Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-21
CONF |R|MS
CHOICE Of DENNY;
CURRAN LOSES OUT
Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
40s Evans Building.
By THEODORE TILLER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-At an
executive session of the senate late
Tuesday afternoon the nomination of
George V. Denny as collector of Gus
toms at Savannah, Ga, was con-
firmed.
The Denny nomination originally
was defeated by the late Senator
Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia, who
urged that the appointee was per
sonally obnoxious" to him. Under
senate precedent such objection by a
senator kills a nomination.
While Senators Harris and George
were opposed to the second Denny
nomination they did not claim that
he was personally obnoxious to them
and the senate confirmed the nomi-
nation which was resubmitted by the
president several weeks ago.
Early Tuesday night Senators
Harris and George, of Georgia, is
sued a joint statement regarding the
confirmation of Mr.. Denny and their
vote against it. In this statement,
IhO NlSoL SID SCIldlOl Sc-u lHSy Ilcttt
assurances the postmaster general
would not again nominate John +.
Curran to be poStma ster at Savan-
nah. Mr.. Curran's original no ina
ton was defeated by Senator Thorn
as E. Watson, and while the Denny
nomination goes through. Mr.. Cur
ran is out of consideration. The
statement issued by Senators Harris
md (ynnr. TUESDAY nj oh
Georgia Senator's Statement
I'VE voted against the confirma-
ton of Denny because we do not
think the president and the Republic
an administration showed the prop
err respect for the senate and the late
Senator Watson's death. after Den
dy had been rejected by the senate
on the statement of Senator Watson
that lie was personally offensive. An
interesting feature of the re-appoint-
ment of Denny is the statement of
Senator Watson, of Indiana, a Repub-
lican leader, made to both of us and
to other senators, that Senator Wat
son, of Georgia. before his 'oath
stated to him watson. of InCiana),
that he would not again say that
Denny was given a recessappoinment
he was nominated.
The postmaster general has in
formed us that he will not again
send to the senate the nomination of
Curran for postmaster at Savannah
emmy was given a recess appointment
as collector of customs, but Cur
ran has never been put into office
We protested against the appoint
ment of Curran on the same grounds
that we voted against DennV's con-
frmation."
TO Oppose Butler Also
Senators Harris and George also
announced that they would vote
against the confirmation of Pierce
Butler. of Minnesota. to the supreme
court on the ground that the south
is entitled to further representation
on the supreme IJurt. Mr.. Buffers
nomination came up in the senate
during the executive session, it is
said. but it went over until next
Thursday. Both of the George. SEN
ators have protested to the presi-
dent a.. linst the failure of the execu-
tive to appoint any one from the
sout to the supreme court, the in
terstate commerce commission or
the federal trade commission, as we'll
as other courts, boards and commits
sions. The Georgia senators said
they would vote against confirma-
ton of other appOintees so long as
the south was ignored.
1t is understood that nearly all of
the Democratic members of the SEN
ate voted against the confirmation
of Mr.. Denny, while the solid Re-
publican membership present voted