Show hale champions gen coppinger washington jan 16 senator halo hale made an argurn nt before beffie the sinate si nate committee on oil military alkalis today in favor of the confirmation at 0 the nomination of oc gen coppinger to bo be balga dier genethal ile he sald bald that gen cupi copi 1 inger had served through the war its aa till nn officer had fought in thirty one cite battits anti and had been wounded oun ded in two lie he produced tire the original let letter ter of rf r commendation to tire the governor of connecticut briten by gen custea and indorse by general sheridan recommending in ili strong terms the promotion of mr air coppinger Coppin Brer then a captain to the ot of one of 0 the connecticut sanator hale said he beliy on oil tire the part pa rt of 0 gen Coli cuppinger Cuppl nger in ili taking 0 out ut hla his naturalization papers was tire due to tho the fact that lie he had an interest in ili the entail of an rotate in ireland mallch he ha was advised by prominent amell ameil tans tani including mr air blaine might be crid angered by his becoming a elt elteen len of this country lie he calli d attention to the fact that coppinger had bad been pom times ail and had taken the oath or of on all much occasions occa ca ions ile he accounted for the gin a cn bials 1 participation in the civil conflict in italy ahen lien a jungr oun g man by saying that lie he mas a pi 0 soldier uhe committee adjourned without ing uron upon the nomination abich Is in I 1 I 1 cing aln fought by the A P A |