Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-29
CHOICE Of JUDGE
|SN0T YET MADE
President Still Is Favorably
Inclined Toward Commits
sioner Siddons.
RECORDER TO BE NEGRO,
VISITORS ARE INFORMED
Mr.. Wilson Tells Maryland Callers
He Will Keep Promise Made
Last Year.

President Wilson has not fully satisfied
| himself on behalf Of any one man for
associate justice of the Supreme Court
of the District Of Columbia, and 1t did
not look today as If the appointment
was likely to be announced before the
end Of the week.
The President entertains most favor
able opinion of Commissioner Siddons,
but is hesitating about removing MT.
Siddons from his work as District Com
missioner. But for doubt as to whether
it is wise to change Mfr. Siddons, mis-
name would probably be now before the
Senate for confirmation as justice OF
the District supreme bench. The Presi-
dent is expected to settle the Jud8eship
when he has time to talk fully WIN
Attorney General McReynolds. who is
understood to favor Charles A. KeigWln
for the position.
Mr. McReynolds has gone to the mite
House several times lately intending 10
attempt to dispose of the District judge
ship, but each time other matters nave
interviewed and he has had no chance TOT
a comprehensive discussion of the local
situation and the candidates.
/. Doesn't Expect Newman to Quit.
The President is giving no thought to
the case in the local courts testing the
legality of Commissioner Newmap's ap-
peintment as District Commissioner. he
has not received any hint from MI. New
man of the alleged purpose OF the Com
missioner to resign, and the White House
is not expecting any such move on the
part of Mr.. Newman.
The recordership of deeds Of the Dis
trict came before the President today
through the presentation to him of James
A. Ross, colored, the Detroit and Buffalo
editor and publisher, who Is highly rec
omended for the place. Ross was intro
duced to the President by Representative
Smith of Buffalo. Mr.. Smith feels positive
that his candidate. who has the backing
of New York democrats generally. Will
be named as recorder.
Mr.. Smith does not receive kindly re-
cent suggestions that there be written in
to the District appropriation bill an in
hibition against the salary for recorder
being paid to any except a citizen Of the
District of Columbia He intimates that
II this is done TO prevent an outside man
being named he will retaliate upon the
District in the half-and-half fight Mr..
Smith is not deferred in his threat, 1t is
said, by the fact that the Inhibition rs
proposed by democratic senators who
are opposed to negroes holding federal Of
flee.
Representative Smith OF Maryland and
W. L. Marbury of Baltimore called on the
President today to recommend Mary
land white man for recorder OF deeds.
The President told his visitors that
shortly after his inauguration he had re-
ceived delegation of prominent negro
democrats. who had discussed the patron
age problem with him, and to them he
had given his promise that for any Office
from which a negro was removed he
would appoint a negro to the place. In
keeping faith with this promise Of more
than year ago to his negro callers. the
President said that he would name q
negro for recorder Of deeds.
BLACK Angel" for White Man.
The arguments over the naming Of
colored man for recorder of deeds has
resulted in President Wilson receiving a
letter from Rev. L. c. Moore, colored.
Of this city, who is styled by his friends
"the black angel Of peace" and who ap-
peals to the President to give the Office
Of recorder OF deeds to a Christian white
citizen of the District and give the negro
race more small places and a square
deal. in common with all other Ameri-
cans Moore is president Of the Ma
tional Negro Democratic League, with
headquarters in this city. and he thinks
that the bitterness arising out of race
questions in politics is Improbable TO
his race. which would be contented with
plenty of small offices and peace.
To visitors today President Wilson
declined to make comments on the Mexi-
can situation, or any phase of it: the
Japanese correspondence over the Cali
forna restriction laws or affairs in Santo
Domingo, which he characterized as
badly muddled.
The President admitted today that he
had ordered the Secretary Of War to
make an investigation of a speech of
Brig. Gen. Evans in New York city. in
severely criticised the administration
made sport of the Monroe doctrine aud
uttered a few other things that may
lead to court-martial.
The President has not received from
the State Department the report Of
George Fred Williams United States
minister to Greece. as to recent remarks
Of Mr.. Williams about conditions in
Albania
New Suit for President.
President Wilson is to appear in a
few days in a new suit of white duck,
made from South Carolina cotton and
manufactured in a Carolina duck mill,
The suit was presented to him today
by Representative Byrnes, in whose
| district the suit was manufactured.
Mr.. Byrnes sent the cloth to the Presi-
| dent stailor in New York and had it
made there. That there might be no
| discrimination. Mr.. Byrnes also gave
| a suit of the same material to Secretary
| Tumulty.
President Wilson today accepted hon
| orary Craftsmanship of the Council of
Lords Day Congress. offered him BY
| DIR. Henry G. Minton of Trenton, Rev.
| w. P. Swarts and Rev. II. l. Bobby of
New York.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis talked
| with the President today about a num-
ination of Ira Nelson Morris of Chicago
| as minister to Sweden.
President Wilson will take no action
In the strike situation at Butte, Mont.
pending further developments. Fed
Vancouver barracks to Fort Missoula
| the present.
| Conflicting claims of Jurisdiction
among House committees over the ad-
ministration conservation bills have
forced President Wilson to take a
! ranged conferences with the contend
expects little difficulty In bringing
about harmony.
Banana Steamer Ashore.
| NORFOLK, Va, June 29.-The Eorwe-
gian steamer Amanda, banana laden, en-
route from Baracoa, Cuba. to New York,