New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
President StartIc 5
Senate by NOminat-
ing Boston Man.
FIRST JE y TO BE
THUS HONORED
PrOpressiyes Favorable
and Tribune Poll Indi-
cates Confirmation.

From Tho rthuue Bureau
Washington. Jan. 2S In sending the
nomination Of Louis d. Brandeis, Of
Boston. TO the Senate to-day for As
sociate Justice Of the supreme Court
Of the United States to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Justice Lamar.
President Wilson sprang complete
surprise on the Capitol and incidentally
started what promises 10 be bitter
and iong-drawn-ou. fight.
7, developed within few minutes
after the nomination was received that
SIR. Brandeis is far from popular in
the Senate. He has few warm friends
and admirers on both sides, including
such Senators as New,ands. chairman
of the senate Interstate Commerce
Committee: Hollis. La Fo.lette, Clamp,
Kenyon. Gronna. Cummius and Norris.
OF these Ncwlands and Hollis a-e
Democrats and the others Republicans.
These men have been particularly at
tracted to Mr. Brandeis by his advo-
cacy OF progressive legislation, notably
-. ros..ai r~.do Co,or,ission sct +he
81 e.-..--
TaiIfoaG 'cCu'''l'" O'i' anu ''e ''0'' '"'
price fixing BILL
Gave Efforts Without Pay.
They also admire HIM for giving
-,i+hOut feo his time 10 pressing be
fore many state courts and the Su-
mem. Court cases iuvolviro, the con
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'.'''- 'oi"i-'H o' '''''" '""'''
wage ana other progressive legislation.
Thcv FORGIVE him his record rs "a cor
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p0'"''V' ID" '''
The famous tying clause OF the
United Shoe Machinery Company.
.,.t:.i. L,. .,,,-od tho ,r,s, b-.tors eo
"ucn ''''"le'
But ID these Senators are friendly 10
Mr.. Brandeis. the opposition against
him Is hitter He was practically
i., l.tb,.,.. g., tho Son
c-..e- po.J or
,...-.
Ml'souil' ""o nag ga OO'i' "i "
George RUblee. whose appointment 10
The Federal Trade Commi sion has
been hanging fire in the Senate for
nearly wear.
Other Senators VINO have little hosl-
tatiOn il making known their oppo-i-
ton 10 Mr. Brandeis, either personally
or because they do not believe that he
has judicial temperament include
L
Wadeworth Smoot. Works, Week. s.
LODGE and Brandegee.
4 careful noll bv The Tribune of the
Senator'S i'm town tonight indicates that
Mr.. Brandeis Will be confirmed If his
nomination is permitted 70 come TO a
vote The only possibility Of beating
him lies in fiibuster. and it is not be
lieved that enough Senators are suiii-
ciently bitter against him TO take the
risk OF being responsible for MS defeat
when it was known that majority Of
the Senate would vote 10 confirm him.
OF seventy Senators whose views we're
ascertained forty would vote 70 confirm
him, while thirty thought they would
vote 20 reject.
VIII RIocl, pioconbole Move.
III. -. 10. ,,oo, tho. ,bere j..
n's ~ uo scot,oring handful of real
i"o.e .""' az fr prandcie in tho upper
~ '''-u' +. Jaoo n,eor that With the
I,Gu,r; ~ oU' whining many Of the
1'.o 80 ;,,,o t;na and With q small
,''. De'''oo n,I'tont f'. rrocrossive Republican
Dus ba nrobah1, vill he confirmed.
S-Ipo.SS, - h,. tbe Judiciary Committee
ny - 90 tbe nomination. II was
~ s,ro,'id Load "a a motion TO dis
ot',u, Sfor,o no committee from further con
s;dcrotion of the nomination, which
would mean. if passed. that the Senate
Would consider the nomination as if the
committee had reported without recon-
mendation.
Wbilo there vas frequent menuon
of the fact that Mr.. Brandcis was a
lew. and also that this is the first
time in the country's history that .
man Of that faith had been named Tor
,bo Supreme Bench. there was no indi-
,.t;or that this piaved any part in
Io onposition 70 him. though II was
Srool,, cbarced that he was named by
nor, 81 the election next fan. 1t was