Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-02-24

Judge Cullen, of New York. Senator
White called on the president this
morning by special invitation. His
colleague, Senator Caffery, went with
him. Upon entering the execu-
tive room the president rendered
Senator White the nomination. Both
senators were profoundly aston
ished. When they recovered their
composure the president expressed
the hope that the senator would
accepr the offer. He spoke of his
legal attainments and his manifest
qualifications. When he finished the
senators conferred together for few
minutes A long talk between them
followed and ended with Senator
Whites accepting the high honor
When Assistant Private Secretary
Pruden appeared at the capital there
was q rush of anxious ones for him.
The assistant private secretary was
as much in the dark about Sena-
tor Whites nomination as anyone
| The first person besides the
| president and the two senator's
| to learn of it was when one of the sem
ate clerks opened the official envelope
brought by Mr.. Pruden and laid pa
per before Senator Villas, who was pre-
siding, and Senator Manderson, who
was standing by. Their faces betrayed
their astonishment
1t is the usual custom in the senate
| when senator is nominated to con-
firm him without waiting to refer the
| nomination to committee. A single
| objection to confirmation without ref
erence would carry the nomination
over. At 3:05 p. m. the senate went
into executive session on a motion of
Senator Catfery (dem., La.), with
view to confirming Senator
White at once. The motion to con-
firm the nomination of Senator White
as associate justice was made by
Senator Pugh dem, Ala-) who made
speech euiogistic of the nomination
and was followed by Senators Hoar,
Teller, Hill and Cafferty, all except
the latter members of the judiciary
committee. Senator Hill said that
while he regretted that the president
had in his wisdom seen fit to go out
side OF New York for man for the Of
fee he was pleased that the choice had
been made SO wisely.
The injunction of secrecy was ro-
moved from the confirmation of White
and the fact was made known official
: ly The new justice, it is supposed,
will receive his commission and be
ready to take his seat on the bench
when the supreme court reassembles
, the first Monday in March.
/ The nomination is considered 6
! splendid one from standpoint of per
i sonal fitness. Senator White, though
serving his first term in the sen
ate, is regarded by his colleague
} as one of the foremost law
yers of the. upper house H'
3 is fine orator and his speech
3 last session against the anti-op
l tion bill placed him at once in th'
t | front ranks of the senate. He is 1
| large man of imposing presence ant
S will make good appearance on tn
S bench. He was not in the senate whel
1 the nomination came in. He is cour
Q teous gentleman and very popula
t member of the senate.
g INF White was born ih.thc parish of Lafourcht
g | La., in November, 1s45 He was educate
| at Mount ST. Mary's, near Emmettsburl
y Md, at the Jesuit college In New Orlean
and ut Georgetown college, District {
o | Columbia He served In the confet
3 crate army After the he began stud!
. | ing law and was admitted to pracuc
by the supreme court OF Louisiana In 1858. 81
5, | years later he was elected to the state senat
It He was appointed associate justice of the s.
r. | preme court OF Louisiana In 1873 He WI
elected to the United States senate as dem
crat to succeed James II, Eustis. taking h
z seat March 4, 1851. His term will expire Marc