Evening star., 1933-08-29
PRESIDENT AVOIDS
NAMING D. c. HEADS
Believed to Favor 0ne-Man
Rule Instead of CON-
miSSioners.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG,
Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

HYDE PARK, N. Y, August 29.-
President Roosevelt and Postmaster
General Farley have had their talk
here about patronage. but the naming
of two new civilian Commissioners for
the District of Columbia was not even
mentioned during their conference.
Both the President and Mr.. Farley
are the authorities for this statement.
1t was said afterwards that they not
only avoided consideration of the Com
missioner appointments. but the selec-
ton of successor to United States At
torney Rover and Judge Kathryn
Sellers of the Juvenile Court, as well.
Mr.. Farley said today. as he was
leaving for New York, where he ex-
poets to stay a day or so before re-
turning to Washington, that he did not
bring up the Subject of the District
Commissioners and that the President
made no mention Of it. He said he as
sumed that the President was not
ready to discuss 1t.
Indefinite Delay Seen.
The elimination of this patronage
matter from their discussion was taken
here today as strengthening the belief
that it is the Presidents purpose to let
the matter ride" for a while and that
he will postpone disposing of this prob
lem until after he gets back to the
White House, If not for an indefinite
period.
Within the past week it has been
limited that the Presidents idea IN
putting off naming the Commissioners
is to let the present Board OF Commits
sioners continue in office until legS-
lation has been obtained abollshing
the Commissioners and substituting
IL nifv Mr. RnNge.
welt is known to be favoraofy mcnneo
toward this proposal.
1t is known, however, that this was
not mentioned during the Presidents
talk here with Mr.. Farley.
Not only was the District LETT out
OF the Presidents patronage CONFER
ence, but from his conference with
Secretary Of Interior Ickes, Administra-
tor of Public Works. Mr.. Roosevelt
and Secretary Ickes spent several hours
discussing what is being done IN the
advancement of the public works pro-
gram, the scope Of their discussion be-
ing of wide range, but not wide enough
to include the Capital City's part IN
the great movement for recovery.
Park Transfer Considered.
Moreover, Mr.. Ickes is understood to
have not taken up with the President
the matter of transferring adninistra-
ton of the parks in the District from
the Interior Department to the local
authorities Senator King OF Utah,
chairman of the Senate District Com
mittee. is known to have urged upon
Mr. Ickes such a transfer Of admins
tration, and there has been an assump-
ton that the Interior Department head
would take the matter up with the
President But thus far, according TO
authorities here, this has not yet been
done.
1t was thought, too, that Mr.. Ickes,
as Administrator of Public Works, In
his desire to get the general public
works program moving throughout the
country, might have made some men
ton Of the gasoline and watertax
funds of the District, which are being
withheld from immediate use by order
of Lewis Douglas, director OF the
budget, which funds could be used in
Washington in connection with public
works. but he did not do SO.
Both Secretary Ickes and Postmas-
ter General Farley were overnight
guests at the Summer White House
This made it possible for them to par
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt last
night on the lawn Of their Waikiki
cottage, which was attended also by
the newspaper correspondents and
members of the executive staff. The
two cabinet members left Krum Elbow
early today, and had taken their de-
parture before the President was up.
Secretary Ickes boarded plane out
side of Poughkeepsie for Washington.
while Mr.. Farley motored to New York
City.
President Roosevelt will go on an
other motor trip this afternoon. this
time visiting Albany, Troy, Rensselaer,,
Menands and Watervleit He will be
formally received by the mayors of
these places and while at Albany will
be entertained by Gov. Lehman, at the
Governors mansion