The times., 1899-09-28
THE DISTRICT APPOINTMENTS.
A Prediction Tint the President
VIII Make Them Todny.

f-FeSfuent
Will Make Them Today.
It is predicted by those who claim to be
in position to know that President Nc
Kinley will today name SUCCESSORS to Henry
E. Davis as United States Attorney for
the District of Columbia, and Walter S.
Cox. as associate justice of the Supreme
Court Of the District. It is also stated
that he will name q successor to ]. Nota
MeGffl as Register of Wills for the Dis
tr1ct Because OF the near approach of the
opening of the October term Of the Su-
preme Court of the District, which will
convene Tuesday next ID was the general
belief of the members of the local bar
that the President would have made the
nominations for the vacant justiceship and
attorneyship some time ago, but his de-
sire TO fill all the vacancies at the same
time has caused him to delay making any
announcement for the District offices. So
far as the District Attorneyship and the
Office of Register of Wills is concerned, it
Is believed that the selections for those
positions have been practically decided
upon by the President, and that Gen.
Thomas H. Anderson will be named for
the first and Louis A. Dent, now United
States Consul at Jamaica, for the latter.
These vacancies being practically hlled,
leaves only the successors to Justice Cox
and Commissioner Wight to be considered
by the President.
In reference to the justiceship there Is a
great diversity OF opinion among the mem
bers of the District bar as to whom the
President viii select to fill the vacancy.
There are at least eight aspirants mention
ed for the position, by their friends. OF
these, 1t is generally conceded all are out
of the race except three, Henry e. Davis,
United States Attorney for the District;
Andrew B. Duvall, Attorney for the Com
missioners. and Job Barnard, prominent
member of the District bar. For long
time after the vacancy on the District
bench occurred it was claimed by the
friends of Mr. Davis that the President had
decided to name him for the vacant JUS
ticeship. 1t was then stated that Senator
McComas of Maryland, who is said to be
great friend of Mr.. Davis, was urging
his appointment to the bench. Coupled
with this rumor was the statement that Mr.
Davis elevation to the bench meant that
Ashley NJ Gould, Assistant United States
Attorney for the District, would then be
promoted to the District Attorneyship.
This slate however, was smashed a day
or two ago, when in connection with the
announcement of the resignation of MIR.
Davis it was stated that SO long ago as
last April President Mckinley had decided
to name General Anderson for the District
Attorneyship
everybody seems to be at sea SO far as
their knowledge of what is likely to happen
in the way of filling the vacancies in the
District offices. A day or two ago the
friends of Mr.. DuvaH seemed very conf
dent of his nomination for the judicial va
cancy, and in connection with this it was
also ascertained that Ashley M. Gould was
slated for the vacancy which would conse-
quently occur in the office OF Attorney for
the District Commissioners. In reference
to the appointment of Mr. Gould to the at
torneyship for the Commissioners, how
ever, there was a difference of opinion.
many maintaining that Clarence A. Bran
denburg, Assistant Attorney for the Com
missioners would be named to succeed Mr..
Duvall.
The latest rumor as to the change in the
situation at the White House came yester-
day afternoon, when Il was stated that the
President had yesterday decided to name
Job Barnard for the vacancy on the Dis
trict bench to succeed Justice Cox.
The selection of any one of the three
aspirants named above would be accepta-
BILE to the members OF the District bar gen.
orally, and aside from those who are ac-
lively urging the appointment of any par
ticular candidate, the nomination would
be approved. There is, however, a fourth
aspirant for the vacant justiceship, Ben
iamin T. Leighton who Is strongly en-
dorsed for the position and although his
friends have never claimed that the Presi-
dent had decided to name him for the va
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cred a surprise by any of those who have
watched closely the course of events.