Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-12
Delegation Will Press His
Name for Commissionership.
TO CALL ON THE PRESIDENT
Charge of Excessive AggTessiveness
Is Resented.
ASSISTANT TO TRACEWELL
Walter w. Warwick Nominated to
Succeed the Late L. P. Mitchell.
Plight of Americans in Mexico.

More chapters in the District Commits
sionership fight We're not written at the
White House today only because Presi-
dent Taft Cancelled his engagements and
repaired to the seclusion of his library to
clear up some unfinished work.
A big delegation of local business men
in behalf of Capt. James F. Oyster was
scheduled for talk with the President
and intended to bear down heavily upon
him to name their choice along with
commissioner Rudolph. Capt. Oyter's
friends have become aroused over reports
that the President has been hesitating
to name the veteran District citizen ow-
ing to intimations to him that Capt.
Oyster is such all aggressive citizen that
he might keep the District building in
trouble. Close friends of Mr.. Oyster re-
sent this charge and declare that the crit
icism comes from two or three men only,
and that these are men with whom capt.
Oyster has been in hot opposition over
the re.ation of the District schools to the
District government. The delegation will
see the President later.
Others in the Race.
Friends Of other candidates are looming
at the White House, the mail the. each
day being literally sprinkled with the
views of District people. Requests on the
part of District people for conferences
with the President are likewise being
made with considerable frequency, and II
the President is able to grant many of
these before he leaves for Panama next
week he will hear a great deal about
District men and affairs.
~ R,S> a. vn1S
at work in his behalf and are said to be
making strong showing at the White
House.
Two names today were added to the list
Of candidates. These are J. Holdsworth
Gordon and H. L. Rust. In both cases.
however. the names are being used with
out the knowledge Of the men them
selves, 1t is said.
A. Leftwich Sinclair is still in the rum
ming and well up to the front His
ment that he Is not only well qualified
for the commissionershp and bears a
reputation unbesmirched. but that he Is
one of the few mentioned whose confirm
alton would be practically certain by rea-
son of the backing of Speaker Clark and
the Virginia senator's, Martin and Swan
son.
Mitchell's Successor Selected.
The President to-day named Walter W.
Warwick, now q member of the economy
and efficiency commission. as assistant
controller Of the Treasury In place Of
Leander P. Mitchell, who died recently.
r. j. Tracewell. controller Of the Treas
ury, has urged the President to fill the
vacancy as soon as possible. as the work
of the Office Is in need of all the atten-
ton it can get. j. u. Terrell, the chief
law clerk Of the office. has been ill nearly
a month, and the who.e work falls upon
MI. Tracewell. Mr.. Warwick was chief
law clerk of the Office for years and is
thoroughly familiar with the duties.
II confirmed by the Senate he will be
able at once to take up the duties of the
position of assistant controller, and re-
Iieye Mr. Tracewell. Mr.. Warwick is orig
inally from Ohio. and President Taft en-
tertains such a high opinion of his legal
abilities that he has several times con-
sidered him for judicial appointment
Other nominations ; rse1 sent ,,o'e to the Senate
H. Mitchell of Missouri. to be register of
the land Office at Springfield Mo-, and
Walter A Collins to be postmaster at
Hattiesburg. Miss.
Chicago Federal Judgeship.
Senator Cullom has an engagement to
see President Taft with Mayor Busse of
Chicago and Fred Upham of that city.
Mayor Busse is here to urge upon the
President the nOnllnatlOn OI george L.
Kelly for federal district judge at
Chicago, while Mr.. Cpham is advocating
the nomination of Theodore Brentano
a judge of the city courts.
Americans in Mexico.
President Taft's attitude as to non-in-
tervention in the troubles of Mexico will
not be changed as a result of an i'm
portant conference at the White House
last night but it may influence him to
find methods to give a greater degree
of protection, if possible, to American
citizens and property. The President
listened for some time to first-hand
stories of the deplorab!e conditions
throughout Mexico and the absolute in
ability. of the Mexican government to do
anything effective.
Senators Fall of New Mexico and Will
liam Alden Smith of Michigan. who con-
Quoted the Senate investigation into the
Mexican revolutions of recent years, and
Representative Hamilton of Michigan,
escorted to the White House w. S. Pence
Of Chicago, Prince Mckinney of C.eve-
land. II. S. Stephenson Of Los Angeles
and E. X. Warren of Three Oaks NJ ch
The three men stated that the Mexican
rebels, to procure arms, are levying upon
Mexicans and Americans alike for money
under the guise of loans The visitors ad-
vocated an open door in the expectation
of arms and ammunition to Mexico.