| Show ruman Choice hoice Rebuffed n Senate Senaie Unil WASHINGTON Oct 1 UP 2 President Truman's nomination of Raymond S. S McKeough former Democratic house member from Illinois to the U. U S. S maritime commission com corn mission was disapproved Monday by the senate commerce committee committee commit commit- tee on a to 7 vote If H the senate follows the thc majority majority ma ma- report it w will ll be he the first such action on a nomination by Mr Truman since he succeeded to the presidency Chairman Bailey D D. N. N C. C told reporters after the closed meeting he voted for confirmation but declined de de- de dined elined to disclose how other members mem mern- bers hers voted Explains Report Bailey said the adverse report was not due to his McKeough's connections with the C CIO I 0 political political cal action committee but a asserted that it was due to the Intense among factions of ot the Seamen's Sea Sea- men's mens union fon McK McKeough McKough ough when before a 1 Commerce Commerce Com tom merce subcommittee more than two weeks ago said h he was waS th the 1944 1914 director of the c top CIO A C Cm in Illinois Wisconsin n and Indiana in support of the term fourth-term campaign campaign cam carn of former President Roose Roose- velt At that time however he emphasized emphasized em em- that he was not a I C-I CIO 0 member and that he was acting in the nature of an and still was on the pay roll Called Fine Man Blan Bailey said several members of the committee who had served inthe Inthe in inthe the house with McKeough said the nominee was a fine man and there wa was no question of his In in- in The commerce committee at nt a previous session BessIon declined to take any action and Bailey at at that time said the president would be given an opportunity to shed more light on the nomination Asked Monday whether the presIdent presIdent president pres pres- ident had been advised of at the situation situation situa situa- tic tion Bailey Balley said he had been but de declined to amplify He added that he expected a fight on the senate floor William Green head of the American Federation of Labor has been opposing the nomination |
