Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-26
SENSATION EQUALS
EXIT OF LANSING
Nominee Bolted Republican Party
With Roosevelt, but Refused
to Return in 1916.
WORKED TO ELECT WILSON
Republican Senators, Who Fought
His Selection to Shipping Board.
May Fight Confirmation.
WORKED TO ELECT WILSON
tDy Associated P..g, !,

WASHINGTON. Feb. .5.-Presideot
! wilson again upset tho expectations
OF Official and political washinC,on
today by naming Bainbridge Colby.
nc" York attorney who. bolted Re
puu''cah party with Theodore Roose-
Feit In 1872. as Secretary of State.
| Ihc selection caused scarcely ,ess
OF a sensation than the djsmissa, a..
robert Lansing from the State port
! .oho two weeks ago. and was rs
! ceived with such undisguised surprise
thoi .h tne senate. where the Presidents
I,o.py can take up the duties OF Office.
mat none OF the leaders cared to nre.
dici when confirmation might be voteI
OF administration circles had thnr,.
nevn any expectation that the selection
HT 'a5t aodaH ON ,Sa; Mr &c SGoi,hy who tod
given only 4 very brief notice of tb..
hhresiIGnts iho ,II, Intention. summoned 'Io io
with Mr.. to WiIase i.IasG ne spent an hour
that. impressed by the great coniiS.
eneG EN- ,, rSrosed in him BY the p President sHtuu
ne ne s,'l wuld p accept with II deep sense OF
nSsbonsibility. adding that he wo,,il,
n1Vs M e., no further comment to make un.
''' tHc SENATE had acted.
Surprise for Senator'S.
scn,,nIs Mord Of the nomination reached
for the days session, and in asfsmo,,rE their nr
uss cussed ia'hi ist,6 curing Ias the day they dis
public comment Until the subieet ,G @i'eh0,d eama
Once before the he''Ga, Senate had ,..,
called unon to act 'e on nnm1n,3ieI, ond 1een
"f %,s Mr. ,csby, and then confirma natiSn tiSn
nEhinst nGhi,cn him was led by the tho Two hSst Est
nuoiican as Senators from his state TSst
named mnS IN ,;s 1917 when President wilson
snnpping snn Board, 1t was asserted 'ie ie
I"d led rto dnhhfIssrs nhIs that the reasons whiih
but senator Calder 81 .n SeP% PFesert Yort easS sss
analcat!onsn cata n1is! fef tbn that tho nomlhess
looked into carefully Before bfeafysh,p he Mou1s pc
W naiiv ,or conhrmation ~ to that post.
Mr. % CoIby Gn has 81 haen Louis, fifty years old.
practice in New York fsea sEneso 1sna IN law law
| Shion;n,ne iior inc nlneteen months he was
! inc latter service he was an A,nS A,an.S
shm shmin representative in the interaiiia,i
ae,ys aefnnf in oonfsrsnes TecIn at Paris and was
policy. lie resigned in Mach 8, VA VA
nerod err shnying hsria that the critical war sasr
return return sSimf to priv5t. passsd ed. he preferred 10
In his New York practice h
SSsiisalins ssn s9hnsel for ssySral interests in
ana aii. was associated with Charlcsh PEnnes EvaS,
nnIin' r,uGnes In the reform Of these com nms
as ';tS member NIB SeFTed ot .bn in 1901 and iso.
sembly. % 'he New York As
Supporter of Roosevelt.
yelt for TTiS ,SS..pportinE Theodore Roose
non nomnStion l9r ah' in kipp5liean iois preSIdsnial
placed in charge OF the r clai@. Gioi1y was
Seriiegted varieSs Roosevel. delesates sron sn9
den.ed conv,ttion seats. Re ~ were
same sam n delegate from New " YORK tnon IN sso Ss
nIIiI nuII cVUnSenti6n Vn Of the Progressiye toS, co.,
ss he pa5'S Moose and oanslail. an lsi asa Ss
camIror can from New York. In the 1911;
ttiHGs'Sm, tivey ibs however. he supported az
son for re-clection. WI
IL nsn,U was in the course OF house
me Cocktails Benman row that a,er ,S
o,reSiuent op ,i, named Mr. Colby for a plsns.
ton 'Hs senStora nGaTa' In sopposlne confirm
are understood TO have objeeted "a "a 'aer a;
hhomlnee,s nom political activities and 'iS iS
eienf .T mx1nrnined rxnnrinne that he had insuli-
10 , hold such position. ''efs
dec;d,a nE a.. a majority of ono. and with the
hae hthaeepu9lican). OF California, WHO Soi So,i
;Ss nSen m9i9asyeits running mate in 1sis
sXeeniiys session % OF the as ssnats sSsnewed hin IN
With vii hSomsmalon ost Of fnS vas y9ted, 8 TO ls
aEainst H1IG Of bim fns PTT2bgressive Tbgs wing vots
were Senator Hitchcock, of Nehraei,gi' eng'
sSna,oa seW ,admR!nistratiSn R.ds senate leader anu
'9eni iloT iNccQ. or MISSOURI
:. TO what extent this fight vii, a,
iect no. Mr; Soiby's present nomination di.l
hHs Rs asestdapn, afsSs9p !odoX aIc,, The members OF
custom left largely to his nW, are nh pS
has' hins' Hnd IN the past the Senate sedan,
Pas nas taken nrS. hand, except in n Pc;
nSSnatorS are urging that because OF H.,
HerreiarH Hin,9fnalion9l ns s,uation selection of
imam oroinary scrutiny.
second Shock TO Senate
Besides. the selection OF Mr.. Coi,v
Is the second within fow davs;n
cause surprise among Senator'S In thar
ttSIIpsct tSIpS wi,E Il was ,n coupled in senate talk
Charles r. Crane, OF Chicago, whose
appontment as minister to Ghina was
canseled sass ID by president TAFT in 1909 be-
ttssranccs, again had been chosen for,
tne same post; When he is nominated
n,s name VIII 20 before the Foroisi
knoN tRepublicanl, of PennsyIranio
VINO was secretary OF State when th,.
previous appointment was made, now is
The Crane nomination has not We.
of ofeS r seGt co,Sy :" the Senate athough that
day. 1t also will be referred 10 tS,,
Foreign Relations COMMITTEES for fee
ommendation.
secretary, tho principal u eSecutiveS Nee ieS os a.
fices OF the State Department are 10
Era1Ks EFra9EKs9 po,k ksomHpiets Hn geersanisa!lon
State who viii eontinne seaessry TO act ns SEQ. Q.
retary until Mr.. Colby has been con
illmcd is expected soon afterward 10
Phillips. tho new assistant secre,ary.
already has been named minister IL,
the Netherlands.
remain at hia post OF IL mnder.ss.rs,aro dpssssd 70
probably six weeks or moro, or pS.,