Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-01
BROWN[OW CALLS
ON THE PRESIDENT
Strengthens Belief That He Is
to Be Made D. c. Com
missioner.
BACKED FOR THE PLACE
IF SIDDONS MOVES UP
Elevation of Present Member to Dis
triet Bench Now Regarded
as Probable.

Louis Rrowniow. for some years con-
nected with Haskin's Newspaper Syndi-
cate, was with President Wilson nearly
half an hour today. thereby accentualihg
gossip that has been floating around Tor
several weeks that Mi. BroWnlow is TO
succeed Commissioner Siddons upon the
promotion of that official to the position
of associate justice of the Supreme Court
of the District OF Columbia.
1t is absolutely known that the SUBJ
ject of the commisstonefshIp was not
touched upon during the interview. the
President being much interested IN
series of articles recently written ps
Mr.. Brownlow ON the critical sta=e OF
affairs in England over home rule ior
ireland. Mr.. Brownlow went abroad
for the purpose of writing the afucleS.
and posted himself thoroughly on the
possibilities that may grow out OF the
Inauguration of home rule. the Presi-
dent is said to be deeply interested in
this situation. and wanted to know al
that Mr.. Brownlow was able 10 COM
municate on the subject
Chance to Study Candidate.
Back of the request that Mr.. Brown
low call upon him. however. is believed
to have been the Presidents desire to
ject of determining whether he is to con-
slider Mr.. Brownlow as timber for the
commissionership in the event of the
elevation of Mr.. Siddons to the bench
That Mr. Brownlow's name has been
suggested to the President by persons
having much influence at the White
House and that he is today under favor
able consideration for Commissioner
there is believed to be little doubt.
Mr.. Brownlow is a warm personal
friend of Commissioner Newman and is
a son-in-iaw of Representative Sims OF
Tennessee. who has received the thanks
Of the President for work in the passage
of the bill for repeal of Panama tolls.
Mr.. Sims is said to have asked no favors
at the White House ard fey that reason
is held in high esteem. He IS not believed
office on Mr.. Brownlow. but the White
House understands that Mr.. Sims would
be pleased by the nomination of Mr..
Brownlow as Commissioner.
Has the Inside Track.
As the situation now stands Mr. Brown
low has the inside track against all pros
pective candidates If there is to be a
vacancy in the board of Commissioners.
He has lived in Washington ten years.
and, so far as the law regarding citizen
ship goes. is qualified, it is said by his
friends He has taken somewhat active
part in local affairs and has advanced
ideas on many subjects OF great i'm
portance to the District.
Representative Harry Coyington. who
has been confirmed as chief justice of the
Supreme Court of the District. was
White House caller today. He retires from
Congress this week and will take the
oath as chief justice the last of this
month. He has already had conferences
with the Justices of the court to the
summer assignments of the justices and
will be prepared to take up his assign
ments Immediately upon taking the oath.
The conference the President had TODAY
with Mr.. Brownlow was believed in some
quarters to foreshadow the early nominal
ton of Commissioner Siddons as justice
of the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy
caused by the retirement of Justice Barn
ard. The President is believed to have
in mind the sending of the two nominal
tions to the Senate at tie same time