Evening journal., 1920-02-25
COLBY new
sec. OF STATE
COniinued from Firsl Pace

] Neniion urging thit tle former SUI
! preme Court justice be endorsed. A
resolution 10 this effect was intro
duced IN The convention Colby fought
! IL vigorously still demanding the nom
motion Of Roosevelt When the con-
yenti0n voted against him he refused
I 10 accept Hughes, and Joined the
| Democrats In support Of Wilson.
During The war he was a commits
sloner OF the Federal shipping Board
and a member OF the Emergency Fleet
Corporation. lie was a member Of the
American mission TO the inter-allied
4 conferences at Paris IN 1917.
Colby's appointment was believed 10
have been decided upon very recently.
, Friends who talked with him IN New
York last Sunday declared he had no
inilmatlon Of his appointment at that
time.
When Colby was a member OF the
shipping board. he was listed as an in
dependent IN politics" In other official
records he Is called Progressive Re
publican
Since Lansing's resignation which
was announced the nieht OF February
i3' under Secretary Frvnk l.. Polk. has
been acting as Secretary. lie handled
the sending Of Wilson's last note 20
The Supreme Council. IN connection
with The Adriatlc dispute. 10 was
known ihat Polk was being considered
FOR The appointment as secretary and
now tbst he has failed 70 get lt, there
IL much speculation as TO whether he
VIII resign.
The circumstances ~ Lanslng's reslg- !
nation are believed 10 have been DIS !
oussed By Colby and the President at
long conference this morning at
which time Wilson went over with the |
new Secretary the policy he expects 1
him 20 pursue, d was learned 10 was (
suggested that a "house cleaning" may
be IN prospect IN the Stale Department /
which VIII put the handling Of Amerl- !
cas- affairs in The hands OF an entirely /
new group OF men as q result Of the |
clash with Lansing. The present state /
Department stan cO-Operatod with |
Lansing in the international deaIlnrs %
which the President Is believed to have
objected.
u was not learned whether the an
pOintmenl had been offered 20 any other
man before Colby accepted n. But per-
sons Ia close touch with government
affairs predicted. after Lanslng's resig-
nation. that Wilson would have DIM
Guilty In finding a man FOR the place
When Colby's appointment gets on the
senaie flOor for confirmation. debate on
the Lansing-Wils0n clash Is expected TO
result. Immediately after Lansng's
resignation, number OF Senator's
stated privately they intended 10 look
into the affair, when submission Of the
name Of new secretary, when con- .
gressional approval gave them an op-
portuniiy 10 do so. As the appointment
may be taken up in executive session,
Ihs debate is likely TO take place in the
which VIII consider the
A bitter fght viii be waged in the
senate against confirmation OF Colby
several senators declared today on
hearing Of his appointment.
Opinion among Republican Senator's
with the exception OF few Progress
Ives. was praciics'ly unanimous thal
Colby won't do" But no member
would permit his name 10 be used.
Though IL is unusual for the senate
10 oppose the Presidents selection OF ,
cabinet member this one viii be
fought TO the finish these Senators de-
,lared positively !
1t was recalled by Senator's today
hat when he was nominated for the I
shipping board, Colby's confirmation I
vas vigorously opposed in the com
nerce committee and in the Senate and
le got through by the narrowssi Of
margins in both side bodies. Both New /
York Senators, Calder and Wadsworth. !
ought him at that time. :
lie also went into several States
whose Senators oppose the league OF
lations and attacked them. Colby !
made speeches In Missouri assailing :
senator Reed. Reed would not discuss
he appointment.