New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-19
McAdoo Fights in Vain
for Selection Of
Untermyer
BOSTON LAWYER
HASN'T ACCEPTED
Famed as EX
aminer and Winner of
Bay State Gas Suit
From The rrbun, Bureau

| McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury
and Postmaster General Burleson
failed to-day to force the selection Of
Samuel Untermyer as cross-examiner
for the House Rules Committee in the
| investigation of the charge that mill
| ions were made out of stock specula-
ton on advance information as to the
Presidents peace note.
The Cabinet members went the limit
/ in their efforts to put the screws on
and compel the selection of McAdoo's
personal counsel as tn man who would
examine him, among others, implicated
/ by Mr.. Lawson. But the personal an
/ tagonism to Untermyer was too strong,
especially in view of the political eff
/ feet Of such selection.
Failing to overcome that opposition,
the Administration consented tonight
70 compromise, and the place was
offered to Sherman L. Whipple, of Bos-
ton. Mr.. Whipple is entirely satisfac-
tory to Thomas w. Lawson.
Both Democrats and Republicans on
the committee announced tonight that
they we're satisfied with the selection.
Mr.. Whipple was the Democratic nom
/ inee against Henry Cabot Lodge In the
race for the United States Senate, and
is very highly regarded by the Massa-
/ chusetts delegation.
Mr.. Whipple telegraphed Chairman
Henry tonight that he would come 70
Washington on Saturday 20 confer with
the committee. Mr.. Henry said the
message was not an acceptance OF the
/ committees invitation, but that he did
! not doubt that an engagement would
be reached without difficulty.
Fight Hard for Untermyer
/ The choice Of Whipple was not as
/ sented to. however, until most vigorous
/ efforts had been made by the Admins
tration to put in Mr.. Untermyer. When
! the Republican members arrived ready
for the continuance Of the hearing this
morning they found a placard on the
door saying that the hearings had been
indefinitely postponed. They began q
search for Chairman Henry and the
Democratic members, but when they
located them in a small committee
room they were refused entrance.
Postmaster General Burleson, how
| ever. was not denied admission. The
chief political adviser Of the Admins
tration was closeted with the Demo
cratic members for an hour, pleading
for the selection Of Samuel Untermyer.
| The Democratic floor leader, Kitchin,
was called in, and three members OF
the majority-Chairman Henry and
Representatives Foster, Of Illinois, and
Harrison. of Mississippi-were won
around to the support of Untermyer.
| Representatives Cantrill, OF Kentucky,
and Patten, of New York, stuck out
against his selection as bad politics.
Despite their opposition, however,
messages were sent TO some OF the
Democrats who had denounced Mr.. I'm
+ermyer on the floor asking if they
would not withdraw their opposition
in view OF the desires Of Secretary OF
tho Treasury McAdoo and Mr.. Burleson.
Solicitor General John ". Davis, who
was formerly Representative In Con
qress from West Virginia, was also
brought up to the Capitol 10 urge Mr..
| Untermyer's selection. But the opposi-
ton did not weaken.
Howard Stands Pat
Representative Schey Howard, OF
Georgia. who attacked Untermyer on
the Hoor the other day, was one Of
those who sent back word that he was
: lust as strong as ever against him.
Meanwhile the Republican members,
indignant at all this going on while
thev were being utterly ignored, held
an indignation meeting, not behind
closed doors, but right up in one cor
ner Of the House floor. As result
Representative Campbell. the ranking
! Republican on the committee, issued
( a statement attacking the Democrats
! for their star chamber. partisan metn,,
ods. AS soon as the Democrats heard
Of this they sent for the Republican
members. and on their arrival prom
ised that the Republicans would oe
! taken into consultation as soon as the
Democrats had decided what TO do,
which would be about o'clock.
And for once they maintained their
schedule. At ) O'Clock Chairman
Henry informed the Republicans
trooping in just as did the reporters
few minutes later to find out whsi
had happened, that the committee had
decided TO invite Mr.. Whipple.
There were hurried telephone mes
sages to Massachusetts Republicans TO
fnd out about Whipple, following
which Mr.. Whipple's nomination was
accepted by the Republican members
whipple Opposing Burleson
A feature of the selection of Mr.
Wbipple which delighted the Repub-
licans and anti -Burleson Democrats, OF
whom there are quite few, was that
! Mr.. Whipple has, as counsel for the
3 Pneumatic Tubes Company, been fight
;ro Mr.. Burleson tooth and toe nail
On the Postmaster Generals plan 70
Animate the mail tubes. He ap-
reared only two weeks ago before =
Conoressional committee in opposition
20 Mr.. Burleson's proposal TO substi-
tute automobile mail trucks for the
: tubes.
The opposition 10 the selection OF
Mr.. Untermyer pointed out to Chair
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