Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-11
FOUR NAMES MENTIONED
From These the President Will Likely Choose
Judge.
Mr.. Davis Friends Look for a Change
in the SituatiOn-POssibIeW With
draWai of Two Men.

From what can be learned about the city
hall today the general understanding is
that there are now only four possibilities
Tor appointment to the vacancy on the
bench of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia from the local bar. The
attorneys mentioned in this connection are
Messrs. Andrew 3. Duvall, Henry E. Davis.
Job Barnard and Tailmadge A. Lambert
AS was the case yesterday afternoon, the
probabilities seem to be that Mr. Duvail
just at present is more likely than the 9TH
ers to be named by the President to sue
ceed Justice Cox. So-caled inside infor-
| nation is said to substantiate the public
reasoning i'll this regard.
But it is predicted by the friends of Mr..
DAVIS that d turn in the tide is imminent
and VIII ma teriaiize within a few hours.
tlngiy, approaching the tact that the Presi-
dent Is desirous of appointing a man
younger III years than uney, VIII formally
Withdraw from the field of canuidate tes
Such acton on the part OF Mr.. Carusl, it is
pointed out, would leave Mr.. Davis free
ana WIN all hohor, TO announce that he
would accept the appointment should the
1reSluent See mt to tender 1t to him.
Although the United States attorney con-
tnues to insist that his name shall not be
considered, SO long as Mr.. Carusi is Off
c4aiIy open 10 the appointment, his friends
feel confident that with the withdrawal of
MI CaruSi, Mr.. Davis would consent 10
nSure as a candidate.
The fact that Mr.. Davis has been loval
to Mr.. CarusI, SO his friends saw is no
reason why they should not be ioyaI to
Mr.. Davis, nor should it keep him from
receiving the appointment should the ma
Jorlty OF his colleagues desire that he
should accept the place. In the event that
Mr.. MattIngiy and Mr.. Carusi withdraw it
IS noped by the friends OF Mir. Davis that
he VIII accede to their views and openly
enter the race
1t Is stated that a number of bublc men
VINO possess strong influence have visited
the President ana urged the appointment
or Mr.. I. A. Lambert and that delegation
IN MS interest will call at the White House
on Thursday.
In reply to the declaration that a. repub-
Ilcan PRESIDENT should fill the existing va
cancy by appointing a republican, the fol-
lowing reasons are given by supporter of
one OF the candidates why a democrat
should receive the office: 1t has been the
custom TO have a good representation from
Doth political parties on the local bench ::
the last appointment, that of Justice CIa-
paugh, was republican and from outside
the District; the District Supreme Court
at present is said to have only two demo-
Gratis among Its members, Chief Justice
Bingham and Justice Bradley; Justice Cox
was a democrat, a District man and was
appointed by a republican President, HAYES:
the next resignation, in all probability. will
be that of Chief Justice Bingham. who is
an Ohio man, thus reducing the demo-
cratic representation, and to succeed JUS
tlce bingham the President will probably
desire to appoint an Ohio man who is a
republican.