Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-31
NOMINATION or DRANDE|S
IS PATRIOTIC CHALLENGE:
Enemies Have Aroused tn,,u,r,
almns, Making His Confrma-
ton Certain
WALL STREET IN OPPOSITION
Representative Smith Says Peop,e
VIII Not Let big Interests" Have
veto Power In Supreme Cont.
outcome Still Is Uncertain.
Lspecial to The Times Dispatch.

a.
ASHlNGTON January 30-A, Tho
END or forty eight hours OF spccuIa,in,
ohicial Washington to-nigh, IL sill,
uncertain az TO the confirmation NJ
Louis - Brandcis. nominee OF prcsi.
"eh' wilson FOR associate justice Of
M United states Supreme Court To
va? developments corroborate narli.r
opinions that there Will be DELAY i,
actihE on the nomination. While il 10
iact that sentiment for and apaipst
confirmation Is about equally divided
among those Senators wjllinr 20 e.,
-" record. II is also truc that full,
"hc-h2if of the Senate has not 80,
made IN its mind
y tendency 10 await the outcome az
IN" dclberaticns OF the subcorlrit
,e" 20 he appoiHtt' BY tn. judiciary
committee Tomorrow was evidenced
in many quarters According Ia So,
tor oNcrman. acting chairman OF IN.
'oHihittcc. two charges involvinr NJ,
'Fahdoiss professional conduct arr.
nc'hS prepared and viii be submitted
W the subcommittee.
ne iirst Of these has TO do with his
pi"itSslonal relations with the United
shoe Machinery Company, for which
ne once acted as attorney Tho socopJ
IS directed against his activities in he
NAN OF clifford pinchot during the lat
'ers controversy with Ballinger.
Democratic member Of the com
hittce said tonight:
I'm my opinion II will not only NO
not weather. but cold weather before
MT Brandeis knows whether he is to
b. confirmed"
SMITH SAYS ENEMIES
HAVE AROUSED COUNTRY
representative Charles Bennet.
smith, of New York. issued tho follnr
ing statement:
In the beginning it looked as IL Mr..
bFandeis would be rejected. Ills
enemies arc making his confirmation
certain. They have aroused tho com
-. IS not That the people demand
br,ndsiS but they insist that the so.
called big interests shall not have
'he veto power on Supreme Cour:
nominations.
4, is said that Wall street viii use
It's influence to defeat Brau,cis when
his name is reported TO the senate
lhat is not surprising However, It's
attitude puts the stamp of truth on
IN" frequent accusation that the great
money interests Of the country seek
70 c0ntro! every branch Of government
MI. Rrande!S is ~ great LAWYER and
successful student Of prohIems in
transportation and finance. lie would
DC but onc-n!nth OF the Supreme Court
OF the United States. He could not
control its procedure or decisions Tho
knowledge he possesses would DC OF
greater worth TO our highest court
than would be the amiably cssentinc
views Of a colovless lawyer who mirht
pass the phiegmatic test Of judicial
temperament.
Opponents Of Rrandeis are making
his confirmation a national necessity
The source OF the demand for his de-
feat has called to tho colors every
element and influence not controlled
by the selfstyled financial leaders OF
tho country. The Roosevclt-Ciary din
ner gave warning Of the insidious ac-
tiv:ty OF those powerful nonied in
terests. The nomination Of Brande!s
is the challenge Of q patriotic admin
istration. unintimida;ed and unafra!d"
OPPONENTS STILL THINK
HE WILL DE REJECTED
Opponents OF Mr. Brardcis offer sew
eral reasons for their belief that he
will be rejected. They say
MIR. Brandcis's nomination is obvi-
ously votc-cettiuS eXpedient on tho
part OF the President.
The fact that the threat OF charges
involving his professional conduct has
been made. by itself gives rise 10 n
question as 20 his titucss for posi-
ton in the highes, tribunal in the
country.
Even If the charges are proved
Sroundlcss, the grounds for suspicion