Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
PRESIDENT SEEKS
|. c. c. CANDIDATE.
Woods Name viii Not Be
Resubmitted to Senate,
White House Declares.

The nomination of Cyrus f. Woods
of PENNSYLVANIA, for the Interstate
Commerce Commission, rejected yes
terday by the Senate, will not be re-
submitted it was said today at the
White House.
In some instances in the past
where nominations have been disap-
proved by the Senate, those who failed
of confirmation have been given
Z recess appointments after the adjourn
nent of Congress. In the Woods case,
however, it was said the President
e was canvassfng the field for another
to whom the post could be offered.
In rejecting the nomination late
yesterday by a vote of 40 to 2S, after
! q heated three-day battle in eXecu-
tive session, the Senate added another
name to the now rather large list OF
Coolidge appointments that 1t has
found unacceptable, and blasted, Tor
the time being at least, Pennsylvania s
long-felt hope for representation on
the Commerce Commission.
Endorsed By Mellon.
Mr.. Woods, who twice before had
been confirmed as an ambassador,
had been indorsed by Secretary Mellon
and Senators Pepper and Reed, Re-
publicans, of the keystone State. The
latter has been active in attempts 10
have a Pennsylvania citizen placed
on the regulatory commission, de-
claring in the Senate and in addresses
elsewhere that his State was entitled
TO such representation because of its
Importance.
Woods opponents quoted freely
from these addresses In arguing
against confirmation, both before the
Interstate commerce committee ana
during the Senate debate. They con-
tended the main purpose behind the
move to have Pennsylvania thus rep,
resented was to give the soft coal
operators Of that State an additional
advantage in the lake cargo freight
rate controversy with Virginia, west
Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Mr.. Woods had assured the commit
tee at public hearings that he would
not participate in the large cargo
case now pending, but despite these
assurances the committee rendered an
adverse report on his nomination.
Reid to Keep Up Fight.
Senator Reed openly opposed the |
nominations of Thomas F. Woodlock |
of New York and Richard v. Taylor |
of Alabama as commissioners at the |
last session, serving notice that he |
would oppose all such appointments |
until his State was recognized.
Before the Woodlock and Taylor |
nomination came to vote, however,
Senator Reed withdrew his opposi- |
ton, and President Coolidge nomi- !
mated for the next vacancy Mr.. Woods. |
Before his nomination was made,
Senator Reed, in addresses in the Sen
ate and in his home State, repeatedly
declared that Pennsylvania was en-
titled to a place on the Commerce
Commission because of it's Importance.
Senator Golf, Republican, West Vir
ginia, led off the final round or ora
tory yesterday with a speech against
confirmation and was followed by Sen
ator Willis, Republican, Ohio, in favor
of Woods. Senator Reed, Democrat,
Missouri, then spoke in opposition,
with Pepper appealing for confirma-
ton, and Senator Nelly, Democrat, |
West Virginia, bringing the discus
sion to g. close.
Linked With Primary.
Mr.. Woods, whose home is in |
Greensburg, participated in Pennsyl |
va1ria's recent $4,000, 900 Republican
primary campaign as haison officer be-
tween the organizations of Senator
Pepper and John S. Fisher, the sue
cessful candidate for governor.
Before that he had several years
service as an ambassador of his coun-
try, being appointed to Madrid by
President Harding and later trans
ferred to Toxic. He was in the Jap
anese capital during the earthquake
Of 1928 and rendered conspicuous serv-
ices as g. leader Of the American re-
lief forces after that catastrophe.
Mr.. Woods own family suffered In |
the earthquake, and soon afterward |
he resigned to return to this country
for the purpose, as he explained to
the interstate commerce committee, to
devote his time to getting his family |
back to normal health after their har-
rowing experiences.