New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
.O'CORMAN AND NJ ADOO
"OUT" ON COLLECTOR
Senator Wants Churchill Ap-
pointed to the Office and Sec
rotary Favors Polk.
WILSON DODGES SELECTION
Long List of Important Nomi-
nations Sent to the Senate,
Some of Which Repub-
licans Will Oppose.
From The Tribune Burea o.

From The Tribune Bureau
/ Washington. April Ex-senator . German
! and Secretary. McAdoo are at decided
odds over the question OF filling the post
/ of Collector of the Port of New York.
l their differences causing the delay OF the
| President in sending a nomination TO the
/ Senate
! Senator O'Gorman is supporting Thomas
| w. Churchill. president Of the Board Of
/ Education of New York. and is not dis
posed to permit Secretary McAdoo TO put
/ over Frank Lyon Polk, formerly presi-
dent Of the Municipal civil Service Conn
mission President Wilson has not indi-
Gated his choice and is inclined to iot
; Senator O'Gorman and Secretary McAioo
settle the controversy themselves.
Either Mr.. Polk or Mr. Churchill would
/ be acceptable to the President. although
/ il is understood that he is more favorable
/ toward Mr. Churchill. who has had actual
| experience In the office Of the Collector
having worked his way through the
| grades under civil service regulations up
TO that of solicitor. Senator O'Gorman
| has not yet insisted on the appointment CT
| Mr.. Churchill but such n situation seems
/ likely TO develop unless Secretary McAdoo
recedes from his determined support cf
Mr.. Polk
While MI Churchill Is evidently the
i real choice Of Senator O'Gorman. the
| Senator has presented four other men for
President wilson's consideration. They
are Thomas NJ. Mulry. Lawson - Purdy.
president Of the Tax Board; William b.
/ Ellison. Corporation Counsel under Mayor
Mcclellan. and Judge John j. Rooney. OF ,
/ the Court OF Claims at Albany. All were
active I'm the support OF President wilson
and il is said none is strongly affiliated
with Tammany. Mr.. Ellison being an in
dependent Democrat.
President Wilson Is Influenced by TWO
considerations. one being his desire To lind
I a man not closely affiliated with Tam
many-prcferably some one outside hat
! organization who would not necessarily
| be- Objectionable 10 Boss Murphy and
the other his anxiety 10 name man who
measures up 10 the calibre OF william
! Loeb. ir. and who would maintain the
/ standard Of efficiency set by Mr.. Loeb.
! He recognizes now more than ever before
! that the post - important. and one that
will be watched closely IN the light II
Mr. Loebs administration.
Judue Lynn for U. S. Attorney.
The name u John - Lynn. Of Koches-
! ter. a county judge of Monroe County.
mas been presented To President Wilson
, BY upstate Independent Democrats Tor
} the Office OF United States Attorney FOR
the Western District Of New York II
has been urged that the appointment OF
| Judge Lynn would be highly pleasing u
the independent Democrats In the West
ern part OF the state. Judge Lynn. the
/ President has been told. is an able law
/ per and man OF the highest integrity,
! and he has the Endorsement Of lawyers
and business men through his section Of
i the state ~ well a. that OF the members
of Congress interested
The names OF Jerry j.. sullivan. OF
/ Iowa. who was mentioned as possible
/ Cabinet appointee 20 be general APP
pralser. and William j. Harris, OF
/ Georgia. To- De Director OF the Census,
We're included IN the list Of nominations
/ sent To- the Senate to-day by the Presi
| dent Henry : Breckenridge. Of Ken
/ lucky. was nominated az Assistant Secre-
tary OF War. TO succeed Robert Shaw
Oliver. and Robert w. Woolley, who was
In charge OF important publicity work ia
the Wilson campaign. 20 be Auditor for
the Interior Department.
Other Nominations Sent In.
Among the other nominations sent 10
the Senate to-day were the following.
Appraiser OF Customs at Philadelphia.
william W Roper.
Collector OF Internal Revenue. Herbert
II. Manson I'd District Of Wisconsin.
Judge OF the District Court Of ALASKA.
Division No. !. Robert W. Jennings, OF
Alaska.
United States Attorney for the District
Of Oregon Clarence l.. Reames.
United States Marshal, Eastern District
of Texas. Benjamin f. Sheriff.
Registers of the Land Oflce-At kal,s-
pell. Mont. Frank o. Williams; al Santa
Fe y NJ. Francisco Delgado.
Recorder Of the General Land Office,
Lucius q. &. Lamar.
Receiver Of Public Moneys az Cheyenne.
Wyo.. Luke Voorhees,.
Assistant Attorney General Of the
United States before the Court Of Claims.
Samuel Houston Thompson. ir.. OF Den
yer
To Be Governor OF Alaska.
Major j. f.. A. Strong. of juneau. has
been selected for appointment as GOV
error OF Alaska. TO succeed Walter f.
Clark. resigned. Major Strong appoint
ment will be sent to the Senate, possibly
! tomorrow.
Major Strong Is the editor ana pub
Usher Of The Alaska Daily Empire. at
Juneau lie has been resident OF
Alaska for fourteen years. and formerly
published newspapers in Fairbanks ana
Nome. For many years he was "A news
paper man In California and Washington.
For appointment as Governor he was in
dorsed by practically the entire terri
| toriaI LEGISLATURE and many citizens.
This is the first OF the territorial guber-
material appointments to be made" said
! Secretary Lane to-day. 1T Is In con
formity with the policy I have adopted
10 appoint no man. whatever may be his
qualifications or personal and political In
huence. TO any Office In the territories
VINO ia not a bona fde resident OF the ter
ritorv I'm which ne seeks Office. In addi-
tion TO this requirement, | have decided
not to appoint any man To important
office anywhere whom do not know per
! -.,,.. .l., and | am sending for