The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-03
NOMINEES Will
Be CONSIDERED
Committee to Take Up Mat.
ter Of Commissioner and
Excise Board Tuesday.
COLPOYS Is WITHDRAWN
President Wilson, h b Stated, Will
Make Another Appointment
in q Few Days.

For the purpose OF giving consluerduon
to the confirmation Of President Wilson's
appointees to the positions Of District
Commissioners and members Of the Elk
else Board, the Senate District Commit
tee is scheduled to meet at 10 O'Clock
next Tuesday morning. Announcement
to this effect was made yesterday after
noon by the clerk Of the committee.
1t Is expected that by the time of the
meeting President Wilson will have sent
to the Senate the name of an appointee
to take the place of John B. Colpoys
whose appointment was revoked yester-
day at the order of the Chief Executive.
The withdrawal of Mr.. Colpoys' name
was the result of widespread objection
to confirmation on the ground that Mr..
Colpoys had taken an active part Id op-
posing the enactment of the Jones-works
excise law. which he was appointed to en-
force. When President Wilson visited the
Capitol the other day he was informed
that Senators Jones and Works were both
opposed to the confirmation Of Mr.. Col
poys.
Just before leaving on his trip down the
Potomac, the President notified his Sec
rotary. Mr.. Tumulty. to prepare a formal
withdrawal of the nomination. Mr..
Tumulty. who is away on a trip to New
Jersey, expected to return to Washington
the IdlttI. puI
on finding that It would be impossible
to do so he notified officials at the White
House to send the withdrawal to the
Senate.
Writes to Mr.. Colpoys.
The President also sent a personal
letter to Mr.. Colpoys. explaining that
he was not aware at the time the ap-
pointment was made that he had taken
an active part in opposing the enact
ment of the excise law: that he did
not deem IL a wise plan to place on
the board a man who had made mani
fest his convictions either for or
against the measure. and that he was
extremely grieved that the appointee
had been placed in such an embar-
RAISING position.
The White House refused last night
to give out the text OF the letter, for
the reason that II was written by
President Wilson himself. Mr.. Colpoys
nication. He would not discuss the
of his name. but appeared
TO be affected deeply by the action Of
the Chief Executive.
1t is expected that President Wilson
will announce the new appointee in
a few days-certainly before next
Tuesday.
Petition Against Newman.
A delegation from the Home Rule
called at the office of the
Senate District Committee yesterday to
present a formal petition against the
of Oliver p. Newmsn as
Commissioner. on the ground that he
was ineligible. not having resided con-
in the District for three con-
secutive years prior to the date of ap-
Senator John Walter
Smith. chairman of the committee. was
attending the caucus. and did not meet
the delegation. but the members COM
posing II were assured by the clerk
that careful consideration would be
given to their objections. A request
also was made for the granting of a
public hearing on the subject. but the
has not yet taken action on
the matter.
The delegation was composed Of Martin
Wiegand, W. ]. Frizzell, Bernard G.
Brown, and F. Edward Mitchell Patrick
T. Moran, James L. Skidmore, and NJ
L. Bowen, other members of the COM
mittee, were unable to be present.
Soon after the delegation departed. Q