Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-02
Opponents Ask That District
Committee Grant Hearing
on Eligibility Issue.
DATA BEING GATHERED
SHOWING NON-RESIDENCE
Compilation Is to Be Laid Before
President Wilson and Chair
man Smith.

A formal request for hearing before
the Senate District committee on the
nomination Of Oliver P. Newman as Dis
trfct Commissioner was filed at the Office
or the committee today by a committee
of citizens OF the District who are oppos-
ing the nomination.
The committeeman who called at the
Capitol today were Martin Wiegand, w.
j. Frizzell. Bernard G. Brown and f.
Edward Mitchell. Patrick 7. Moran.
James L. Skidmore and M. L. Bowen,
other members of the committee. were
unable to be present.
Chairman John Walter Smith of the
District committee was in attendance
upon the democratic caucus wrestling
with the tariff. and the committee failed
to see him. Assurance was given, how
ever, that the committees request for
hearing would receive due consideration.
and that there was no disposition on the
part of Senator Smith or other members
of the committee to pass over the op1ec-
tons to Mr.. Newman without looking
into them.
Only Ground Of Opposition
Members Of the citizens committee
said today that their only opposition
to Mr.. Newman lay in the fact that in
their opinion he was not bona fide
resident of the District. according to
the law relating to the appointment of
District Commissioners.
I'VE are engaged in gathering data
which we will present to the District
| committee proving that Mr.. Newman
| has not been q bona fde resident of
law" said Mr.. Mitchell.
I'VE will seek, too. to lay this in
formation before President Wilson as
soon as it is all in hand. We wish to
| give the President the information 90
that he may withdraw the nomination
If he is convinced that We are right in
our contention. We wish also to give
Mr. Newman an opportunity to decline
| the nomination.
Mr.. Mitchell said the members of the
| committee were confident they could
| show that Mr.. Newman had not always
| claimed Washington as q residence
during the last three years. and that
| he had not maintained such Q residence
in the District az would be required oi
| him In any Of the states should he de.
| sire to become a. registered voter in {
| state.
Protests From Other Sources.
! 1t was learned today that q large mum.
Der Of protests against the confirma tor
OF Mr.. Newman have been received b,
the Senate District committee, written BY
residents Of the District outside the spe.
cial citizens committee which is conduct
ing an active fight against him.
The cieizens' committee opposing Mr.
| Newman held a meeting last night at the
office Of ]. w. Staggers, in the Wash
ington Loan and Trust building. Several
subcommfttees were appointed for the
purpose of gathering information regard
ing Mr.. Newman. Another meeting of the
committee Is to be held at O'Clock
| tomorrow afternoon at the same place.
A meeting of the subcommittee Of the
District committee Of the Senate appoint
ed to consider the nomination of j. VIII
mer Latimer as judge Of the Juvenile
Court was scheduled for this morning.
! but, owing to the democratic caucus on
| the tariff, had to be postponed