Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-02-22
SENATOR WHITE.
Nominated Associate Justice and Com
frmed,

Nominated Associate Justice and Oom-
frmed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Presi-
dent Cleveland to-day nominated
Senator White, of Louisiana, to the
vacant seat of the Supreme bench
of the United States and the Senate
promptly confrmed.h he nomination.,
which came in the nature of a sur
prise to the Senate. ALI sorts off
rumors were afoat during the
morning relative to this appoints
ment. in which the names of Sena.,
tors Gray aud Faulkner were:
mentioned, but not that of the
Louisiana Senator. Senator White
did not come to the Senate to day,
and the fact that he was at the,
White House this morning, where
he doubtless received the news,
constrained him to absent himself
from the presence of his colleagues.
he is a lawyer of marked ability,
in the full vigor of life, and will
bring to the Supreme court a valua
able knowledge OF the intricacies
of practice under the Civil Code,
or Code Napoleon, as it prevails in
the L )uisisna courte, which will be
of great service in disposing
Of cases arieing in the courts of that
State. Edward Douglas White
was born in the parish of Lafour-
che, Louisiana. in November, 1915,
and was educated at Mount St.
Mary's Maryland. at the Jesuit
college. New Orleans, and at
Georgetown college, this city. He
served in the Confederate army,
and in 1868 was licensed to pracs
tice law by the Supreme court of
Louisians. In 1874 he was elected
a State Senator and was appointed
four years later associate justice of
the Supreme court of Louisiana.
| He was elected to the Senate to
succeed James B. Eutis, and took
his seat March 4tb. 1891. His
term does not expire until March
Bird 1897.
The nomination of Senator
White was q great surprise to
members OF the House, but was
favorably commented on by every
one. The members from New
York did not enter into any
lengthy expression of opinion, bu:
Messrs. Cochran. Straus and Ira.
cey agreed that New York had got
out OF it all she was entitled to.
Mr.. Cummings expressed his graft
ification over the appointment, says
ing that Senator Whites nomina>
ton was az exceedingly good one.
"There ia nothing sectional about
an appointment to the Supreme
bench" he said.
Southern members were particu-
larly we'll pleased with the choice,
and exchanged congratulations
with one another. There was i'm.
mediate speculation, of course, as
to the identity Of the gentleman to
be selected in Senator Whites
place as a member of the Senate.
It was stated BY friends OF Repre-
Tentative Blanchard that the Gov
ernor had been inclined to appoint
him at the time of Senator Gibson's
death, but yielded to the peruasi n
Of Senator CafHery's friends in the
latter's favor. Whether or not
Representative B~lanchard's vote
in favor Of the Wilson bill would
interfere with his appointment
now, they could not state, but some
fear was expressed that it might
do 60. The Governor comes from
the heart of the sugsreproducilg
districts of Louisiana. But if his
feeling toward Nj. Blanchard has
not changed, that gentleman, they
say, would doubtless receive the
appointment. The legislature OF
that State will meet in May and
will have three Senator to
elect. Senator Gallery was ap-
pointed to succeed the late Sen
ator Gibson, whose term would
have expired March 4, 1895, and
hie successor, both for the remain-
der of Senator Gibson's term and
for the foil term of six years be-
ginning March 4. 1895, will have
to be chosen, as well as a successor
to Senator White, to fill out the re>
mainder of his term, which does
not expire until March 4, 1897.
Senator White himself, knew
nothing of the fact that the Presi-
dent was considering his name
until yesterday evening. when
the President cent for him. He
called at the White House at
liz O'Clock and remained in
conference with the President for
~oro Than fSvo houra. The Preai.