The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-24
NOMINATION
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the banking committee. and Senator
OGorman. who Is understood 10 have
been enedeavOring To persuade Mr..
/ Warbnrg To change his mind and &C.
cept the committees invitation. Is not
expected 10 return 10 Washington IN.
III tomorrow
The senate contest over the Jones
case, which threatened partial obIitar-
alton Of party lines and a free for ali
struggle. was az its height when the
president determined to abandon his
eHort 10 force the nomination through
me opposition to Mr. Jones led nv
Senator Hitchcock. Of Nebraska. and
heed' OF Missouri. the Democrats. who
with Republican minority signed
the committees adverse report. was
planning lengthy parliamentary
struggle The administration adbeT.
ents were hard al work seeking sun
port Tor the nomination Feeling in
the senate ran high
Attacked Harvester Co.
In the situation Senator Reed TO-DAY
TOOK the floor. For several hours he
held the senate with an attack on the
harvester company Mr. Jones CON
nection with that concern was the
principal basis for the opposition 10
his confirmation Senator Reed ba-
gan with a review Of President VIII
sons position against monopoly. as sv.
pressed IN the presidents writings.
hts expressions as TO the "perso1ai
quit OF officials of offending corpora
lions. and Democratic platform dec.
laraticns on the same subject
While Senator Reed was speaking
rumor reached the capitol that the
president had already determined to
Wlthdraw the Jones nomination and
snort time later. Secretary Tumulty
and Assistant Secretary Latta reached
me capltoL MI. Tumulty went dir
senate lobby. and sent a messenger
I tor Senators Hollis and pomerons
VINO with Senators Lee Of MARYLAND
and Shafroth have been most active
IN urging ID" confirmation Of Mr.
Jones. Five minutes before senator
Pomerene had filed the report 81 mo
minority Democrats on the bankinr
committee recommending Mr. Jones
confirmation.
Purpose Whispered About.
Inc presidents secretary had not
long been In conference with tho SON
atorE from Ohio and New Hamrshire
before The purpose 81 his mission was
whispered about the senate lobby
senator Hitchcock. one Of tho first To-
hear the news. remarked. GLORY hal.
lelujah' then he returned quietly 10
the chamber and as Senator Reed
paused 20 look up a reference I'm bis
speech. handed this note 10 the Mis-
sourIau.
president has Just Withdrawn
Jones .Tumulty outside now with
message"
Senator Reed was visiblv Affected
Tor a second but cleared hia throat
and proceeded with hts attack as
though nothing had happened
tn executive session few minutes
later the formal announcement 81 tho
Withdrawal was received without
comment When the senate al iourn-
ed. however. there was q Democratic
love feast in tho cloak room soua-
Tor Hitchcock in speaking OF the Of.
frcf ~ tho weeearc said
Nr mCarn~I certainly lifted n load
from great many Democratic" no
.1id IT wae RI rrraf relief fo come
Who already know how thor were ro-
inr 10 vote and n great relief aIso .o
some who we're still uncertain am
-ufc 20 GOOD thinr for tho po.
Speculate over Successor.
Speculation over whom tho nrrai
ID NJ VIII choose ae Nr Jones. ur.
ccr or began Immediately after tho
nomination wac withdrawn The
nHmrH 0f Omrr p Hershey. 90 VafI
moro. and . W Frrfou tho choice Of
Senator Lewis. 0f Chiraro. were ur.
drrsf00d to b. under confederation
y was th0urhf that Naeietanf serrr.
trrv ~ The TREASURY U4wUu. would
rev Do made governor OF the board
The president has BON assured that
Tho nomination OF Paul w. Warburr
can De confirmed In the senate.