The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-26
Storm of Protest Against His
Appointment From Labor and
Progressive May Yet
Influence Wilson
FEDERATION SAYS
WITH CITATION OF LAW
Was Assured BY McAdo0 That
Hearing Would BE Given Be-
fore He Took Action

WASHINGTON d. G.. Jan 20
SpeciaD President Wilson today has
on his desk awaiting his personal az
ention. a number OF strong kilograms
and letters protesting against the pro
posed appointment of James }. Brad'
az collector OF internal revenue for
he eastern district ef Michigan
Whether the president viii recon
4der hts announced intention OF Civ
ag the pfacc 10 BRADY depends on
he strength OF the reasons given why
he appointment should not be made
AID also upon the number of add.
ional protest which may come ia
today.
II was expected by Committeeman
Il. o. Wood and other organization
men here that the nomination would
Ee made this afternoon or tomorrow,
ont until after the president reads
The protests there is no way OF tell
ing whether the appointment will be
held up I
Stanley Anderson, president OF the
Detroit Federation OF Labor, has sent
10 Pres ident Wilson one OF the strong
est protests. He asked the president
Tor hearing on the case before the
nomination is made and says that the
representatives OF labor who have op-
posed Brady because OF his strike
breaking activities in former days
were assured by Secretary McAdoo
that no appointment would be made
until after the labor men were given
q hearing.
No hearing has been given. Secre'
tary McAdoo Is now on his western
trip, and the labor men are surprised
10 hear at this time that the nomi-
nation of Brady is about 10 be made.
n appears 70 Anderson that the rep
resentatiyes OF the Wood-Shields-Con-
molly machine have put across some
thing Oh the labor men who opposed
Il, ady as we'll as on the progressive
Democrats who have been solid Tor
Catalan.
AT TIT. Office of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor this morning Secre'
tary Frank Morrison said that neither
he nor President Samuel Gompcrs had
rpceived either letters or teleglams
requesting the organization to oppose
Brady in a direct appeal to the White
House. Morrison said that the OH
GERS Of the federation had heard
nothing direct about the opposition to
BRADY and the reasons therefor, and
that they would have TO wait until
they heard from the Detroit labor
leaders before they could take any
action. providing IL was considered
desirable for the national leaders TO
take part.
Fearing a delay in the sending OF
Brad, nomination TO the senate.
committeeman Wood is expected TO
bring every ounce OF influence 10
hear on the president. With the hopes
OF shaiterlng the protests Of both the
labor men and the progressive Wa
on league Democrats. ii many more
kilograms or letters are sent In, there
danger OF delaying the nomina-
ION and this Is just what Wood does
4 want
Representative Samuel w. Beakes
heard nothing whatever as 10 why
ohm c. Catalan did not get the
place.
Under the circumstances, the con
gressman can not make protest in
god taste. II the president appoints
prady on Secretary McAdoo's recon
mendation it must be presumed that
full weight has been given to the pro
Tests which have been made. Catalan,
himself. has no desire to protest in
view of the action which has been
II AIKEN