Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-04
PLACES TO BE FILLED
APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE By
THE PRESIDENT.
Successor to Justice Hagner-Ex-Gov.
Atkinson fer the Court Of Claims
Assistant to Secretary Cortelyou.

No Appointments are coming from the
President at Oyster Bay and the indica-
tions are that he is not giving all his time
TO official duties. The President has sew
eral good appointments at his disposal that
people of the District feel keen interest
in. The judgeship on the Court of Claims
bench is one, but when the President left
here. nearly week ago, the understanding
was that he would not fill Justice Hagnsrs 8
place before the fall business of the local
courts had started So far as known. at
that time the vacancy was not tentatively
filed and in his own mind the President
had evidently not decided upon a man. The
bent of his mind however, is believed to
be toward western man for the place.
Senator McComas is pressing Maryland
man. and his republican associates
in the House. -L
The speculation regarding ex-Gov Atkin-
son of West Virginia for this particular
place is not believed to be well founded 1t
is well understood that eX- Gov. Atkinson
who is now tie United States attorney OF
one of the districts of that state, will be
appointed to the bench by the President
some time in the future, but the position
he will fill will be on the Court of Claims
bench or the district bench of his own
state. Some vacancies in the Court OF
Claims expected by reason of the ell
gibility of one or two OF the Justices on
tndt Dencn IOT TetlfeiileEt, ana Tie CIidHCeS
favor Mr. Atkinson for one of these places
Senator Scott has been active for several
years in urging Mr.. Atkinson upon the
President, and the chief executive has at
last given. assurances that Mr.. Atkinson
will be honored at the proper time. If
Judge Jackson should retire federal
Judge of West Virginia Mr.. Atkinson would
| be almost sure to get that place, but Judge
jackson holds on and continues to work as
| in his younger days. He has been on the
bench longer than any federal judge in the
| United States. having been appointed to his
| present position August 3, 1861. Next
| forty-th three years. For many years there
have been suggestions of his retirement,
| but Judge Jackson still holds his position,
| and does not find the business trying upon
his increasing years
Assistant Head Of Department.
One position that has remained untitled
for a long time, and that has caused al
| most endless speculation, is that of as
sistant secretary of commerce and labor.
This position could have been filed when
| Secretary Cortelyou was appointed. but
nothing has been done. Mr.. Cortelyou can
not leave the department to go away be-
cause there is no one eligible to act as head
of the department. The organization of the
new department is progressing under Mr..
Cortelyou's sole management and direction,
and who is to ultimately become the assist
ant of the executive head OF the depart
ment is secret that has been well pre-
served.
It was understood on good authority three
months ago that the President had picked
man At the time this choice was believ-
ed to be Grand Master Clark of the Order
of Railway Conductors, but since that time
the conductors have met in annual session.
reelected Mr.. Clark and increased his SAL
ary to $1,000 a year.-IThis apparently elm
! mates him from further considera ton. The
supposition is that Mr.. Clark had been Of
| fered the place and was holding 1t under
| consideration; that upon the conductors
insisting upon his remaining at their head
| he gave up further Considerable of the
federal position, and that tie President has
! been forced to look elsewhere for an ap-