Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-20

SET that this nomination from n personal
point OF view is entirely unobjecsionabIe
| The nominee Is able, experienced, and
satisfactory. lie IL personally offensive
| 20 no one He has not been involved In
any factional disscnsions. and he possesses
| the confidence OF the Democratic party Of
his State 10 which he is proud to belong.
lie has not antagonizcd any regular Demo-
cratic organization, and every senator
around this circle knows and respects him.
He is not without judicial experience,
having for two years creditably served
upon the bench of the Supreme Court OF
Louisiana, and his selection will prove
acceptable TO the bar OF the United States
and TO the people.
"Yhlle IL Is true that Judge Whites Sc
lection Is most admirable. and one In
which I must chcerfully acquieso.. II is
perhaps equally true that the people OF
New York. In their local pride, will re-
gret that the President did not see lt TO
| make a satisfactory appointment from
| the hundreds of competent lawyers and
distinguished jurists In that great State.
| whose nomination would have provoked
| no opposition whatever. and who would
| have adorned and honored the highest
| court IN the land. 10 may te asserted az a
| fact that almost any one of the forty
/ judges OF the Supreme Court OF New
/ York or any one Of the present Federal
/ judges there residing. would have been
/ acceptable 20 the Senate, had the Pres-
| dent in his wisdom seen III to honor any
| one Of them by nomination. There
was no dispute upon this point, but the
! Presidents choice, In his opinion. seemed
| 90 have been limited 10 Il select few, for
| reasons best known TO himself.
THE RECENT CONTEST.
Il do not propose on this occasion TO
add a single unpleasant remark to the
unfortunate contest which has occupied
! our attention for the past six weeks over
/ the two nominations which the majority
Of the Senate regarded as unsuitable and
! Objectionable. l do not retract a single
word which / urged In successful oppos-
| tion 10 their confirmation. These con-
/ tests have passed into history there let
| them be judged. ] believe that the State
| of New York was entitled TO the judge
| ship, and had the senators from that State
! been consulted, as they properly should
! have been, and as courtesy and usage re-
quirpd. a satisfactory selection from the
| numerous eminent members of the bar
! Of my State could have easily been made.
/ You well know that The senators from
| New York had no candidates OF their
! own. Their action was not Influenced by
! disappointment. They pressed no favor
! ties Of theirs upon the attention Of the
! appointing power. but whatever action
/ they took was impcllcd by their self
respect and their loyalty TO the people S
| interests which they represented and 10
| the regular Democratic organization to
which they belonged.
REFLECTION on NEW YORK.
"Thc President, In the exercise Of the
| sole discretion which the Constitution
| vests in him, has seen fit 20 20 outside
| of New York and outside Of the circuit
| where the vacancy occurred, and has
/ hOnOred the Senate by the appointment
/ Of one Of It's distinguished members from
I the far-distant State of Louisiana. and
while this action may perhaps justly be
| regarded as "A slight To New York and
I 10 our circuit. or a reflection upon its
/ distinguished judiciary any meml er of
which would have adorned the highest
/ Federal court, yet We may congratulate
/ ourselves that 50 admirable selection
( has been made and reflect that after
all, the question of locality or residence
/ is matter Of little consequence COM
/ pared with the other considerations in
| volved in the choice for exalted stations.
! l am entirely satisfied with the outcome.
| II is with pleasure therefore. that / ex-
/ press my desire that this nomination
should be confirmed at once"
Mr.. Canery concluded the speeches
with "A brief tribute to the worth of his
/ colleague and expressed the pride his
state would take in the selection made
by the President.
The vote was then taken. and Mr.. White
was confirmed without dissenting voice.