Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-07
ONLY PRAISE HEARD
Early Confirmation OF Com.
missioners Expected.
NOMINATIONS REFERRED
Senate District Committee Will Take
Prompt Action.
AWAITING NEW OFFICIALS
Welcome Being Prepared by District
Rui1diuo ErnpIore~ for unode
NOMINATIONS REFERRED
AWAITING NEW OFFICIALS
Welcome Being Prepared by District
Building Employees for Heads
of Local Government.

Cuno III. Rudolph and John a. Johnston
who were nominated yesterday by Presi-
dent Taft to be District Commissioners,
will probably be confirmed by the Senate
early next week, possibly Monday.
If there is any opposition to the selec-
tons of the chief executive Ii has not
yet developed. and the prediction is freei,
made by several prominent members OF
the Senate District committee that no
opposition will be found when the Senate
is asked to approve.
The nominations were referred to the
Senate District committee. formally
reaching the hands of It's clerk. John
Walker. this morning.
Chairman GalinScr of the District COM
mittee said that the committee either
would be polled or would hoid meeting
within the next day or two. He expect,
the nominations to he reported TO the
Senate by the committee early next week.
Expressions of Popular Approval.
Another senator who is on the District
committee, said that he took occasion
to sound several passengers on street
cars on which he Travelled this morning.
In every case. he said, he heard praise
of President Taft's choice and he eN
pressed the opinion that, inasmuch "a
the District residents were the ones mos;
concerned. these eXprS sSions of views
were significant and convincing.
Members of the District committee who
were seen tins norm declared that the
politics of the men selected was OF no
consequence. The main concern, IL WAS
asserted is to have men of ability and
high integrity. and those qualifica lions arr
met by Messrs. Rudolph and Johnston.
AS there is no political strife in the Dis
t.ict IL is believed their political views
will make little, IL any. difference when
they are considered for confirmation.
Preparing Welcome.
The District building employees arc pre-
pairing a welcome for Cuno H. Rudolph
and Gen. John y. Johnston. There is every
evidence of the entire force waiting with
pent up and growing Impotence TO sec
just what the new Commissioners will do.
Scarcely any new matter is being started
on its career through the departments
for the approval or disapproval OF IN.
present board. The chicken law. with its
mortal wound from the hand of Judge
Mullowny, seems to be the one thing witt
nine lives, and this morning was holding
up its injured head TO declare that there
would be a very strenuous attempt t.
get the higher courts to decide on il.
Secretary William Tindall said today
that the very first thing that he will do
when the actual appointment of the new
Commissioners is announced will be to
get out the card index and enter the
names OF Cuno III. Rudolph and Gen.
John 4. Johnston on the list along with all
the other employees of the Districts gov
eminent. That card index is the greatest
little directory of the people who have
passed into and out of the service thai
has ever been arranged. The Commits
siOners. past and present are all entered
there alphabetically, along with the most
inconSpicuouS messenger. The date OF
their appointments. their pay. their raises.
their designations or their discharges.
and in some cases their deaths. are reg
istered on the cards in the secretary's
Office.
Cites a Precedent.
Dr. Tindall was reminiscing today On
the subject of army and navy officer
coming into civil life and appointments
He said:
with respect to the availability of
Gen. Johnston as a Commissioned, in
view Of the fact that he is a resigne,i
officer of the United States Army, al
appears that there is a precedent for
the action in the appointment of Capt.
Seth l.. Phelps, who was u graduate OF
the Naval Academy and served in rne
navy until after the close of the civil
war. He then resigned and went mt,
the service of the Pacific Mail Com
pany.
He was bipartisan in politics and
held office Commissioner of the Dis
trict with Commissioner Josiah Dent a
democrat. from July /. 1878, to Noveu.-
Der 20, 1879. That was on the perma
nent board of Commissioners. He was
on the temporary board from Januar"
Is, 1875, TO June so. 1878.
Like 6ien. Johnston, he was
man of marked mental culture and OF
extended business experience. both H.
the service and in private life. His dis
cussion of the District finances in the
annual report OF the Commissioners fol
the fiscal year 1878 was a remarkably
able plea for the refunding OF the Dis
trict debt.
commissioner Thomas Il. Morgan, VIII"
was on the board with Mr.. Dent. althougil
ciasSed az q republican In the municipal
political campaigns III the District, va
an active democrat, SO that party dis
tinction between the Commissioners has
not always been closely drawn.
New Board Will Organize.
After the administration Of the oath by
DR.. William Tindall the new Commission
ers will elect president of the board.
1t is understood that Mr.. Rudolph will
be elected.
The Commissioners will next probably
determine what departments will come
under the supervision Of each, and Il is
regarded as quite possible for them to
leave the arrangements undisturbed. II
the present schedule is adopted by the
new board Mr.. Rudolph, as president, will
have charge of the fire department,
health department., office of the seaier OF
weights and measures, electrical depart
ment. insurance department board OF
charities office of the inspector OF gas
and meters and all unassigned matters.
Commissioner West now has the finances
under his eye, and il Gen. Johnston sue
ceeds him and takes over the duties with
out change, the auditing and accounting
of the District will he in his cha rye This