Evening star., 1925-06-01
OYSTER SUCCESSOR
DIFFICULT TO FIND
President Studies Long List
Urged After First Two
Choice Prove Unavoidable.

Appointment of a successor to the
late Commissioner oyster has turned
out to be a difficult problem for the
| President. 1t was said at the White
House today that after giving the
matter close attention for several days
Mr.. Coolidge is now no nearer solu-
| ton than he was before he tackled
the task
His first choice for the place is un-
derstood 10 have been Frederick a.
Delano, former member OF the Federal
Reserve Board and one Of the organ
izers of the American Civic Associa
ton, but Mr.. Delano has been found
to be ineligible because he cannot meet
the legal requirements stipulating that
an appOintee must have been a resi-
dent of the District for three years
prior to appointment.
According to a White House au
thority. President Coolidge next turn
ed to Edward {. Graham, president of
the National Electrical Supply Co,
now q governor Of the Federal Re
serve Bank for the fifth district and
, former member Of the Board of Edu
cation. Mr.. Graham is understood to
have asked that he be eliminated from
consideration because his private af
! fairs would not permit his making
the sacrifice necessary should he be
come a District Commissioner.
With these two eliminated, the
President has begun to put the long
list Of names suggested for consider
alton through the process of elimina-
tion He is understood 10 have
selected half a dozen or so of those
who have been represented TO him
as possessing the standards of char
acter and ability he demands. Be
sides consulting Samuel J. Prescott,
chairman of the Republican State com
mittee of the District. regarding
these. the President has made other
inquiries TO learn all he can about
these men on his preferred list.
Mai. Kirby Included.
1t is the opinion Of White House
authorities that those who are among
the names on tn;; list are Arthur
Carr, secretary OF the Beard of Trade:
Merritt O. Chance, former postmaster;
Mai. Wallace w. Kirby OF the Army
Engineer Corps and former director
Of the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing: William T. Galliher, chairman OF
the last inaugural committee; t'reder-
lex A. Fenning. secretary OF the same
committed and T. Lincoln Townsend,
treasurer of the City Club.
The name of Maj Kirby was not
submitted to the President until day
or so ago. and it is generally believed
that because of Maj. Kirby's record
in the Army and the executive ability
he demonstrated while at the head OF
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing it will have much weight with
President Coolidge. 1t is not known
whether Mai Kirby will accept this
place in the event il is offered him,
but he is d native of this city and has
many friends behind him.
| Another name lately received by the
President is that of Mai. Peyton Cor
| don. United States district attorney
| for the District of Columbia. This step
was taken without Maj. Gordon 5
knowledge. and the latter said today
| that he would prefer to remain in his
| present place. His time as United
! States attorney expires in August.
| Friends of James Sloan, jr., former
| chief of the White House secret serv-
| ice, who was associated with President
! Harding in his campaign in 1920. and
! who is now in the brokerage business
! here, have sent his name TO the Presi.
| dent TO be considered.
| Work For Mrs. Gasch.
Petitions urging President Coolidge
| to appoint Mrs. Marie Manning Gasch
are to be circulated through the busi-
ness section of the city and a house
/ toulouse canvass may be made by
members of the National Women's s
/ Party. 1t was announced at the party
| headquarters today
A conference was held this forenoon
| to select speakers to address all the
citizens associations. and other civic
organizations. which meet in the near
! future on Mrs. Gasch's qualifications.
] The object, it was announced by Mrs.
! Burnita Mathews, counsel for the
party, is to have the entire member
ship of the party in Washington ac-
lively at work to promote the candi-
dacy of Mrs. Gasch. A list of organi-
cations which might be interested in
the commissionership and which meet
in the next few days was made up at
| the conference today.
! The National Women's Party is not
disheartened by reports that the
| President has other candidates which
he is considering ahead of Mrs. Gasch,
Mrs. Mathews said, and considers its
arguments for a woman Commissioner
are difficult to combat.