Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-22
OHIO MAN MAY
BE APPOINTED
TO ARMS MEET
Ohio Senator Favored Be
cause Democrats Want
Underwood Free.
NOT LEAGUE PROPONENT
Fought in Senate to Get
Agreement on the Treaty
of Versailles.
Special 70 Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
BY ROBERT BARRY.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Presi-
dent Harding is understood to have
Senator Pomerene of Ohio under
serious consideration for appoint
ment as the Democratic member OF
the American commission to sit in
the conference of the nations on dis
armament and the problems of the
Pacific. Selection OF the Presidents
former Senatorial colleague, it is
felt. would prove acceptable to all
groups in the Democratic party
Suggestion OF Senator Pomerene's
name grows out OF fairly definite as
surances that Senator Oscar W Under
wood. OF Alabama, the minority floor
leader in the Senate. would not ind it
feasible 10 accept appointment as the
Democratic member. because Of the in
sistence OF his colleagues that he remain
st his desk TO lead the party fight
against the Republican tariff and taxa
tion legislation
All indications point TO a most aggres-
seeking 10 gain whatever partisan ad-
vantage they might find in the policies
OF the President as developed by the dis
armament conference They justify their
course by the conduct of the Republican
Senate which adopted round robin in
opposition to the Covenant Of the League
Of Nations before that instrument was ap-
proved at Paris and signed ar Versailles
The leadership OF Senator Underwood is
desired by the party chiefs I'm the event
Of a political struggle over the issues of
the conference. Il is regarded as i'm
proper that the floor manager IN the Sen
ale should bind himself to support the
decisions Of the psrley.
The name Of Senator POmerene is said
10 have been considered by the President
among the Democrats first called to
mind He has inquired OF some OF his
advisors TO ascertain their feeling toward
a choice OF the Senator from Ohio. The
POmerene has been that be stands fourth
among the Democratic members Of the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
and that his appointment might be
viewed as an intentional slight on the
three Senator's who rank him-HitchcOck,
Nebraska; Williams, Mississippi: Svsn-
son, Virginia.
Il is fairly certain Senator Hitchcock
Will not be chosen. Hc made too many Ke-
publican enemies during the fight over the
League Of Nations. In the Foreign Ke-
lations Committee and on the floor he
was in constant clash with Republican
Senators. especially Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge. Of Massachusetts,. chairman or
the committee. At one time the two
Senators scarcely spoke 20 each other.
Senator Pomerene was one Of the Dem
ocrats who refused 10 submit 10 the rub
Der stamp distinction of the White
House. he declined to yield 20 Presi-
dent Wilson's demand that ratification Of
the treaty with the Lodge reservation be
opposed BY the Democrats. He not only
voted on both occasions for ratification
with the Lodge program. but he aided
in the adoption Of many Of the reserva-
tions and he made several speeches urg-
ing the Senate to take a common sense
attitude and arrive at some sort Of coI2-
: promise on the treaty. His suggestion
for a bipartisan compromise committee
prevailed, but its work came TO naught.
Copyright, 1921, by Public Ledger Co.