Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-19
ARE POOLING ISSUES
CoLoRED PEOPLE WANT POLICE
COURT JUDGE.
Attorneys Of That Race Discuss the
Situation-List Of Candidates
in the Field.

A new phase was presented today in the
contest for the Police Court judgeship, re-
Gently made vacant by the death OF Judge
Charles F. Scott. A number of leading
colored attorneys are said to be pooling
issues with a view Of securing the appoint
ment OF colored man to the vacancy on
the Police Court bench.
As already stated In The Star. they
maintain that as a large percentage Of the
prisoners are Of their race one at least
OF the judges should be a colored man. As
q result Of the pool" It is said. the choice
of the colored people was hanging fire be-
tween two colored justices Of. the peace
Emanuel M. Hewlett and Robert H. Ter
reil. Which OF the two will be decided
upon eventually could not be learned this
afternoon. @
III we would win." said leading colored
attorney to a Star reporter this afternoon,
1--WE must concentrates on one man and lend
all our energies to his support. II we split
into factions on this matter our case Is
lost"
Mr.. Mullowny Urged.
Another candidate appeared prominently
in the field today. The friends of Mr.. Alex
ander r. Mullowny, assistant United States
attorney for the District. are quietly work
ing to secure his appointment as Police
Court Judge.
Mr.. Mullowny's experience Of twelve years
as prosecutor In the United States branch or
the Police Court his friends urge. gave him
q wide experience in the handling OF Police
Court cases. His general knowledge. his
genial. kindly disposition and the even tenn
permanent for which he IL noted are men
TONED by his supporters as strong qualifi-
cations. Mr. Mullowny, while making no
active campaign for the position. Is re-
ceptive candidate and will accept the posi-
don should it be offered to him.
Another candidate is entered in the con-
test in the person of J. B. Mclaughlin. a
local attorney. Mr.. Mclaughlin was born
ten years of his life was spent In railroad
ing. In his spare time he studied law, and
was admitted to practice in Ohio In 1859.
For ten years he practiced law in Cieve.
land. Then. his health falling, he went
south and resumed the practice of law IN
Little Rock,--Ark., where he stayed ten
years. He came to Washington in 1875
and has had wide experience ; IN !, criminal 1n
minister of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Boom for Judge Taylor.
The friends Of Judge Arson s. Taylor
were active today. and he has, they say.
received several additional strong indorse-
ments for the place. As United States
commissioner for many years he has been
in close touch with the Department Of
Justice and he is said to have some warm
friends in Uncle Sans legal branch Of the
government who will be glad to see him
appointed
to the previous strong Endorsements for
Judge Lewis I. O'Neal. now presiding IN
one branch Of the Police Court. 1t Is said
several prominent members of the g. A. R.
favor his appointment.
| There was considerable talk In legal cir
cies today of dark horse in the race,
whose name Is being kept secret but whose
friends are making strong pull to secure
the place for him.
The, friends Of Francis Carroll Mattingly.
who Is a newspaper man as we'll as an at
torney are untiring in their efforts to land
him In the vacant chair. ---.,-- ~.
| Attorney Calvin Chase Is another colored
man whose name is mentioned in connec-
| ton with the vacancy. and the claim of
William Henry White IL, urged by his
friends ,-y 81 e.
r. It Is said the matter of appointing "a sue
| cessor to Judge Scott is already in the
hands of President Roosevelt and that the
appointment may be made at any time.