The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-22
wilson Names
SCRIBE MARSHAL
Maurice Splain, Newspaper
Man, Nominated to Police
District for u. S.
LONG A RESIDENT HERE
Fifth Journalist to Be Nominated for
Office Well Known in
Washington.
LONG A RESIDENT HERE

President Wilson yesterday nominated
Maurice Splain, one of the most widely
known newspaper correspondents in
Washington. TO be United States marshal
for the District of Columbia, succeeding
AuIick Palmer, whose term expired jan
uary 9.
Mr. SpIain is the fifth newspaper man
to receive official recognition from the
present administration. one OF whose
pledges was ''pitiless publicity" of gov
ernmental activities. Three of the four
best District plums went to newspaper
men-Oliver P. Newman. president of the
Board of District Commissioners: Otto
Praeger who viii take up his duties as
postmaster of Washington March ], and
Mr.. Splain.
With this group may be classed John
T. Suffer- private secretary TO the At
torney General, and George r. Cooksey,
private secretary to the Secretary Of
the Treasury. In addition, Thomas Pence
vas taken from active newspaper work 10
be placed in charge, first, Of the Wilson
pre-convention campaign, next, of the
publicity of the Democratic national
campaign, and now as head OF the per-
manent publicity bureau of the party.
Again. Frank B. Lord, president of tho
National Press Club. was named as a
member Of the District excise board. his
nomination being defeated in the Senate.
Worked for The Herald.
Mr.. Splafn has heen a resident of the
District and an active member Of the
local newspaper fraternity for thirty
years. In that time he has been con-
nected with three of the local news
papers. his last local connection being
as dramatic critic and Sunday editor
ri.
he assumed at the birth of that paper.
Later he decided 30 devote all OF his
attention to his work for the Pitts
hursh Sun, the Pittsburgh Post and
the PhiIadelphia Record. He is now
the correspondent of the last-named
PAPER He will abandon his newspaper
work IL his nomination is confirmed py
the Senate.
Mr. SpIain's nomination was determined
upon by Attorney General McReynolds
about a week ago, when consideration
Of the name Of Cottsr I. Bride finally
was abandoned. in The face Of Mr.. Brides
refusal TO repudiate the National Anti
Trust League, which society had at
tackled the Attorney General because OF
his approval of the Union Pacific-South-
eru Pacific dissolution plans.
Because of the defeat of Bride, Mr..
splain's nomination may meet with some
onposition in the Senate, though not
enough to defeat IL. The position pays
5000 and carries with It some patronage.
Has Many Friends.
The selection OF Maurice Splain will be
a source of qualification. mot only to his,
CO. workers in the newspaper world of
Washington. but to hundreds Of men and
women in public and private life whom
he has drawn TO him in the course of his
residence in Washington. Mr.. Splain has
always been more than working news
paper man in Washington, though never
an active politician. He had taken a
very decided though active interest in
District affairs here for many years. He
is a property owner and interested in sew
eral District enterprises.
Mr.. Splain is known amosS his mary
friends as close student Of political