Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
President Wilson Practically
Decides on Names for
Civil Commissioners.
NEWMAN IS BELIEVED
INCLUDED IN CHOICE
Representative George Calls at the
White House Concerning
Appointments.

PRESIDENT Wilson has pract1cally decid-
I'd on two civil Commissioners and the
stnsnbers Of the excise board for the
District of Columbia. but. pending further
9consideration of his tentative selections.
-he did not wish today TO name the men
now intrenched In his mind. He said that
ne hopes to be able to send the nominal
Hons to the Senate before the week is
put. and 1t is believed that the long-de-
Sayed selections will be public property
within a few days.
There Is absolutely no information as to
who the two new Commissioners are to
be, the President having habit of keep
Ing appointments to himself until 1t is
proper to announce them officially. There
seems little doubt. however. that Oliver
Newman, the newspaper man, is to be
one of the two. as heretofore stated in
The Star.
George Visits White House.
Representative George of New York
who has made a fight for two years
against the system of assessments upon
real estate in the District, charging that
they are unfair to the poor man and
favorable to the rich. talked with the
President today about District affairs as
bearing upon the selection of Commits
sioners. but did not wish to talk about
what had been said in the conference.
John F. Costello. democratic national
committeeman for the District, was also
at the White House in conference with
Secretary Tumulty.
Endorsements for Commissioners.
Endorsements for District Commits
sioners are on file at the White House
for the following citizens of the Dis
trict, the Endorsements being accom-
panied by laudatory statements of
their records:
William V. Cox. DIR. William Tindall,
III. f.. Davis, p. V. DeGraw. Harry c.
Mclean. J. Nota McGill. Thomas H.
Edwards. Edwin A. Newman, Charles
c, Lancaster. Percy s. Foster, William
II. Saunders. Isaac Cans, F. A. Tschif-
fely, D. j. Callahan. T. B. Redmond.
John Van Schaick. Michael 1. Weller,
Francis ]. Dyer. ]. Holdsworth Cor
don, F. L. Stddons. Louis p. Shoemak-
e1.nds eT RiehaTd asEasa; Easnsha~, + Moran Moran
James F. Oyster, William NICK. Clay
ton, Herbert J. Browne, Alonzo Twee-
dale. William S. Odell. A. Leftwich Sim
clair. Dr. William 0. Owen, DR.. Charles
Holster.
To Get Sundry Civil Bill.
The sundry civil bill will reach Presi-
dent Wilson this week. and he will then
have before him, In concrete form, the
proposition whether he will sign or veto
Immense opposition to the provisions Of
the bill exempting labor and agricultural
organizations from the operations of the
Sherman antitrust laws, provided in
the measure, has developed, and the
President is undecided what course he
will pursue. The belief prevails that Pres
ident Wilson will sign the bill with a
statement that he does not believe that
general legislation of the kind contained
in the bill is germane to an appropria-
ton bill. but that the Inhibition against
prosecution in case of agricultural or
labor organizations extends only for one
year. and applies only to the particular
appropriation referred to, he does not be-
lieve that II will amount to class legis-
laton of the kind that would be objec-
tionable to him IL contained in a general
law.
Ex-senator Gardner of Maine will soon
be named as collector of customs at
Portland. Mr.. Gardner saw President
Wilson today to find out IL he is to be
for the appointment. There has been
some doubt about the nomination and
Mr. Gardner went to the White House to
see for himself telling his friends that
II he was not to be named he wanted to
shape his business affairs accordingly
Declines an Invitation.
President Wilson today declined an
invitation extended him oy a delega-
tion of prominent citizens from Mont
Eomery, Ala. to attend the exposition
at Montgomery In September next. The
delegation was introduced by Repre-
sentative Dent.
James J. Callahan, manager of the
Chicago White Sox. called on President
Wilson today to ask the President to
use his good Offices with DIPLOMATS
and consular representatives of the
government for the extension Of cour-
tesies to the White Sox and New York
Giants when they are travelling around
the world this winter on their great
tour The President said he would ba
glad to do what he could to make the
trip pleasant.