The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-25
SUCCESSOR TO
 JUDGE PECKHAM
LurtOn of Tennessee Likely to Be Appointed By Taft
 to Fill Vacancy
OTHER NAMES MENTIONED
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 Washington, Oct. 25-Circuit Judge Horace Lurton of Nashville, Tenn, now presiding over the 9th Federal Circuit which includes the districts of Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Michigan, will probably be appointed by President Taft to fill the vacanacy on the Su- preme Bench, caused by the death of opinion of many admirers of the of fcial
 If it should be decided not to name Judge Lurton it is then believed the appointment will go to Lloyd w. Bowers of Chicago, solicitor to the department of Justice. President Taft has the highest regard for the legal attain ments of both and it is expected he privately announced his desire to see both on the supreme bench, should the opportunity to put them there occur during his administration.
 There is however one possibility that might prevent him from giving the present vacancy to either. It has been the custom to follow a geographical rule in the selection of the justices and neither Lurton nor Bowers resides within the geographical limit ofthe sec- ond judicial circuit over which Jus tice Peckham presided This circuit includes Vermont, Connecticut and New York. This rule however, was disregarded by President Cleveland and later by President Roosevelt who appointed Justice Moody.
 Judge Lurton, like Justice Peckham, is a Democrat. But he has the repu- tation when on the bench of know ing no litigants' politics. It is claim ed that he is a great constitutional judge and from the decisions he has made it is expected that should he be fa6 41 &I,o 1rf icies of the administration with re- gards to the control of corporations, etc., would find him strong SUD- porter.
 Solicitor General Bowers was coun- sel for the Chicago & Northwestern railroad when President Taft invit- ed him to become part of his admins tration. Other names suggested as possible appointees, are Henry M. Hoyt of Pennsylvania, counsellor of the state department and formerly so- licitor general, James S. Harlan, of Illinois, member of the Interstate Commerce Commission and a son of Associate Justice Harlan of the su preme court, Frederick N! JudSon, of St. Louis, Former Secretary of War Luke B. Wright of Tennessee, Judge Howard Hollister of Cincinnati, Secre- tary of War Dinckson, Secretary Root of New York and Secretary of State Knox.
 7 Although grave fears had been en- tertained recently regarding the re- covery of Justice Peckham, the news of his death came as a shock. His associates on the supreme bench join- ed in expressions of the deepest re- gret and in high enconiums upon the character and services of their de- parted colleague. The court dispensed with it's usual transaction of business today out of respect to his memory.
 Albany, Oct. 25.-The funeral of U. S. Supreme Court Justice Rufus w. Peckham, will be held Wednesday af- ternoon at 2:30 from St. Peters Epis- copal church., Albany. The body will be brought to Albany, Wednesday and the burial will take plaee in the rural cemetery The bearers will be determined later.