for use in a new charge that McCumber
is pressing that I did wrong in finding
Richards guilty of jury fixing at Nome.
Senate went into Ex. session
from 3 to 6 today & fought over me
- not finished. Senator Foraker
said that he intended to call it up
everyday & makes my enemies
talk - when they quit he will move
for a vote & compel them to talk
again & thus keep them talking
or make them vote. He says we
will have a big majority.
[newspaper clipping:]
"Judge Wickersham's Nomination.
Most of the executive session of the Sen
ate yesterday afternoon was devoted to con-
sideration of the nomination of Judge
James Wickersham to be judge of the
United States court for the district of
Alaska, but he was not confirmed. The
charges against him, which have prevented
confirmation for three years, were urged
strongly by Senators McCumber, Hans-
brough, Nelson, Teller, Pettus and a num-
ber of others. He was defended by Sen=
ators Foraker, Dillingham, Bailey, Culber-
son and others. No vote was had, nor did
it appear that one is imminent. He is serv-
ing on a recess appointment."
Teller is not against me & there
were not a "number of others" against
me - just McCumber, Hansborough
Nelson & Pettus. Judge Day
is in the city - he denounces the
filibustering tactics of my enemies
as infamous.
