Evening star., 1926-10-21
Declines to Be Hurried as
Commissionership Booms
Get Under Way.
SUCCESSOR UNLIKELY
BEFORE DECEMBER
Possibility That Senate May Block
Confirmation Taken Into
Consideration.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.


President Coolidge will take his
time in selecting a successor to Cuno
II. Rudolph, who yesterday made
known to the President his desire to
retire as a member of the Board OF
District Commissioners. The PreSi-
dent made no secret of his reluctance
90 part with Mr.. Rudolph's services
and he has made it plain he does no1
intend to be. rushed in filling the
place.
1t is expected the President will
withhold actually making the appoint
until after Congress convenes il
December Besides his natural de
sire to move slowly in such matters
the President is represented as feel
ing that it would be highly unfair IL
give Mr.. Rudolph's successor what is
known as a recess appointment, that
is, to have some one serve In MI
Rudolphs place until the Senate
again is in session. and then send
the nomination to that body for
confirmation.
The President realizes that there is
always the possibility the Senate may
not give its approval to recess ap.
pointment.
Affairs i'm Good Shape.
Added to this attitude of the Prcsl-
dent is the knowledge that he has
been advised that the affairs of the
District goverNment are in such a
shape as to not demand the imme
diate appointment of a successor to
Mr.. Rudolph in the event he is per
mitted to step out soon. The Presi
dent is known to have been made
fully acquainted with the conditions
at the District Building by Commits
sioner Rudolph during his conference
at the White House yesterday. and
is said to feel that he can permit Mr..
Rudolph to retire very shortly and
at the same time let his post remain
vacant until the opportune time ar
rives to send the nomination OF ii
successor TO the Senate.
1t is the confident belief of the
Presidents associates that he has not
the slightest idea at this time of whom
he will put in Mr. Rudolph'S place
He is represented as being of an opcr
mind in the matter and has Indicated
that he wants to give as much
thought and study to this appoint
ment as he did ut the While Pine
Camp last Summer in selecting a sue
cessor for Frederick A. Fcnning.
Plenty of Material.
There is every evidence. however.
THAI the President is going to have
any amount of material to work upon.
Booms already have started. The
news of Commissioner Rudolph's re-
quest to be relieved from duty had
hardly been made public before tho
nc NJ n ~ hoo f. tn lt..
field.
The White House mail today indi-
Gated that the campaign for this posts
promises to be lively one. Already
there are indications that more than
one of the candidates is backed by
strong organizations.
Strangely enough. more than one OF
the names presented to the President
last Summer. when he was casting
about for some one to put i'm Mr.
Jennings place, are among the earl,
crop of candidates for the Rudolph
place. This fact is understood to have
somewhat surprised the President.
He Is represented as having not OK
pected any of the names presented ~
him last Summer.
Judging from this viewpoint Of
the President, it is taken for granted
that the unsuccessful candi didateS for
if any, hope of success this time One
of the Presidents intimates said to-
day in this connection that il is likely
the Presidents first action, when he
enters upon serious consideration of
the aspirantS for the commission
ship, will be to run his blue pencil
through the names of most. If not all.
of those who were candidates last
Summer.
Slight Chance for Woman
There is no indication at the White
House that the President Is contem
plating appointing woman as Com
missioner. 1t is true there are two
women candidates. both of whom al
ready have started campaigns of
considerable proportion. but there is
no reason to believe the President
Is going to be forced to accept n
woman just because she is one.
The President is not at all opposed
to appointing the opposite sex 10
high Office. He has demonstrated
that both since becoming President
and while he was Governor of MaSsa-
chusetts. But there is no reason To
feel that he has already decided that
this place must not go to a woman.
The feeling at the White House IL
that the campaigns already started
by two women aspirants are such as
TO harm, rather than enhance, their
chances.
There is a feeling among some Of
the Presidents close friends that Mr..
Coolidge will not go ont of his own
party to f1nd successor for Commits
sioner Rudolph.
This semed to be fairly we'll estab.
lished. and there is no indication that
the President Is going TO he influenced
because Of criticism from Democratic
leaders. who feel the Board Of Com
missioners should be bipartisan
Just when Commissioner Rudolph
Wilt be permitted to step out has not
been determined. When he made
known his wishes yesterday he as
sured the President he would remain
in office until the latter relieved him.
1t is understood, however. that ii was
agreed between them that the Presi-
dent would formally relieve him with
in the next few weeks.
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