Evening star., 1925-02-12
VOTE ON WARREN
To Be HELD OVER
FOR NEW SENATE
Special Session Planned
March a to Act on Nomina-
ton to Succeed Stone.
REJECTION is FEARED
BEFORE PRESENT BODY
Coolidge Stands Pat on Choice and
Delay Is Decided Upon to Pre-
vent Long Debate.

The nomination of Charles B. War
rem OF Michigan, formerly United
States Ambassador to Mexico and to
Japan, to be Attorney General prob
ably will be allowed TO 60 over after
March 4 without action by the Senate,
when II will be considered by the new
Senate.
The new Senate will be called into
special session the afternoon of March
4. Senator Cummins, President pro
tempore, said today. In the new Sem
ate the Republicans have a working
m majority irrespective of the insur-
gents.
Senator Cummins. who Is also chair
man of the judiciary committee which
has charge of the nomination of Mr..
Warren. called at the White House
today and talked over with the Presi-
dent the opposition which has arisen
in the Senate to Mr.. Warren's nomina-
ton. The opposition centers around
Mr.. Warren's connection with the
sugar interests. Senator Cummins
laid before the President the situation
both in the committee and in the SEN
ate regarding the nomination. He de-
clined to discuss what the President
had said.
President Stands Pat.
The President made no suggestion,
however, of Withdrawing the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Warren, Senator Cummins
said. 1t Is understood at the Capitol
that the President will stand pat on
the nomination.
With vast amount of legislative
work to be done before the close of
the present Congress. now less than
two weeks off, it would be unwise, in
the opinion of Senator Cummins and
other Republican leaders, TO throw
the nomination of Mr.. Warren into
the Senate, where it might lead to
long discussion and prevent action of
other matters.
There is very strong opposition to
the confirmation of Mr.. Warren's
nomination, 1t is admitted. A large
number of the Democrats and some
Of the Republican progressives are
opposing him vigorously.
May Force Vote.
The opponents of Mr.. Warren talk
Of forcing the nomination before the
senate at the present session. in or
der to get vote on 1t, believing that
they could reject 1t. 1t is said in
some quarters that the opponents in
the judiciary committee will even go
so FAR as to vote to report the NOM
tnation to the Senate, intending to
oppose 1T in the Senate itself. On the
other hand, supporters of Mr.. Warren
said today that they did not believe
any members of the committee would
follow such a course. They said fur
ther that there was sufficient support
OF Mr.. Warren to prevent it.
The judiciary committee is fairly
evenly divided on Mr.. Warren. The COM
mittee is to meet on Monday Sena-
tor Cummins, chairman. will be away
from the city. he said today, and he did
not believe that the nomination would
dicated some definite course with re-
gard to the Warren nomination would
be adopted by the middle of next week
Walsh Agrees to Delay.
Senator Walsh of Montana, one of
those who was opposed to confirma-
tion of the nomination of Mr.. Warren.
said that Senator Cummins had told
him he would not be able to attend
the meeting of the committee on
Monday and that he (Senator Walsh
would acquiesce in the request Of
Senator Cummins that the nominat alton
should not be considered in the COM
mittee until Senator Cummins re-
turned to Washington, later in the
week. Further, Senator Walsh dis
claimed reports that he would adopt
unusual tactics to force the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Warren before the Senate
at this time.