Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-26
New Cabinet Officer Has Been Republican.
Progressive and Now in Democratic Fold
Senate Confirmation May Develop Hot
Fight


Washington, Fen. 5-8a:un-lage
Colby, who WIS uns nf the leaders II
the Progressive party under Thee
do-e Aoosevei-, VIII succeed Eoper1
Lansing a. secretary II sCars.
Announcement Of lis seiec-lur ps
Presider- Wilson was made 1uday -
The Y n1-s HOUSE.
The SELECTION OF Nj. Colby cane Is
e surprise, mos officials assum e
thai Frank L Polk, acting secre-a-Z
would be. The P-esiasr-s choice. Tr=
first mixing that me P-esloer- w2s
To appoint someone outside If MS
Official family, came when M. Colby
listed the White House ea~ly today
II company WITH Raymond =. Baker.
director OF -he u-ut
Nj. Colby was taken 70 see Lhe
PRESIDENT OF me sOu-n lGwr and Z
few E-nuLes later the to-nA4 an
npUncemec1 Of lis seiecLlon was
made Els nomination Is sxpectsc &c
bs ssl- &c -ne Seaate within z Gay or
rwC.
THIS e oot -fs ErsI office NJ. o.
by mas aele under rhe p-esldsu- id
C11-is--a-loE- H was appointed 2
member O. The Shipping E,oGrC aud
-he Eme-geuc- Fle=t Corporation II
july. 1911. AnG aisp WAS Glsmr--r II
the America Mission 10 Lne inter
allied shipping conference Al Paris II
me same year H retired f-urr ne
Slipping 3oa-G more than Z year
aEr-
NJ. Chilly was Z t-aioug E.spZpI1-
can Curil the famous Bull Moose boz
81 Inc Chicago coErs-L1pu Z 49, H
rad beer acu-esy identified VIII tn
candidacy OF Theodore Roosevel- Tor
tns R-pu ntican nomination Tor P--as-
loen- that year anG was il charge u
contests u seaI the Roosevelt dele
gz1ss IL rhe Chicago convention
When Co. Roosevelt -a-sw me weigh
Or his influence II Charles z Eaenes
II -he Its presidential race Nj CoEp5
identified himself wi-t -h@ Democratic
pE---.
NJ. CoZDy WIS born u :. -o1.z :
ysa-s agD and was graduated 9-orr VII
l1ans College,. MasEa gse--s Ee taz
p-ac-iceC law Il New Edrk since 12..
after NJ Colby nas laksr Office NJ
Folk. wap mas bs-sn sec-eLa-- &C interim
since me -esig-.a-loc Of NJ lansing
nearly -wo weeks ael, L ezpecrec IL
cary ouz lis Iu-EZ-IoE o. retiring run
me state department Nj Polk pm
sic.ars have advised TN Il axe = i0nG
res
ancuic NJ PoIk -e--e TWO lu1por-a1-
POETS Il me state department woGid he
leT- ~acau-. CaaL o. Uldsr-s+-c-s-a--. %
WITCH NJ Pulk was advanced SUITE
rIou-nE agD, auG O. asElslart sec-sra--
The lazLe- place was heic pv William
Philips. the neviy appointed clirls-s-
q The Netherlands anG Luxembourg
Or i.avln- me White Louise NJ Cul-
~ said
''T had . Iong aaC -rnu-iec corfe--
encs win -fe P-eslde-7- which Irnpress-
&C rle witt me E-ea1 confidence NJ mas
reposeG z me ! hnpe ! snaL MT p-o-e
inadequate e -nese g-eat duties
NJ. coia- SAID ina pending cnnside--
anon of MS nomination h. rre Senate
statement
News If VI cuI1-'a selection WIS -
carved wiki uncpnceaiec surprise among
both Democrats md Republicans II -ae
Senate w,.Icn will De called upon ID
confirm h.s nomination None o. then
however. cared 70 venture ary public
expression on 1he suc5sc- o. couA-11a-
i'm.
When NJ CBIr- was nominated II TT
7n- membership on the shipping board
his confirmation was accomplished. only
alter q prolonged hgn-
Possibilities -nat ne p.are treaty Hgt-
r7.gn- nzv. bearing or the cnnf-rna-
Ton Developed from -ne tact thai NJ
Colby n -ecsnt speeches tg- -ne Leagne
Of Na-fnEs. has been quoted as SHARPLY
c-f-icizinc some s.rat0-s particularly
those T--ecursrabl- opposing 1tifica-
lion
Nj. Cnfpv's nomination was seu- 70
re Senate la1s r rhe dav.