New-York tribune., 1884-03-08
JUDICIAL CANDIDATES.
DELAY IN NOMINATING JUDGE McCRARfs D
SUCCESSOR.
AZ rxrsuA1 NUMBER OF APPLIcANrs-sEvrRAL
ANXIOUS SENATOR'S.

inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BUNEl
w.eu,xcros March THE nomination OF
1ndge McCrary's successor is anxIously awaited by
= number of Senators, each of whom is conhdent
that the candidate whose claims he has been urging
for the past two months will be the successful one.
For few of the Judgeshps now vacant, are there so
many applicants Kansas, Iowa. Missouri, Minnesota,
Colorado, Nebraska, each has its candidate. Inc
circuit the VIIIth) is one of great Importance.
Many railroad cases aud questions affecting land
grants and titles to mining claims come before the
Court for decision and though the duties are more
labonous perhaps than on any other circuit the
honor of holding an Office Of this character is al
ways much coveted by lawyers. The delay
of the President in making the appoint-
ment has given rise again TO the rumor
that the Office is to be made reward
for securing friendly delegations 20 the National
Convention The charge has been made more partic-
nlary in the case Of the Missouri candidate. Judge
Wagner and that of the Minnesota candidate, Gen-
eral Sanborn. Judge Wagner has twice been elected
10 the Supreme Court of his State His friends here
say that he is incapable of organizing ormanlpnlat
ing the Republican forces III Missouri so as 10
wheel hem into line for any one candidate. He has
absolutely no control or influence, has be any
friends who could manage such bargain LOT
him. 1t seems improbable, therefore. that
anv arrangement could be made with him by which
the Missouri delegation might be pledged to the
President or any other candda ,,,
In the case of General Sanhorn several Minnesota
newspapers have charged of late that ms selec!9n
would mean delegation friendly II not soholy
nedgc to the President senator MacMllah pro
nOunces such statements absurd lie says tndI
MIR Sanborn has the support of the united Mime
sofa delegation in Congress for tho place. ana 10
suppose for one moment that any one
man could carry the State delegation
in his pOckct and order il to vote be sees fit is
to SUPPOSE something very foolish. More than TINS,
to permit considerations such as those suggested 10
enter into ne selection of candidate Tor ludgeShlp
would amount TO prostitution of the lndlclal once,
and of this, he thought, the President was not
capable o,,. a.,
Another Senator whose State Is embraced IN the
With Judicial Circuit, and who also has candi-
date 10 present takes a more cynical view OF the
case. lit is notorious" he says, that bar
gains are being made regarding TINS
Office 1t is one of great Importance
and 10 the right man worth at least 100000
wear" The fact that he regards his candidates
chances as hopeless made this Senator's remarks
more bitter perhaps than they otherwise might
have hcen 1t is TO be noted, however, that five or
six of EIs colleagues entertain similar views regard
ing this Office.
Other candidates are being urged in the persons
OF Judge Brewer. of Kansas; Congressman McCold,
OF Iowa; Judge Hallet. of Colorado, aud Judge
Dundv of Nebraska. Mr. McCOid has the support
of the Iowa delegation in Congress and
is regarded as being one Of the ablest lawyers
in bs State ranking with Senator Wilson. In
addition to the support of the delegation Of his
own state he has that of Arkansas aud Nebraska.