The Washington herald., 1913-02-26
WILSON TO name
"TOWNCAbINET"
Hopes for Cenf1natien Of Ru-
dolph and Oyster Have
Gone Glimmering.
"OLDLNERS" ARE BUSY
Other Names VIII Be Suggested, 1t b
Said, 10 Incoming Chief
Executive.

With all chance Of confirmation of the
| Taft nominations for District Commis.
siCners seemingly gone, District Demo
Gratis who opposed President Taft's nam.
ing those officials are drawing more
definite campaign lines for putting mer
of their own party before Mr.. Wilson
when he. as President, Is called upon
to appoint two civilian Commissioners
to succeed Commissioners Rudolph and
Johnston, the present incumbents.
Local Democrats who individually and
in clubs asserted the belief that Presi-
dent Taft should not appoint the Com
missioners never have lost an oppor-
tunity to declare at the same time that
their opposition to the Taft appointments
was not based in the slightest upon
any objection to Mr. Rudolph. whom Mr..
Taft nominated to succeed himself. and
Can't James F. Oyster, whom Mr. Taft
nominated TO succeed Commissioner John
ston. At the same time, II is not very
probable that the Organization" Demo-
Gratis will ask Mr.. Wilson to appoint
either of the Taft appointees for District
Commissioner. Some of the "old-line'
Democrats declared from the first that
the true-blue Democrats did not want
any appointment from Mr.. Taft, and
some of them even went SO far as to
keep their names away from the White
House. At the same time. the assertions
from local Democrats that inasmuch as
President Taft had by the appointment
of Messrs. Rudolph and Johnston, two
Republicans. broken the old precedent
that the two civilian Commissioners
should be of opposite parties. and that
Mr.. Wilson in turn ought TO break II.
are certain to he repeated with force
fulness. The organization Democrats will
make n hard fight to have both civilian
Commissioners selected from their ranks.
and many of them expect to win the
fight.
Wilson Remains silent.
President-elect Wilson. who has main
tanned mastery uncommuniCativeness
rs 70 any appointments, has. so far as
Is known, rlade no announcement what
ever about District Offices.
Several OF the millions of persons
to be CLOSE to Wilson" stated
that Mr. Wilson will not be Influenced
in any way by nominations that Mr..
Taft may have made. and that II the
of Mr.. Rudolph and Capt.
Oyster are shown TO have been wise
ones he Will make them, too. and get
for them. Among local
Democrats. however, the general belief
s that Mr.. Wilson will start with a
lean slate. and that not only Mr.. Ru-
Iolph. but Capt. oyster start the next
heat of the race with n handicap.
About the only statement Mr.. Wilson
has made about the District-outside of
his general order No. l. countermanding
he ball business-indicated that he will
dive close attention TO the affairs OF the
District As .he Mayor OF Washington.
therefore, he may desire to have as
Members of his Village cabinet men
10 sympathetic with his policies that
off NEaiN- Cnlarf
hem.
Many Other Candidates.
Both Mr., Rudolph and Capt. Oyster, |
t is understood, will be suggested TO
dr Wilson for the Commissionerships |
There are many other candidates. Be |
ides the Democrats whose names We're |
mentioned to President Taft there are
'thers whose names will be put forward |
when Mr.. Wilson is President.
In the meantime Commissioners Ru- |
olph and Johnston will serve on until |
heir successors are appointed and quail /
fy Col Judson, as Engineer Commits !
ioneer. is succeeded by Maj. Chester
iardinC.
Besides the commissioncrships. a judge |
f the Juvenile Court. United States mar
nal. postmaster. district attorney, clerks
( court, and many other important
ffices are to be filled. Judge William
I. De Lacy. whose term as judge of
he Juvenile Court expired last June, still
olds the place, his successor not hav-
1g been nominated. For United States
larshal Cotter 7. Bride. personal
riend of William Jennings Bryan, and
democratic National Committeeman John
;. Costello have been prominently men
oned. Capt. John S. Miller has been
named by his friends as a
kelly candidate for postmaster.