Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-10

persons appointed to be District Com
missioner Members OF the District com
mittee said today that they had been
Impressed with Mr. Mitchell's argument
Of the case.
Committeeman Favor Newman.
There is no doubt that the members of
the committee are DESTROYS OF confirming
Mr. Newman. provided they can do so un-
der the law. They stated today that they
considered Mr.. Newman eminently fitted
for the position of District Commissioner.
The fact that Mr. Newman has taken
much interest in questions relating to the
public utilities of the District and is
known to have given the regulation OF
these public utilities careful consideration
Is considered an argument in his favor.
Some Of the senators have expressed
themselves as DESTROYS of seeing the new
law relating to the supervision OF the
public utilities Of the District by the DIS
and they believe that Mr.. Newman will
make good along this line.
The opponents of Mr.. Newman have
until tomorrow morning to file fur-
regarding the residence OF Mr.. Newman
in the District or elsewhere.
DR.. Murphy Not Opposing Him.
DR.. Walter C. Murphy. who has been
included in lists Of residents Of the
District of Columbia who are opposed
to the confirmation of Oliver p. New
man, named by President Wilson for
Commissioner. stated that he has been
placed In a false attitude. and that to
the contrary he is hopeful OF Mr.. New
mans confirmation.
In a letter to the Senate District COM
r,,st<a I'D he hot IN,
congressional committee meeting on the
subject Of home rule for the District his
name was afterward associated with
those opposing Mr.. Newman.
Referring to Mr.. Newman. he says: "Of
Mr.. Newman have Information from the
most trustworthy sources OF his cOmpe-
tence. integrity and ability his knowl-
edge of the commission form of munich
pal government and Of his peculiar fitness
to discharge acceptably the duties Of the
Office In question"
All Factions Are Confident.
The men opposing the confirmation OF
the nomination Of Mr. Newman as Dis
trict Commissioner and those opposing
the confirmation OF the nomination of
Mr.. Lord as a member Of the excise board
today expressed confidence that they will
be able to convince the Senate District
committee tomorrow that the nomina-
tons should be turned down by the
Senate. Friends of the two men claimed
just the opposite.
The leaders of the home rule commit
tee were very busy today seeking evil
dence against Mr.. Newman. F. Edward
Mitchell began the preparation of a brief
against Mr.. Newman, giving in detail all
the evidence tending to show that Mr..
Newman is not eligible for the position.
kilograms were sent to Texas. where
the leaders of the "home rule commit
tee" claim they have heard that Mr.
Newman voted In 1910. Up to late this
afternoon no answers had been re-
ceived to this telegram. Several long
distance telephone conversations with
other cities also were held concerning
registrations in different hotels.
The leaders Of the committee also pre-
pared a statement to the public review
ing the case and claiming that Mr.. New
man ie not eligible ard has never mad ,
any effort to show the public that he is
eligible.
Subcommittee Considers Evidence.
The evidence to be presented concerning
Mr.. Newman's eligibility was considered
last night at a meeting of a subcommittee
| of the District home rule committee at
the New Ebbitt House. Plans also were
laid at the meeting for appearing before
the Senate District committee tomorrow.
George C. Montgomery, member OF
the committee, told OF q trip he had made
| to New York and of having found there
that Mr.. Newman had registered at no.
ter also told of having discovered that
Mr. Newman registered at the Shoreham
Hotel In Washington last March as be-
Ing from Princeton, n. j.
summons for Mr.. Newman in a case In
the Municipal Court here Is missing. He
| said that he visited the court TUESDAY
and saw the summons, and went DacK
yesterday morning to copy It and iouno
/ that 1t had disappeared. The summons
was returned in 1911 because the marshal
could not locate Mr.. Newman
| Fail to Find Summons.
| A committee composed Of ). =. Eng
land, ]. w. Staggers and B. G. Brown
was appointed to investigate the dis
appearance Of the summons. This COM
mittee went to the court this morning,
| hut failed to find the summons. En-
nloyes OF the court, they said. could
not account for its disappearance. They
| made no charge that 1t had been taken
| away for any wrong purpose
| Andrew Wilson. president of the Dis
| trict Anti-Saloon League, who has been
concentrating his fight against Mr. Lord
| in an attempt to have President wilson
| withdraw the nomination, announced to-
day that the league VIII activeiy oppose
| the confirmation of Mr.. Lord before the
| Senate committee tomorrow.
| The only action taken by the league In
| connection with the committee up to the
present has been the filing Of copies OF
court proceedings in which Mr. LORDS
name was mentioned. Mr.. Wilson said
today. however, that ne will go to the
| caring tomorrow prepared to work &C
lively against Mr.. Lord.
Gotten Men in Conference.