Evening star., 1926-12-04
PRESIDENT TO SEND
1000 NOMINATIONS
Dougherty and Taliaferro to
Be Included on List for
Senate Approval.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
More than a thousand nominations
probably will be sent to the Senate by
President Coolidge during the session
that will begin next week.
Postmasters and nominations for
the Army, Navy and Marine Corps
will contribute the greatest number to
the list, but several are pending for
iudgeships and high offices in depart
ments and Independent agencies of
the Government in Washington
Men filling recess appointments
whose nominations are generally eX-
pected to go to the Senate for con.
firmation to regular terms, include
William p. MacCracken of Illinois as
Assistant Secretary of Commerce in
charge of civil aviation; Roland X.
Smith, Democrat, New Orleans, to the
Shipping Board; Abram Myers, Repub
lican, Iowa, to the Federal Trade Com
mission. and Proctor l.. DOugherty
and Sidney f. Taliaferro of Washing.
ton as Commissioners of the District
of Columbia.
Undecided on Some.
Other officials are serving under re
cess appointments concerning whom
the intentions of the President have
not been made clear, these include
three members of the Tariff Commits
sion, Edgar B. Brossard of Utah and
Sherman J. Lowell of New York. Re
publicans, and Henry Fl. Classic OF
Maryland, Democrat.
The names of the first two were
sent to the Senate last Spring, but no
n toll A.
term of Mr.. Classic expired during the
Summer. 1t has been indicated that
the President desired to know more
definitely the position of Congress to-
ward a proposal for reducing the mum
Der OF commissioners before he made
further full-term appointments.
In the newly created middle judicial
district of Georgia, William J.. Tilsor
of Atlanta. brother of Representative
Tilson of Connecticut, the Republicar
floor leader of the House, is serving
as judge by recess appointment after
the Senate had failed to confirm him
last Spring over the objection of the
two Senators from the State. Nomi
nations for United States marshal an6
United States attorney for the Dis
trict. meanwhile, have been held up.
A somewhat similar situation exist.
in Alaska. where a Judge and 6
United States attorney are to b,
named for the first division and q
Judge for the third division. Th,
President withdrew nominations 70,
these offices last Spring, after tn,
Senate judiciary committee had de
cided that they could not be confirmed
and in the meantime the incumbent,
have continued in office as provided
by law.
Trade Board Vacancy.
One vacancy Is to be filled in tn,
Federal Trade Commission, due to the
expiration in September Of the tern
Of Huston Thompson, Democrat. O
Colorado, and an Assistant Secretar,
Of the Treasury in charge Of interna
revenue is to be selected to succee,
Mckenzie Moss of Kentucky, who re
| tired in the Spring to become a 1udg,
! in the Court Of Claims
There also is in prospect the nomI
! nation before Congress adjourns O
Representative Ogden Mills, Repub
! lican, New York, as Undersecretar!
of the Treasury to succeed Garrard B
Winston Of Illinois. who plans to re
turn to the practice Of law In Chi
cago.
Judges are to he named for severa
vacancies. including that in the east
ern Illinois district, caused by tn,
resignation of Judge George w. Eng
lish after Impeachment proceeding
had been brought against him.
Other vacancies include the Nintl
Circuit Court Of Appeals. to which
Judge Wallace McCamant, who nomi
rated Mr.. Coolidge for Vice Presiden
in 1920. was appointed. but failed O
confirmation in the face Of OppOsifiOr
by Senator Johnson, Republican. Cali
fornia. and the second circuit, due t.
| the death Of Judge Henry w. Rogers