The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-03-06
TO Be
/ NAMED SOON
Both Prospective Appointees
Long Active In Capital
Civic Affairs.
CLOSE FRIENDS OF HARDING
"Buck" Fenton Now Secretary
to Senator Elkins- s-Cuno Ru-
dolph Served Before.
CLOSE FRIENDS OF HARDING

uVtPt SOsvVu OOpWCs
President Harding Is expected to
name Cuno II. Rudolph and John w.
Fenton as Commissioner for the
District Of Columbia tomorrow. Mr..
Rudolph, who was Commissioner
under President. TAFT, il now presi-
dent Of the Second National Bank.
Mr.. Fenton Is secretary to Senator
Elkins Of West Virgins.
RUDOLPH 10 P0rULAR.
Mr. Rudolph probably was the most
popular Commissioner that ever held
the post here. and his friends pointed
out today that he was ono OF the few
Commissioners who left the office
with Dc much prestige as when they
Mr.. Rudolph was appointed with
Gen. John A. Johnston on January q,
1910 and served one term. He w&s
appointed for . second term with
James r. Oyster. but q fight on Mr..
Oyster delayed his confrmation until
the Wilson Adminfstrstion came in.
President Wilson then appointed Moi
Oliver r Newman ane Frederick l..
Edward ,. corladay. Republican Ma
tiona1 Committeeman from the Dis
trict has been gushing the candidacy
OF former Commissioners Rudolph for
some time and Il Is believed that IL
was through his efforts and Mr.. Ru-
dolph's former administration that
President Harding was induced to Sc
lect him.
Mr.. Fenton has been with the Elk
ms family for many years, although
he was born and has lived almost con-
tinuously In Washington, his close
association with the Elkins led many
to believe that he was q resident OF
West Virginia
FRIEND OF PRESIDENT.
Buck" Fenton, as he is familiarly
known at the Capitol. Is q close
friend Of President Harding and has
been for some time. He was an
ardent worker in behalf of President
Harding in the preconvention days
and during the campaign.
He lives at 431e Fourteenth street
northwest with his wife and Ave
children. He has been a member of
the Piney Branch Citizens' Associa-
tion since he acquired the Four
teenth street residence ten years
ago. He is a prominent Mason and
a member of Almas Temple. A. A. o.
N. M. 8. He is one of the promi-
nent members Of the West Virginia
Society here.
He has made a close study of the
needs of the District of Columbia
for many years. and possesses well
grounded ideas of the public utilities
situation in Washington.
Born in Washington on April 4.
1882, Mr.. Fenton was educated In
the public graded schools of Wash
ington and went to Eastern High
School. After leaving Eastern. he
went to Woods Commercial College
on East Capitol street, where he
mastered the rudiments OF stenokra-
ply.
Shortly after leaving Woods. he
went to West Virginia, where for
two years he was a court stenogra-
pher at Elkins. While doing this
work he became acquainted with the
late Stephen B. Elkins. father of the
present Senator from West Virginia,
and came back to Washington with
him rs his secretary. He has been
here ever since, but has taken many
of his vacations In the mountains
Of West Virginia ~r.s
WAS MANNED IN Issa.
He was married in Washington on
May 20. 1908. to Miss Ella M. simons.
The eldest son. Ira. is employed In
Senator Elkins' office with his
father. Richard. the next Oldest, Is
page In the Senate.
Mr.. Fenton and his family attend
Calvary NJ f. Church. Mr.. Rudolph
for more than twenty years has been
In the forefront OF every movement
for the advancement OF the city and q
member of pra; tically every organi-
zation working toward that end
His father. the late Jacob Rudolph,
was a native VI Hesse. Germany. and
came to the United states with hts
wife In 1S4s. They settled I'm Balti-
more, where, on July 26. 1880. their
only son, Cuno. was born. His early
education was received in the private
schools OF Baltimore. Later -he at
tended the Sedtler business college.
and after his graduation began .
commercial career.
LIVED HERE SINCE 1850.
In January, 1890. he severed his
connections with the Arm with which
he had been Identified. disposed Of
other interests n Baltimore aud came
10 washington, in the futurs develop
ment of which 'he had great conf
denee. Commissioner Rudolph pur-
chased the interests of ". ". Warner
In the ]. II. Chesiey Hardware Com
many. Three years later the name
was changed 20 Rudolph a West Co.
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