Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-15
THENEWJ BDGESHIPS
ToFlLL THE FOURTEEN PLACES WILL
WORRY Mr.. HARRISON.
A Coming Vacancy on tho Interstate Com
merce OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES as
Presidential Candidate.
IFrom our Regulnr corresponaen..l

tFrom our Regular Correspondent
WARRINGTON. March l4.-The fourteen
judicial places that the President will be
called on to fill within the next few months
are well calculated to give the Executive o
great deal of worry, for the reason that it
is no easy matter to select good men who
Will make capable judges and at the same
time satisfy the various sections of the
country IN the selections that are to be
made. Hardly had Congress adjourned
before there was great pressure brought on
the President in behalf of some of the
prominent Republican members who made
their exit from public life on the 4th OF
March: One phase of the situation that IL
troubling the politicians is that the Presi-
dent so far in making high Judicial ep-
pointments has made promotions from the
lower TO the higher courts in several IN
stances.
KANSAS CASE.
When he was called upon to appoint q
successor TO the late Justice Matthews, OF
the Supreme Court, he went to the circuit
bench and promoted Judge Brewer, OF
Kansas. and in so doing he probably shut
out all other Kansans for high preferment
for anything during his Administration,
whether he serves one or two terms in the
White House. Then when Justice Miller
died the President, although besleged by
men OF great influence to take this one or
that one outside of the judiciary, went to
the District-C Court bench for a new Supreme
Court Justice. and appointed Judge Brown.
of Detroit. After Judge Brewer was pro-
NOTED district judge in that same circuit
was appointed circuit judge. This ten
dency on the part of the President IS taken
into account now by these who are hoping
that their friends may be lucky IN this
rather large distribution of judicial honors
to be made within the next few months.
HE MAY PROMOTE.
They have had, too, some pretty strong
intimations that President Harrison. IN
tends to promote from two TO four OF the
district judges. He may even promote
more, as there are nine circuit judges pro-
vided for in the new law. He may. also
take two or more from some of the higher
State courts, and on this basis the friends
of Judge Lewis, Of the Virginia Court OF
Appeals, are largely hanging their hopes.
In that circuit, however, District Court
judge in North Carolina is being con-
sidered-Judge Seymour.
Neither of President Cleveland,s APP
pointees to the Supreme Court. had ever
served as judges in their lives, but Chief
Justice Fuller was prominent and Leading
member of the Chicago bar, and Justice
Lamar, while never much of practitioner,
had instructed in the law and had served
with great distinction in the Senate OF the
United States.
PRACTICALLY sETTLKD.
One of these new circuit judgeships is
ia hn
lieved that ex-Congressman Morrow, OF
California, will receive the appointment
for the Pacific slope circuit. Ex-Congress-
man Payson, of Illinois, will either be a
circuit Judge or he will be the leading
Judge on the new land court. This IS to
be very important court, and the chances
are that two of the five judges will be
Democrats, az that was the spirit of the
act as passed by Congress, and 1t has been
reported here that the President has IN
timated his willingness to appoint two
Democrats.
COLONEL MoRR1soS's SUCCESSOR.
In less than year the term of Hon. vii.
liam X. Morrison as interstate commerce
commissioner will have expired. lie was
appointed by Mr.. Cleveland for the term
OF five years. At present the country west
of the Mississippi river has no representa-
tion on the commission. and 1t IS SAID thal
President Harrison has virtually agreed
that Colonel Morrison's successor shall be
n man who resides and has his prominence
west of that mighty stream. The position
is not only one that carries considerable
distinction with it, but the compensation
il s., 500 per annum, and when the com
missioners have to travel about their ex
penses come out Of the pocket of Uncle
Sam. At times there is considerable travel
ling to be done in the interest of the CON-
mission.
HOW KNAPP WAS APPOINTED.
1t was suggested to President Harrison
before no appointed the successor TO MIR
Schoemaker. of New York, that he haC
better reappoint him so as to leave thu
fiye-year term to be filed by q Republican
when Colonel Morrison goes out, and thu
place would be a valuable one politically
especially as there Is q feeling that some
body west of the Mississippi ought to b'
recognized. IL was represented TO him tina
the Administration could work the ap
pointment to political advantage in $50
and put in Republican. The President Il
said TO have thought well of the sugges
ton, but before he could reach positive
conclusion Senator Hiscock and Congress
man Belden raided him and demanded thu
appointment of another New York man
and they landed Mr.. Knapp into the place
IN POLITICAL WAY.
Colonel Morrison has taken much in
terest in the work of the commission anC
has displayed a great deal of ability. HI
has bv no means kept alOof from politics
but during his whole service in the posi-
ton has taken hand in all of the contests
He has been under no obligations what
ever TO the Administration in q politica
way. as the law which created the commits
sion provided distinctly that it SHOULD
be divided between the parties. Whel
Cleveland was President he had tho RICH
to appoint three Democrats, and nov
President Harrison has the right to ap
point three Republicans, but he IL boun'
to allow the other party representation
of two members on the commission.
wATTERsoN's VACCINATIONS.
It is whispered around in political cir
cles here that Colonel Henry Watterson
the editor of the Louisville CourteT'-J01Tnd
and the member of the National Demo
cratic Committee from Kentucky, is yer
fayorably inclined to Colonel Morrison 70
the presidency in 1892, and the gosslps de
clare that his play at present In his pape
points to that rs his ultimate object. Ill
declaration that if New York Is not SOIL
IOr OIeYclauu idCC Va NiAN
fact that Governor Hill controls the ma
chine and intends to either have the Who'll
New York delegation or q portion OF It
the perty will have to look elsewhere 10
q nominee in 1892, is construed here Z
mean that at the proper time Coione
Watterson and his friends will endeavor t
have both Cleveland and Hill thrown over
board. He has always been very. the
with the Illinois statesman and for twent
years they have stood together in the bat
tie for tariff reform. Senator Carlisle ma
repeatedly declared here that he is TO
Morrison for President, and this make
the story all the stronger that Colonei
Watterson thinks that eventually he Wi
either work up sentiment in favor
Morrison or of some other western man an
leave New York out OF the calculation L
1892.
MAY Run FOR CONGRESS.
If Colonel Morrison is not on the ns
tional ticket in 1899 the chances are tina
| he will again run for Congress in his oil
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