The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-25
LAMAR'S VACANT SEAT.
SPECULATION ALREADY RIFE AS
TO WHO WILL FILL 1T.

President Harrison Would Like TO Ap-
point a Republican but Fears He
Would Not be Conflrmed-A Proba-
bility that Circuit Judge howell r.
Jackson Will be the Nominee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Washington was
expecting the death Of Justice Lamar, SO
that it is not surprising that the question Of
his successor is already under discussion
lb seems likely that his successor will be a
democrat. and 10 is probable that he will be
Circuit Judge Howell Z. jackson of Nash
vile, Tenn. President Harrison, it is stated.
wants to I'LL the vacancy aud will nominate
democrat il he thinks republican would
not be confirmed. President Cleveland
would, of course. appoint democrat.
President Harrison will wait until next
month, and probably until week after next,
before deciding what he will do. Mean
while he will endeavor to ascertain through
his friends in the Senate whether any
republican could be confirmed as Mr..
Lamar's successor. II he is encouraged to
believe that a republican might be con-
tirmed he will nominate republican. This
Is unlikely in the three short weeks which
will then remain. II not he will nominate
democrat. The President, if he could
make the appointment directly without oon-
sultinR the Senate, would probably appoint
Attorney General Miller or Secretary
Tracy, who are both ambitious 60 sit on
the supreme bench, but not Secretary
Noble, who has like ambition but IL not
popular with the President.
SHOULD BE A soUTHERNER.
But the fact that Justice Lamar was the
only southerner on the bench would be
enough OF itself, it is believed, to prevent
the nomination OF any northern man from
being confirmed, 90 that the Presidents
choice seems to be limited to the south. He
Is disposed, IL he can, TO promote from the
circuit or district bench TO the supreme
court, and, therefore, the pames of Circuit
Judges Nathan Gof OF West Virginia, and
Don A. Pardee OF louisiana, and District
Judges Emory Speer OF Georgia, and
McEnery of Louisiana are mentioned as
the southern republicans most likely TO be
considered, Judge Pardes being a per-
sonal friend of Mr. Harrison. IL is
will soon discover that he can
not get republican confirmed and
in that event he will nominate Judge jack
son, who is personally known and liked by
him. 1t is understood that the members of
the supreme court, who believe that Mr.
Harrison will have to nominate democrat,
prefer Judge jackson and will advise the
President to appoint him, IL he consults
them, as he has heretofore done when about
to fill vacancy on the supreme bench. In
asmuch as Judge jackson was appointed
by President Cleveland and is highly es-
teemed by him, it Is not unlikely that II the
appointment is not made under this admin
istration, Judge Jackson will still be Justice
Lamar's successor.
THE MAIN QUESTION.
(BD the associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Speculation is
already rife over the succession to Justice
Lamar on the supreme bench. The partic-
ular person who will be chosen is not oon-
sidered so much as the question whether or
not President Harrison will make the nom
ination to fill the vacancy, or leave the
matter open for President Cleveiaud's &C.
tion. ID 10 certain, In view OF the attitude
OF certain democratic senators toward the
nomination of Mr.. McComas 10 be Judge
OF the court Of the District Of
Columbia that a nomination by President
Harrison would be anteRonized to the end
of the session and defeated il possible. In
view of that fact it is probable that the
President will not care to provoke q bitter
controversy and viii take no action, but it
can be said that he has come to no deter
mination upon the matter and will
not consider it even for several DAYS
at least. Should he decide to
make a nomination, the probabilities are
that a member Of the United States
judiciary within Justice Lamer's old cir
cult will be honored by the appointment.
His circuit embraced the states of Ala
bana, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, MissIs-
sippi and Texas.