Evening star., 1933-01-22
DEMOCRATS. READY
TO FILL PATRONAGE
SLATE IN DISTRICT
Selection Of ReieheIderfef
and Crosby Successors
koids First PEaoe.
ASPIRANTS ON HAND
FOR ROvER'S BERTH
Party Leadership Will Present
Roosevelt With Partial Fist
Early IN March.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
The Democratic leadership In the
District of Columbia, which Is expected
to have the privilege Of dealing out the
so-called local Federal patronage, has
not yet made any decisions, but will be
ready to present partial slate Of ap-
pointments when Franklin D. Roosevelt
takes over the reins of government and
is ready for recommendations as to the
District plums.
OF first importance, according to
John F. Costello, Democratic national
committeeman for the District, who,
with the assistance Of John B. Colpoys,
chairman Of the Democratic State Gen.
tral Committee, will prepare the pa
tronage slate, Is the selection Of the two
persons to succeed DR.. Luther H.
Reichelderfer and Maj. Gen. Herbert
sioners Of the District
The terms Of the two present Com
miSsioners, both of whom were ap-
pointed by President Hoover In 1880,
will expire April next. Mr.. Costello
expects as many aspirants for these
two posts as for any other places in
cluded in this local patronage list.
The Field is Open.
According to Mr.. Costello, the field
Is open SO far as he and his Demo-
made 1t very plain, however, that great
care will be taken in making the Com
missionership selections. In selecting
them, the atm will be to avoid those
individuals who are merely looking for
a job or for the honor that might 20
with such positions.
This early patronage slate also will
contain the names Of persons recon-
mended to succeed Leo A. Rover as
United States attorney for the District,
Miss Kathryn Sellers as judge of the
Juvenile Court, Jefferson S. Coage as
Recorder Of Deeds, and Theodore
Cogswell as Register of Wills and Clerk
of the Probate Court.
The posts Of Recorder Of Deeds, which
carries salary Of $500, and Register
Of Wills and Clerk Of the Probate Court,
carrying q salary Of $6, 400, are Fed.
eral places with no specified term.
United States Attorney Rover's term
expired January IA, and Judge Sellers
term on the Juvenile Court bench ex-
ptrod March l, 1881.
President Hoover nominated Miss M.
Pearl Mccall, an assistant United States
attorney in the Office of United States
Attorney Rover, some months ago to
succeed Judge Sellers, but the nominal
ton has never been confirmed. Mr..
Rover is holding over" as United States
Attorney without any prospects of his
because efforts for confirmation are
known to be futile now.
Colpoys Favored.
While the local Democratic leadership
has not yet begun studying the field to
make the two Commissioner selections,
1t Is known that Mr.. Colpoys Is virtually
unanimous choice. Mr. Colpoys, how
ever, has made 1t plain that he has no
such aspirations. It is understood he
may be tempted with some other
local plum
The name Of Mrs j. Borden Harri-
man, Democratic national committee
woman for the District, also has been
prominently mentioned for place on
the Board of District Commissioners,
and her friends are of the opinion she
might be prevailed upon to serve. Mrs.
Mary T. Norton, chairman of the House
District Committee, Is known to be
among those who would Ike to see Mrs.
Hartman appointed.
Mrs. Hartman has long been denti.
ded with social and political fife here.
She was q delegate from the District to
the Democratic convention In July, but
did not support Mr. Roosevelt IN the
convention fight.
Friends Of j. Leo Kolb, real estate
connection with the Board Of Commits
sloners, as have those of John E.
Laskey. former United States attorney.
and George G. Havenner chairman Of
the District Bicentennial Commission.
MI Costello said yesterday he has re.
celVed the names of dozen others and
tnat ne expected many more before the
appointments are actually made.
Seek Rover's Post.
Several names of aspirants to United
STATES Attorney Rover's place have been
recelveo. Among these are South
irlmole, Jr, son If the House sergeant
at arms; John p. Bramhall, formerly
associated with the Department of Jus.
tice and now serving as general secre-
tary OF the Inaugural Committee: Levi
David and Norman Landreau. promi-
nent In the American Legion Councils
and a delegate to the last Democratic
National Convention.
Inere are number Of other irnpor.
tant posts to be filled which will NOT he
vacant Immediately In this latter
group are: United States marsh.I
with salary of $500. held since 1921
Dy Eogar G. Snyder, whose terms runs
unti! April, 1884; postmaster, occupied
py Wlillam M. Mooney, who is serving
ms third term, and which will not be
vacant until 1885; two civilian members
OF the Public Utilities Commission. one
vacancy June 80, 1884, and the other
June 80, 1885; peoples counsel of the
Public Utilities Commission. vacant
February, 1884; four Police Co,,rt
Judges, one vacant in 1894, one In 1895
ana two IN 1887, and five Judges of the
municipal Court, two vacant in 1894.
Two In 1885, and one in 1896.