Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-25
COTTON APPOINTED
UNDERSECRETARY
Roosevelt Named for Porto
Rican Post and Bartlett for
Joint Commission.
By The Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
President Hoover announced yester-
day the appointment Of Joseph P. Cot
ton of New York as Undersecretary Of
State: that Col. Theodore Roosevelt
ir., OF New York, would be named
governor OF Porto Rico. and that John
H. Bartlett OF New Hampshire had &C
Joint Commission.
The Chief Executive also indicated
that Eugene A. Gilmore would be con-
tlnued as assistant governor general
1T the Philippines under Dwight F.
Davis, former Secretary of War, who
is expected to depart for Manila soon
after his nomination has been con-
firned by the Senate.
Earlier in the day announcement
also was made of the appointment of
Robert H. Lucas of Louisville, KY, as
commissioner of internal revenue, and
later his nomination was sent to the
Senate. He will succeed David H. Blair
of North Carolina, whose resignation
was submitted March 4.
Cisson Appointment Expected.
While there was no formal announce
ment at the White House, 1t was
learned that Charles p. Cisson. attor-
ney general Of Rhode Island, has been
offered and has decided to accept the
post of an Assistant Attorney General.
succeeding John Marshall, who soon is
70 retire TO private life after long serv-
ice In charge Of the personnel divi-
sion OF the Justice Department.
Mr.. Cotton. who is 50 years old, will
succeed J. Reuben Clark, who was
appointed underSecretary under former
Secretary Kellogg and at the admins
tratlons request has continued In that
post under Henry L. Stinson. Mr.. Clark
Is expected 10 resume the practice of
law.
Roosevelt 10 Take Post In FAN.
Col. Roosevelt will take over the
goVernorship Of Porto Rico this Fall,
Horace M. Tovner Of Iowa, having con-
ssnted to continue as governor until
September or later until Col. Roosevelt
returns from his scientific expedition
to China for the Field Museum and
arranges his private affairs for a pro-
longed absence from the country.
In announcing that Mr.. Bartlett,
whose resignation as First Assistant
Postmaster General was accepted some
time ago, had consented to take the
place on the International Joint Com
mission, the President said this was
received with satisfaction, as he had
more important undertakings for the
commission than heretofore have en-
gagged its attention.
Mr.. Cotton, a native Of Newport, r. l.,
has been counsel for many business
interests and also has served In i'm
portant public posts. He was counsel
for the New York State Commission
on Workmen's Compensation: was con-
su!ting counsel for the Federal Reserve
Board and counsel for the Alaska
Engineering Commission.
Cotton's Prior Services
During the war Mr. Cotton served
under Mai Gen. Goethals, retired, when
the general was chairman of the Ship
ping Board Later he became q MEM
Der Of the Food Administration under
Herbert Hoover and after the war rep
resented the United States In Europe as
a member of the Inter-Allied Finance
Council and on other war organizations.
Col. Roosevelt also previously has had
public service. being Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy during the Harding
and part Of the Coolidge administra-
tions. He was twice Republican candi-
date for the Governorshtp Of New York,
being defeated each time by Alfred Z.
Smith.
Mr. Cisson has been attorney general
of Rhode Island since 1925, being re-
elected last November He Is 80 years
old. a graduate Of the Harvard Law
School and was chairman Of the Prori-
dence Republican city committee in
1928 and 1924.