Evening star., 1925-03-16
Bitter Debate Before Crowd
ed Galleries Precedes Final
Action on Coolidge Choice
for Attorney General.
CHARGES FLY THICKLY
BEFORE ROLL is CALLED
Administration Leaders Accuse
Foes of Partisan Motives, While
Opponents Declare Nominee Is
Unfit for Office Because of His
Sugar Trust Affiliations.

Overriding President SoohdSe a
second time, the Senate today re-
iected the nomination of Charles B.
Warren to be Attorney General of
the United States.
The vote was 46 to SO.
The Senate now awaits the Presi-
dents next move in the matter. 1t
was announced Saturday he would
offer Mr.. Warren a recess appoint
ment.
The rejection of Mr.. Warren today
did not come as surprise. Ever
since the nomination was resubmitted
to the Senate it has been apparent
there was TO be no change favorable
TO Mr.. Warren. Absent Senator'S hur-
ried back to Washington to take part
in this second clash between the Pres
ident and the Senate.
Republican Group Turns Tide.
The defeat Of the administration
today was more decisive than on Tues
day of last week, when the vote at
first was tied on the Warren nomina-
ton, and rejection was finally made
by single vote.
Mr.. Warrens rejection today was
brought about by the vote of the Dem
ocrats combined with that of a group
on the Republican side of the cham
Der, including the so-called insur-
gents and the single Farmer-Labor
Senator, Shipstead of Minnesota.
RoII Call ON Nominations.
The roll call was as follows:
Senators voting for confirmation were:
Bingham, Connecticut; Butler, Massa-
chusetts; Cameron. Arisona; Capper,
Kansas; Cummins, Iowa; Curtin, KAN
sas; Vale. Vermont; Deneen, Illinois;
du Pont, Delaware: Ernst, Kentucky;
Fernald, Maine; Fess, Ohio; Giilett,
Massachusetts,; Goff, West Virginia;
Gooding, Idaho; Hale, Maine; Harreld
Oklahoma: Jones, Washington; keyes.
New Hampshire; Lenroot, Wisconsin:
Mckinley Illinois; Mclean, Connect
cut; McNary, Oregon; Means. Colorado;
Metcalf, Rhode Island; Moses, New
Hampshire; oddie, Nevada; Pepper
Pennsylvania; kerne, Oklahoma; Sack
ett, Kentucky: Schall, Minnesota; Short
ridge, California; Smoot. Utah: Spencer.
Missouri; Stanfeld, Oregon; Wads-
worth. New York; Watson, Indiana;
Weller, Maryland, and Willis, Ohio.-3S
Republicans.
Those voting against confirmation
were: Ashurst. Arizona; Rayard, Della
ware; Blease South Carolina; Branton,
New Mexico; Broussard. Louisiana;
Bruce, Maryland; Caraway, Arkansas;
Copeland, New York; Gill, Washington;
Edwards, New Jersey; Ferris, Michigan;
Fletcher Florida: George, Georgia;
Gerry. Rhode Island: Glass, Virginia:
Harris, Georgia; Harrison, Mississippi;
Hefiin, Alabama; Kendrick, wyoming;
King, Utah; McKellar, Tennessee; May
field Texas; Neely. West Virginia.
Ralston, Indiana; Ransdell, Louisiana;
Reed, Missouri; Robinson, Arkansas:
Sheppard, Texas; Simmons, North Caro-
lima; Smith, South Carolina; Swanson,
Virginia. Trammell, Florida; Tyson,
Tennessee: Walsh, Montana, and Wheel
err Notwithstanding, 35.
Senators Borah, Idaho; Brookhart,
Iowa; Couzens, Michigan; Frazier, North
Dakota: Howell, Nebraska: Johnson,
lette, Wisconsin; Norbeck, South Da-
kota; Norris. Nebraska-Re publicans.
10, and Senator Shipstead. Minnesota,
Farmer-Labor. Total, 46.
The following Senators were paired:
Green, Vermont, for confirmation.
with Jones. New Mexico, against;
Edge, New Jersey, for confirmation.
Phipps, Colorado, for confirmation,
with PHtman, Nevada, against; War
ren, wyoming, for confirmation, with
Overman, North Carolina, against;
Reed Pennsylvania, for confirmation,
with McMaster. South Dakota. against,
Senator Underwood of Alabama was
impaired and absent.
Immediately after the vote was an
nounced the Senate went into closed
executive session to consider other
nominations, and shortly before 3
o'cock the Senate adjourned until
noon tomorrow.
Following adjournment Senators Cur
It's and Butler went to the White House
and went into conference with the
President.
Partisan Politics Charged.
The administration leaders in their
hnal struggle TO bring about con-
f1rmation. charged that partisan pol
itics was the principal factor in the
opposition to Mr.. Warren. They ex-
70 tolled his record of service and his
qualifications.
Absolute denial of partisanship in
the vote was made by Senator Borah.
posing Mr.. Warren. They insisted
that. believing Mr.. Warren was unfit
to be Attorney General because OF
his connection with the sugar trust
In the past. they would be recreant to
their duty If they perfunctorily
agreed to confirmation merely be-
cause the custom was to confirm
nominations to the cabinet.
Says Warren True to Trust.
When debate began at 1890 this
morning, Senator Gof Of West Virginia,
one of the early elected Republicans,
made his maiden speech in support Of
the nomination of Mr. Warren, citing
his record of public service and declar-
ing that he knew Mr.. Warren person
ally and believed him thorougly qualified
for the position.
Senator Reed of Missouri, a leader
o fthe opposition to Mr.. Warren, re-
. plying to Senator Goffs assertion that
Mr. Warren had always been true to
the trust imposed upon him said:
Yes, Mr.. Warren has always been
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