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Show HARRISON GETSJLUM I New York Congress- man Is President Wil- ! I son's Choice for Gov- ! ernor-General of the I Philippines Nomin- j ation Goes to Senate I I Washington, Aug 20. Represents. fc..k the FranciB Burton Harrison of New York, has been selected for governor- HAtf general of tho Philippines President Wilson will snd his nomination to the senate toda; I Mr. Harrison was selected aft-r , months of personal consideration by President Wilson in which many ap-pllcant8 ap-pllcant8 were eliminated At least twice the appointment was cousidereci as good as made, but neither of th men selected was Mr. Harrison. The new governor general is a Democrat, a native of New York City, a lawyer by profession, and has been a representative repre-sentative In five congresses, his first service being In the fifty-eighth. He enlisted as a private in the Spanisn , war in the volunteers and was a candidate can-didate for liteutenant governor of New York in the campaign of 19iM Ho was educated at Yale university j and tho New York law school. j Mr Harrison was strongly urged for the post bj Leader Underwood. Representative Palmer. Senator Hughes of New Jersey and other Democratic leaders. Secretary Garrison Garri-son also concurred In the appointment appoint-ment In connection with the announcement announce-ment the White House had no comment com-ment to make of Mr Harrison's atti- j tude toward the Philippines beyond ' the- remark that he would carry out j Democratic party pledges reorganisation of the Philippine commission, however, is to be effected effect-ed and some commissioners will be j named within a few days Mr Harrison was a member or t lie party which accompanied William Howard Taft as secretary of war on his trip to the Philippines and he had Several conferences on Philippine matters from time to time with President Pres-ident Wilson, so that his viewpoint is known to the administration. |