The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-12
WHITE BECOMES
CHIEF JUSTICE
TAFT WILL SENC NOMINATION
TO SENATE TOMORROW
FOR CONFIRMATION.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS.
According to Rumor Taft viii Name
Court of Commerce 1oaay, TAX
ing Some Members For
Commerce Commission.

Washington, Dee. 1l.-Associate
justice Edward Douglas White, of the
United States supreme court, Is to be
elevated 10 tie chief justiceship OF
that tribunal Taft will send his
nomination to the senate tomorrow.
II is reported tonight. though nei-
1herg confirmation or denial was oh.
tained at the White House, that Taft
has named as associate justices,
Judge DeVeanter, now federal judge
OF the eighth United States circuit
court, arsl JoseIh Rucker Lamar,
Democrat, former Justice of the Geor.
Sia supreme court.
u is also reported tonight likewise
without confirmation, tnat the new
court of commerce win he named by
the president tomorrow and will con
sist OF the following: Martin A,
Knapp, of New York, now chairman
of the interstate commerce commits
sion; Robert W. Archibald, now Unit
ed States district Judge of the middle
district of Pennsylvania William H.
Hunt, CT Montana, new Judge CT the
court OF customs appeals; Arthur c.
Denison. Of Michigan, at present
judge Of the western district of that
state; Julian w Mack, of Chicago,
now judge OF the appellate circuit
court of TIE first Illinois district
Mack Is Democrat.
To ri vacancies in the interstate
commerce commission in the ~ ccs
of Chairman Knapp ard ex-Seuater
M. Cockrell. Of Nilsson i, who reiiaes
on the 3ist inst. the president WI
name B. Fl. Meyer, of Wisconsin, aud
G. c. McGAord. of Kentucky
The announcement that White will
be the new chief Justice undoubtedly
will cause surprise, because II has
been petty generally understood that
Justice Charles Il. Hughes was slated
for the 3onor. Some of the presi-
dents closest advisors argued that
Hughes experience at bar had not
been sufficient to warrant his promo.
tion al tais time.
It is known that the president sees
in Hughes most of the qualities he be-
lieves essential in a chief justice. He
Is looked rpon as a nan who could
do much to bring about reform Taft
regards court reforms as an impera.
tive necessity.
Opposition to Hughes came also
from the bar and among the judges
of the various courts Hughes has al
ready become popular among the
judges of the supreme court and it
is not believed that they look ami
part misplaced before. White is 65
years oil. This is believed to be
the first time a chief justice of politi-
cal faith opposite to that of the adj
minisration mas ever been appointed.
Taft has the highest regard for
White, both as a man and a jurist.
The backing White received is said
to have been most impressive.
AS a member OF the supreme court
ii had fallen to Whites lot to rartici-
pate in some of t9e most famous
cases. Although Il confederate sol.
dier and Democrat, White is said to
have had probably clearly marked
ideas on federalism. He was with the
government in all the so.called insrI-
lars, revolving in the Philippines. He
rendered an opinion against the gov
ernment in the Northern Securities
case and also with the minority court
in voting to sustain the constitution
ality OF the income tax law.
White has been in the supreme
court sixteen years. He is now the
oldest justice in commission. White
was graduated at Georgetown ITni-
versity In addition to pract sing law