Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
President Satisfied Commissioner
Soon WIN Leave Post.

stan Correspondents Of The star.
WHITE PINE CAMP, N. r. July
10.-No matter what impression Com
missioner Fenning may be giving in
Washington about having no inten-
ton OF retiring to private life Presi.
dent Coolidge Is satisfied that he viii
resign.
There appears to b no doubt in the
Presidents mind and those with
whom he has DISCUSSED the matter
since coming to his Summer camp
does not anticipate any great delay In
the Commissioner retirement. The
President has given no intimation
that he has any intention at this time
OF asking the Commissioner for his
resignation, but his answers to Ques-
Ions are such as to Indicate that, but
for the consideration OF a successor,
the Fenning case Is q closed incident.
Sargent Makes Report.
The President is understood, how
ever, to have received no word from
Fenning since leaving washington Tor
his vacation. Those close to the
President believe that the latter's as
surance resulted from communica-
tions he had with the Commissioners
g. day or 90 before departing from the
Capital. It Is understood also that the
President has received advtces from
the Attorney General, whose depart.
ment made a careful study or the
evidence in the several Fenning con.
gressional Investigations, which have
been partially responsible Tor the
President reaching his conclusions IN
the matter.
Whether the advices from the
Attorney General, which have been re-
ceived since the Presidents arrival
up here, comprise the complete report
that department was to have made
has not been made known. It may be
possible that q complete report, con-
tanning comprehensive analysis of
the Fenning Investigations, with spe-
cial reference to the legal points in
volved, will reach the President later.
But the advices he already has
as making mp his mind Is concerned.
AS for the moral issues involved the
President has made It plain that he
needs no advices from the outside to
guide him In reaching q decision. The
President has followed the Fenning
case carefully on his own part-at
least as carefully as was possible. He
appointed Mr.. Fenning to ONCE. and
therefore IL mindful OF certain
responsibility.
Throughout the fight on the Com
missioner the President was anxious
to see him have q fair hearing, but
at the same time he was just as de-
terrnined to see that the interests Of
the District OF Columbia were prey
erly protected.
Opinion Il Made Clear.
since the majority Of the House
judiciary committee, which investi-
gated the indictments made against
Mr.. Fenning, made its report to the
effect that while the evidences did not
show that the Commissioners had vIc-
lated any law. they did think the
methods he employed IN his practice
called for criticism and condemnation,
President Coolidge has given the i'm
preston that he looked for Commtg.
sioner Fenning to step out. He mere
lv intimated this at first, but last
TUESDAY, the day before his departure
FOR the mountains, he stated publicly
That he expected the Commissioner to
retire. Since then he has reiterated
%, During his conferences yesterday
noon with newspaper correspondents
the President said through his spokes-
man that he was stili Of this opinion.
he declined, however, to mako any
comment on the reports in Washing.
ton newspapers that Commissioner
Fenning g giving no outward evil
dence or resigning
Nor aid the President, Ia answer
ia direct questioning. give any hint
that he was considering asking pub.
licly for the ComInlssioneris reslgna.
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