Evening star., 1925-03-14
Administration Leaders to
Attempt Postponement Un-
til Monday, While Alter
nate Is Considered.
WALSH MAY OPPOSE
HOLDING UP OF TEST
Curtis Calls Upon President and
Then Goes Over Situation With
Opponents of Michigan Man.
Recess Appointment Not Favor
ed by Executive.

hrmation of Charles B. Warren to
be Attorney General apparently
collapsed today.
President Coolidge, it was report
ed at the Capitol, will select an
other nominee for the office OF At
torney General and transmit it to
the Senate Immediately after the
Senate has acted upon the nomina-
tion OF Mr.. Warren. This action,
of course, will be taken only in the
event that Mr. Warren's nomination
be rejected a second time. His re-
lection is expected by his opponents
and by administration leaders, it
was said.
Senator Curtis. Republican leader.
following a visit to the White House
today, in which the situation was
discussed with the President, entered
into conferences with the opponents
of Mr.. Warren's confirmation. An eff
fort was made to bring about an
agreement to postpone the debate
and action on Mr.. Warren's nomina:
tion until Monday. The purpose of
this postponement was to give the
President an opportunity to select
an appointee for the Attorney Cen
eralship in case Mr Warren was re-
jected.
Opposes Recess appointment.
It is understood that the President
desired an opportunity to transmit
to the Senate nomination for At
torney General and to have it con-
frmed before the Senate should finally
adjourn. 1t is also understood that
the President desired this course to
be followed rather than to make
a recess appointment. The fear was
expressed that if the nomination of
Mr.. Warren should be rejected today
there would not be a quorum of the
Senate present Monday to handle a
new nomin alton.
An agreement was tentatively en-
tered into by the leaders of the Re
publicanS and the Democrats to post
pone the debate on the Warren nomi-
nation until Monday. Shortly after
this agreement was reached, however
it was reported that Senator Walsh OF
Montana, one of the opponents of Mr.
Warren, would object to such an ar
rangement and that debate would
probably proceed.
President Coolidge, it was reported
had become convinced that the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Warren could not be
confirmed. 1t was pointed out. how
ever, that the President was parti-
cular desirious of having certain ar
guments in support of Mr.. Warren
made a part of the record Only in
this way, he was convinced, could JUS
tice be done to Mr.. Warren. That end
will have been accomplished through
the transmission to the Senate of Mr.
Warren's nomination and the uppor-
tunity to debate it on the floor
Senator Butler of Massachusetts, was
prepared to deliver an address in de-
fense of the nomination of Mr.. War
rem. 1t is understood that he will
put into the record many documents
to refute the charges mad against
Warren by Senator Reed of Missouri
and others.
1t was explained by a spokesman for
the President yesterday that his princi-
pal reason for resubmtting Mr. War
Ten's name was to provide an opportu-
nifty for Mr.. Warren's side of the case to
be presented and placed in the rec
ords of the Senate. The President is
known to have felt that inasmuch as
Mr.. Warren's first nomination was de-
feated by so close a margin, after so
much had been said by administration
opponents against him and so little in
his defense, and as the vote was
taken at a time when it was impos-
slble to present adequately to the
Senate his real qualifications, he
wanted to make possible another op-
portunity to accomplish this.
Presidents Reasons Explained.
In explaining the Presidents rea-
sons for selecting Mr.. Warren for
this cabinet post, this spokesman
said the President chose him after
careful consideration and investiga
ton because of his own personal
knowledge and appreciation of him
Also, he had the Department OF
Justice make an investigation of tha,
case which was tried in the courts
relative to the American Sugar Co
and the beet sugar company ot
Michigan. After all this it did not
appear to the President that there
was anything in his record that con-
Stituted a blemish. The President
considered him a man of high charac-
ter, and appreciated his eminence a,
the bar and his many rare gifts
and intellect. In fact, the President
was satisfied that he would make
a splendid head of the Department OF
Justice and member of his official
family
The President is known to have
been mindful of the great public
services Mr.. Warren has performed in
the past and that he accepted his
offer to become Attorney General al
great deal of personal sacrifice.
Because of all this and of his
knowledge of the esteem in which he
is held by the people of Michigan the
President thought he would give Mr.
Warren the benefit of another nomi-
nation so that the latter's side could
be properly presented
without attempting to criticize the
Senate for rejecting the original
nomination, President Coolidge is
known to have felt that the Senate
should realize that the President
should be allowed to have about hin
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