Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26
PENNSYLVANIA SHUT OUT
By Politics, From the Vacancy on the o. s.
Supreme Court Bench.

Supreme Court Bench.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. e5.-tSpecial. IA special
dispatch to the Times from Washington
says:
While the Pennsylvanians in Washington
are disposed to make an earnest effort for
the appointment of one of their jurists TO
the vacant iudgeship in the Supreme Court
of the United States there is little reason to
expect that they can be successful. The
Pennsylvania most likely to be favorably
considered by the President, if the appoint
ment could go to your State. would be Chief
Justice Paxson; but political considerations
forbid the appointment of any member of
your State Supreme Court, as that would
make vacancy there to be filed by DEM
ocrat. There is already one judge to be
elected next fall in Pennsylvania, and if an
other of your Supreme judges were trans
ferred to the Supreme Court of the United
States there would be two to elect, and the
people under your Constitution could vote
for but one, so that a Democrat would in
evitablv fill the vacancy The President is
too carefully studying good politics just
now to expose himself to criticism by giving
the Democrats Supreme Judge in Penn
sy1vania. and it may be accepte as settled
that no members of your Supreme Court
can fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
of Justice Bradley.
The name OF Judge Wilson, of your Com
mon Pleas Court, has been frequently dis
cussed as one of the possibilities to succeed
Justice Bradley in the Supreme Court of the
United States but everything now points to
the rejection of Pennsylvania's claim en-
tirely. Pennsylvania had the former Cir
cult Judge of your district in Judge McKen-
nan, who has been succeeded by Judge
Acheson, another Pennsylvania, and
George NJ. Dallas will soon be confirmed as
the Judge of the new APPELLATE United States
Court for your district, so that Pennsyl-
vania does not present any strong claim, for
that position; but what Is more important
than the claims of States is the control of
delegates to the next National Convention.
President Harrison wants delegates and he
Is going to have them if it is possible to OBJ
tain them by the use of his patronage, Judi
cial or political
Harrison has nothing to expect from Penn
sylvan1a whatever, as Quay is entirely
master of the situation, and the delegation
will be against Harrison under any circum-
stances On the other hand, Senator Higgins
could deliver Delaware six delegates il the
judgeship were given to Spruance, and Gen.
eral Sewell could see Senator Higgins and go
much better by giving him the New Jersey
delegation. Sewell wants Judge Green, and
was grievously disappointed that Green was
not nominated instead of Dallas. This is
Sewell's opportunity to command the judge
ship, and everything now points to the sue
cess Of Judge Green. He may be appointed
direct to the Supreme Court of the United
States, or Judge Acheson of Pennsylvania
may be transferred to that position and
Judge Green transferred to the Circuit
Court as Acheson's successor Such seems
to be the situation of the judgeship in
Washington to-day, and it is not likely to be
changed in any way to improve the chances
of fPennsylvanians, outside OF the bare posi-
bility of Atcheson's transfer to make the
place in the circuit for Green.