Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-26
PLANS ALREADY ON FOOT
Expect to Begin With Commissioners
and Go Down the Line.
STATES ARE PARTLY MADE UP
w. Y. Cox, James F. Oyster, Robert
N. Harper, NJ. I. Weller and
w. NICK. Clayton Mentioned.


clean sweep Of the Offices in the Distric
! government in the event of the electio,
| Of democratic administration Novembe,
d. it is said by local democrats who ar,
| taking an active part in the presen
campaign. Starting with the Distric
Commissioners, there is to be, it Il
| asserted. change all the way down tn,
line at the District building, unless Their.
is good reason to retain the present in
| cumbents, which means in most instances
| that to retain job the incumbent mus
| be good democrat
Since the democrats here became con
WINGED that their party would win in tn,
coming election, and Woodrow Wilso,
was to be the next President of tn,
| United States, the local politicians hav,
| been scurrying around framing up slate
or partial states for the many office.
which are to be filled in the District o.
Columbia.
| AS a starter the Washington democrat.
obtained from each Of the democratic
candidates for the presidential nomina
| ton a promise that they would, in the
event Of their election to President. re-
spect the wishes Of the local democrats
would appoint Washington men to offices
In the District. And the democrats are
confident that Gov. Wilson will stand by
this promise if he comes to the White
House.
Mentioned for Commissioners.
So far the men who have been most
prominently mentioned in democratic cir.
cles for District Commissioners are w. "
Cox. president of the Second National
Bank; Capt: James F. Oyster, president
of the Chamber of Commerce; Robert n
Harper. president of the District Ma
tdonal Bank; NJ. 1. Weller and William
Nick. Clayton, president Of the Fedora.
ton of Citizens Associations. 1t is I'M
derstood that Mr.. Clayton will probably
be named as the candidate Of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations, and that
they will stand behind him in the race
All of these men are we'll known in the
democratic party in the District.
Henry l.. West, who was District Com
missioner before the present board was
appointed by President Taft, and who
represented the democracy on the board
may be a candidate for the place also
1t Is said. Already it is understood worl,
In his behalf has been quietly begun by
his friends.
1t was an unwritten law for many years
that there should be one republican, one
board of District Commissioners, But the
democrats have served notice that II
they come into power they are going to
demand that both the civilian Commits.
sioners be appointed from the ranks OF
the democracy. They CAIN that wher
President Taft appointed Commissioners
Rudolph and Johnston he did not abide
by this unw:itten law. They declare that
Commissioner Johnston. former army
officer. is more Of a republican than a
democrat The local democrats made q
fighting against his confirmation on this
ground when his name was sent to the
Senate for confirmation, and in the Sen.
ate committee all the democratic sena.
tors 1t Is said. supported them in their
fight against the confirmation, of John.
StOn.
Terms Expire Next January.
The terms of the two civilian Commits
sioners expire next January, when they
will have been in office for three years
The organic act of the District calls fol
the appointment Of two civilian Commits.
sioners for three-year terms. or service
may continue until their successors are
appointed The question arises as te
whether President Taft will reappoin,
Commissioners Rudolph and Johnston fol
another three-year term next January
even If he himself Is going out of office
March 4. It is believed. however. by the
democrats that in the event OF the cleo
ton Of Gov. Wilson to the presidency
President Taft will not reappoint the
Commissioners. but will allow them tC
continue in Office Until their successors
are appointed by 1.-THE democratic admin
iStration.
There will be a great amount of patron
age in the District to be distributed by
the democrats II they come into power
outside of the District building. new
postmaster for Washington will be ap-
pointed, and 1t is understood that John
S. Miller may become candidate for thai
Office. Other offices that will be filled with
democrats are United States district at
torney corporation counsel, collector OF
customs at the port Of Georgetown, re.
corder of deeds and United States mar.
formerly United States district attorney
here. would accept the place again If il
We're offered him is problematicai. Tha,
there will be many of the democratic
lawyers out for the district attorneyshir
as we'll as for the office of corporation
counsel goes without saying.
An office which does not come under the
District government in any sense Of the
term, but which the local democrats mean
to have a try for. is that OF public printer
Two possible candidates for the place are
Patrick j. Haltigan and c. f. Sudwarth.
One thing which the local democrats
have made very clear Is that in their de-
mand that District jobs be given to bona
fide residents of the District they will
seek to clear out Of the District building
any employees who have their residences
in the states, who own property elsewhere
and do not pay taxes In the District.
TO BE BURIED IN BALTIMORE.
Funeral nf Mrs Huthridpe IN Re-