New Britain herald., 1925-03-12
Montana Democrat To Carry Opposition On Floor As He Ques- tions Legality of Sec. ond Nomination.
Nominee Himself Anxious for Another Vote as Some Republicans Re- port Good Chances of Success.

Washington, March 12. Presi- dent Coolidge threw down the gauntlet to his opponents in the senate today by again submitting the nomination of Charles B. War ren to be attorney general. Walsh Will Oppose It
 Senator Walsh, democrat, Mon. tana, said today he questioned tho legality of again bringing the War. ren nomination to the senate. H. predicted that the democrats would vote solidly against confirmation and said he was prepared to continue his fight against it on the floor.
 Without word of comment, the president sent the nomination back just in time to have it waiting on the senate doorstep when the days ses- sion began at noon.
 Comes as Surprise
 The decision of the chief execu- tive astonished most of the senators, including the ranking republican leaders, who had advised the White House that if returned the name of Mir. Warren would fare no better than 1t did when the senate reject. ed 1t on Tuesday by tie vote.
 Some old timers in the senate could recall no precedent for the return of a cabinet nomination that l already had failed to command majority. Such failure itself ha, not occurred since the days of An drew Johnson, and all told ther ! have been but five previous occa sions on which the senate withhel it's approval of any man chosen I the president to sit in his offic family.
 It was Senator Butler of Mass; chusetts, the presidents close fricr elevated by him to the chairman ship of the republican national con mittee and but recently appointed | the seat formerly held by Henr Cabot Lodge, who told Mir. Coolidg, that tn esenate leaders had given ul too easily At a breakfast confer ence with the executive and NJ Warren himself, Senator Butler in sisted that the votes for confirm tion could be obtained and shou be obtained.
 Warren Makes Decision
 MT. Coolidge and the nominee listened attentively to this new presentation of the case. Then the president turned to MT. Warren and left it to him to decide whether the issue should be fought out 70 fin ish or considered closed. Mir. War ren decided in favor of fight.
 No sooner had news of the deci. sion reached the capitol than the enemies Of the Warren appointment began preparations to reopen bat tie they thought they already haG won. Senators Walsh of Montans and Reed of Missouri. who had placed themselves at the head of tn demoratic-in -insurgent epublica group opposing confirmation, de clared they would make resistance even more stubborn than that whicl mustered forty votes on Tuesday. roll call to offset and nuIlify tl forty commanded by the administr ton leaders
 Party Men Very Silent
 For their part most of the IT, publican organization leaders de clined 10 comment. They said they would again go through the mo lions of referring the nomination to committee and then bringing 1t l. the senate floor. The outcome, thu said, could only be determined ! the roll call itself.
 Want Him To Appeal
 Some of Mr. Warren's supporte. want him to appear before the Ju dietary Committee, to which tn nomination went soon after it reach ed the capitol, and reply directly { strictures made on his professions conduct by Senator Walsh and Rec Chairman Cummins, however, sal he had received no request that tl nominee be called to make q stat ment. The committee will meet L. morrow.
 Senator Walsh at first was i cined 10 question the legality again considering the nominatio but he found a precedent had be, established by President Hardii who re-submitted the nomination Walter L. Cohen to be cB'tom comptroller at New Orleans after had been rejected.
 Senator Robinson Of Arkansas, q Democratic leader, declared thcl was a general feeling in the Senai that the nomination should not haN been sent back by the president.
 This was not decided as a par tisan matter" he said in a stat ment. The case was decided on it merits. Some senators believe th, Cohen case is a precedent, but ther is a general feeling that the nomi nation having once been rejected can properly be presented again onls ,,r1ny ,banun of conditions