The Washington times., 1903-11-22
SEEKING APPOINTMENT
ON THE POLICE BENCH
Supporters of Candidates
Visit President.
TERMS EXPIRE IN JANUARY
Expected Mr.. Roosevelt Will Act on
Matter Before Christmas
Holidays.

The fight for the two Police Court
judgeships is waxing warm. 1t is con-
hdently expected by the several aspir-
ants for the positions and their friends
that the President will make nomina-
tions for the vacancies which will oc-
cur on the Police Court bench IN Janu-
airy before the Christmas holidays
Some are of the opinion that ne viii
take up the matter and dispose of il
before the opening OF the regular SEES
sion of Congress.
Because of this there has been a great
deal OF activity among the different
candidates for the two positions and
their supporters within the past week
For several days, IL is said. the Presi-
dent has been deluged with petitions for
the appointment OF different aspirants,
and also with letters, informing him of
the qualifications of the several can
didates.
For Judge Scott.
Yesterday Senator EIlxins of West Vir-
ginia and Charles c. Cole. formerly AS
sociate Justice of the District Supreme
Court. called upon the President In the
interests Of Charles r. Scott. now one
OF the Police Court judges.
A campaign of the most active char
acter has been inaugurated by those
DESTROYS of serving the District in this
capacity. In fact, the scramble for the
place is reported to be growing Lively and
sharp. and the fight is becoming more ac-
tive and intense every day. Nearly every
prominent resident of the District has
been approached in the interests OF some
one of the aspirants for the positions,
and the friends of each particular can
didate express themselves as confident
their choice for the judgeship will be
the nominee of the President
Prominent Candidates.
Among those whose claims and quail
fications for the positions have been
presented to the President are lawyers
OF conceded experience. ability. and in
tegrity, some young and vigorous. some
in middle life. and some past the fifty
year mark.
The following are few of the candi-
dates whose appointment Is being urged
by their friends. in addition to the pres
ent incumbents:
United States Commissioner Arson s.
Taylor. John J. Weed. A. I.eftwich Sin
clair, the Second Assistant Corporation
Counsel; Edmund w Van Dyke, form
erly justice of the peace; James L.
Pugh. jr.. Third Assistant Corporation
Counsel: S. Herbert Giesy Samuel c.
Mills. justice OF the peace; Alexander
r. MullOwny. Assistant United States
Attorney. prosecutor in the Police
Court; Charles S. Bundy. justice Of the
peace. and Robert H. Terrell, justice of
the peace.
Oppose Present Judges
Impetus is given to the fight by the
fact that the reappointment Of Judges
Scott and Kimbali is being protested by
District negroes. 1t is said that FIVE
negro organizations have drafted resO-
buttons and forwarded them TO the
White House. requesting the President
TO appoint new judges of the Police
Court.
Many OF the friends of the candidates
also assert that the opposition TO the
present judges is not confined to the
negro, but that many influential mem
bers OF the local bar and business men
are in favor of a change in the per-
sonnet OF the Police Court bench.