Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-04-10
STONE TO Be new
ATTORNEY GENERAL
RETIRING DEAN OF COLUMBIA
LAW SCHOOL SELECTED AS
pAucHERTYs SUCCESSOR
AWAITS SENATE CONFIRMATION
fsomInatIOn Referred to judiciary
Committee for investigation
Into Qualifications

Washington.-The second vacancy TO
occur in his cabinet has been filled by
President Coolidge. Announcement
was made Wednesday, April ?, Of the
selection Of Harlan Fiske Stone, re-
firing dean of Columbia university
school Of law, as attorney general to
succeed Harry NJ. Daugherty, who re-
Gently resigned.
Having gone to the Pacific coast to
get a secretary Of the navy in Curtis
d. Wilbur, Of California, Mr.. Coolidge
turned to the Atlantic seaboard for his
attorney general and IN Mr.. Stone
chose a present resident Of New York
City and a former New England farm
hoy. Mr.. Wilbur was drawn from Call
fOrnia's supreme court. and Mr.. Stone
is being taken from a law school, and
active practice.
The president selected Mr.. Stone be-
cause he has known him for 80 years
and has confidence in him; because
he regards the New York man as pos
sessing the desired qualities OF thor
ough legal knowledge and adminIstra-
tive capacity and because he looks
upon the Columbia dean as a 100000 |
man willing. for patriotic REASONS, to I
accept a $4,000 job"
Mr. Coolidge chose Mr.. Stone from
a list of six and summoned him to
Washington. Arriving IN Washington
on an early train Tuesday, Mr.. Stone
and the president were in conference
before most Of Washington was awake.
and before o'clock the president had.
rendered MFR. Stone the portfolio and
the New York man had accepted.
Mr.. Stones nomination was sent to
the senate soon after the body con-
vened, and soon after It was referred
to the judiciary committee for inquiry.
The prospective new attorney gener-
nj after taking lunch with the presl-
dent, returned to New York lmmedi-
ately to await action by the senate 4
on his nomination. He declined In adj
vance of this action to discuss his poll
cies or his plans.
During the entire period Of his con-
nection with Columbia, dating from
1899. when he became law lecturer
at the\ university, he had maintained
an active law practice and for several /
years past has been member of the
firm Of Wilmer. Garfield & Stone.
The prospective attorney general
is 81 years old and was born on n
farm near Chesterfield. N. H., the son ,
of what Secretary Weeks described !
as a "tight-flsted, thrifty New Hamp-
shire farmer" T
His brother was DR.. Winthrop f. n
Stone, president of Purdue university
Of Indiana, who was killed two years f.
ago while mountain climbing In the @
cunHdtHu Rockies. q
Mr.. Stone entered Amherst college Il
a year before President Coolidge, his
parents at that time living on farm
just outside the town Of Amherst. He
played football, was class orator. and .
was graduated among the first three !,
In his class. ;,
In addition to his duties at Column !
bIa, where he became dean of law after \
having been lecturer and professor. =
and to his law practice. Mr. Stone has :,
engaged in business and is a director
1f the Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line :,
Railroad company, and several other n
corporations.
The names Of Mr. Stone and Chief
Justice Arthur H. Rugg of the Massa-
.husetts supreme judicial court have
,een the two most prominently consid- :.
red by the president from the time =
# the retirement of Harry NJ Daugh- y y
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ir. Stone because Of the executives :,
ceiling that Massachusetts already had =,
more than her share of high federal ~ y
:, :.