New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-03
10 SUCCEED JUSTICE LAMAR
JUDE HOWELL l.. JACKSON NAMED FOL,
THE SUPREME BENCH
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Washington. Feb. 3.-Thc President to-day nom,
mated Howell T. Jackson o! Tennessee. Circuit Judge
III me sixth Federal Circuit. to be an Associate
'uS'ic" Of III" supreme Court. filing the vacancy or
the bench caused by Justice Ianar'S death
Inc announcement thI; Judge Jackson had bee,
'hosen FOR the associate iuS'cip created something
OF stir at the capital. for the Hppolncc is
n southern Democrat: ana the average cNpcctat
was. perhaps. that The President would select u
southern Republican TO succeed Justice Lamar. L.
making judicial nominations however. President lnrr
son has set himself standard which has excluded
partisan considerations largely. ana has resulted
In selections made grounds Of personal fitness and
professional character. without too great regard for
political standing and influence. In the present in
stance the President had cndc2vuTed TO close the
record Of his important judicial appointments with
one which coul occasion the least partisan criticism
Feeling that some weight should probably be allowed
10 The fact that this last vacancy had occurred within
six weeks of the accession to power Of Democratic
President. and the sentiment that places on the
Federal bench should be distributed with de-
Of equality between the opposing political parties
President Harrison has chosen for promotion the
eligible ~ the Democratic judges The circuit bench
Il, I'm many o,hcr of his appointments he has made
similar promotions from among the Republican
bcrS Of the Federal judiciary.
1t is matter OF that Judge Jackson
appontc" served q term In the United states senate
no long ago retiring In ~ to accept TIE United
ing the states Of Kentucky. Michigan, Ohio and
Ienncssee ON his elevation 70 the supreme lscncl
court ont Of nine. Justice Harlan having been ap
pointed from Kentucky ana Justice Brown from
and his viii be we'll received Sy members
Ct both p, ca parties. circuit jn1gs for the SIKH
Circuit will probably he appointed Immediately after
Judge JacKso's confrmatfn
Dan
on Aprn :. 1852. Eight years later his parents re
moved to Jackson Tom. his present home. lie was
graduated at West Tennessee College i'll lofe, ana
aftcrward studied for two years at the University OF
Virginia. After leaving the University he read law
for two years in Jackson under his bnsnen. Judges
A. ". @. Tottcn and Milton brown In loJ3 he wen,
20 the Cumberland University, and was graduated
nom the law school attached TO that institution in
1886. lie AT began to practise his profession
at Jackson. Three years later he removed TO Mem
phis and formed law partnership with DAVID NJ.
CuIrn. In the winter OF ls1-Js Judge Jackson was
sent - Newlor by t.:c Mississippi Central Railroad
Company now the Chicago i. LouiN and New orleans
Eailcad Company tC negotiate the bends OF the rod
which he did satisfactorily. When TIE war BROKE ont
lie entered the civil servic" OF the Confederate Gov
| clrncht. On returning To Memphis at The close oi
the war. Mr.. Jackson formed law partnership with
| l. NJ E.tss. and aftcrwa:d win Mr. Elii, When The
| firm name changed 10 Jackson u Elicit. Judge
Jackson SON became well known ~ an able lawyer.
Iii, first vile dicl In 1873 ANA in April. lo'4 lie was
married % May Elizabeth. second daughter Of ten
eral W. T.. Harding. of the famous Belle Meade Flrm'
! In 1876 he returned 10 Jackson on two OCCASIONS
JUDGE Jackson served by appointment a. one OF the
| Judges of the state Supreme Court and In 1875 he
was n nroplncnt candidat before tie Tene,scc Demo
| cratic Convention for tho nomination fer supreme
| Court judge. coming within one vote oil ho"nha
| lion. lie was elected TO the Tennessee iiOu'e OF
| kcpre .cntalivcs from Mad' on County in 177o on
| the state Credit platform. and WAS made mtnb"'
! OF the Committees on the judiciary and privileges ana
Elections. ON January 26, ISL, Judge Jackson was
elected United senator for the term beginning
| March i, ISL. 1hc Legislature was very cNcIN
divIdedthcre being ten Republicans In the cna'c ana
thirty seven in the House fifteen Dcinocicts III 'he
senate and thirty IN the iOu." ard one "fcrh
back man I'm the Iouscand the contest for the : ma
| ,orshp was a long one lasting from January i 10
| Ionua1v 16 Twenty nine joint ballots were tahch
| aid Judge Jackson was not named until The last
| ballot was taken. No caucus nominations wei" hadc
| by either party. The leading Republican candidates
| we're Postmaster General Horace Maynard ana H. IL.
| Harrison, chairman Of the Republican otd'e
| Central Committee and IL leading mem
| - >, tho To,,urs.ee House. The
| leading Strtc Credit Democratic candidate was
James L. Bailey. the retiring senator. General w
g. Fate represented middle ground on the credit qics
don. The leading Low Tax Democrat, Colonel
John H. savage, withdrew before any ioiat ballots
taken, ana urged nhfHoBy ufioHB INV
hlL Low Tan faction GENERALLY voted Tor ten
eial Bate. Mr Maynarl several tlmes cane within
trcc votes Of election, while Bailey ana BATE
lacked from 10 to 40 votes OF majority. MI.
| Bailey and General Bate withdrew toward the CLOS"
| Of Tho and before the meeting on January
~ The Democrats had resolved 10 support any one
named b. senator Matthews. Independent Democrat.
| senate, Matthew's voted for >OOn +. Rose, ana the
Democrats generally began 10 change their v0tS I'M
mcdiately. soon giving Mr.: Rose majority OF one
| vote Mr.. Butler Rep then changed his vote from
Maynard TO Jackson. and was followed by seventeen
other Republican, and all the Democfat> Mhcn
ant clI were
IS follows: Jackson, ~: Maynard - Kos
TAYLOR. not voting. g. Mr.. Maynard. II Is believed
| might have been elected, had not = few obs'lih"
Republicans held out 10 the last, hoping that W.
| harrison. the choice OF four cr I'VE EepubncailN
might he forced up)n the majority OF the party. VT
Jact son IS popular with both Democrats ana RepuD
Iicane aud Is n Of great purity OF character.
During the contest he supported senator Galley
Judge jackson IS son OF DR.. Alexander JACKSON:
.nd Is rot n relative OF Andrew Jackson. In looi
bn was appointed by President Cleveland as circuit
Jndco for the sixth Circuit lkchncky, MichiSah,
EaAtcr.