Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-11
CO-AUTHOR OF RAILROAD BILL
MAY BE NAMED BY PRESI.
DENT HARDING.
FIELD OF INFLUENCE
FOR SENATOR CUMMiNs
Will Be Close to New President In
Matters Of Legislation-Preside
May Rename Wooiey to Com rneree
Commission and Senate Will Pro-
coed to Withhold Confirmation.
[By E. G. Dougherty.]


Washington. Nov. 11.-Appoint-
ment Of Congressman John j. Esch,
Of Wisconsin,. co -author with Senator
A. B. Cummins of the transportation
act. to the interstate commerce
commission Is expected to be one OF
the first official acts of President
Harding. 1t is understood that Esch
will be given the place now filed by
Robert w. wooley. whose term ex-
pires on January 1. President Will
son is expected to name Mr.. Wooley
again. but the senate will not con-
firm his appointment. holding 1t up
SO that Esch may be appointed In
his, place when Senator Harding be-
comes president on March 4.
Wooley was one of the active
workers for William Gibbs McAdoo
at the San Francisco convention. He
was director Of publicity In the 1915
campaign for, the democratic national
committee. having resigned as d.
rector OF the mint to take this r'ace.
Prior to being director of t''e mint
he had been In the public nd CT
the Wilson car2p.'"n of SO Vooley
is therefore regarded BYE rcpubh-
cans as a purely politienl appoint
ment. and republican senators who
have deternineS to prevcn' his be-
ing confirmed feel no scruples about
the matter.
The candidacy OF Mr.. Esch is ex-
pected to have the ardent support OF
Senator Cummins. whose reelection
despite the odds of laborites and the
radical farm element, is expected to
widen his Influence not onl yin tbs
senate. but in the capacity as a politi-
cal advisor to Fresiden- Elect Harding
who took a personal interest ms adj
vancing the candidacy of Cummins
in Iowa.
Mr.. Esch is now chairman of the
house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce. which had consid-
cradle to do with the framing of the
Esch- CT1nmins bill. He has been
member of this committee. dealing
directly with railroad problems. for
many years and is regarded as peg
kaps the best fitted man for the
place in the house. There was Seen
among republican
members of the house anl senate at
his de feat in the Wisconsin ori'rarics
in September, this. benz plf .ically
the only instance in whisr the eff
forts of President Gompers of the
American Federation Of L:bor and
the Plumb plan league advocates
were successful.
Ore OthaA VI caney to Fill.
President Fard.n~ will h"re tat
Feast enc other appointment to make
-. o~cc on the inte@state commerce
c4n1r,iesioin. and rs,ohaL'y more
rc.nozlr,mcan first vic president o.
the .'-rer:csn Federation Of Labor
who l. ncw ho'firg a rnces cnnofnt
,7,ont fr~ ',$pre sident Wise has ''
c'ined TO taisa the Office on tie sroun'
hat ha cel;,i not q ford to serve o,
y recess appointment without some
guarantee that tho salary would be
paid. Under the low men accepting
recess. appointments CO, not be PAID
until theya are confirmed by the sen
ate.
Two men serving under recess ar
pOlnGAeuIS WHO nave taken oh1tc ~
are discharging their duties are MI
w. Potter. former president Of the,
Carolina. Clinchtield & Ohio railroad
and Henry F. Jones, former professor
at Princeton. Potter is /said to be
satisfactory to the republicans, and
he may be confirmed when the SEN
ate meets. Professor Jones, however,
according to the present program Is
slated to be held up until Mech I.
Mr. Esch was born in SorHalf
Wis, in 1861. He was graduated fTc"
the wisconsin State Univer
taught school While he studied laT
and has sinoo heen pcacticing law al
Lacrosse. Ee YES always been in
terested in the national guard, hav
ing served at various ranks up to ad
jutant general for the state. and
having organized the Sparta, Wis.
Rifles, afterwards Company L. Of the
Third Wisconsin infantry He was
elected to congress TWENTY-FIVE years
aro and has served continuously