Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-10-08
CHIEF JUSTICE
MAY now RETIRE
CELEBRATES TODAY ms e04x
ANNIVERSARY AS PRESIDING
JUDGE OF H1GHEST NATfOMAx
TRIBUNAL.

WASHINGTON, OcJ. c.--Wnen CuI0t
Justice Melville w. Fuller appeared
In the United states supreme court
today he found upon his desk beAu-
tifui bouquet OF 20 bright red rcses.
The bouquet came from the asSCcis
ate justices OF the supreme court
and were reminder to the chief
justice that today he rounded cut
en- honorable service or 20 years ~
presiding Judge OF the highest tfss
bunal In the land
or late there has been consider
able discussion In Warrington over
the possibility or change IN tA0
near future in the chief justiceship.
Chief Justice Fuller Ii rs years cid
and has been elegible 10 retirement
on full pay since his roth birthday.
He enjoys excellent health and ap-
pears to be good for many 4 loNe
Iyear on the bench still, but after the
honorable record and the long ten.
ure which he has already enjoyed u
10 not to be supposed that he will dss
sire to continue indennltely.
Justice Fuller II an ardent DenAOs
crat and naturally would like to ~
a Democratic successor appointed.
II Mr.. Bryan should be elected to the
presidency there ID not the slightest
doubt but that Justice Fuller would
retire, which would give Mr.. bryan
a chance to appoint Democrat %
/ hts place. Az a matter of fact, u u
generally believed that he will ~
} tire anyway because he II reaching
an age when he h entitled to feAp
: the fruits OF an honorable life -
: peace and quiet without the disturb.
i ing burden Of important public ON"
3 In any event It IL scarcely probable
: that Chief Justice Fuller will rem
I upon the bench until the end Of tAe
q next administration, since ut thAt
time he will have reached 20 yeasS
!of age,
Had the chief Justice seen ne b
retire during the administration 81
President Roosevelt II Il believed the
latter would have appointed l1iihu
, Root az his successor on the supreme
bench. An II IL believed that should
\ Judge Taft succeed to the presiden-
cy he would In all probability carry
out the Roosevelt affection for the
y secretary Of state, since Taft and
Y Root are as Arm friends ~ ars
\ Root and Roosevelt. In the event ol
the election of Mr. Bryan the success
sion would become entirely a matter
~ OF speculation.
= II II no ordinary honor to be able
). to name a chief justice OF the sti-
= IRENE court, because II is an oppor-
!. tunity that has come to but fen
- presidents Of the United States
: There have been but eight CHIEF
> justices Of the supreme court since
i. the days OF the venerable John jay
Ia Of New York. Justice Jay served
n from 1889 to 1895, six years; JOha
70 Rutlidge Of South Carolina served
r during 1875. Oliver Ellsworth d
O. Connecticut served five years, from
H. 1895 to 1901. John MARSHALL Of vir
r. ginia served 80 years. from 1901 Il
a 1885; Roger -. Taney of Maryland
IN served from 1896 to 1864, 2S years
odlHIOH Y. 1HHSe Vi OuIO ScTVcu ITOU
ne 1854 TO 1873, and Morrison n
n Waite OF the same state, from 1877;
IS, to 1888, when Chief Justice Fulle
In was appointed.
OF Judge Fuller Is a native of Main
ne and a graduate of Bowdoin college
D He went TO Chicago in 1856. wher
mt he praeticed law until appointed I
az the supreme bench. In 1852 ne wa
ne member OF the state constitutions
on convention in Illinois. From 1876
IT, 1865 he was a member Of tn
20 state legislature. He was delegat
.. to the Democratic national conven
tions in 1864, 1872, 1875 and 1885,
The degree Of LII. d. has been cor
a.. ferred upon him by Northwester
,y University. bv Bowdoin College, b
-, Harvard. by Yale and by Dartmouth