Evening star., 1923-02-28
Iowa Representative to Sue
ceed E. Mont Reilly in
Porto Rico.
DWIGHT DAVIS TO BE
ASSISTANT TO WEEKS
Republican Floor Leader Declared
Well Fitted for Important
Position.

Representative Frank W. Mondell OF
Wyoming, republican leader of the
House, was today nominated by Presi-
dent Harding to be a director of the
War Finance Corporation.
President Harding at the same time
sent to the Senate the nomination of
Representative Horace NJ. Towner OF
Iowa, to be governor of Porto Rico, to
succeed f. Mont Reilly. resigned.
The President also nominated Dwight
Davis of Missouri. member of the
War Finance Corporation, TO be as
sistant secretary of War, to succeed
j. Mayhem Wainwright, who resigns
on March 4, to be sworn in as a men,
Der of Congress from New York.
MondeIl Well Qualified.
Representative Mondell. whose term
comes to an end on March 4. is known
to be especially. well qualified for the
high post to which he has just been
named. For many years he has been
one of the active republican leaders
in the House and for the past four
years has been the official head Of the
majority party in that chamber
Mr.. Mondell was born in ST. Louis.
No, in 1860; was left an orphan
before reaching his sixth year; lived
on a farm in Iowa until his eight
zenith year; attended the local dis
trict schools and engaged in mer-
camille pursuits. stock raising. mining
and railway construction In various
states and territories, finally settling
in Wyoming in 1887.
He took an active part in civic and
lolitical affairs in the community,
and was one of the leaders in the
establishment and building Of the
town of New Castle and the develop
ment of the Cambria mines. He was
elected mayor of New Castle in 1883.
serving three years. He was elected
member of the first state senate in
1890. served as president Of that body
al the session OF 1892 and was elected
10 the Fifty-fourth Congress. and has
served thirteen terms, although not
consecutively.
Close to President.
Representative Mondell was ap-
pointed assistant commissioner OF the
general land office in 1897. serving
two years He was then elected to
the Fifty-sixth Congress and subse-
quent Congresses. Representative
Mondell, during President Harding's
administration. has been in very close
touch with the executive as leader Of
the party in the House. and Is known
TO have won the personal admiration
and esteem of the executive.
Representative Towner, who is
named to be governor Of Porto Rico,
has been a member of Congress for
twelve years and during the past four
years has been chairman of the
House committee on insular affairs.
In that capacity he has made a close
study of the island possessions of the
ditions and governments of these
possessions and is looked upon by
the administration as one of the
leading authorities on inSular affairs
in the country.
Before being elected to Congress,
Mr.. Towner served as a Judge in the
third district of Iowa and for several
years was lecturer on constitutional
law in the state university of Iowa.
He was born in Illinois, and since be-
coming of age has been active in
republican politics.
Mr.. Davis. who becomes assistant
secretary of war, has been director
of the War Finance Corporation since
1921 He is a banker. served during
the war as lieutenant colonel in
1919 was elected commander of St.
Louis Post No. 4, of the American
Legion. He is a former member of
the board of overseers of Harvard
University, has been identified with
many athletic and recreational or
ganizations and is widely known as
the donor of the Davis tennis cup.