The Washington times., 1925-05-30
6. 0. ? WI H0UT
CHOICE FOR
D {. JOB
Samuel ]. Prescott, Commit
teen1an, confers With Cool
idge Oh Candidates

For the purpose Of making cleal
the views OF the local Republican,
organization with regard 70 the ap-
| pointrnenf Of 8 commissioners for
the District Of Columbia, Samuel J
/ Prescott, Republican national com
/ miffeenlan FOR the Districf, held
conference witI1s President Coolidge
| this morning.
Mr.. Prescott declared emphatic.
ally that ne did not indorse 4. Lin
coin Townsend, wv. 81. Galliher. nor
lanyone else. He said the general
eitlIati0n was discussed, but he
| declined to enter into a discussion
OF any candidate.
During the morning al the White
House the boOnns for Arthur Carr.
secretary Of the Board of Trade,
master OF washington, assumed
larger scope.
Two 20 Be Considered.
ii was intimated that in the event
that Frederick a. Desano Is found
70 be Ineligible Tor the post that
| these two names would receive
the serious consideration Of Fresi
dent Coolidge No furtl1er5 tnfcrula
ton was forthcoming
The decision OF the local Repub
| Iicarl machine to withhold indorse-
ment from any single candidate IS
believed 10 be due to It's anxiety tcs
prevent factionalism within It's
ranks.
There Is said to Be considerable
rivalry between various local Re
publicans as to who should receivs
the organization Endorsement. Also
the fact that the President has pub
licIy expressed his desire to appOin'
/
something to do with the cOnsery
tisrn OF local Republicans with
gard to the commissio onerEhip.
Champions Promotions.
President Coolidge Is d stron
champion Of the system az pm
noting able Government workes
wherever possible. Virtually all
the State Department vacancis
have been filled by appointment
within the department. Ambas
sadorships have been filled b
career men, within the service
and ministerships by secretaries am
other trained State Department mer
If the same principle were to b
applied to the District Government
such men as Doctor w. G. Fowler
health officer and Daniel y. Dona
van, District auditor, would be il
the direct line OF promotion, an.
In the departments, such executive
as Frederick Bailey Of the pei
sonneI bureau: II y. Ayers, chic
Robert Watson, chief of the hous
ing corporation, would be available
Until the present slate Of can
didates is cleared. however, 1t IS
not likely that the President viii
make any effort to fill the local
vacancy from within the ranks Of
the Government service. Many OF,
the best administrative men, pro.
tected by q civil service status
would be reluctant to accept the
post in as much as it probably
would mean that they would be oil
fof the service in a few years:
Syme Out Of Race.
Conrad H Syma. former corposs
ton counsel, who had been suss
gested by the Progressive DenS
cratic Club as i'as1nisS
declined
Among those prominently men
toned for commissioner d e:
Charles A. Baker. former presi
dent of the sed r.. i - iZeils
A<scf,i .eNlti sr - .,as'.
paperman: Ernest H. PuIlman.
M.,n5
Doctor George e. Havenns s.G,.
Citizens Advisory Council and els
dorsed by five citizens association
of southeast Washington
General william "A. Black, former
chief of engineers. u. s. Army, one
time District Engineer Commission
er: Richard s. Whaley, former mem
Der of the District Rent Commits
YSaV
OF the Citizens Advfsory Council
and recommended by Rhode Island
Avenue Citizens Association.
General Anton Stephan, head of
the District National Guard. former
president of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association: T. Lin
coin Townsend. prominent in. Re
publican circles here; Captain
Julius ]. Peyser, member Of the
Board Of Education; Frank Spriggs !.
Perry, endorsed by Woodrow Wilson
Club. lawyer.
Lieutenant Nina c.. Van Winkle,
head of Women's Police Bureau
Merritt, o. Chance, former city
president of the Chamber of Com
nerce; James T. Lloyd, president
of the Board of Education and
Chamber of Commerce.
Colonel Robert N. Harper, bank
er and president of Washington
Auditorium; Miss Grace TaggarI,
daughter of a former Assistant
Corporation Counsel; Jesse Adkins,
former Assistant Attorney General;
Harry Wardman, builder; w. I.
Swanton, member Of columbia
Heights Citizens Association ami
member Citizens Advisory Council:
William T. Galliher, chairman Pres
ident Coolidge's inaugural commit.
tee.
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