Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
President to Consider Appoint
mentS in State.
GOOD PLACES ARE VACANT
Several Republican Lame Ducks
Must Be Cared For.
FIGHT OVER ABERNATHY's JOB
Naval Electrician Gets Medal for
Saving Sailor-Depew Discusses
Judicial Nominations.

President Taft is about TO enter on the
consideration of a series of important
Ohio appointments. selections which, ii is
hoped by Ohioans, will go far toward
.asrmonizing and reinvgorating the party
IN that state.
There are three or four republican
lame ducks i'm that state who must be
cared for. men who stand high in party
councils. and will be looked to for help
N restoring the party to fighting trim in
The srea campaign that looms up in 1872,
possibly between two Ohio men-Taft and
Harmon. Then there are several impor-
ant federal jobs about TO become vacant,
With a horde of hungry statesmen and
politicians wanting recognition.
Granville w. Mooney. speaker of the
last republican house in Ohio a friend
and protege of Senator Burton. is to be
given something good. and he is tenta-
lively slated for secretary of Porto
Rico.
Carmi Thompson. who got through as
secretary of state when Gov Harmon
WAS first elected and who withdrew
from the republican fight for Suberna-
torial candidate, is slated for assistant
secretary Of the interior. to succeed As
siStant Secretary Wilson. who will re-
turn to Indiana to practice law.
The recent death of Judge Robert w.
TavIor. in the northern district of Ohio,
makes valuable opening or some
good republican,. At the pres1nt time
~" strongest man appears to be L. q.
I'cnmau of Toledo, and it is possible
that he will be nominated.
Two Desirable Places.
In the southern judicial district of the
state. embracing Cincinnati, the terms
# the incumbents of the offices of United
states attorney and United States mar
shal have just expired. Sherman Nc
Pherson. the United States attorney,
will probably not succeed himself, and
HE man slated for the place is Thomas
Darby, now assistant United States at
,orney.
Eugene Lewis. the United States mar
shal, appears to have little serious oppO-
sition for reappointment and will go
through all right.
There Is also talk of putting in a sue
lessor to G. A. Bosworth, the assistant
United States treasurer at Cincinnati.
If he should go out his successor is like
y to be Philip Fosdick.
For the southern district appointments
The President will lock to Representatives
tons. subject to the approval of Senators
Rurton and Dick.
Case of Wade Ellis.
Wade Ellis is an orphan boy. politi-
ally in Ohio. He was trust buster of
ne Taft administration until last March,
rhen the President thought he would
make just the man to handle the re-
,ublican situation in Ohio. Ellis resigned
- assistant to the Attorney General, went
- Ohio said little and looked wise. For
-nme reason he hooked UP wrong. made
-1emies and had to be taken out of
arness at the beginning of the real fight.
~'nce last March, however. he has been
al work special attorney for the
department of Justice. handling trust
Asses. and financially will lose nothing
He President has Ellis in mind for Judge
>? the customs court. succeeding Judge
W II. Hunt, who has been nominated
; circuit Judge for the court of COM
lIeIce If Mr.. Ellis is not named for
ibis court IL will be due to the fact that
ge made many enemies i'm Ohio during
ac few months he was handling the
ems
This customs court judicial appoint
rent has already brought out numerous
'andidates. Senator Warner and the re-
4ublican representatives from Missouri
ave indorsed Hugh McIndoe of Joplin.
Repre- Morgan of that state
allied on the President today to speak
good word for McIndoe.
Candidates for Marshalship.
JACK ADerldthS resignation as
United States marshal for the western
district of Oklahoma has precipitated a
fight for the vacancy. G.. NJ Cade, re-
publican national committeeman of the
state. * candidate. He has the back
ing Of Representative Morgan one of the
two republicans in Congress from the
state Mr.. Morgan called on the Presi
dent today in behalf of Cade. Repre-
sentative Mcguire, the other -epublican
i'm Congress, is for George A. Foster of
Perry.
Representative Poindexter Of Wash
ington, senator-elect from that state,
saw President Taft today to again
urge the nomination of o. G. Moore of
Spokane for federal district Judge of
Washington, in place of the late Judge
whitson.
Senator Bradley. Representative
elect Powers and Charles Finley of
kentucky today asked the President
10 appoint George Patrick postmaster
at Williamsburg, Ky.
Medal for Naval Hero.
William Z. Snyder. chief electrician
or the scout cruiser Birmingham. was
presented a medal of honor today by
President Taft. many members of the
cabinet being present. Snyder, who
is twenty-eight years old and halls from
Bethlehem. Pa, jumped overheard in
CHAMPION ROADS last FeDrudTS, saving
a seamon who could not swim. In pre-
scHtiug the medal the President said
MIR. Snyder, ii has become my very
pleasant duty to present to you media
OF honor to commemorate your courage,
and effective courage. in saving the life OF
a comrade ho was sinking for the second
time and would doubtless have lost hi
life had you not gone without hesitation TO
his rescue. Attempted rescues in suci
cases are frequently attended by the
death of both. and il gives me great
pleasure 10 present tn you. on behalf o.
the government OF the United States al
evidence that you are worthy membel
of the United States Navy
Senator Depew of the judiciary com
mittee of the Senate, conferred with tn,
President as To the judicial nomination.
pending before that body. There ar,
rumors Of opposition To some of tn,
nominations.