Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
MAY FILL UTILITIES
POSTS THIS WEEK
President Also Near Choice
for Vacancy on District
Municipal Court.

Before the end of the week Presi-
dent Coolidge is expected to have
made up his mind on the two civilians
he will appoint to the newly created
Public Utilities Commission for the
District.
II is thought also that he will be
ready to All the vacancy on the
Municipal Court of the District
caused by the recent death of Judge
Charles V. Meehan.
This is the opinion of two intimates
of the President, who have been ASSIST
ing him in the choice of men for these
important local positions, and VINO,
because of this relationship have dis
cussed the matter with him virtually
| every day or 80 within the past week
or 10 days.
The various names presented for
consideration for the commission and
the municipal bench have been put
through several processes of elimina-
ton until the point has been reached
where the President is giving serious
consideration to less than four men
! for the commission, and he is reported
to have virtually reached decision
az to one selection. The President Is
represented as being just az near de-
ciSion regarding Judge MeehanS sue
cessor. although II is thought he will
not announce this appointment until
after he has disposed of the Public
Utilities civilian personnel.
Peoples Counsel Choke.
Appointment of the peoples cOun-
sci, the office created by the amended
utilities act for the purpose of having
tot of a a
hearings and other transactions of
the commission, is expected to he
announced simultaneously with the
commissioners.
Those with whom the President
has discussed the utility commission
appointments are inclined to think
he would have reached decision
before now had he not been weigh
ing the advisabiiity Of appointing
hi pa rtisian commission. The Presi-
dent il known to have received
number of appeals to appoint one
Democrat to the commission. - he
did in the case OF the District Board
Of Commissioners when he appointed
Commissioner Taliaferro.
Without making any promises in
this connection, the President is
known to have respected these
sppeals 10 the extent Of asking those
who have been looking over the
available material to include Demo-
Gratis as we'll as Republicans. Several
have since been suggested to the
President, and one of these, John W.
C'hildress. for number of years
real estate operator In this city, Is
understood to have made favora BILE
impression.
On Preferred List.
Louis Addison Dent, now associated
with the Department of Justice. IL
the choice of the Republican leaders
in the District, and although his name
is known to he on the so-called pre-
ferred list Of candidates now before
the President, there is nothing to in
dictate that the President has decided
to appoint him.
Alonzo Tweedale, for many years
auditor of the District, also is known
to he under serious consideration,
There il a large field of ca ndidates
for the Municipal Court vacancy, out
the President is known to have trim
med this list down to half dozen or
so names. one report being that he
now is endeavoring to decide between
two men.
Needham c. Turnage. United states
commissioner in this city, is under
stood TO be one of two who are looked
upon most favorably. The name OF
the other has not been learned, but II
is known that the preferred list or
candidates for this place includes H. =.
Barger, Nathan Cayton, Samuel
cusack, Alfred Schwartz, Duncan
Bradley and Charles r. Morganston.
Record Held Favorable.
The record Of Mr.. Turnsge as United
States commissioner. as presented to
the President is understood to nave
made very favorable impression
upon him. He is native OF North
Carolina, and has been resident OF
the District for nearly - wears. tie
has always been active In the interest
of the Republican party, but mas
never voted i'm his native State since
taking up his residence here.
Mr. Barger, who also is being seri-
ously considered. was az one time
associated with Edward +. COlladay,
Republican national committeeman OF
the District, in the practice of law
He is understood TO have the support
of the Republican leadership OF the
District for this position.
I'm the matter of making this ap-
pointment, an well as those 10 the tuo-
lie Utilities Commission and the APP
pointmasft of a peoples counsel for the
Utilities Commission. President Cool
idge il being guided TO considerable
extent by the opinions of Attorney
General Sargent, to whom he mas re-
ferred the papers relating TO all those
who have been proposed for these
places and who has conducted a very
thorough canvass of the field OF can.
didates The President also has
sought the opinion of Samuel j. Pres
colt, chairman of the Republican