The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-09
STONE To Be NEW
ATTORNEY GENERAL
RETIRING DEAN OF COLUMBIA
LAW SCHOOL SELECTED AS
DAUGHERTY'S SUCCESSOR
AWAITS SENATE CONFIRMATION
Nomination Referred TO Judiciary
Committee for Investigation
Into Qualifications

WNShington.-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, rs attorney general to
succeed Harry VI. Daugherty. who re-
Gently resigned.
Having gone TO the Pacific coast to
get a secretary of the navy in Curtis
u. 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
boy. Mr.. Wilbur was drawn from Cali
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 a%dministra-
tive capacity and because he looks
upon the Columbia dean as a $4,000
man willing. for patriotic reasons, to
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 s o'clock the president had
rendered Mr.. Stone the portfolio and
the New York man had accepted.
Mr.. Stones nomination was sent 10
the senate o O after the body con-
vened, and OOn after it was referred
10 the judiciary committee for inquiry.
The prospective new attorney gener-
al after taking lunch with the presi.
dent, returned to New York immedi.
ately TO await action by the senate
on his nomination. He declined in ad.
vance of this action to discuss his poll
cies or his plans.
During the entire period of his con.
nection with Columbia, dating from
1890. when he became a law lecturer
at the university, he had maintained
an active law practice and for s2vera
years past has been " member of the
firm of Wilmer. Garfield & StOro
The prospective attorney genera
is - years old and was horn on
farm near Chesterfield. y. H., the sol
of what Secretary Weeks described
{ as a "tight-fisted. thrifty New Hamp
shire farmer
: His brother was DR.. Winthrop F
Stone. president of Purdue univerSit,
of Indiana. who was killed two year
. ago while mountain climbing in tn
Canadian Rockies.
2 Mr.. Stone entered Amherst coIleg
a year before President Coolidge. hi
a parents at that time living on a farr
e just outside the town Of Amherst. III
s played football, was class orator. an
was graduated among the first thre
in his class.
In addition TO his duties at COlun
bia. whore he became dean of law afte
? having been lecturer and prOfeSso
+ and to his law practice. Mr.. Stone ha
J. engaged in business and is a directC
If Of the Atlanta & Charlotte Air Lin
J. Railroad company. and several otht
: corporations.
The ame of Mr.. Stone and Chi,
Justice Arthur Fl. Rugg of the Mass,
chusettS supreme judicial court han
T. been the two most prominently consi,
cred by the president from the tin
of the retirement of Harry NJ. Daug-
erty. and decision finally was made c
Mr.. Stone because of the executive
feeling that Massachusetts already he
more than her share of high feder
:. officers.