New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-22

White House Will Rename
Governor, Defying Farm
Bloc, if Senate VIII
Raiify the Appointment
Cotton Members to
Join in Opposition
Reed, Pennsylvania, Polls
UpperHousc; Mellon and
Weeks Favor Alabaman
By Carter Field

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2i.-PreSidcnt
Harding is on the verge Of defying the
powerful farm bloc in the Senate. De-
spite threats that even Iowa would go
Democratic IL he should renominate
W. r. G. Harding as governor Of the'
Federal Reserve Board. the President
will take that action II he discovers
that there is chance OF his being
confirmed eventually by the Senate.
A poll is being taken By Senator
Reed, OF Pennsylvania, TO determine
this Senator Reed said to-day the poll
had not been completed. and added
that he was conducting IL on his own
initiative and no; at the request ot
the President. Senators smiled at this
denial when they were interrogated by
the baby member az TO how they would
vote. Mr. Reeds poll follows closely
on the heels Of visit 20 the White
House By both Pennsylvania Senators
yesterday, when il is known thgt Sen
ators Pepper and Reed discussed the
W. p. G. Harding appointment with
the President at lcng.h.
Appointment Means Battle
II the President does decide TO ap-
roint his nAmesakc TO succeed himself
on the Reserve Board there will follow
n battle between the White House and
the farm bloc which will make the diff
ference between tho tao ends OF the
avenue over the soldier bonus 'ook Ike
q skrmish.
The farm bloc. which az tho outset OF
lis career in this Congress forced the
mighty Penrose TO about face and help
put the emergency tariff bill through,
has never so far been defeated. Pen
rose called their pet measure ! pop
gun tarif,r but II was question OF
having the steam roller pass over his
PROSTATE body or else get up on the
engineers seat, and Pcnrosc always
liked 70 be with the organization.
Not a single office-holder IN tho en-
lire government IL so obnoxious TO the
farm bloc as W. p. G. Harding. This
is because he insisted on dohltion. te
refused to commit the government
banking system to holding up artih-
eially the prices os foodstufs Mt timc
when every financial and economic sign
in the sky pointed the way TO terrible
financial panic IL dcfation were not
brought about speedily.
Cotton Rniscrs Hate Him, Too
He Is hated cordially by the cotton
raisers as we'll rs the wheat and corn
r.isers. and 10 all Of this there Is a
little personal hate element The self
appointed champion Of the cotton
growers, ever since he has been IN
Congress. IL Senator Tom Helm, OF
Alabama. which happens 70 be W. 7.
g Uardinr's own state. John Shelton
Williams. former Comptroller OF the
Currency, has been supplying HELM
with ammunition - attack W. +. G.
Harding.
Curiously enough. Senator Carter
cl,ts. who was Secretary Of the Treas
vry for a time while Williams vas
Conptrol,er and while W. 7. &. Hard
ing was nt the head OF the fesetye
Board. Is an ardent supporter OF haro-
ing. although as hery a wilson Dem0-
crht as Helm. -.
esneeially as ". =. G. Harding IS
Southern Democrat, and was hrst aP-
pointed by Woodrow Wilson, while MS
chief attaeker in the Senate rs ION,
Ueflin. another Wilson Democrat ana
his chief defender. Carter Glass, Is a
former Cabinet menber Of WilsonS'
Weeks and Mellon Admire Him
President Harding has long known
that his namesGke was ore OF the best
decd men in the country for the eihee.
Uc hns been 30 advised By some OF ms
cy, Official family, notably Secretary
- war John Weeks, who has always
entertained the highest admiration 10Y
the Alabama man, and Secretary OF the
Treasury Mellon. -.
I, has never before been published
that W. r. G. Harding held up the
price OF cotton in this country a. the
time Great Britain declared an en-
bargo AGAINST the staple. and not Only
raved the cotton growers from aoso-
inte ruin but checkmatcd propaynnda
o~ninst the Allies in the South which
night easily have embarrassed the Will
son Administration.
The details were printed exclusively
IN The Tribune at the time, but Tor
various reaEons the name OF w. 7. T..
Harding could not be used. There
il ro reason except Nr. Harding's
modcsty why the story cannot now be
told.
Britain had been conducting her
blockade OF Germany for more than
year. but had been unable 20 prevent
supplies OF certain sorts getting IN
through the neutral countries. par
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