The Washington times., 1913-07-04
CHARGES ARE FILED
AGAINST F. B. LORD
Appointee for Excise Board Is
Opposed in Protest of Anti
Saloon League.

Charges against Frank B. Lord, one
of President Wilson's appointees to the
District excise board, are known to
have been included in a formal protest
which the local Anti-Saloon League
has filed with the President against the
naming of Mr.. Lord. The protest,
originating from the same source that
was responsible for the withdrawal by
President Wilson of the name of John
3. Colpoys for the excise board, on the
ground that he had opposed the pass
age of the new excise law, was filed
at the Executive Offices of the White
House by Superintendent Andrew Will
son, of the local Anti-Saloon League.
Prior to that, and at the same time
that the league filed its formal protest
against MI. Colpoys. Superintendent
Wilson made verbal protest to the
President against the naming Of Lord.
Superintendent Wilson expressed
confidence today that the President.
after reading the evidence set forth
in The protest, Will withdraw Mr..
Lords name, and suggested the pos
sibilfty of Mr.. Lord himself declining
sition that has developed against him.
Mr.. Lord, however. could not be
reached this morning.
Fight On Lord Threatened.
1t is said. moreover, that the same
members of the Senate who made il
clear to the President that they would
not vote to confirm the name Of Mr..
Colpoys have a like disposition with
regard to Mr.. Lord. Certain it now
seems that. in the event of the Presi-
dent refusing to withdraw Mr.. Lord S
name, a Strenuous fight will be made
against him in the Senate. backed by
the Anti Saloon League.
Cntrary to differences published this
morning, the committee of local Dem
ocrats and business men opposing the
confirmation Of Oliver 2. Newman as
a member of the new District Com
mission are not in anv way identified
with the movement against Mr.. Lord.
According to William J. Neale, chair
man of the self constituted commit
tee opposing Mr.. Newman, that body
is purposely refraininC from taking
any part in the excise board wrangle.
and is concentrating its entire forces
in an attack on the residence quail
fications of Mr.. Newman.
Based Solely On Residence
I'VE have" said Mr.. Neale this morn
ing, mo interest whatever in the Excise
Board fight. and, moreover, we have nc
candidate of our own for the place 10
which the President appointed Mr.. New
man. Mr.. Newman, personally, we be-
lieve is all that man could be fol
the place, and is fully qualified on the
score of integrity. Our sole objection to
him is based on our belief that he is
not a qualified resident of the District
and for that reason should not be in
trusted with the duty OF administering
the affairs of the District. Our fight Is
purely a legal one, and as soon as the
Senate committee has met on the ques
ton of the District Commissionerships
we shall make formal application for ar
opportunity to be heard.
President Wilson will not return tc
Washington from Cornish until early
next week. When the formal protest
against Mr.. Lord was filed by the Anti
Saloon League he was cruising about
Chesapeake Bay on the yacht May
flower. He did not return to Washing,
ton until late yesterday. and left at
this morning for Gettysburg and Cor
Secretary Tumulty when the latter re-
turned to Washington yesterday morn
| ing from New Jersey, and, II Is under
stood, was given to the President las
night.
While the President is known TO have
| left with his Office force a list of nomt
nations to be sent to the Senate Mon
day, the name Of a successor to Mr.
| Colpoys Is not among them. nor is there
any withdrawal OF the name of Mr.
Lord