New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-01
MR. LAMAR'S PROBABLE SUCCESSOR.
THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE spEEE TO THE
SUPREME BENCH EXPECTED

Washington jan. 81 (specisl) There Is good ra'
son for believing that the President will send 10 the
Senate before the close OF the week the nomination
of successor TO the late Justice l.. .. c. Lamar.
1t l. the general impression that the man TO BE- Sc
lccted will come from the South. and among those
whose names most frequently mentioned are Judge
Turdec OF Louisiana. and Judge sp-er, Of Georgia.
large majority OF Southern Republicans
and a multitude OF the people m that part oi
the country favor Judge spNcr's appointment. Judge
Speer IS 6outhcrn-r. TO the manner born ana
comes Of a family long distinguished and always
distinguished for Its devoted love for the Upion Ills
own record has been strongly National. In the
Elections Committee Of the XLVIth Congress he Won
reputation for strict ipparuality Ia election cases
lie opposed the Democratic policy OF tackng political
nders on the apVroprst bills In speech Of 70.
marhable force and clecrpess. lie was mepbcr
Of the WAYS ard Means Committee OF the XLV1fth
Congress, and on the Committee Of Conference OIL
the dsa greemcnts between the House and Senate on
the Tariff bill Of 1893 lie IS a stcadfast protec.
iopist and has been broadly National In his politics
Since his service in Congress Judge specrss most
ngshed services have been professional and IN.
dical. In the famous Marlborough case, reported In
40 United States his sdll and eloQuence US Dis
triotAttorney brought about the conviction Of band
Of Ku-klux, which resulted In establishing the prin
cipe that the Government coula protect the voter
before. at and after the election. II Is the leading
Circuit Jndeeiby President Arthur. AZ such hc has
not Disappointed his friends. In large number OF
cases be has rendered decisions which have wonder
fully strengthened thS,9htonsl laws IN IT, South.
Ne has been particularly successful IN protecting the
rights Of nonresident investors His rulings in the
famous Dodge County conspiracy cases produced o
result which, against the fercest opposition. has Ind
the effect not only to settle millions Of values In oil
the pire lands OF the South, but also TO establish
rule which has largely Increased the power and In
nuence Of the United States Court.
While he Is now undergoing good deal Of abuse
because OF certain defeated litigants in Eew.York
who are disappointed In their schemes toward I'm
nense values involved In the Central Railroad prop
critics in Georgia, sach nsutu Ions the Equitable
Life Assurance Society Of NewYork. the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company. the Mercantile Loan and
Trust Company. The Hanover Bank Kuhn, Loeb & Co..
and many pthcrs arc investing millions on their faith
In tho validity OF his judicial decisiors (which have
never been appealed from by the parties complaining
IN his public addresses and In his charges 70 the
Grand Jury, Judge Specr has never lost an
opportunity to encourage patriotic feeling, and his
influence has had surprising effect upon the iuries
OF the United States courts aud upon tho people
generally. Tho promotion Of Judge Spcer to the
Supreme Benchs would have a beneficial effect toward
convincing Young men In the South that they can b.
broadssTatonal and at the time hope TO advance
In the public service Of the country.