Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24

District of Columbia, in the city of Wash
ington, no two men who are better fitted
for the positions to which they have been
nominated than Mr.. Rudolph and Capt
Oyster. The work which Mr.. Rudolph
has done for the District of Columbia
speaks we'll for itself and nothing could
be better for the city of Washington and
for the District of Columbia than that he
should continue his services in that posi-
ton Everybody here is we'll acquainted
with the qualifications of Capt. Oyster.
with his work in the school board and in
the Board Of Trade and in many other
organizations in the District of Column
bia.
IF their two nominations are confirmed.
as truly hope they will be. We will have
working side by side two of the best men
who could be found anywhere for these
positions"
Assured of Good Government.
George w. Evans, who said he had
known Commissioner Rudolph ever Since
he had been resident of Washington.
while his acquaintance with Capt. Oyster
dated from childhood. declared that the
people of the District of Columbia would
be assured a good. clean government II
the nominations of these men to be Com
missioners are confirmed by the Senate.
Said Mr.. Evans:
1T is a great pleasure to me to pay
personal tribute to each one or tnese
nominees. l have had the pleasure or
knowing Mr. Rudolph intimately since the
first day he came to this city. I have had
many dealings with him. many business
relations and very pleasant soclal &C
quaintance. / have found him in every
thing one Of the most conscientious. one
OF the most faithful and one of the most
efficient public servants that this District.
of Columbia has had in generation
There is no question among any OF You,
a
fact that he has made a wise. able and
conscientious administrative officer, doing
his duty as he saw it in the light OF the
laws that We're before him.
LAS to Capt. Oyster. he. like myself, Is
a mossback of the District of Columbia
that is. we were both born and raised IN
this city. 1t has been my pleasure to
have been intimately associated with
Capt. Oyster from his childhood to the
present time. We have been together In
business, socially. from that time to this
We have both had military service and l
hope we have both served well ana 1aith-
fully in that as. well as In all matters
that have heretofore appertaihed to the
District of Columbia in municipal anafrs
We have always lent helping hand to
encourage those who were in author ty
to do their best. No better man ives III
this community today than Capt. Oyster.
.'The only differences | have ever had
with him were i'm politics. he being
democrat of an answering character am
| / a republican. ! can bear testimony -
| the fact that on all occasions OF a polftl-
| cal nature when the democratic party
| called upon him for support in SUD-
| stantial way. they got it. So there is no
question as to his democracy
Praises Services Rendered.
William 7. Galliher spoke at length
of the services rendered the District OF
Columbia by Cuno Fl. Rudolph as District
- ar
| as president of the Board of Education.
cit would be retrocrade movement
and a step in the wrong direction" sad
Mr. Galliher, "if our Board of Commits
sioners were appointed because Of their
| utilization with any political party.
have been honored with the friendship
of Commissioner Rudolph for many years.
| The work that he has done of philan-
| thropic and charitable nature has marked
| him as a man of high ideals. His adj
ministrative record as president OF the
| work that he has done as Commissioner
| Of the District. commands our admiration
and Endorsement, and We would be recre-
| ant to the highest motives and to the mo-
| tives that ought to actuate us If We did
| not heartily indorse his nomination as
| Commissioner of tie District of Column
| bia to succeed himself.
| Capt OYSTERS wOrl. for the interests
Of the District has been unremitting.
He has been faithful and efficient in
every trust committed TO his hands Six
and half years ago he entered upon his
school work He found the school board
in a more or less chaotic condition.: but
| at the end Of these six and half years
We have no feeling except one of ex-
altation when we look at the standard
Of excellence to which he has brought
the public schools Of Washington.
IT do not mean to minimize the CO.
operation that he has had in his work
on the school board. but do lay stress
upon the fact that as leader he has
demonstrated his marked executive abil-
lily in the handling of the management
of the public schools.
Taft Best Qualified to Choose.
Mr.. Rosenberg declared that. in his
! opinion, President-elect Wilson. if he
| should be consulted on the matter. would
| indicate preference for the nominations
| to be confirmed because President Taft
has been q resident OF Washington Tor
four years and is hest qualified. by reason
OF his acquaintance with local conditions,