The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-08
GET FEDERAL PLUMS
Judges and MarShals Named
for State of Oklahoma.
START AT ONCE FOR POSTS
Rough Rider Candidates Win Places
Over Sitting Territorial Judges.
Wolf Catcher Alternately Appoint
cd Marshal for Western District.
disappointed Ones Start Home.

The President yesterday settled q DO
litical controversy OF several weeks
standing and set in motion the Federal
machinery for the new State of Okla
homa- He announced the appointment OF
two district judges, two United States at
torneys. and two marshals. as follows:
For the Eastern district-Judge, Ralph
L. Campbell. of South McAlester: United
States attorney W. J. Gregg. OF Tulsa /;
marshal Grove A. Porter. Of Ardmore.
For the Western district-Judge, John
II. Cotteran of Guthrie: United States
attorney. John Embry, of Chandler; mar
shat, John Alternately, OF Anadarko
Two other appointments agreed upon at
the same conference which settled the
other offices We're the clerks Of the dis
trlct courts OF the respective districts
These are really the two pest paying Of
ices. The clerkship for the Western dis
trict will go by appointment Of the new
judge to Charles Z. Hunter. chairman of
the Republican State committee and
former rough rider. The Eastern dis
trict clerkship will be conferred upon r.
i. Harrison, a protege of Joseph O. Can
non. The fees and other emoluments
from these elerkships make them worth
easily $4,000 a year. The Eastern dis
trict will embrace what was formerly In
dian Territory. and the Western district
comprises the present Oklahoma Terri
tory.
Start for Their Posts.
The officers left Washington for Okla
homa by the afternoon trains TO prepare
for their official duties, which will begin
on November Is. when the President will
proclaim the new State. The same out
going trains carried the maddest and
most disappointed set OF broad-hatted
politicians seen in Washington since Of
hce-hunting became recognized Indus
try.
Did you hear what the Rough Riders
ola TO u.s." asked one Of the disappointed
ones OF another who sat in the lobby Of
the Willard His companion nodded
what are you going TO do. judge7"
persisted the questioner.
90 back 10 the territory and raise
n IN politics, was the reply
IN making up the judicial roster for the
new state the President consulted his
rough rider friends, Gov. Frank Frantz
and State Chairman Hunter. No an
pointment was made which they did not
approve, but some Of their original nomi-
nations were withdrawn and other
names substituted. because OF objections
raised by the President But the list as
hnally announced was yisaed by the
Presidents Spanish War comrades ten
minutes before it was made public.
Sitting Judges Overlooked.
In selecting the judges the President
overlooked the applications OF every
member of the territorial bench. In the
Eastern district all OF the seven judges
now sitting in the court We're active can
didates, and a majority Of them came
TO Washington to press their claims
personally The President bowled over
three Of them by adopting a rule 10 ap-
point no man to the District bench who
attained the age Of sixty years. This
rule was Curtailed later to eliminate
those more than fifty-fiVe years. One
candidate who is now on the territorial
bench was so literally endorsed by the
leading railroad officials OF the country
that the President made inquiry and
learned that the father of the Young
Jurist was a solicitor for a Western rail-
Trends
were given a suggestion which caused
them TO take the next train out OF town
The nomination Of Silas II. Reed. of
Oklahoma, 10 be judge OF the United
States Court in Alaska TO succeed
Judge James Wickersham was also an
nOunced yesterday. Mr. Reed was a can
didate for an Oklahoma judgeship. and
was given the Alaska appointment at the
suggestion Of Gov. Frantz.
The contests for United States at
torney and marshal were overshadowed
by the judgeship fight The President
cleared the situation with respect Of those
offices very early in the game by an
nouncing his personal preferences.
Wolf Hunter Alternately.
John Alternately, named for marshal in
the Western district. is a former hunting
companion OF the President. He catches
wolves with his hands, and this accom-
plishment was exploited in type and half
tone in one OF Mr.. Roosevelt's magazine
stories of his hunting experiences. The
candidates against him felt the hope
lessness Of their quest and withdrew
early.
Grove Porter. now serving as marshal
in the Territory, is cousin OF Mrs
Roosevelt.
A formidable movement has been or
ganized already among the disappointed
candidates and their friends to yrest the
delegation 10 the next national conven-
ton from the control OF the Presidents
rough rider friends The fight promises
TO be interesting A meeting OF the Re
publican State committee is TO be called
10 depose State Chairman Hunter. The
latter appeared to be undisturbed over
the rumblings On leaving the White
House, after his victory, he predicted that
Oklahoma would send delegation to the
next national convention pledged to Pres
tdent Roosevelt for a third term.