The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
MANY BIG APPOINTMENTS
AWAIT THE PRESIDENT
Minister To China and a Supreme
Court Justice Are Among the I'm
portant Posts To Be Filled By
the Chief Executive.

Washington. Noyemberi 4.-t tSpecislD
There Is much interest among public
men in Washington over the currency
question 1t will add another factor to
republ lican Legislative troubles Several
members of the monetary commission
are now in the city but they decline
TO discuss the subject until Senator
Aldrich makes known his plans in a
speech he will deliver in Chicago Sat
urday night.
From what can he learned from
minority members OF the commission
Senator Aldrich has fully perfected a
plan and as usual, has not consulted
anyone, especially the democrats. on
this account he is being subjected TO
considerable criticism by the minority
which claims that a commission has
more right to an open, frank discus
sion than could be expected in a con-
gressional committee
Additional interest will be lent Al
drich's Chicago speech by the appear
ance in the same city, but at another
banquet table, of Representative Fow-
Ter of New Jersey, the deposed bank
Fowler will vigorously oppose the CEN
tral bank idea and will be one of its
most active opponents the currency
legislat ton which 1t will be sought to
enact before the present Congress ex-
pires.
The monetary eomTnission will be
called together by Senator Aldrich
shortly before Congress meets and told
by the Rhode Island senator what will
be reported by IL. The commission has
several minority members. such as
Senator Bailey Senator Money and
former Senator Teller of Colorado. who
can be depended upon to make a pro-
test.
Many Appointments.
Aside from some 100 appointments to
be made this winter under the depart
ment of justice the President will find
at his disposal upon his return some
mighty fine plurns.
The job of Minister TO China is still
vacant, owing to the unfortunate out
come of the appointment of Charles II.
Crane. number of other diplomatic
posts are in unsettled state. The
President, so far as disclosed, has never
disposed of the ambassadorship to
Great Britain and good man is wanted
to take the place of Charles s. Francis,
amba ssador to Australia.
1t is possible the President will clean
up the whole state of diplomatic appoint
ments when he goes at it. An assistant
secretary of the treasury to succeed
James 3. Reynolds, and assistant secre-
tary of the department of commerce and
labor to succeed Ormsby McHarg, and a
postmaster of Washington are among the
places to be filed
Most important of all in an appointive
way is the selection of an associate jus
tice of the supreme court to succeed JUS
tfce Rufus w. Peckham. The President
VIII have to settle soon whether he will
pick Judge Horace Fl. Lurton of NASH
vile for this post. or some other man.
Only Seven Justices.
The court is now worrying along with
seven members. Lurtons opponents are
keeping up sharp fire at him and his
record, and have got together large
number of his decisions for the purpose
of showing that he is too conservative to
go on the supreme court to pass on such
problems as the rate law and the Com
pers case, and numerous corporation oues-
tlons which will before long find their
way to the highest court for decision.
The appointment of the judges of the
customs court is another matter awaiting
sio iOHtooi', eho"sh 'iicre is Il great ueal
of talk that these appointments have been
settled.
Then, there is new chief of STAFF to
be named This is one OF the most
troublesome of the Presidents appointive
duties. Many candidates are in the neld.
and there is no end Of pulling and haul
ing.
Mrs. Merwin Is President.
At a meeting of the district division of
the Daughters of the Confederacy tonight.
Mrs. Charles d. Merwin was elected pres
ident. Mrs. Merwin is a daughter Of
Gen. JEFF Thompson and has been promi-
nently identified with southern and pa
triotic societies.