The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-04
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT,
Senator Heaiy's Supporters in Judici.t
Fioht May Make a New Movo

Washington, Dec. IS. T. Moe,
yey, of Fort Dodge, member of H.
Iowa legislature for Webster co,,n.N
n home political manager for Sanatoyy
Dolliver, was today taken to the VIII
House and presented to Presidant
Roosevelt. 1t is understood that a Gov
ference of som length was held by ~
three on the judicial situation. NJ
Meservey will be here for some daus
and his particular business is underl
stood to be the promotion of Senator
Healy's candidacy.
According to Iowans in closest tnroh
with the situation, there is no ind;ca-
ton that the delegation will agree TO-
weeks TO come. A prominent Iovvar
said today that he doubted if the DELE
cation would ever agree until pressure
either from Iowa or from the WIZ
House, should convince the deleeation
of the ~desirabllity or necessity of GET
ling together.
New Phase of Contest.
Mr.. Meservey's presence here is tal,.
en- to mean that the Healy men are 90
ing to open a new phase of the ures-
ton, by making an effort 10 Interest
the president. Some of Delivers adj
visers have for a long time urged that
he have Mr.. Healy's record and carsa,
laid before the president by men who
knew them. in the effort to convince
the president that Healy is his own
kind of a man, and thus to get the pras-
ident to intimate to the delegation tha+
he would like to see Healy named.
Another possibility, and one that
gives concern to all the candidates, is
that the president may decide befors
the caucus agrees. In the Kansas case
last week, the delegation could not
agree. Judge Pollock had a minorityr
support, and the attorney general rec
commended two names to the president
Chief Justice Johnston and Justice Pol
ock, botn OF the Kansas supreme court.
Turned Down Delegation.
Pollock had only three members of
the Kansas delegation. The rest wera
united in opposition to him. The pres
ident looked into charges against Pol.
lock, and being convinced that thay-
were not true, sent his nomination to
the senate despite the opposition If
most of his home delegation.
This case has been talked about nv
IowanS wherever they met the last few
days. When Mr.. Meservey was taken
to the president today surmise was that
Healy forces will try to make an
other Pollock case. The opposition to.
Healy is based chiefly on the dtermi-
nation of the big Iowa railroads that
they Will have any other man first.
Among other things they have, used
an alleged speech of Mr.. Healy in the
state senate two years ago, in which
dealy is alleged to have said harsh
things against the federal judiciary, in
connection with government by %injunc-
ton. The Healy people say that Healy
never said the things alleged, and new
er attacked the federal judiciary at all.
Supported the Resolutions.
1t is true that he spoke and voted for
h resolution indorsing the Hoar bill
to prevent government by injunction.
The speech is largely a eulogy of Hoar.
AS the Massachusetts senator is chair
man of the judiciary committee it is
not believed the address will injure
Healy. ,
Mr.. Healy's friends are said to be
prepared to disprove the accusation
that he made "a sensational speech, and
1t is limited that If this charge is proved
untrue the president may take up his
cause, just as he did that of the Kan
saS man.
The Healy supporters are said to be
convinced that they will never get a
change unless they take the fight in
to the camp of the opposition. The
executive officers of the Iowa railroads
in Chicago ave taken a remarkably
active interest in this appointment,
chiefly in opposition to Healy. If they
have any affirmative choice it is not
Inown here.