The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
NAMES SUGGESTED
 FOR ALABAMA JUDGE
Bankhead, Johnston and Underwood Will Urge a Demorat to Succeed Hundley and E. K.
 Campbell Is Preferred.

Hundley. they say that an interview was published In Birmingham paper purporting to have come from Senator Johnston. in which he stated that the purpose on their part in preventing the confirmation of Hundiey was to uls timately secure the appointment of Democrat. -
 i Joe Thompson and other packers of Hundley. repeatedly gave out inter views which were published at Bir- mingham and elsewhere that that was the game of Representatives Richard son. Clayton. Hefiin. Burnett, Cratg and Wiley. and the supporters of Hund- ley thought they made a lot of capital out of 1t. Of course. it. was denied right along by those Democrats. and they denied 1t before the Senate Ju- dietary Committee. Their main pur- pose was to beat Hundley.
 President Taft, according to the un- derstanding, asked the six Represen- tatives to submit the names they left with him. and 1t is known also that the President impressed upon the mem- bers that he had no idea of selecting for judge any one but Republican. for in the course of the conversation 1t was mentioned. in fact. by the Presi- dent that Alabama already had two Democratic Federal Judges
 Anything to Beat Hundley.
 From the conversations The Adver- tiser correspondent has had with the Congressman opposing Hundley. 1t Is immaterial to them what the Senators accomplish. If the Senators secure the appointment of Ed Campbell or any other upright. able Democrat. there would not be a word of dissent on heir part. Their chief aim has been to i'm press upon President Taft that Hund- Icy Is objectionable to the Bar Asso- citations and the people. They have asked the President not to give Hund- ley another appointment. and they have every reason to believe 1t has been decided to select a new man.
 The Democratic Representatives who have opposed Hundley are not in the recommending business, so--far as any particular individual is concerned They simply gave President Taft the names of three of the best Republl- cans of the judicial district they could think of, and he can take his pick from the three. If he does not take any one from that list and selects some outsider. whether he be a Repub- lican or a Democrat, or whether the appointment Is made at the request of Senator Bankhead and Johnston and Representative Underwood, they will not complain so long as 1t is not Hund- ley.
 In other WOrdS, tnelr position IS that they are not trying to Influence the selection of judge by insisting upon an individual.
 Referees Must Go.
 One of the best known Republicans in the South who has in his time been a power in politics In that section, and who is recognized as one of the best posted men in Washington, was talk ing today to The Advertiser cOrre- spondent about the referee system. Right off, he said he was certain Pres ident Taft was going to abolish it, and he named at once three men he thought would certainly lose their influence. They were Blodgett of Georgia, Thompson of Alabama. and Wilson of Mississippi, in the order in which he named them.
 If the Southern Republicans could hear the name of the man who was talking this way. they would have cold shivers. But he has retired from .le active pursuits. and for that reason does not care to have his name ap- pear in print. However. he keeps the run of things here. His idea is that President Taft Is going to get rid of what are termed political hacks. |" He wants a new deal, and this inform ant really believes the President is going to seek great deal of advice as to appointments from Democratic Sem ators and Representatives from States which have no Republican representa- tion il: Congress.