Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
CONSIDERS BOARD
TO MAKE AWARDS
President Takes Up Selection
of Members of Plaza
Commission. !
COMMENDS SEEKERS
OF SEATS IN CONGRESS
White House Autos Criticised, Slight
Expense to Government Is
Revealed.

President Wilson has begun to con-
slider the names of persons to be ap-
pointed by him OH the commission Of
three to pass upon the Union station
plaza awards and to make settlement.
if possible. with all those interested. 1t
is stated that there are a large num-
ber of candidates whose qualifications
have been presented to the White
House by letter and otherwise. 1t is
expected that Secretary Tumulty will
be pretty busy in the next few days
listening to friends of candidates. The
White House today did not care to
make public list of the candidates
Representative johnson is understood
to have submitted several names before
he left Washington for his Kentucky
home.
The salaries to be paid the three
commissioners will be fixed by agree
ment between them and the President
before they enter upon the discharge
OF their dtuies, and the commissioners
are permitted to employ a clerk and
stenographer to assist them.
Oath Each Must Take.
The bill provides that each member
of the commission must take oath
that neither he nor any member of
his family owns o. has a lien upon
any real estate OF has any financial
interest whatever in any real estate
within the zone herein set out; that
nelener ne nor any member of his fam
lily has. since the institution of the
court proceedings hereinbefore referred
10. owned any stock in or bond of any
corporation which owns land in said
zone; that neither he nor any member
OF his family Is the creditor of any one
VINO owns land in said zone; that nei-
ther he nor any member of his family
is an officer OF or has any stock in or
bond of any bank, trust company or
other corporation which is the creditor
OF any person who owns real estate
within said zone; that he is not finan-
cially- indebted to any person. firm or
said zone, or who has any loan to any
person who owns real estate in said
zone; that he is not indebted to or en-
pioyed. by any person, firm or CORPORA
t1on which owns or has lien on real
estate In said zone; that neither he no.
any member 0f hts family has since
the fnstitntion Of the court Proceeding
hereinbefofe referred to. accepted OF
used any. pass or other form of free
transportation upon any railroad or
subsidiary thereof which owns. direct
~ or indfrect1y, any real estate within
said zone" : r,
Receives But Few Callers.
President Wilson today received few
callers and attended to much corre-
spondence. He has almost finished his
letters commencing democratic candi-
dates for senator and representative,
the dictation of these having taken
considerable time. His latest. indorse-
ments are Of W.. w. Black, democratic
candidate for senator from Washing
ton: r. B. Stevens. candidate for the
Senate from New Hampshire, against
Senator Gallinger, for so many years
at the head of the. Senate District of
Columbia committee; Edward johnson,
for the Senate. from South Dakota; w.
T. Purcell. senatorial candidate North
Dakota: Paul A. Hustin. senatorial
candidate in Wisconsin, and Repre-
sentatives Baker, Townsend and Tut
tie. democratic candidates in New Jer-
sey.
Representative Borchers of Illinois
has received letter commencing him
to the voters of his district. Mr.,
Borchers Is running against former
Representative William B. Mckinley,
at one time chairman of the repub-
lican congressional committee. and
well known in Washington
Similar letters Of Endorsement were
written by the President to Gov Wood
bridge N. Ferris Of Michigan and Renre-
nesota. democratic candidate for governor
Criticises White House Autos.
New Jersey republicans are making
wide use Of the fact that four new
high-grade automobiles have recently
been secured by the White House for
the use of President Wilson and his
family and Secretary Tumulty. The
list price of these machines is s75O0
and the republicans are charging that
the President and his secretary. hoth
Jerseyians. are riding at heavy govern
ment expense. The democrats are
meeting the charges with statement
of the facts as to the machines-facts
that are of interest to the general
public. When President Taft occmnied
the executive chair. and even before
that. IN the last years Of the Roose-
" ve,, lac aaaministration: d9lnnN one of the big
an agreement to keep the White
House supplied with new cars .eaeh
year at the nominal charge M $500
psr, pei year, congress making the neces-
The same arrangement was continued
under the Wilson administration. The
number of cars which Congress- pro-
vided for are regularly supplied. and
each fall and spring the bodies are
changed II new cars are not senr The
manufacturer gets practically nothing
save the advertising. which is Of valne
The White House Is at no expense.
even for tires, as these are supplied by
the manufacturers.
First Adverse Comment.
Until the attack in New Jersey. there
has never been adverse comment on
the President of the United States be-
ing supplied with automobiles or criti-
oto of hi h,,