The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-15
SENATEREVOLT
BACKS0'G0RMAN
AGAINST WILSON
Appointment of Mc.AdOO Man
over Senator's Head
Turned Down.
HOUSE. TOO. HAS KNIFE
READY FOR PRESIDENT

vA-HINoroN. Dec. li.--lresident Will
son d, confronted with formidable
reyol, IN the ranks Of his party in Con-
ercss and is now IN position to appre-
ciate some Of the troubles that beset
Mr. Taft midway IN his term. The mos.
Impressive evidence of this revolt came
to-day when the Senate unanimously
rejected the Presidents nomination of
John u Lynn of Rochester to bc United
States District Attorney for the West
err District of New York.
Through this action the Democrats Of
the Senate have served notice on the
President that they will not countenance
the ignoring OF a Senator's prerogatives
IN the matter Of patronage. The
extraordinary turning down OF Lynn is
a warning too that the Senate feels
that Mr. Wilson's Cabine: advisers.
notably Secretary McAdoo, have becn
altogether too active in Interfering with
appointments heretofore credited 20
members of the Senate
Two months ago such action by the
Senate would not have oecn possible
Then President Wilson was feared.
since election day. however, his reputa-
ton as the Democratic miracle man"
has dwlndiod and this was reflected in
io-ddys unanimous action of the Senate
Many here believe this il but the be-
ginning Of more serious trouble between
the President and Democrats in Com
-rcsS who have for long time been
GLAZING under grievances against the
Wmtc House
Lynn choice 81 NcAdoo
The President had nominated Mr Lynn
upou the recommendation of Secretary
MrNdo" and Franklin H. Roosevelt, As
s,Staut Secretary of tn, Navy. and I'm DO
Az - had ignored the recommeudatio,
o. senator Ottoman. whose choic. WAS
Thomts l.. Boyd of Buffalo Mr.. BOYD
hId h"eu Endorsed also by Representatives
smith and pfiscoll OF western New YORK.
Mt Lynn is now IN tho office by virtus
%, rec, - appointment conferred upon
him by the President d few days before
Congress met
The senate received the nomination IN
4 f'rm soon aft Congress assembled
,a. IN. session. Trouble was predicted for
Il. uo1linttion when ID went in. Tho
Julic'try Committee mot this morning
TO consider IT, Senator O'iormau IL /,
UI' Ilb. . hI lll' committee. lie explained
the situation TO the committee, and they
voted unanimously 10 make an adverse
report uu tho nomination.
III IN, ,Nrcutivc session of the senate
this afternoon senator O'Gorman reported
tne domination adversely and made a
bret .Npl'ration and the adverse re-
port Was agreed to withou, a dissenting
VOC
But NJ. O'Gorman is not tho only Sem
4. N.stfI ina tt.,t, a
that was what made 1t easy for him TO
arouse MS ro.lcaCu's to-day 10 the as
s"rt'on of IA, Senate prcrogatvc Ser-
ittry McAdoo i not a. popular -
he WIS several months ago. ana when u.
be.,,m, known that his influence and
thlt of M. Hcnnes~y faction OF the Ne v
yors Democracy were behind Lynn, Sem
atOg D,;ormtu's victory was an easy one.
Thl D. likely to he two or three more
t'a. OF ST. enGth between the President
and 'hc senate over nominations. senator
MARITIME IL protesting the nomination -
collector of Internal revenue in New
Jsrscr ana senator Reed objects 20 the
nomination uf marshal in the Western
District Of Missouri
I'm view Of the outlook for a tug OF war
between The President and his party fol
lowers 100 Congress II was recalled to-
1 y that once insurgency against the White
Hou,, successfully asserted itself Prcsi-
dents haIc found difficulty in dealing
vi L thereafter This was true pr
P,.-.Ica. CIrycland's Administration lnl
.,nrrliir uu. Of President Tafts
Every Democrat who suffered in the re-
co, election usrribos a part OF his trouble
g. fNc Administration. In some cases they
believe the President did not make the
ruH' appointments, dlsrgC1rdirE their
r..lnr.or Iltluus In other cases the COM
r'a.r' Is tlU,t the Administrations general