Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-08
CLASSIC RENAMED
ON TARIFF BOARD
President Surprises by Giving
Democratic Member
Recess Term.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
Staff Corresnondent OF The Star.

WHITE PINE CAMP, n. Y, Sep
tember S.-Presdent Coolidge today
e-appointed Henry Fl. Classic. Demo-
crat, of Chevy Chase. Md, to the
United States Tariff Commission. In
announcing this today the President
wanted il understood that the reap
pontment of Mr.. Classic should be
considered at this time as being of a
temporary nature.
1t WAS the original intention of
President Coolidge to let this matter
hold olei until he had had an oppor
tunitY to discuss it with members of
the Senate and others before reaching
a decision. but he decided suddenly to
give Mr.. Classic. whose term expires
today. temporary recess appointment
and to do his considering later
The principal reason for the Presi-
dent reaching this quick and rather
unexpected decision. it was explained
at the executive office. was the rec
objection on his part that a special
Senate committee has been invest-
eating the Tariff Commission with a
view to determining the extent Of it's
usefulness and with a view to reduc-
ing the membership of the commits
sion from six, as it is now constituted,
to four members.
Reduction Seen as Likely.
1t is evident the President has rea
son to believe there is a strong pos
sibility that the membership of the
TARIFF Commission will be reduced
at the coming session of Congress,
since considerable emphasis was laid
on the fact that the President would
deem it unfair to select some one not
now on the board to serve only for a
brief period when the membership of
the board would have to be reduced
by law. In this connection the Presi-
dent was represented as not wishing
TO have some one. not now on the
board, put aside his private affairs or
resign some permanent position to
accept an appointment on the Tariff
commission which may be only tenn
porary.
To tide over this matter until he
has been able to confer with partv
leaders. there was nothing else for the
President to do. it was explained. but
give Mr.. Classic a temporary reap
pOintment. No other reason was ad.
vanced by the Presidents spokesman n
or others in his office today.
1t was stated. however. that the
President had received Endorsement of
Mr.. Classic for reappointment from a
number of prominent Democrats. Also
it was said there has been some op.
position to his reappointment. The
Presidents spokesman said a protest
had been received from one Senator.
but did not specify his name. 1t is
known. however, that this protest was
received from Senator Bruce of Mary.
land, a Democrat.
Cases of BrOussar1 and Lowell.
While discussing the reappointment
Of Mr.. Classic. the Presidents s spokes-
man recalled that he had already
made two appointments to the Tariff
Commission during the past year
Edgar b. Broussard of Utah and Sher-
man Lowell Of New York. both Re-
publicans-and that the Senate failed
to act on either at the last session.
The Senate did not reject these
nominations, and after the session
came to an end the President gave
each of these gentlemen recess ap-
pointment. His reason for doing this
under the circumstances, it was ex-
Continued on Page 2, Column g.