The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-28
PANAMA JOB
GOES TO KYLE
Alabama Judge Gets Fed
eral Appointment.
NAMED BY ROOSEVELT
Judgeship on TSthmus for Life
at $4,000 a Year.
Causes Vacancy in Eighth Alabama
Circuit for which There
win De Number OF
Applicants

| OS~SOAo kA1tC VI DcCdIuF, Ju0Re
OF the Eighth Alabama Circuit, was
yesterday appointed one of the three
Judges who will have charge OF the
administration of the laws of the
United states in the territory on the
lsthmus OF Panama, which was coded
by the Republic of Panama
Judge Kyle, while In MONTGOMERY
yesterday, received a, telegram from
the Panama Canal Commission notify.
ing him of his appointment. He will
resign the Office of Judge of the Eighth
Alabama Circuit as soon as he has
signed his oath of Office, and will sail
Tor Panama on July 10. Judge Kyle
Is the first of the three Panama Judges
to be appointed. One OF the judges will
be a Republican from the North and
the third will be a native OF Panama
who can speak Spanish. Judge Kyle
was appointed as the Democrat from
the South, the Intention of the Roose-
welt administration and the Canal COM
mission being to make the Panama Ju-
dietary bipartisan body
Salary $4,000 "A Year.
The appointment is for life. Each
of the judges will draw a salary of
$4,000 a year.
made nominally by the Canal Commits
sion with the consent and approval of
the President and the Secretary of War;
1t is known, however. that Judge Kyle
was the direct choice of President
Roosevelt, and that the other two
Judges will In all probability be selected
by the President
The Judges will preside over a terri
tory ten miles wide. extending five miles
out on either side of the canal. The
strip of American territory is ten miles
wide and forty three miles long, ex-
tending across the Isthmus of Pan
anna. It will include the two cities at
the ends of the canal.
In discussing the appointment yester-
day Judge Kyle said:
Il was fortunate enough to receivs
the unanimous endorsement for the
Southern Democratic member of the
Panama Judiciary from the Republican
organization OF Alabama I am CRATE
full, too, that the Democrats In Wash
ington and at home testified as to my
fitness and qualifications for the place
to the President. ] shall resign my
present place as Judge of the Eighth
Alabama Circuit as soon as / have re-
ceived and signed my new oath of Of
flee. / expect to sail for Panama from
New York, July 10. will not move
my family from Alabama to Panama at
once, although 1t Is possible l may
do so in the future. / shall be guided
in this by my own experiences in Pam
anna
"As yet 1 have not learned who my
associates will be on the Panama judi
ciary. understand that II is the pur-
pose OF the administration and the Ca
nal Commission to name a Republican
from the North and native of Pam
anna who can speak Spanish. The duty
of the Panama Judiciary. as / under
stand It, Is the administration of the
laws OF the United States, on the ten
mile wide canal zone across the Isthmus
of Panama"
Successor in Eighth Circuit
In reply to a question, Judge Kyle
said:
ct am unable to say anything as to
my successor in the Eighth Circuit i
could not say now who will be appli-
cants for the place"
Political gossip has already connected
the names of D. w. speake of Morgan
and Judge ]. C. Kumpke of Lawrence
with the vacancy that will be created
when Judge Kyle leaves for Panama.
These gentlemen. both of whom are
we'll known lawyers were applicants
for the place on the bench when Judge
KYLE was appointed by Governor Jelks
three years ago. 1t Is more than prob
able that there will be other appii"
cants for the place.
Judge Kyle's term will expire the
first of next January. In the April pri-
mary of the Democratic Party ne was
for a term of six years.
Just what course of procedure towards
the filling of the ONCE will be followed
is not known at this time. 1t Is
thought that Governor Cunningham
will name a Judge to fill out Judge
Kyle's unexpired term and that in the
meanwhile the Democratic Executive
of the Eighth judicial Cir
cult will meet and order a primary to
name a Judge who shall serve for the
six years commencing with the first or
next January.
An Interesting Record.
The appointment just made by Presi-
dent Roosevelt will remove from pub
lie life in Alabama one of It's strong
est and most interesting figures. Judge
Kyle Is yet young man. having bare
" passed his fortieth birthday. The in
huence of his personality upon Ala
bama's political affairs in the past ten
yoars has been felt in a marked de-
gree He has achieved honors and dis
tinctions most unusual for man OF
his age. He has been four times
member of the Alabama Legislature,
two different counties,
Lee and Morgan. Like the President
who gave him the appointment. he was
a soldier in the Spanish-Amerlcan war.
and like him again he was extremely
with his men. He was appoint
ed a member of the Alabama Railroad
by Governor Johnston and
before his term of ONCE expired he
was appointed Circuit Judge by Gov
arnor Jelks.
Mr.. Kyle is a native of Macon coun-
ty. In that county his youth and young
manhood was spent He moved to
JpeIika and was elected to the Legis-
ature from that county Removing to
Decatur he was chosen three times
member of the Legislature from that