Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-02
SENATE CONFIRMS
. BRANDE|S, At TO z
Ends One of Bitterest Contests
Ever Waged Against Presi-
Dental Nominee.
VOTE TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE
Majority and Minority Reports
Of Judiciary Committee
Made Public.
VOTE TAKEN WITHOUT DEBATE

frmed by :he Senate to-day by vote
OF 81 to %. The vote. taken without
debate, ended one ot the hit:crest con
tests ever waged against "a presi-
Dental nominee. Mr. Brandeis ,rili he
the first Jew TO occupy seat on tho
Supreme Court bench.
Three Republicans, Senators Ia Fol-
iette. Norris and roindvxter. voted
with the Democratic majority. and SEN
ators Gronna and Clapp would have
done so, but were paired with Senators
Borah and Kenyon.
The negative vote of Senator New
lands was complete surprise to the
committee, and recognizing his action
had aroused comment, he later made a
formal explanation.
II have a high admiration for Mr
Brandeis AS a publicist and propa-
gandis, Of distinction" said Senator
Newlands. Il don, regard him AZ
man Of judicial temperament, and for
that reason I have voted against his
confirmation"
Throughout the fight President Will
son stood firmly behind his nominee
never wavering, even when IL seemed
certain that. an unfavorablc report
would be returned bv rhc Senate
judiciary Committee. Before the com
mittee voted he wrote letter TO the
chairman urging prompt and favorable
action.
NAMES OF SENATOR'S
WHO VOTE FOR CONFIRMATION
Senators who voted for confirmation
to day were:
Democrats a shurst. Bankhead.
Beckhan. Broussard, Chamheria.n,
Beckham. Broussard Chamberlain. chill
ton. Culberson Fletcher, Gore. Hard.
wick Hitcock. Hollis. Hughes, Hustinc.
James, Kern. Lane, Lea. of Tennessee
Lee, OF Marylanti: Lewis, Myers. O'tior-
man. overman. Owen. Phelan. pittman,
Ransdcil. Reed. Caulshury. Shaffro.h.
Sheppard, Shields. Simmons. Smith. OF
Arizona: Smith, OF Georgia: Smith, of
MARYLAND: Smith. of South Carolina.
stone, TaYGart. Thomas, Thompson. I'm
derwood Tardaman and WaIsh-tctal
a.
Eepublicens-La Toilette. Norris ana
Po!ndeSter-total, 3.
Voting against confirmation nere:
Nep1blicans-Rrady. Clark, Of Wvou,
ing; brandegce, Cumnins. Curtis. Dill
lnRham. Du Pont. Fall. Galllnger. Hard
'nE' Lippitt. Lodge. Nelson, Oliver
iaro' Smith. OF Michigan: Sterling.
sutherland. Townsend, Warren and
Works-total 2l
Democrats--Nculand
The following pairs were announced
those first for and those named s.c.
nnc against: johnson. Maine. with
"adsworth: Swanson. with Jones. Mar
.'A' win Snooi; Clapp with Kenyon:
'ironna. with Borah Isrvan. with "a.
son south Dakota. with Col,: Martin
with MoCumber: Williams win p.n-
rose Tii!mar. with Goif; Rokinson
with BurieiGh--total a.
Senators who We're no, naircd
who did not vote were. Clarke Den,o-
crat: sherman and Mclean. p.n,h,;
cars-total =
NOMINATION WAS SENT
TO SENATE IN JANUARY
The nomination of Nj Brandeis wa.
sent to the Senate on January % y,
was referred 10 the Judiciary Commits,
tee, and imm cdiareiy a food of nro..st.
against confirmation and memorials in
1avor thereof began TO pour in.
subcommittee. consisting of SEN
ators Chiffon. Fletcher Walsh cun-
MINIS and Works. appointed To reno-+
on the nomination. adopted the unusu,,
course Of holding public bearinvs
Gl'fton Thorn. railroad commissionor re
iowa. was the first witness protesti,e
asains; confirmation on the croppd
tnat Mr.. Rrandeis had been guilty Of
unprofessional conduct in handling IN,
per cent rate advance case before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
Sidney w. Winslow, president of the
United Shoe Machinery Companv. testi-
ned that Mr.. Brandeis had been guilty
OF unprofessiOnal conduct in relation to
his company. and shortly therea ftcr
Austen q. Fox, a New York attorney
appeared before the committee as tho
representative OF ffty-fve citizens Of
Boston, headed by y. Lawrence Lovell
president OF Harvard, and took Charge
or the opposition. Then United States
District Attorney George w. Anderson.
OF Boston. at the request OF the COM
mttee. undertook direction of the case
for those favoring confirmation
In ali. forty y-seven witnesses were
heard and 1000 pages OF Testimony
taken. William II. Taft, Simeon r..
Baldwin. Francis Rawle. Joseph p.
Choate, Elihu Root. Moorefield Storey
and Peter W. Meldrim. all former
presidents of the American Bar Associa-
tion. wrote protests to the committee
against confirmation. and Charles w.
Eliot. president emeritus Of Harvard.
and many others wrote in favor of con-
flrmatlon.
CONFIRMATION RECOMMENDED
by STRICT PARTY VOTE
r. On April 3 the subcommittee, by r.
strict party vote. recommended con-
hrmation. and on May "a the full com
mittee agreed to a favorable report hy
another strict party vote.
y compromise agreement was made,
by which the vote was taken to-day
without debate. but with publication
OF the vote and the reports of the ma
jority and OF the minority OF the
Judiciary Committee.
The minority report declared that
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