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Show PINDELL IS TO BE NOMINATED Malicious Misrepresentations Will Not Prevent His Selection. Washing, cn. D. C. Nov 12 -Henry M Plndeil tbe Peoria, III., publisher, will be nominated for ambassador to Russia, and the recently published correspondence, which was alleged to have passed between him and Sena lor Lewis will not Influence the pres Idenfs decision. Secretary Brnn today Issued a statement which sa!d( In part Mr Pindell did not seek the ap , .ointment It was tendered him j without anv solicitation on his par' In response lo the offer he rrankh uated that he would be glad to I serve the administration but that he did not feel that he could consclenti-j oush obligate himself to serve U I full ordinary lerm of a foreign ap pointment. The president asked him to accept it fc-r as long a time as i he could stay and he consented. This is a statement of a matte, which has been grossly misrepresent ed The president will not allow ma llcious representations to interfere rlth his right to nominate to the sen ate the best ciualW'led men within his choice for conspicuous and responsl b!e iKslt!ons " . Mr Bryan, In making public his statement', declared the Pindell inc. dent closed. |