The Washington herald., 1909-04-21

President Taft's policy regarding ap-
pointments In the South Is expected %
become known within the next week.
when, it is said. he will name the judge
Of the Eastern district OF North Caro-
Ina TO succeed the late Judge PurnelL.
That he viii appoint a Democrat Is re-
gsrded as certain. and so strong has this
belief grown that nearly all Republican
/ applicants have either withdrawn or have
practically given up hope Of receiving
the nomination.
The fight seems 70 have simmered
down between three Democrats. Frank
Fuller. OF Durham. and Justices George
3. Brown and Z c. ConnOr. Of the North
Carolina Supreme Court
Friends OF Mr.. Fuller say they have
! assurances he VIII get the place, and sew
eral strong petitions have found their
way 10 the White House in the last few
days urging the President to name MIN.
He is a lawyer. and lives al Durham He
has long been q leader IN political affairs
In his section CT the State. and IS a
real Democrat" his friends say. and not
one who deserted the Bryan forces 70 sup
port the President in the recent cam
paign-
Brother with Tobacco Trust.
Mr.. Fuller Is a brother OF ". u. Full
Ter, general counsel Of the American To-
bacco Company. and a son OF the late
Judge Fuller. OF Statesvine Despite his
brothers associations with the tobacco
trust, he Is said to be competent in every
way. and his enemies have not even
held this connection as q point against
him. He has prosecuted several suits
against MS brothers. interests, and has
been unrelenting in his efforts 20 assist
the planters against the tobacco COM
bine-
Former Representative Thomas Settle.
OF AsheviIle. a Republican. who jumped
suddenly into the race several weeks
ago. IS in Washington and is making
frequent visits with his friends 70 the
White House Er. Settle does not live
IN the Eastern judicial district, and Prest-
dent Taft has said the appointee must
be a resident Of that section While
Mr. Settle is regarded as eminently fitted
for the judgship in every other way. il
is believed that the President vii name,
a Democrat.
TflIman white House Caller.
Senator Tillman, Of South Carolina
visited the White House yesterday for
the first tine since the Roosevelt regime
In 1892. M TiDman called on President
Roosevelt 70 attend the little ceremony
OF pressing q button 70 open the Charles
ton Exposition. but relations between the
two were broken OF shortly afterward.
The crisis came when President Roose-
welt pointedly omitted TO invite Senator
TiIlman 70 be a guest OF honor OF Prince
Henry OF Prussia. although the South
Carolinian was the ranking Democratic
member Of the Senate C0mraittee on
Naval Affairs
7 came up 70 see BIr. Taft said the
''Pi1chfork Statesman" yesterday morn
ing. "to see il the Office seekers had fried
any fat OF him. but I found they hadn't
fried a Douhd-
When asked why he had absented him
SELF from the White House for so many
years, Mr.. Tillman said:
Il waited until gentleman got there
Booker T. Washington a Visitor.
Booker T Washington was another
visitor at the Executive Office. He talked
to the President about the appointment OF
the Liberian commission
Senator Bankhead. Of Alabama. talked
to the President about the appointment OF