St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-04
Reasons for Jaekson's APP
pointment to the Su-
ppeme Bench.
Republican Senator'S Opposed
to Any Nomination Being
90 Made.
Some Opposition Devel ops to
~ the Confirmation Of
q Jackson.
House Supporters Of the Anti
ii Option Bill Score a
Victory.

WAsHING1 ON. Feb. 3.-There are
many inquiries to the reason which led
President Harrison to appoint Demo-
crat to succeed the late Justice Lamar
on the supreme bench. The statement
comes very direct that he was led to do
this because of the Republican opposi-
ton to his making any nomination, and
the responsibility for tie failure to
nominate Republican is sa id to lie
upon tine twelve Republicans in the
senate VINO we're determined to oppose
any confirmation proposed by the presi
dent. 1t was at first his intention to
nominate either Judge Emery Speer or
Judge Pardee. On making inquiries
among the Republican senators as to
which would be most apt to secure
ready confirmation he discovered that
there were about twelve Republican
senators who would oppose any con-
firmatlOn, partly on account OF their
personal antagoniSm to the president
and partly on account of their desire to
bring other matters to the front in the
senate. AT first, on discovering this,
NIr. Harrison Decided
that he would not send any nomination.
He held to this purpose until the after
noon of yesterday, when he became
convinced that Democrat might be
confirmed with the aid OF Democratic
senators. He then decided to send in
the nomination of Judge Jackson, whom
he believed could be confirmed, and
whose confirmation would give a very
important circuit judgeShip to be filled.
EItn ltnr NJ
his making the appointment will prob
ably try to prevent confirmation, and
there appears to be a strong prob
ability that they may succeed I'M
less advantage should be taken Of
the custom of senatorial cour-
tesy," which discountenances delay
in action on the nomination of an eX-
senator. If confirmation is secured
promptly, it is expected that the presi
dent will nominate Judge w. 0. Brad
ley. OF Kentucky, who is one of the
prominent leaders of the Southern Re-
publicanS, and was very prominently
spoken of at Minneapolis for the nomi
nation for the vice presidency, to sue
ceed Judge jackson on the circuit
bench. The fact that
Judge Jackson Was r avored
by Justice Brown, of the supreme
D'nch, and Judge TAFT, OF the circuit
bench, and by President Harrison's
brother. if a Republican could not be
confirmed, had some influence in in
ducing the appointment of Judge jack
son, under the existing circumstances.
At meeting of the senate Judiciary
committee today there was some oppOsI-
ton to the nomination OF Judge jackson
to succeed Justice Lamar, and the nomi-
nation went over under the rules. As
far as can be learned the opposition does
not touch Judge Jackson's character or
fitness or even his Democracy, but it is
based on an objection founded on prin--
ciple. The Democrats having taken the
position that it was not proper for an
outgoing president TO fill life places of
such Importance There is no question
that senators on both sides of the cham
Der are deeply concerned by the prob
ability Of the nomination of Repub-
lican circuit judge to succeed Judge
Jackson. the Democrats being deter
mined in advance to resist the installa-
ton of Republican on Southern cir
cult and the Republicans fearing that
they will have hard stl uggle to confirm
such a nomination at this late Stage Ill
the session.