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Show SCANDAL OVER AN AMBASSADOR President and Bryan Inquire Into a Letter Offering a Position. Washington. M. C, Nov 11 Henry M. Plndell. of Peoria. 111., selected for ambassador to Russia. Secretary Bryan and Samuel M Graham, assistant assist-ant attorney general, went Into conference con-ference with President Wilson early todav. concerning the publication of a letter purporting to hae been wrll ten by Senator Lewis of Illinois to Mr. Pcndell. offering the latter the St. Petersburg post on condition that be resign at the end of one year. President Wilson has indicated he would Investigate all the clrcumstan cea connected with the letter, and the summoning of Mr Oraham was take;: as an indication that the departrTion; of justice might look Into the affair. Intimations have come from Mr. Plndell that the letter was a torger The Russian government ban aire.i-dy aire.i-dy notified the state department Mr Plndell would be persona grata. , |