Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-02
Fight Lasting Five Months
Ends NewIandS Only DEM
oCrat Against His Confir-
nation,
SOL0N FROM NEVADA
GIVES HIS REASONS
Declares He AdmireS Candi-
date but Thinks He Lacks
judicial Temperament Nee
eSSary to Office,

Washington. June Louis D.,
Brandeis nomination to the supreme
court bitterly fought by republicans
for five months. was confirmed late
today by the senate.
The vote was II to %
Three republicans who voted for
Brandeis were Senators la Toilette
Norris and PoindeXter. Senator New.
lands was the only democrat who
voted against him, Senators Clapp
and Gronna, republicans, were paired
in favor of confirmation.
Ncwlands' Vote Surprise
The negative vote of Senator New
lands was complete usrprise to
the esenate and the Nevada senator,
recognizing that his action had
aroused comment, later made public
Il formal explanation
IL have high admiration for Mr.
Brandeis as publicst and propa-
gandist OF distinction said Senator
Newlands. II do not regard him
as a nina of judicial temperament.
and for that reason, / have voted
against his conformation"
Wilson Remained Firm.
Throughout the fight President
Wilson stood firmly behind his nom
inee. never waVerlng when it seemed
certain that an unfaVorable report
would be returned by the senate
Judiciary committee Before the
committee voted he wrote a letter
to Chairman Culberson strongly urg-
ing prompt and favorable action
Senators who voted for confirma-
tion today were:
How the Vote Stood.
Democrats -- Ashurst, Bankhead
Beckham, Broussard. Chamberlain,
Chiffon, Culberson. Fletcher, Gore.
Hardwick, Hitchcock, Hollis, Hughes
Husting. James, Kern, Lane, Lea of
Tennessee, Lea of Maryland, Lewis.
Myers O'Gorman, Overman, owen,
Phelan. Pittman, Ransdell, Reid
Shafroth, Sheppard, Sim
mons. Shields, Smith of Arizona,
Smith OF Georgia, Smith fo Mary
land, Smith of South Carolina, Tag
CART Stone, Thomas, Thompson Tn
derwood, Vardaman ana Walsh.
Total "a.
Republicans: La Toilette, Norris
and Pondexter. Total 3.
Voting against confirmation were:
Those Voting Against.
Republicans Brady Brandegee,
Clark of Wyoming. Cummins, Curtis,
Du Pone. Fail. Galllnger,
Lippitt, Lodge. Nelson, Oil
YER, Page, Smith of Michigan, Sterl
in, Sutherland, Townsesd Warren
and Works. Total 2l
Democrat: Newlands. Total T.
The following pairs were announe-
ed;
Senators named first being for con
firmation and those named second
against--Johnson, Maine. with Wads- |
worth; Swanson with Jones, MARITIME |
with Scott Clapp with Kenyon, Gron- |
ma with Borah, Bryan with Catron, |
Pomerene with Weeks, johnson of |
South Dakota with Colt, Martin with |
williams with Penrose, |
with Goff, Robinson with Bur
leigh. Total "a
Three Did Not Vote.
Senators who were not paired and |
who did not vote were:
Clarke, democrat; Sherman and |
Mclean. republicans. Total g.
The nomination of Brandeis was
sent TO the senate January 2S. 1t
vas referred to the judiciary commit
zee and Immediately a flood of pro-
.ests against confirmation and me-
norials in favor thereof began to pour
n and Peter w. Meldrim, all former
Presidents Of the American Bar asso
,iation, wrote protests to the commit
ec against confirmation, and Charles
". Eliot. presidcnt-emeritus Of Har-
ard. and many others wrote in favor
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