The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-09
BOOKED FOR THE HIGH BENCH.
GOSSIP ALREADY PICKING OUT MEN
FOR JACKSON'S PLACE.

Secretary CarIisIe's Friends Disposed
TO Urge Him for the Appointment.
A Belief That He Would BE willing
10 Take 1.-THE Name OF Repre-
sentative CRtchinEs of Mississippi
Also NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. other As
Pirants Also on the List.
Washington. Aug. S.-The announcement
Of the death of Mr.. Justice Jackson. while
not altogether unexpected. caused general
regret here. and at once opened up a wide
field for speculation as TO his probable
successor. Whoever the President may Sc
lect will have to wait until he is confirm
ed by the Senate before he can take his
seat on the bench. The court reconvenes
in October, and therefore it is not ex-
pected that an appointment will be Off
cially announced prior to the meeting OF
congress in December.
Secretary Carlisle's friends are disposed
to urge him for the vacant chair upon
the supreme bench, and it is generally
believed he would not object to retiring
from the cabinet for a life position of
such judicial prominence and honor. The
fact that Mr.. Associate Justice Harlan is
from Kentucky may interfere with the
transfer of Secretary Carlisle from the
treasury TO the supreme court.
1t is suggested that if the President
decides TO place another representative
of the southern states on the bench, the
friends of Representative Catchings of
Mississippi may press his claims on the
administration for the judgeship. Mr..
Catchings' name has already been men
toned in this connection.
The New York colony insists that the
President should give his own state rep
resentation on the bench, and they point
TO the fact that there is no end OF legal
and judicial material in the second cir
cult, which embraces Vermont, Connecti-
cut and New York. on the consideration
OF New Yorks prospects for Furnishing
the successor of the late Justice jackson,
the name of Mr.. Hornblower again comes
TO the front, and it is said Senator Hill
is not as hostile to that gentleman now
as he was when his name was before the
Senate on a previous occasion. 1t is said
that Senator Hill is so earnest in his de-
sire for harmony among the democrats
of New York this year that he might be
prevailed upon to withhold further oppo-
stion to the confirmation of Mr.. Horn
blower. 1t might be difficult, however.
to induce some of the senators who based
their objection to Mr. Hornblower on
grounds other than personal. for it will
be remembered that quite number OF
democratid and republican senators voted
against his confirmation because they did
not consider him of the proper judicial
temperament
The name of ex-Postmaster General
Bissell is also suggested. but 1t does not
awaken much enthusiasm, even among
New Workers.
A popular, as well as an desiring as
pirant for supreme court honors, is Sena-
tor Gray of Delaware. 1t is known that
he has for some time past cherished de-
sire to be appointed to the bench, al
though he does not reside in the Second
judicial circuit.
President Cleveland did not permit the
question of residence within a certain cir
cult to interfere with his selection of Mr..
Justice White from Louisiana. and upon
that fact the friends of the Delaware
senator base their hope. 1t is quite like
ly that the President will let the judicial
spectators indulge their fancies to the
fullest extent, and then, when the time ar
rives for him 10 announce his choice he
will give the country one of his character
istic surprises, by naming some one en-
tirely outside of the speculative field, who
is for sound money and opposed to the
income tax.