Evening star., 1924-03-29
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MANY ARE URGED
FOR JUST|cEPOST
Coolidge Seeks Man of
Executive as Well as Great
Legal Ability.

Speculation as to the possible suo-
cessor to Harry M. Daugherty as At
torney General occupied the great
amount Of conversation of those who
called at the White House today. Al
though no intimation of an authori-
tative nature was made by any one
close to the President as to the trend
of the latter's mind regarding the
filling OF this cabinet place, 1t Is un-
derstood that the Office has been
f1guratively flooded with suggestions
containing the names of possible
candidates. Besides these overnight
country, the President is known to
be confronted with pretty nearly a
score of names of persons thought
well qualified and otherwise desirable
for appointment to this important
position.
lntimates of the President made II
very plain. though, that he has not
given consideration as yet to any one
particular person. 1t was stated
however, that he has pretty definite
idea OF the type of man he wants TO
invite into his official family The
President has made il plain that the
person whom he selects as Attorney
General must first have a very pro-
found knowledge of the law and, more
more than this. he must posses con
siderable capacity for alton.
He realizes that besides the legal re-
quirements of the office. the head OF
the Department of Justice, because
of it's many bureaus and its wide
spread activities. must be man OF
considerable business and executive
ability.
Some Already ELIMINATED.
In the batch of names that are
known 10 have been suggested to the
President the pruning knife has been
applied already and, for one reason or
another, some of the individuals were
Immediately eliminated.
Among some Of the names before
the President for serious considera-
tion are known to be those of Secre-
tary of State Hughes, James n. Beck.
solicitor general OF the Departm en-
of Justice; Arthur p. Rugg, justice OF
the supreme court of Massachusetts:
torney general; Harlan F. Stone, dean
OF Columbia University of Law; Gov.
Alexander J. Groesbeck OF Michigan.
Senator William Wharton Pepper OF
Pennsylvania and William ). Kenyon,
former senator from Iowa and now a
appeals. eighth district.
The appointment of the latter was
urged upon the President today by
Represe ntative Dickinson. republican
OF Iowa, who was accompanied 10 the
White House by Addison Parker oil
Des Moines. The latter is proml
nent republican of Iowa and was lead
er of the Coolidge forces in the recent
state convention, which instructed
Iowa's twenty-nine delegates to the
Cleveland convention.
Kenyon Strong Candidate.
They pointed out to President Cool
idge that the appointment of a man
of the reputation and record of Judge
Kenyon would restore confidence in
the Department of Justice and would
make the President many friends and
supporters now either Indifferent or
in opposition to him.
Representative Hudson of Michigan
recomme ntied to President Coolidge
today the appointment of Federal
District Justice Arthur j. Tuttle of
Detroit to the federal court of ap-
peals, sixth circuit, to succeed Judge
Loyal E. knappen of Michigan, who
is to retire shortly.
At the request of Representative
O'Connor, democrat, of Louisiana,
President Coolidge today agreed to
withhold action on the appo1ntme n
of a successor to the late John A.
Ockerson on the Mississippi river
mittee of 100 of New Orleans has had
an opportunity to present to the
President it's views regarding the
appointment. The Louisiana con-
gressional delegation, with the excep-
ton of Representative O'Connor, al
ready has indorsed George Schoen-
berger OF New Orleans.
Backs Farm Aid Bill.
State Senator F. J. Wilmer OF
Washington discussed the wheat stu
alton in the northwest with Presi-
dent Coolidge today, during which
he urged the enactment of the Nc
Nary Haugen export corporation bill.
if il can be made workable He was
accompanied to the White House by
former Representative Humphrey OF
Washington.
Others who saw the President today
were former Representative James A
Good of Iowa, who is western man
ager for the Coolidge preconventior
campaign; Charles F.. Brooker of Con-
necticut and Louis A. Coolidge OF
Massa chusetts, former Washington
newspaper correspondent and former
assistant seer etary of the Treasury
Col. Thomas w. Miller alien property
custodian; Henry Seligman and the
base ball team of Vermont Univer-
sity.
The White House kitchen has beer
busily engaged for the past day in
baking large cake to be sent to
President Coolidge's father, John c.
Coolidge, of Vermont, in honor of his
seventy-ninth birthday anniversary on
Monday. This cake will be large in size
and will be covered with icing and other
ornamentations, for which the pastry