The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-14
ROOSEVELT kept
NJ K|NLE|::Y's WORD.
Recess Appointment is Arousing
Manifestations Of Disappoint-
ment and Opposition.
JUDGES TO "sWAP HORSES
Unique Situation Brought About
BY Appointment Of Former
Governor Atkinson.
From our Regular Correspondent,

54 (TrOm Our RcRulaT SorespOndent.)
WASHINGTON, & November 13.-when
the United states Senate resumes It's
sitting In regular session, OF all the duties
awaiting it, none is more Immediate and
Interesting TO the senators themselves
than the handling and consideration of
nominations made by the President OF the
United states during the recess OF Con.
grcss. 1t Is usually within that period
that nominations are 1radc which reuuiro
tlietmost inquiry and scrutiny, sometimes
some OF them proving to be entirely OBJ
jectionablo to the wise old men OF the
Senate. 1t may be that some of the
names are Of men who failed of con-
firmation at the last session, and for rea-
sons kufilclentto the President, he sends
them back to the Senate In this way
seeking n reconsideration OF the hardness
OF action In that body. 1t may be, too,
that for one reason and another tho
person nominated between Congresses
may turn our, upon Investigation, to be
unsulted by training. experience or other
d!sdunlifylng objections for the Office for
which he ls named. Some OF the ap-
po!nments made In this time nre OF men
about whom the majority Of senators
know nothing, and after they have found
out about them. they may turn out to be
out OF the question. 1t Is only when the
senator's come TO exercise their Hiesti-
mablc constitutional privilege OF giving
advice and consent as to nOnri ma tons,
that an unwiso nomination may be law
fully and rightly rejected.
Among the recess nominations made by
President Roosevelt is that OF prom
inent West Yirgnian. whose case is OF
peculiar intercts to the people not only
OF his State. but to the bar Of Wash
ington, to the latter more particularly on
account OF the ultimate bearing II will
have upon another prospective nominal
tIon which much concerns the district
lawyers. Former Governor George w.
Atkinson, OF West Virginia. Is the man
IN question, and In very serious ques-
ton. On April 18th last he was appoint
ed to a vacancy on the Court OF Claims
in this city left BY the death of Judge
Laurence Weldon.
The Atkinson case possesses some
features known to many persons. which
make 1t perhaps the most unique Of all
that Will come to the Senate OF the
recess batch OF nominations.
1t Is related that Governor Atkinson
In December. 1901. when West Virginia
was divided into two Federal judicial
districts. was promised appointment as
Judge of one the dlstricts--the Southern.
As soon az It became generally known
that such a nomination was contemplated.
there arose so great q manifesto ton OF
disappointment and opposition from the
entire bar OF West Virginia that Prcss-
dent Mckinley paused In the execution
of his promise. 1t was represent to
the President that the appointment
would certainly provoke unpleasant con-
trovcrsy because OF the fact that the
prospective appointec was palpably de-
flcient In the legal Knowledge and train
Ing rcuaisitc for so important a position
as Judge of a Federal court So serious
and insistent We're the objections urged