The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-26

- 80 a. ~ Neyau1aer. Ills health has
been verv poag for several years he =
fxrssedlusiy ueFvoos, and ne no~ seldom
goes about v.taout seTvaHt- AeHtaAig'
h0weysT. re appears To be az strong as
ever bot Ee feels thar the Work 81 ina
cof4rt l. telling upon sifn. and that ne
ought % retire. I called By appointment
,fr.oy tsrn eua morning during the LAST
des-s % President Cleveiand'a adninis5ra-
t.an ans haH q chat with him 21o1t nlIl-
seff ia ~ gard 70 ar interview. lie r.
falvea ne az 8 c'clock n ihe morning. He
lad risen 81 &c and he was stlh peEEing
away az 80 work He was clad tn dress
lns EgWn and slippers, the gown having
been Put on over his paJamas. During my
csn 80 furnished me with q large amount
o. material about himself and his career.
amoue usarr things saanin& u8e q F4hiflr
lie Rad written concerning HIS early life.
saieh he Intended entirely Tor private cir
.s4latlan. and which has never been sold
So book SORES lie told me that ne IN
ended - retire very soo8 bat gave me
20 understand That be aid not propose
% ALLOW President Cleveland 60 A8Ne The
p3eas0rs - app0ia.lug his successor II ne
could help Sc. Everyone knows teat Jti2ee
Ffsla has been ous % the most noted Dem
osqass Of fhe United States. he has been
several times spoken Of AZ possible can
didasa for the presidency, ana the state
ment that be did not want Democratic
Eiu SEN strange. il Is not strange 20
taosa wh8 gndera and the inside history
~ matters connected Wlta tna supreme
court The tr3th Is that Jusice Field wds
very badly treated Isl a. ddeui Cleveland
Waeu chief Justice Waite dled. petitions
csma Ia from lawyers from ab paris 81
the country ASKING t8at Judge Field he
Ta86e WaHe's successor. Many ~ the ie-
sal orgau3za lions passed resolutions TO this
Effect bat President cleveland stepped
aside and chose Melville \ FAiler, chi
cago awver, who has SIS yet hardly
achieved national reputation This was
q very bitter pill 80 Justice Fialds friends
aud vou can easily see Why he was not
anxious ID oblga the precedent During
ms call upon judge Field / asked him
WY he thought Cleveland mad chosen
Fuller He replied that be Rad no per
soual knowledge Of the presidents mind
on the matter but that he had understood
from a member Of reliable sources that
Cleveland az thas slime was very anxious
for a second nomination. In order TO Sc
cure thls he had 50 build up his strength
In the NSrrhwesf and in the region about
Chicaso. new chief Justice was 10 be
appointed and ;Aa appointment was used
"a this end NilaS. who VAS then IN the
cabinet. advised Cleveland that Fuller had
many friends and that he could be Of
great service 10 the administration, aud
Judge Field was told that Sc was fOr this
made.
VIII >urpns< chief Justice Marshall.
Another reason why Judge Field has not
retired ls his desire 10 be the oldest Justice
the supreme court OF the United states Ii s
ever had in podut q service BY the end
ef November hc VIII have been thirty four
years ana SIX months on the tene9 and VIII
have sat there longer than any other SUI
pfeme Justice since tne organ eaton ot the
court lie told rae hls term bad already
exceeded thar 81 Justice story who y =
saprs ME Judge thirty-three years aud I've
months and that be might probably re-
ilre after having passed the term ~ JUS
tlre Marshall, who served tn.rf". f'1r
Yeas and five months According 20 law.
g Eupr me Judge having served ten years
has The Tisht 30 retire ~ Rae bEe ~ 90
GEd his salary s. Cuu,lnued Toy rhe remain
Dr. II bis life. Justice Field woald have
received bic Ele.@lQ "a year during 1ho past
eleven years had he done no work. and
another jfsaee Moa!d nRfC heta "hp2lHt'd
VINO would have received or eqaal amount
He has Ga reality given Uacic sam during
this tme a uEt stUt af $1,000 lE work
After te leaves tbe court Zee w.l probably
Vute h.m cir So pst,inE together a.s rec
objections ~ Ire supreme bench. tie ans
wanted 30 dp tiis FOR rHars eud bass cole
Icetel IS VASE amount e MAI ri3' wi-h this
tH Wow. lie th.lks UtH tsEe liD aacat
taree y.1rs ;a eemple.e jli book. uSa al
Trough De- is pas. f5us sore i a1uht NOT
thU He VII attempt g..
Ju>ttre t1rtd~ Memoirs.
This book ~ Ja5se Fields wren 81 =
completed vii rss5 IKE romance That
which De has 8lre DR. wi tea ,ar private
si~culs .tan. Mhi-a Hc Eatr $50 tn look
over s es flE VI aiVcn ore 7s ORE ot the
hooks Heu}v Urtee Cor Dats u covers
lGe world. beginning 'a Ms+esr. u-e g,
theu jumping t1 ratkes tnd drifting