New-York tribune., 1918-10-31
Wilson's Fe deral
Appointees Exclude
Active Republicans
Not One Political Opponent
of President on Three
Great Boards

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The Repub-
lican National Committee has been
making a study of three important Fed
eral bodies, namely, the Tariff Com
mission, the Federal Trade Commits
sion and the United States Shipping
Board. In spite of the legal require
ment in each case that no more than
a certain number of members may be
chosen from any one party, the mem
bership of these three bodies contains
only one straight Republican and only
two others-Progressives or radicals
who opposed Pres dent Wilson in the
last campaign.
The act creating the United States
Tariff Commission provided that not
more than three of its six commits
sloners should be members of the same
political party. The commission now
includes:
Three acknowledged Democrats,
One Independent who supported Will
son in 1916,
One so-called Republican who sup
ported Wilson in 1916,
One so-called Progressive who sup
ported Wilson in 1916.
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Ihe acknowledged Democrats are
Professor f. w. Taussig. Professor
Thomas Walker Page and David j.
Lewis. The former Independent is
Wllllam Kent the eX-Congressman who
headed the Woodrow Wilson Indepen-
dence League in 1916 and contributed
heavily to the Democratic campaign
fund. The so-called Republican is
William S. Culbertson, of Emporia.
Kan, who is reputed to have given
support to the Wilson candidacy in
1916 while an employe Of the Federal
Trade Commission. The so-called Pro
gressive is Edward P. Costigan, Of
Colorado, who was vigorous advocate
OF the Wilson cause in the last Presi-
dental election.
hve members of the United States
Shipping Board may be of one political
party. The board now includes:
Three acknowledged Democrats,
One Progressive who supported Viii
son in 1916,
One inactive Republican.
Only One Republican
The three acknowledged Democrats
are Edward n. Hurley. of Illinois; Ray
mond b. Stevens, Of New Hamipshjrc
and John A. Conad. of New York. The
eX-Progressive is Bainbridge Colby, of
New Jersey, who left first the Repub
lican party and then the Progressivcs
to support Wilson in campaign speeches
In 1916. In the recent Senatorial con
test in Wisconsin he was active in be-
half Of the Democratic candidate. The
inactive Republican is Charles r. Page
OF California, who is classed as a Re
publican, but whose friends lay stress
on tho fact that he has never been ac-
tive in party politics.
BY Congressional enactment not
more than three of the five members OF
the Federal Trade Commission NAV be
chosen from the same political party
The commissioners chosen by the
President included;
Three acknowledged Democrats.
One Republican, who has consist
emily opposed his partys nominees,
One Progressive.
More Favorable" Appointees
pom the designations of Hurley.
DaYls and Harris, and the death of
Parry, the President appointed two
Progressives and Radical. The Pro
gresslves are Victor Murdoch, of Kan
sas, who supported Wilson warmly in
1916, and John Franklin Fort. of New
Jersey, who. after serving as Repub-
lican Governor of his state was dele
gate to the Progressive national CON
vention in 1916, and who has not been
conspicuous in opposition to the Demo
cratic party since 1918. William B,
Colver. the last appointee, is an inde-
pendent Radical who has held office un-
der Democratic administration in
Cleveland