| Show am pill to fill place male vacant by death of frank frankp P sargent washington dec I 1 president roosevelt today appointed daniel 1 L keefe of detroit commissioner general 1 of u immigration to nil fill the aiace maae vacant by the death of frank P sargent and made known his intention to reappoint to their respective po positions i i W D crum collector of the port at charleston S C and martin knapp chairman ot of the erostato Int Inte restate commerce commission mr keefe is president of the international association of longshoremen and sixth vice president of the american federation of labor during the recent campaign mr keefe announce a flis fils support of judge taft in defiance of the policy of president Glom gompers perd or 0 the federation ot of labor ile he was ono one of the most loyal taft workers in labor circles the president s signed nis commission today and he received it from the hands of secretary straus I 1 at the expiration of office early ahn month collector crum at charleston will be re appointed there was wag a long and bitter fight on the original appointment of mr crum who Is a negro for several years his name was wa hung up in the senate and the people of charleston stubbornly fought his confirmation As chairman of the interstate commerce commission mr knapp who has been identified with the commission tor for eighteen years has made a record which has won the admiration of the president dent and at the expiration of his present term the first st ot the year the president will olaL him |
