Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-01
bRANDE|S'S NOMINATION
BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE
Members, Appointed by Acting Chair
man OvcrInan, Admittedly
Friendly.
FIRST MEETING on THURSDAY
No Requests for Hearing Yet Made.
Dimensions of Fight Will Depend
Largely Upon What American Bar
Association Has to Say.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. !

WASHINGTON, January 3l.-The on
poncnts Of Louis y. Rrandeis, nomin-
ated to be associate justice Of the Su-
preme Court OF the United States, adj
mitted to-day that he would be
confirmed.
Acting Chairman Ovcrman. of the
Judiciary Committee. this morning ap-
pointed as n subcommittee to consider
the appointment tho following Sena-
tors:
Chiffon. West Virginia. chairman;
Fletcher, Florida: Walsh. Montana
Democrats: Clark. Wyoming, and Cum
Minis. Iowa. Republicans.
Although Senator Overman had an
nounced himself as opposed 10 the APP
pointment. the subcommittee is ad-
mittcd TO be friendly to MIR. Brandeis.
Senators Chiffon, Fletcher and Cum
minis are said to be favorable, with
Walsh noncommittal and Clark op-
posed.
Senator Chiffon announced this even
ing the first meeting would be held on
Thursday. No requests for n hearing
have yet been received, but any such
requests from persons having good
cause to come before the committee
IF the other four members of tho
committee feel as / do about this ap-
pointmcnt, report will be made TO
the full committee very soon" was the
comment made by Mr.. Chiffon.
WILL BE NO ATTEMPT
TO DELAY ACTION
The full membership of the judiciary
Committee has not yet expressed il
self but il Is believed that as matters
now stand, a majority is against con-
f'rmation. One or two members who
are claiming to be noncomrnittal prob
ably will be won over, and II would
occasion no surprise If the nomination
were reported to the Senate with a
favorable recommendation. In any
event. an important member said to-
dag there will be no attempt to delay
action. Even If the committee is op-
posed. the nomination will be reported
back adversely or without recommen-
dation, and the Senate left to take
such action as it desires.
prominent Republican member of
the Senate, who expressed himself as
"!ncxpressibly shock ed" over the an
pointment. said this afternoon that the
dimensions of the fight against CON
what the American Bar Association has
TO say. This association has COM
mittee that looks after judicial APP
pointments OF high rank. and where it
believes an unwise selection has been
made. the matter is called TO the atten-
ton of the committee. Should the as
ISOLATION oppose Mr.. Brandeis, the fight
against him may he more determined
than under other circumstances.
FRIENDS MEET ARGUMENTS
Of THE OPPOSITION
Friends of Mr.. Brandeis in the SEN
ate meet every argument of the oppo-
sition with the statement that "if you
are afraid TO have this defender of the
rights OF the people on the Supreme
Bench. you must be with the predatory
interests that control Wall Street"
This Is having weight
number Of Senator's who profess TO
believe Mr.. Brandeis is not tempera-
mentally lit for the position. are
afraid of having their opposition
credited to other motives. Rather than
meet this criticism, they VIII support
the President. If Mr.. Brandcis is con-
firmed, ono OF the administration Sena-
tors will have the injunction of secrecy
removed from the vote, and the coun-