond adopted resolutions thank
Ing the President FOR his expression of
his confirmed confidence In and appre-
citation Of the splendid ability and won
derful constructive genius of Mr.. VIII
liams. and directing the representa-
tives OF this State to rally TO his sup
port and urge on the United States
Senate his Immediate confirmation
John +. Branch. the head of tho
banking interests OF Richmond; John
b. Purcell president OF the First Ma
tional Bank: james n. Boyd, preside mt
of the Planters National Bank: w. M
Habliston. president OF the Old Domin-
Ion Trust Company; Herbert w. Jack
son, president of the Virginia Trust
Company. and the officers and directors
Of the American National Bank. all
joined In congratulations to Mr.. Will
liams and thanks to the President for
this appointment. thus showing how
false have been the reports that Mr.
Williams wns not in favor with his
homo people.
Messages Pour In.
The idea has also been Industrious
ly circulated by the opposition that
Mr.. Williams would not be satisfac-
tory to banking and business interests
In other parts of the country, but this
Idea has been exploded by the mes
sages from every part OF tho country
and from bankers of the highest
standing.
They represent fairly the sentiment
of the country In business circles
messages from Breckenridge Jones.
president OF the Mississippi Valley
Trust Company. OF st. Louis. the larg-
est trust company In the Southwest;
from Walker Hill, president OF tho
American Bankers Association and
president also OF the Mechanics Ma
tional Bank of St Louis, saying, Y
think II Is the best appointment mad.
by this administrations from F. o.
Watts. president Of the Third National
Bank OF st. Louis, and ca-pres.dent Of
the American Bankers Association:
from Tom Randolph, president of the
Bank OF Commerce OF ST. Louis: from
70. c. Simmons, OF st. Louis. head OF
one of the largest hardware cstab-
lishments In the United States; from
Williams G. Page. president OF tho
Maryland Bankers Associations: from
John Is. Ramsay, president OF the Mer-
chants and Mechanics National Bank
Of Baltimore; from Charles A. Lyonly.
president OF the First National Bank
OF Chattanooga; from Hilton Green,
chairman OF the Pensacola Clearing
house Association: from James w. Eng
lish. president of the Fourth National
Bank. and from Frank Hawkins. presi-
dent of the Third National Bank OF
Atlanta; from Daniel Kelleher, lead
ing lawyer and banker Of Seattle:
from Richard II. Edmonds. one or the
builders Of the South: from bankers
Of the first rank In Columbus. Ohio;
from G. Weiss. editor and banker
and director of the Associated Press,
OF Duluth. Mimi; from Fairfax Har-
rison, president OF the Southern Rail-
way; from Charles G.. Dawes, of Chi
cago. ex-Comptrolier OF tho Currency.
and from scores of others who express
the conviction that the President has
made most happy choice