The Washington times., 1910-04-14

1fce Brewer. in case New York gets
the appointment. 1t would not be
Informally offered him. and If he de-
clined It
One reason why he is expected not to
take It even If informed he can have IL
Is that he is BY 10 means wealthy and IS
in fact, what may be called q, poor man
Another reason is that his political enc
mics are extremely anxious to get him
out OF the gOvernOrShip and have him
succeeded by the lieutenant governor,
Horace White
White, presumably, would not push the
Investigations at Albany This is what
many Of the men anxious to get rid bf
Hughes want and they would be delight
ed If he were to 90 10 the Supreme
Court
New Yorker Considered.
Another New York lawyer OF much
prominence who IS strongly backed for
the place is Louis Marshall. OF the firm
Of GuEgenhelmeT, Unte~nyer & Mar
shall Mr. Marshall IS recognized as one
of the ablest lawyers OF New York city
and of the State OF New York. He is
a Jew and a brainy one
He is ffty-four years old and has been
in practice OF law for about thirty years
de has, naturally, the enthusiastic sup
port Of prominent Jewish people, but his
support is by no means confined 70 them.
His name is one of those President Tat
Is considering seriously.
dent would not allow the fact Of par
ticipa1iOn in the Standard OH case in
any way to affect his conclusions as
10 picking q new justice, i IS believed
that such participation viii inevitably
have an effect If IL does, then At
torney General Wickersham who has
been mentioned for the place: Solicitor
General Bowers. Judges Senborn, Hook
Handkerchief, and Adams viii be shut
out
An these judges are from the Eighth
circuit They decided the Standard Oil
case in the circuit court MeSsrs Bow
case for the Government IN the Su-
preme Court None Of these men. as a
practical matter, could take a part in
the case II put on the bench, and this
might prove a serious thing II the
court IS as evenly divided when the
case Is reargued as It is supposed 10
be now.
Judge Horace E Deemer, Of the Iowa
supreme court, is being strongly urged
by members Of the Iowa DELEGATION
Judge Deemer is one Of the abIeSt 5ur-
lists Of the Middle West and q COMPARE
lively young man.
one Of his strong supporters Is Judge
Walter L smith, member OF the House
from the Ninth lows district Judge
Smith and Judge Deemer are warm per
s0nsI friends Apart from the fact he
is able and fitceI for the place, there
are some substantial political reasons
why Z would be s-eu for the Admins
9
the insurEent States Of the Middle West
Judge Deemer's friends are assured the
President IS giving his name serious
consideration
Bowers Is Out
Much has been said Of Solicitor Gen
ersl Bowers, in connection with the
Supreme Court He win P~CbabIy not
be picked for this vacancy, che reason,
aside from participation IN che Standard
| oil case. being that his selection would
give Illinois two 5usuceS, Chief Justice
Fuller being from that State. But If
there is a vacancy in the Office Of Chief
Justice in President Tafts time. Bow
ers is the man most likely 10 get It
as things stand today
Bowers is recognized as a fine lawyer,
an unusual lawyer, in fact His srEu-
raent in the corporation tax case has
placed him high up in the estimation
Z of every lawyer in Congress MI Taft
wants him IN the Department OF JUS
tee now, but later on he would. Il Is
said, Ike TO put him on the bench