The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-09

-. 1n1ge jackson served ~, .--~-s-.
a. one Of the Judges ~ 49,. -
sr.e~.. court ard IN fs-s 80 .s-as !. 80
- candidate before ssA --s-. rss.s.s
to- .l &c convention for ire -1,,s~,. 7.
yvitb,- supreme court Judge. rynrIrg
alecsan -, - so1e OF A nomination lie was
- 70 the Tennessee nr..ur - -
1shlatives from Hastsnn $500. !. 80
.Ae state credit. platform ar1 vras
$3.50 mernber OF tne rs.-7-,s..,<- -
ana privileges ard egeersr-a
-, ~ Saaaafy p. ISL Judge .Hz..rx..-, 80
80 United States senator To- 80
IN beginning March I. 1871 tn. ,Avss-
49,, "a very evenly ilvsesf-thera t4a
a .s eeb Republicans In ne s~-.es 80
Hirty-seven In the house fffsaev, y..r--,,
80 n TIE senate and fairtv-sewer, ~,
80 mouse and one greersSsa-k mar IN -.
1se-an0 the contest for the zers.n.r-
snip was long one, lasting from Jars,-
- 20 January g. Twenfy-nInA s~sn,
.aiiols Were taken. and Judge jackson
- hos named until the last ballot was
,aAsh. 40 Caucus nominations we've rnaaA
" eitner party. The leading Fean,his~s,,
cahaldates were Postmaster General r5.,--
ace MAYNARD and Fl. H Harrison. chair
nhan OF the Republican state central CON-
Hlittee and leading member in the Ter
lessee Rouse. The leading state credit,
sihoeratic candidate was James e Bal
me feuring senator. Gen. ". B.
Date represented middle ground on the
credit question. The leading low tax-s
democrat. Col. John II Savage. with
are" before any joint ballots were taken
anu urged harmony among the Demo
rats. out the low tax" faction general
y voted for Gen Bate Mr. MAYNARD
several times came within three or four
votes OF election. while Bailey and Bate
iaeked from nineteen TO forty votes of a
majority. Mr.. Bailey and Gen Bate with
grew toward the close Of the contest and
osiore the meeting on January - the DEM
ocrats had resolved To support any one
named by Senator Matthews. .udepend-
ent Democrat. Senator Matthews voted
Tor Scion K. Rose. and the Democrats
generally began 10 change their votes i'm
ihealateiy, soon giving Mr.. Rose ma
lority of one vote. Mr.. Butler. Rcpub-
iican, then changed his vote from May
nard 10 Jackson, and was followed by
seventeen other Republicans and all the
Democrats. when all the changes were
made the result was announced as fol-
lows; Jackson. y: Maynard. .: Rose, l.:
Taylor. j; not voting 8
He resigned from the senate in 1885. and
In April of that year was appointed by
President Cleveland as circuit Judge for
the sixth circuit, including Kentucky.
Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. 10 succeed
Judge John Baxter. deceased.
Early in 1898 President Harrison norli-
mated him associate justice OF the United
States supreme court. and al that time
there was some objection because he was
Democrat and had been a Confederate,
but there was no trouble at all about his
confirmation. AS he had been in the SEN
ate his popularity there could not be over
come. and bis reputation as jfrist in
spired the senator's with confidence. and
he was confirmed without delay
n -
first hearing of the income tax case. be-
cause Of illness. hut on the final hearing
he was present. il being expected that his
voice would be the decisive one n sus-
tanning the law Like all Southern law
yers. he was in favor OF the income tax.
hut Justice ShiFas changed his nlInd. and
the income. tax was killed in spite Of
jackson.