New-York tribune., 1909-03-23
FOR SOLICITORGENERAL
LLOYD ". BOWERS NAMED.
Chicago Nan Makes Large Pecu-
mary Sacrifice to accept Place.


Wa shington, March 22.-The President announcer
to-day the appointment of Lloyd w Bowers OF
Chicago as Solicitor General Of the Department u
Justice vice Henry NJ HOyt, who retiies l" pi'NA'e
life The President is Grighted at the s''ep''"oe
Dv Alr Bow ers of this important post. for ne re-
CARDS him as an exceptionally able lawyer anu
has described him friends as the bflgnleSI man
in Yale when Mr.. Tart was himself stuu,ii'
there MI Bowers was not in the class with MI
Taft. but the Valed1rtorlaH OF lHe S'f'S' "-
graduated the following year
TIovd W Bowers has been for some years gen
eral counsel Of the Chicago & Northwestern haii-
wav having served local counsel DeIore !iis pi'
motion to the higher post. He gives up lefse
salary 10 associate himself with The Taft admin
istration and accept the modest competence VI
s759,. MIR. Hoyt, who is close friend OF 'he res
iden,, received offer Of a place on the ieue'
bench but for personal reasons was compeileu |"
decline il.
The President has warned some Of his friends In
Congress that they must not accept TOO lter"ii2
the widely published statement that ne WI" ps
guided by the recommendation of members ot
Congress in the selection OF federal app''h'ees /"
is determined to appoint to the federal peHch am,
as United. States Attorneys only men OF InarAe"
legal ability and unquestioned problty' ana ne ia
warned some members of Congress that II IHeN
recommend for these places men vino. on 1nVest-
cation. fail 10 Come to the required standard ne
will go out and find the best man he can LOT the
place without further consulting them MI iai'
believes he render no greater service 10 'te
country than by appointing 10 the DeHcH anu ~
the position of United States Attorney tue hsnes'
type of men ne secure for the compensauo uoh'
and nothing will him from his determination
In that direction.
The President is much pleased with the class OF
men he has thus far been able TO associate WIN
himself IN this administration, and the pecuhiaiy
sacrifices they have been willing 10 make to ac-
cept office under him. He has recently pointed OUT
to friends the exceptionally high class Of lawyers
who are already members of the present admin
istration. citing the Of the Attorney General
who relinuuished a practice which ofousht nm
100000 year TO accept that office; the secretary
or War who relinuushed an income in excess OF
S36 go year accept his present place al SIz'oV'
a year; the Secretary of Commerce and Labor ana
of the Interior both OF whom enjoyed incomes
from their practice of more than $1,000 year ana
who viii work harder than they have ever worked
in their lives for the Taft administration for S2"H
wear: and. finally the OF the new Solicitor
General, who accepts that post at one-thiEc 'ne
income he commanded in private life
The president feels that he has secured FOR the
nef fion some great bargains in the legal line and
he is entirely willing that the public should real
ize the 81 crinces these men have made to serve
their country.
During his term solicitor General. and prev
o,srv while he was an Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Mr.. Hoyt played sn important part IN many
cases which determined the legal construction o.
important international law points. Since becoming
Solicitor General he has been the legal leader Tor
the United States government in the PhHpplhe
tsrIn and various other affecting the cues
ton OF government in the insuar POSSESSIONS the
oIeomargarine the coal land Law and the com
rnodities clause cases. AS Assistant Attorney
General Mr. Hovt had TO do with the prize cases
raspItinr from the Spanlsh-Amercan War, customs
and immigration cases.
Chicago. March 22.-The appointment OF Lloyd