The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-28
PRICHARD
APPOINTED.
Ex-senator From North Caro-
DINA. Named by President as
1udte Simonton's Successor.
WAS ALSO NEWSPAPER MAN
Succeeded Vance in the Senate.
Presided in Supreme Court
During Maclien Trial.
t1,rom our Regular Correspondent

(rTrom Our Regular Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, y. U. April T.--Prcsl-
dent Roosevelt to-day nominated jus
flee Jeter c. Pritchard, nj the Supreme
Court OF the District OF Columbia. to be
United States Circuit Judge of the Fourth
Circuit, In succession to the late Judge
Charles III. Smonton. The Fourth CIR
cult includes tho States OF Maryland
North Carolina. South Carolina, Virginia
+ and West Virginia. and under the law the
appoIntce had to be selected from one
OF these States.
Although Jeter c. Prltchard is a citizen
K OF North Carolina, he was born at jones'
boor, Tenn, July Il, 1857 After attending
tho common schools and Martins Greek
Academy, he became a printer, and III
1874 went with the family TO Bakers
y Vile, N. c., where he was for year or
two tho foreman Of the Bakersylle In
dependent, and later part owner OF the
paper
EIe was an elector on the Garfield ticket
In 1880: was elected tot the Legislature IN
1854, and again In 1885, was the Rcpub-
llcan candidate for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In 1855 and in 1880; re-entered the Legis-
lature. and was the Republican nominee
FOR the United States Senate in 1891. He
read law for several years, and was adj
mItted to the bar In 1854.
SUCCEEDED VANCE
He was candidate for Congress In
1882. and was defeated. He was the head
and front OF the Republican party in
1854 when tho Democrats lost control OF
the state and was elected TO the Senate
the following year to serve the unexplred
term Of Senator Vance. who died while
In office. In 1897 he was reelected to the
Senate. and last spring he was succeeded
iii the Senate by Senator Lee Overman,
Democrat. He was at once made assis-
tnnt division counsel Of the Southern
Railway. and very soon thereafter Presi-
dent Roosevelt appointed him to q posi-
ton on the bench of the Supreme Court
OF tho District OF Columbia. He pre-
sided at the recent trial OF Machen and
associates convicted Of frauds In the
Postofce Department..
Judge Pritchard has made an excellent
Judge He is a good lawyer. and n man
OF such fairness on the bench and off
1t, that bis appointment Is gratifying 10
Democrats and Republicans alike. Sena-
tor simmons said tonight that he would
do oil In his power TO have the noml-
nation confirmed 1t once. and 1T Is proba-
BILE that the Senate VIII act Tomorrow.
The haste OF the President In naming the
successor to Judge Simonton was due
to his desire to have the vacancy filled
and the nomination confirmed before
Congress adjourned.
II Is believed BY the friends OF Judge
Pritchard that the President will appoint
q him 10 the first vacancy that occurs
on the bench OF the Supreme Court OF
the United States.
The Fourth Circuit over which Judge
Prtchard will preside, Is composed of
the States OF North and South Carolina,
Virginia and Maryland,
Tho announcement OF the appointment
of Mr.. Pritchard by the President came
as surprise to all In this city 1t was
not expected that the President would
act SO quickly. yesterday being the day
Of Judge S!monton's funeral. The friends
OF Mr. Wyndham r. Meredith. OF this
city, were hopeful that ne would be Sc
lectcd. and at least desired the oppor-
tunity to urge his qualifications upon the
attention of the President. Friends Of
Judge Waddiil and of District Attorney
l. L. Lewis were likewise hopeful that
tho President would promote Judge Wad-
dill and name Judge Lewis to succeed
him as district Judge.