Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-02
Senate Ends Long Fight by
Affirming Nomination
of Wilson.
FIRST JEW TO SIT
IN HIGH TRIBUNE
Three Republicans Vote
for and One Democrat
Against Him.

WAsHlNGToN, June i The
w nomination of Louis d. Brandeis
of Boston to the supreme court to
succeed the late Joseph Rucker Lamar
was confirmed by the senate today by
a vote of AZ to 22. The vote, taken
without debate, ended one of the bit
terest contests ever waged against
presidential nominee. Mr.. Brandeis
will be the first jew to occupy IA seat
on the supreme bench.
Only one Democrat, Senator New
lands, voted against confirmation.
Three Republicans, Senators LaFol-
lette, Norris and poindeXter. voted
with the Democratic majority and
Senators Gronna and Clapp would
have done so but were paired with
Senators Borah and Kenyon. The
negative vote of Senator Newlands was
a complete surprise to the senate and
the Nevada senator, recognizing that
his action had aroused comment,
later made public a formal eXplana-
ton.
Likes the Man.
81 have a high admiration for Mr.
Brandeis as a publicist and propa-
gandist of distinction" said Senator
Newlands. 81 do not regard him as
a man of judicial temperament and
for that reason | have voted against
his confirmation"
Throughout the fight President
Wilson stood firmly behind his nom
inee, never waivering when it seemed
certain that an unfavorable report
would be returned by the senate
judiciary committee. Before the COM
mittee voted he wrote "A letter to
Chairman Culberson strongly urging
prompt and favorable action.
Senators who voted for confirma-
tion today included Broussard, Cul-
berson, Gore, Lea of Tennessee, owen,
Ransdall Sheppard, Shields and
The following pairs were an
nounced; Senators named first being
for confirmation and those named
second against: Williams with PEN
rose, Robinson with Burleigh
Senators who were not paired ana
who did not vote were: Clarke,
Democrat; sherman and Mclean. Re
publicans.
Many Absent.
OF the senators who were paired
many were absent because Of the ap-
preaching Republican national con-
ventiOn in Chicago. All absent sena-
tors had arranged to be paired in the
vote, however, except Senators
Clarke Ct Arkansas and Mclean of
Connecticut. Senator sherman of iii
nois was paired with Senator Thomp-
son of Kansas, but released the Kan
sas senator so that he might vote.
Tho nomination of Mr.. BrandCl,.
was sent to the senate January 26. 1t
was referred to the judiciary commit-
tee and Immediately Il flood of pro-
tests against confirmation and me
MORALS in favor thereof began to
pour In.
\ subcommittee consisting Of Sena-
tors Chiffon, Fletcher. Walsh Cum
MINIS and Works was appointed to re-
port on the nomination. II adopted
the unusual course of holding public
hearings. clifford Thorne, railroad
commissioner Of Iowa. was the first
witness. protesting against confirnd
tion on the ground that Mr. Brandeis
had been guilty Of unprofessional CON
duct in handling the per cent rate
advance case before the Interstate
commerce commission. Sidney W
Winslow. president Of the United shoe
Machinery company, testified that
Mr.. Brandcis had been guilty of un-
professional conduct in relation to hi-
company and sho.'ly thereafter Aus
ten G. Fox. a New York attorney. ap-
peared before the committee as tnc
representative of 55 citizens Of Bos-
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