St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-17
THE VACANT JUDGEsHIP.
Is President Arth"r Holding the appoints
neIH to Secure DeteDdteS foI. Himself

Is President -Irth"r Holding the .fppoint-
ne'H to Secure DeleDateS fo, Himself.
Washington Cor. y. Y Tribune
The nomination of Judge McCrary's sue
cessor is anxiously awaited by a number Of
senators, each of whom is confident that the
candidate whose claims he has been urging
for the past two months will be the success
full one. For few of the judgeships now
vacant, are there so many applicants. Kan
fas, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota,
Colorado, Nebraska, each has its
candidate. The circuit the Eighth
is one of great importance.
Many railroad cases and questions affecting
land grants and titles to mining claims come
before the court for decision, and though
the duties are more laborious perhaps than
any other circuit, the honor of holding an
office of this character is always much covet-
ed by lawyers. The delay of the president
in making the appointment has given Use
again to the rumor that the office is 10 be
made a reward for securing friendly delega-
tons to the National convention. The
charge has been made more particularly in
the case of the Missouri candidate, Judge
Wagner, and that of the Minnesota candi-
date, General Sanborn. Judge Wagner has
twice been elected to the supreme court.
His friends here say that he is incapable Of
organizing or manipulating the Republican
forces in Missouri so as TO wheel them into
line for any one candidate. He has abso-
lutely no control or influence, nor has he
any friends who would manage such n bar
gain for him. 1t seems improbable, there
fore, that any arrangement could be made
with him by which the Missouri delegation
might be pledged to the president or any
other candidate.
In the case of General Sanborn several
Minnesota newspapers have charged of late
that his selection would mean delegation
friendly, if not solidly pledged, to the presi-
dent. Senator Mcmillan pronounces such
statements absurd. He says that MIR. San
born has the support of the united Minnesota
delegation in congress for the place, and to
suppose for one moment that any one man
could carry the state delegation in his pocket
and order it to vote as he sees fit is to sup
pose something very foolish. More than this,
to permit considerations such as those sug-
gested to en- ter into the selection of a candi-
date for judgeship would amount TO prosti-
tuition of the judicial office, and of this he
thought the president was not capable.
Another senator whose state is embraced in
a candidate to present. takes more cynical
view of the case. cit is notorious" he says,
''that bargains are being made regarding this
office. 1t is one of great importance and to
the right man worth at least 500, 900 year"
The fact that he regards his candidates.
chances as hopeless made this senator's re-
marks more bitter, perhaps, than they other
wise might have been. 1t is TO be noted,
however, that five or six of his colleagues
entertain similar views regarding this office.
Uther candidates are being urged in the
persons of Judge Brewer, of Kansas; Con-
gresham McCoid, of Iowa; Judge Hallett, of
Colorado, and Judge Dundy, of Nebraska.
Mr.. McCoid has the support of the Iowa del
egation in congress and is regarded as being
one of the ablest lawyers in his state, rank
ing with Senator Wilson. In addition TO the
support of his own state. he has that of Ar
kansas and Nebraska.