Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-17
DISTRICT BATTLE
BECOMES LIVELY
: Favorite Candidates for Com
missioners Are Urged on
President.
OLIVER P. NEWMAN
is OPPOSED BY DAVIS
Declared Newspaper Man Is Not
District Resident-Darr
Strongly Backed.

Thc District Commissioner fight be-
came lively today. Around the White
House and in democratic circles in the
iuStrlct things hummed Secretary
Tumulty had hardly reached the White
House before Henry +. Davis arrived
and offered a number of suggestions.
Later In the day John F. Costello.
democratic national committeeman, put
In an appearance. and j. :. Easily
smith. who has taken a deep interest
In democratic politics in the District.
was a visitor about noon. not to speak
of a dozen communications received in
the morning mail. All indications
pointed to the fact that the President
is close to final decision as TO the
commissioners. and that those inter-
ested are attempting to get in their
work before the flag falls
Opposes o. P. Newman.
Henry T. Davis declared that his visit
was for the purpose of again urging
President Wilson. through Secretary
Tumulty, to name democrats as Com
InissIoners who are friendly to the
local democratic organization. which
consists of Committeeman Costello and
the central committee long ago agreed
upon when some of the factions united
Mr.. Davis also showed hostility to
oliver l.. Newman, the newspaper man
VINO is believed to have the inside
track Tor nomination as one of the
commissioners. Mr. Davis declared
that Mr.. Newman is not a resident oi
the District within the terms of the
law providing that a man must be
bona fide resident of the District for
three years.
There was no question. said Mr.. Davis.
-yzIx
the law in this respect. inasmuch as his
residence mere had been short and in the
last year or so he had not lived in the
District at all. He intmated that the
facts in Mr. Newmans case would be
submitted to the Senate i'm opposition to
confirmation. if Newman is named. Not
only was this an objection to Mr.. New
man, he said but Mr. Newman had
never done anything to aid the local dem
ocrats in their work. either in financial
contribution or otherwise.
Said to Favor Darr.
Mr.. Davis did not say so, but reports
are that he has gone over to Charles ".
Darr for Commissioner and as a represen-
tative of the democratic organization.
Mr. Darr. as already stated in The Star
has pretty strong backing. Charles A.
Douglas and other democrats have pre-
sented his name to the White House and
are pushing him hard as possible
Jol n F. Costello, as known, has been
standing firmly for w V. Cox. but Cos
tello's own name is receiving much con-
sideration. His behavior throughout the
fight has impressed White House Off
Gals, and lie may Yet cut important
cure in the race. While Mr. Cost clio
proposes to remain loyal to Mr.. Cox, in
side information is that Mr.. Cox has
been eliminated entirely from the race
because he is a trustee of the Emery
estate in this city
The Presidents firm determine ton is
that he will not appoint any man as
Commissioner who IS identified i'm direct
and even indirect manner with real es-
tate or real estate interests. He is un-
Welding this point. The record of
Mr. COX is said To be regarded most
ll.ily BY the President but AT the same
time ne refuses To accept any one who
ight he remotely accused of represent
If- any man set of men in the real
e-tate field.
. DR.. Woodward's Name Considered.
The name of DR.. W. c. Woodward as
most likely of any of the proposed candi-
dates for District Commissioner, was
much talked of around the Capitol today
. O., learned upou high aufhqrjty hat