Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-28
HUGHES CHOOSES FOUR MEN
LACKS FIFTH MEMBER FOR THE
UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Hopes to Get Him Today and An
nounce the Names-Special Session
About July 8.

NEW YORK, June 2S.-Gov. Hughes has
not yet made up the public utilities commits
sion for this city. He has practically de-
ctded on the men he will select for four
out of the five places en- the board, but the
| remaining place he is having difficulty in
filling. For the purpose of completing the
board he came down from Albany last
night. He has summoned to meet him sew
eral men, any of whom he would like to
have accept the appointment, and If he can
land one Of these the governor will prob
ably announce at the Hotel Aston tonight
the makeup of the commission.
He has had and is continuing to receive
applications by the basful from men who
would like the job. and these applica tons
DO not come from the class of men he has
resolved to put on the board although
among the number are many of public
ana political prominence. 1t is the opinion
of the governor that while such men as
these might have answered under the con-
ditlonS or ten years ago, when the transit
situation seemed easy to grapple with,
they could not command the confidence
OF the puolic at this time. Some of the
men are of high standing in the community
and might reasonably be expected by the
average man on the street to make salts
factory members of the commission but the
governor does not think they would do.
Governors Obstacles.
But the obstacle the governor is meeting
with is that the men he would like to APP
point refuse to take the job. The many
duties imposed on the new commission, the
obligation of the bill that the Offices of
the commission must be kept open from
In the morning until II o'clock at night,
with one or more commissioners always
on duty, means that the members of the
board must practically give up the whole
of their time. 1t is this that has made it so
hard to I'LL up the commission. Many
men he would have liked to put on the
the hard work or because they can't afford
to work for $4,000 year. The governor
has tried to eliminate from consideration
three classes of applicants. These three
classes comprise men whose only claim is
past reputation, men who, while they may
be just now in the public eye, are likely
to be distrusted by the people, and men
seem qualified for the office, are yet i'm
practical and not likely to produce results.
But with all these Examinations the govern
or hopes to be able to fill his commission
today.
Going to Jamestown.
For some weeks past there has been
great deal of speculation to the appoint
ments. When the list is given out it is
likely that all these speculations will be
found to have been nothing more than
guessing.
Gov. Hughes returned to Albany last
night He will speak at jamestown July
and July at Saratoga at the Knights
Templars' annual gathering. About 500
thirty -day bills have been left for him to
act on. and after attending to them he will
take rest somewhere in the woods
where he cannot be reached for two or
three weeks at least.
The governor will call a special session
to meet about July to make the new ap-
portionment.