Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26
B|[BO TO FIGHT
HARRISON T0END
Scores Colleague in Contro-
versy Over Holmes Nomi->
nation for Judge.
By the Associated Press.


his colleague, Senator Pat Harrison
Of Mississippi, was promised yesterday
by Senator Bilbo. Harrison responded
he vas not deferred or frightened by
the threat of my colleagues opposi-
ton"
Informed Harrison had accepted his
challenge, Bilbo said he was ready
to leave 1t to the people Of Mississippi
to say who was right and who was
wrong"
1.-The trouble with Senator Harri-
son." Bilbo said, lis that he has been
in the Senate so long that he thinks
he's the boss of the roost. He thinks
he can do no wrong.
1.-THE trouble with Senator Harrison
is that he has just found out Missis"
sippi has two Senators in Washing
ton"
Referring to the controversy over
nomination of Mississippi judge to
the Circuit Court of Appeals. Bilbo
said:
II can't travel with colleague who
wants to cram down my throat a man
who put me In jail for political rea-
sons.
Wants Decent Consideration"
I'm in the market for a colleague
that will have some regard for my
feelings and give me decent considera-
ton.
Harrison could have gotten Holmes
confirmed under the Hoover admins
tration If he hadn't wanted the whole
hog. II they had been willing to
let President Hoover at that time
select the successor to Holmes they
could have had Holmes appointed
then to the Circuit Court"
The political feud arose as an after
math Of Bilbos opposition to the
nomination Of Judge Edwin r. Holmes
to the Circuit Court Of Appeals. Har-
rison recommended Holmes to the
White House and backed his indorse-
ment yesterday at Senate commit
tee hearing bristling with exchanges
between the two Mississippians.
At the conclusion Of Senate
judiciary subcommittee investigation
today, Harrison said he was confident
Holmes appointment would be con-
flrmed by the Senate.
As the hearing recessed. Bilbo was
asked If he wodld support Harrison
for reelection.
Hell, no." was his reply. do you
think I'd support a man that treats
a colleague the way he has me? I'll
60 all the way. honorably. to have him
defeated"
Asked who he planned to support,
Bilbo said:
Some one that will respect me-"
In answer to this, Harrison said he
had done everything humanity pos
sible to be agreeable and to cooper
ate with Senator Bilbo."
Regrets Break"
In a statement, he said he regretted
Bilbo finds this incident to break
with me-"
ut may make my task harder, but
have no doubt tina: the people OF
Mississippi appreciate the situation
and will rally to my defense" he said.
Bilbo charged he had been "tricked'
because the nomination was sent to
the Senate while he was away from
Washington. He said that Harrison
knew he would oppose the nomination,
but Harrison testified that the first he
knew Of Bilbo's opposition was after
the nomination had been received by
the Senate.
The concluding committee session
was devoted largely to Bilbo's state
ment refuting testimony of Holmes.
whom Bilbo denounced for sentencing
him to jail in 1923 for contempt of
court.
Bilbo denied he had pleaded guilty
to the charge, and said his sentence of
80 days in Jail and 500 fine was re-
duced to 10 days, not because of his
frank admissions" but upon advice
Of political friends" of Holmes.
II am firmly convinced, and have
always been." Bilbo told the commit
tee. that in imposing the sentence
and thus branding me as q Jail bird,
Judge Holmes and his political adj
visers thought that it would destroy
me politically forever, and defeat me
for Governor that year. and it did"
HE put me in Jail for political rea-
sons, and he modified the sentence for
political reasons" Bilbo said.
Holmes denied politics had entered
into the case.