Evening star., 1934-01-12
LOCAL PATRONAGE
TAKES SPOTLIGHT
At D. c. BUILDING
Naming of Three "Good
Democrats" to Liquor
Board ForeSeen.
ALLEN SILENT ON TALK
WITH FARLEY DURING DAY
No Drastic Shake-up in Personnel
Observation-Disclosures
Confirmed.

Confirmed yesterday by the Senate,
District Commissioners Hazen and Allen
today turned their attention to plans
for changes in the District government,
with appointment of three qualified
good De .mocrats" to the proposed alco-
hol beverage control board one OF the
outstanding matters.
No drastic shakeup in personnel in
the government is planned, however,
the Commissioners already have init
mated.
Allen said this morning he intends
to conduct his Office just as though he
had been elected by the residents of
the District.
The liquor board would be set up
under the liquor control measure as
passed by the House, and now being
considered by the Senate District Com
inittee.
The three control board members
would receive salaries of $4,000 a year.
A staff of IS persons. including liquor
establishment inspectors. clerks and
These will have to be good Demo-
Gratis" too, the Commissioners have in
dicated.
Called by Farley.
Small matters that didn't amount
I'd ally uIllllS " QuOIe DlSIIlCl SO1l-
missioner Allen, occupied some 20-odd
minutes of his and Postmaster General
Farleys time at noon today, when the
Commissioner was called to Farley
office
Commissioner Allen did hazard the
guess that ID patronage likely was in
cluded in the subject matter of the
parley. and (2) that conversation in
this connection probably veered around
49, N1I ? l1o
District Alcohol Control Board comes
into existence. The conference"
didn't get down to anything definite,
however.
Allen said the possibility of choos-
ing otherwise strict employees who now
are taken from civil service registers,
reported some time ago 20 be under
consideration. was mot discussed.
Mr.. Farley said this morning that
nothing had yet been done toward
selecting a member of the Utilities
Commission to succeed Gen. Mason M.
Patrick and that the appointment OF a
public printer as successor to George
H Carter is as far away as ever, 1t
had been thought at one time that
tire latter post would be filled by a
Democratic appointee about the first
of the year.
rev tHdHstS SccH.
There may be a number of changes
in executive positions. it has been IN
timated, but just when these will be
made was not indicated and according
% present plans most of these will re-
suit from retirementS or designations.
A large portion of the many requests
for District appointments have been
for positions with the liquor control
administration, it is reported. Addi-
tional names of District residents, some
of them prominent in business affairs
here. have been coming to the Com
missioners since Congress convened, in
connection with the liquor control plans.
There is reason to believe that the
positions of several District executives
are somewhat in doubt however, but
neither Commissioners HaZen or Allen
has indicated any final decision.
Expectations are that new District
health officer will be appointed before
the present year is ended. DR.. William
C. Fowler, veteran head of the depart
ment, will reach retirement age next
November "a. The Commissioners, it is
reported, have adopted a general policy
against extension of service of District
executives beyond their retirement age.
The Senate late yesterday confirmed
8hs appointment of Hazen and Allen
SncnouV oepate.
No Objections Heard.
The nominations had been reported
EavMabiy by the Senate District Com
ffittee several days ago after Chair
Imam King pointed out that no objec-
lions had been received against the
appointments.
Both of the new Commissioners were
given recess appointments by President
Roosevelt about six weeks before Con-
HTess met.
For Mr.. Hazen. the appointment
meant advancing from the ranks to a
place on the city's Governing Board,
sor he had served many years as Dis
naGflly familiar with the problems of
the municipal government.
Mr.. Allen formerly was a manager of
hotel properties. The new city heads,
together with Engineer Commissioner
Gotwals, have had a busy time since
they were appointed, helping to launch
civil works projects, drafting liquor
control bill for consideration by Con-
gress and acquainting themselves with
the 1885 fiscal year budget. which will
soon be taken up in Congress.
The nomination of Leslie G. Gar
nett to be United States attorney for
the District OF Columbia has been ap-
proved by a subcommittee headed by
Senator King and will be submitted to
the Senate Judiciary Committee for
action Monday. Others on the sub
committee are Senators Nicely of West