The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-17
SIX CIRCUIT JUDGES

Appointed by tho Prcsldent-GoT One of
7hem-Two Democrats Among Thom.
srcc'GE Dispd;ch TO The Intelligence.
WASHINGTON, d. e., Dec. lG.-To.
day President Harrison sent to the sem
ate the names OF six OF the nine now
circuit judges. Their names .nnl dis
tricts arO: Will;sm L. Put.an,, Of
Maine, ior the First Judicial Circuit;
Nathaniel shipman, OF Connecticut, for
the Second; George n. Dallas. OF pen&-
sylvania, Third; Nathan Golf OF West
Virginia, Fourth; William II. Taft, OF
Ohio, Sisth; William A. Woods, OF In
diana, Seventh.
As the senate was in scsso | to-day
but short tins its meIubirs had
ample opportunity for u formal dis
Cussion among themselves Of these
nominations. Upon personal and pro-
iessional grounds every one OF them
was highly praised. Democratic sena-
tors were pleased with the representa-
lion given their party in the appoint
mcnt OF Democratic judges in the first
and third districts. Republican sena.
tors generally declared that any presi-
dent had never sent to the confirming
body stronger or more brilliant list OF
names. Such criticism rs was made
was political and that was very circum-
scribcd. The nomination OF Mr.. Put
nam, OF Maine, for the first circuit, has
been expected Mr.. Putnam is said to
be ono OF tho best lawyers in New
England. He has been the candidate
iOr governor, but kept his hands clean
from the Gayccion outrage. lie was 4
member OF the Joint Fisheries Com
mission, and Mr.. Cleveland came near
making him Chief Justice instead OF
Mr.. Fuller The promotion OF Judge
Shipman from the United States Dis
triCt Court OF Connecticut, accords
with the recommendation OF both the
Connecticut senators.
A NAME OF EVIL OMEN.
There is 4 feeling among some Penn
sylvania and Delaware Republican SEN
ators that the President has made u
political mistake in giving the judge
ship in the Third circuit to George NJ.
Dallas. They feel that the Republican
party OF Delaware, which has mado such
progress in Wrestling that state from
Democratic control, should have been
encouraged by the appointment OF Mr..
Spruancc, who was recommended by
both Senator Higgins and his Demo-
cratic colleague, Senator Gray, There
Is no disposition shown TO mako any un-
pleasant opposition 10 the confirmation
Of Mr.. Dallas, but an effort will doubt
less be made TO pursuadc the President
10 reconsider the appointment. Dallas
ls name OF evil omen to many Repub-
iicGNs, being associated with the tariff
Of -, which was made possible by Vice
PRESIDENT Dall;ls's violation oil pledges
and deser.ion OF tho cause OF the pro-
tectionsts. This Mr.. Dallas is q nephew
OF that Vice President. He has a very
Algh reputation.
The President felt that he should give
some recognition at the Philadelphia
oar! TO the Democrats in the judicial ap-
Polntmcnts, and it happened that
Maine and Pennsylvania presented the
best man. Had he made Democratic
appointments IN the South lie would in
each instance have given tho circuit
benches Democratic majorities.
GEN. GorFs APPOINTMENT.
The nomination OF General GoG for
the Fourth circuit is quite highly ap-
proved, but many Republicans icel that
TO remove him from politics at this
time is unwisc, as it cripples the party
IN another border state, where it had
made progress toward overtltr5wing the
Democracy. Theappointmcntis is doubt.
less agreeable to General GotI himself,
VINO has been quoted recently as saying
mat he had spent twenty years and tho
equIyalcntoi large fortune in fighting
the Republican battles in Nest Nir-
e!!nla. Atiirst blush the appointment
o,i General Goi' might appear 10 mean
that Stephen B. Elkins would not be
made secretary OF war, rs the President
might not be expected to givo two such
important offices to single Democratic
state. ltis moro probable interpreta-
poni, however, that this only clears the
oath ior tho appointment OF Mr.. Ellsins