The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
M'xExxA As FIELDS SUCCESSOR.
Strong Opposition to Him OwinE to mis- Decis-
ion nn to Section ~,

Strong Opposition to Him OwinE to mis- Decis-
ion 40 TO Section ~.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The appearance OF
President Mckinley and Attorney General Mo
Kenna riding out together the other day revived
the gossip about tho Succession to Justice
Field on the Supreme Bench and the position of
Attorney.Genera in case Mr.. McKenna should
be promoted.
The fact that tho President invited the At
torney-General to ride with lin is regarded by
certain observers of Presidential action as fully
establishing Mr.. McKcnna in limo for the nomi-
nation for Associate Justice. They have noticed
that an invitation to accompany the President
for o ride, when the person invited 10 O candi-
date for appointment or m applicant for q
favor OF any sort. is almost invariably fol-
lowed by the announcement of the APP
in question. Mr.. McKenna has been the
favorite candidate in tho public eye for
tho coming vacancy on the Supreme bench, and
1t is certain that his friends expect him TO re.
ceive the. nomination. They argue that had 1t
not been for the prospect of succeeding Justice
place worth $4,000 q year, wholly congeniel to
Cabinet "a place Ell paying IS. 600 a year and e%ntai il
largely increased expenses.
but an appointment to tho bench Of the gu.
premc Court is not settled when the nomination
is made, and II. current comment in Washington
Ss amy f tne Senate MI Mith MSk SERIOUS w oppo nGt go
It. is recalled that the first nomination of tho
late Stanley Matthews was at first ignored by
the Senate. and he secured his place on the
bench only after a second nomination by Presi-
dent Garfield, the first having been made by
stated subsequently by Senator Edmunds, a
member of tho Committee on Judiciary, which
would lean too strongly to tho sido Of corpora
tons in litigation to which they were parties-9
proved TO he without foundation.
Mr.. McKenna would have to face an antago-
nisin believed to be even stronger Just now than
that hich opposed Stanley Matthews. This
grows out of his course OF action regarding sec
ton 22 OF tho Dingley Tariff law. imposing q
to other duties levied by the act. upon careoes
coming to the United States in other than
from a contiguous foreign country. but not to
the product Of that country. This clause was
t teneGde 70 tho P Gsaad Jap iHS iHnq Rai} GF,pa'G * t aa,
expense of the transcontincntal lines of the
On Aug. IL Solicitor General Richards gave an
opinion to Secretary Gage: approved by Attor-
ney-General McKcnna. to the effect that goods
ing duty of 10 per cent; On Sept; 20 Mr.. Nc
ted by the Secretary OF the Treasury, issued his
now famous opinion that goods coming by those
routes G",%e on we tso 9 TSea sSg'eF be 10 ihs d,sfF w%a eom:
PEELED to Withdraw Its circular Of instructions
issued TO customs officials on the basis OF tho
The influence in Congress which secured the
insertion in tho law OF tho provision In question,
Mr.. McKennn's confirmation should he be nonii'
mated, and in tho opinion of some it ia quite
to believe that when the time comes Mr.. Nc
Kenna's name will not go to tho Senate at all
but n name will be sent that has not been dis
cusscd publicly in relation to the place on the
Supreme Bench.
Among the persons that have been suggested
as likely to succeed Attorney.Genera Nc
Kenna. IN case he should go on the bench, arr
Solicitor-Gen. Richards: Col. ]. J. McCook o.
49,, N-rl ard Inhn RnNnnla - ltnnta
counsel Tor the Pullman Palace Car Company
aud several other large corporations.