Griggs courier., 1888-03-30
THE SUCCESSION.

Several Candidates Already in the Field
for the Vacancy on the Supreme Bench
speaker CariiSlc's Chances Deemed
Good-Bayard, Was, Garland, Dickin-
son. Trumbu.l amt Others Mentioned.
WASHINGTON, March 24,-The death of
Chief-Just Waite naturally suggests
thoughts of his successor, and among men,
bers of Congress the discussion OF the sud
den death Of the Chief Justice is supple
mented wi speculation as to who will be
appointed to succeed him. The eight asso-
ciate justices are: Justice Bradley New
Jersey; Justice Gray, Massachusetts,; Justice
Blatchford, New York; Justice Matthews,
Ohio; Justice Harlan, Kentucky; Justice
Lamar, Mississil p; Justice Miller, Iowa,
and Justice Field, California. Chief-Justice
Waite was also from Ohio. but as that State
still has representative on the bench its
modest lawyers are not in the present line
of consideration.
Associate Justice Field is generally spoken
of as likely to succeed the Chief Justice.
Justice Field possesses all the qualifications
tor the office, but his age is likely to
operate against his selection He is i'll his
I'D year. In SO far as partisan int1u-
ence may enter into the question of the
succession, policy would dictate to the
President the selection OF young man,
that the chances of main taEing IL Demo-
crat at the head OF the court might be in
creased
The names of Secretary Bayurd and At
torney General Gar and are also men ntioned
in connection with tie succession, but
the more probable man is spe lker
Carlisle 1t is known that he was Of
fered the seat that Justice Lamar n3x oc-
cupes before it was offered to that gentle
man He declined it very reluctantly and
his decination was as reluctantly received.
But it was agreed between him and
Mr.. Cleveland, after Walking the mat
ter over that the poIirical situation
party necessity-reauired Mr. Carise's
presence in the House to organ ze it and TO
work to bring the party together for the
pass ge OF TIE Tariff bill. The political rea-
sons that then interfered are no longer i'll
| the way The House is organized and all
| VIII be done that can be done toward pass
ing The Tariff bill and shaping p.lrty policy
| before It will be necessary to appoint Chef
| Justice Wate's successor.
| DETROIT Mich, March 2-l.-Talk of sue
cessor for The Chief Justice has already
commenced here, and the name most fire.
| Guently mentioned IL connection With the
office is that of Don NJ Dick nson, OF Mich
| iyan.
CHICAGO, March 21 Speculation as to
he probable successor to Chief-J Just ce
Waite was active yesterday afternoon and
last night among lawyers OF both parties
and Democratic politicians of the higher
| grade About the first name which seemed
20 occur TO every one was that OF Judge
Lyman Trumb ull, but on more mature re-
lection it was thought that his age
| put him out of the race. The pen
sionable age of Supreme Court Judges is
30 years, and Judge Trumbull was "a
years of age in October last. Judge SEQ
field, of Clarke County, is looked upon as a
good man for the place, Hon. Melville w,
Fuller expressed the opinion that either
Minister Phelps or Secretary Bayard won d
receive the appointment Mr. Fuller sad:
Regarding the claims of the West a mo-
ment's thought will suggest the names OF a
Number of men who might be considered avail
able. Wisconsin has Colonel Villas, of Mad
son; James G. Jenkins, OF Milwaukee,, and
| Judge Dooli,tle. Indiana, l suppose, would in
clude in her list of candidates Mcdonald, Sen
ator Turpie, Judge Niblack, and possibly Voor
hees. Michigan mas Don Dickinson"