Show NEW HEAD OF corporations BUREAU joseph B E davies of madison wis secretary of the democratic national committee has declined to be governor general of the philippines and has been selected tor for commissioner of corporations to succeed luther conant jr mr davies was disinclined dis inclined to take any federal post but at tho the solicitation of some of hla his political j advisers took under consideration the offer to be commissioner of corpora eions and called at the executive offices early the other day to signify his acceptance mr air davies qualifies as a an n original wilson man ile he was t the he wisconsin member of the democratic A national committee and bucce succeeded eded in capturing a majority of the wisconsin delegates to the national convention for wilson in fact long before the baltimore deadlock ended the delegation was voting as aa a unit when the national committee was waa reorganized to be in harmony with the presidential nominee of the party mr davies was elected secretary later after the western headquarters arters had been opened in chicago he was placed in charge and directed the campaign for all the territory between indiana and the pacific coast |