The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-20

CT IHfhE W. VI JlHlN T. WHILE
Hornblower and Pcckham, and much
time devoted to them by the senate COM
mittce on Judiciary, the name of Mr..
White was not referred to the committee
at all, and in less than an hour after the
nomination had been received the senate
had placed its seal of approval upon the
selection, had robbed itself of an esteemed
member, aud had given the supreme court
the one man necessary to make u full
bench.
The nomination was received through
Private Secretary Pruden shortly before 3
o'clock, while Senator Daniel was engaged
in a speech on the Hawaiian question
Soon after its receipt Senator Catfery, Mr..
Whites colleague, was seen to make his
way between the desks TO seat immedi-
ately joining the desk from which Mr..
Daniel spoke, and as soon as the latter,
who was uninformed of the fact that the
nomination had been received, paused for
a moment Mr. Gallery Informed him of
what had transpred. He Immediately an
nounced his willingness to suspend, and
upon his doing so Mr. Gallery moved an
executive session.
The senate had been sitting behind
closed doors less than half an hour when
II became known that the motion to con
firm without reference had carried with
out opposition. There was no show of OPP
position 10 proceeding in this manner. and
the vote WAS unanimously aud heartily in
favor Of confirmation The proceedings
prior TO the casting of the vote consisted
entirely of the delivering of eulogistic
speeches by members of the senate iudic-
iary committee and by Senator Caffcry.
There were two speeches made by Demo-
cratic members of the committee. and two
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Hin speaking for the Democratic side and
Senators IIoar and Teller for the Republi-
can. All the speeches We're congratula-
tory both TO the president and Mr. White,
and the tenor Of all that was said indi-
Gated u great feeling of relief that the Sc
lection had proved TO be one to render it
no longer necessary to continue the contest
which has beun a somewhat distrusting
feature for tho past three or four months
While the senate acted promptly and
without hesitation upon the nomination
1t Is still fact that il was u great sur
prise at the Capitol. The president had
said on Saturday that he would go outside
of New York to make selection in view
of the rejection Of the two names sent
from that state, but IL had been supposed
up to the last minute that he would find
suitable man within the confines of the
H'ttll'l Iu'iltlNi 'liNilllt IItHl WHICH lnt
late Judge Blatchford, whose successor he
was 10 appoint, had been chosen.
Gradually during the afternoon the story
leading up TO the nomination was un-
folded. Senators White and Gallery We're
sent for Sunday evening, and when they
arrived at the White House the president
made known the purpose of his invitation
for a conference. MIR, White while ex-
pressing deep sense of the obligation,
was much surprised, and was doubtful as
to whether he should accept lie asked
the president for time to consider, and al
though he and his colleague remained with
the president until 1 o'clock, he left with
out giving his assent. Yesterday morning
when he and Mr.. Gallery again called at
the Executive Mansion he was tillunable
to say positively that he preferred, the Of
| flee to that of senator, and il was not until
the last minute before his departure that
| he gave his assent.
1t is understood that at this conference
| the president simply announced that he
| had definitely determined to 20 outside of
New York for man to fill the office, and
in investigating the question had discov-
cred that none of the eleven southern
states of Maryland Virginia, West Nir-
| ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
| Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana,
Mississippi and Texas, constituting the
| fourth and fifth circuits, had a representa-
tive on the supreme bench, or had had at
| any time since the war except for the brief
time that Justice Lamar was a member of
| the supreme court. He also took into nc
count the fact that civil law Is the method
of practice in louisiana and that Senator
1 White is considered very able exponent
| of that system. The selection leaves the
second and fourth circuits without repre-
sentation, while the third circuit has three
Edward Douglass Waite was born in La
fonrche, La, in 1916, and was educated at
Mount st Mary's, in the Jesuit college in
| New Orleans, and ut Georgetown college,
In the District of Columbia. He served in
the Confederate army in the war, and was
| admitted to the bar In 1868 In 1874 he was
| elected state senator, and i'll 1873 he was
appointed associate justice of the supreme
| court of Louisiana. He took his seat in
1 the United States senate in 1891, having
| been elected TO succeed James b. Eustis.
| His chief effort In the senate was an elab-
orate speech against the Hatch antioptiop
| bill, which was considered a very strong
| constitutional argument.
The general expression of opinion among
| public men Is ono Of satisfaction over the
selection kilograms OF congratulation
from all sections OF the country are pour
ing in on the new justice, and among his
senatorial colleagues there is great re
Joioing.