The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-12
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WHITE Is NEW
CHIEF JUSTICE
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seemed as if the prize would go TO some
one else.
Az a member of the supreme court
IT has fallen to Justice Whites lot to
participate In some OF the most famous
cases in the history Of the tribunal Al
though a Confederate and a Democrat.
he Is said 70 hold proba bly the most
clearly marked ideas OF Federalism OF
any justice. lie WAS with tho govern
ment in all so-ca1led insular cases in
volvlns. tho Philippines and other island
possessions. lIo rendered minority
opinion against the governments con-
tenttons in The Northern Securities cases
and also was with the minority in vot-
ing to sustain the income tax.
Justice White has been on the su-
prcme bench for sixteen years and is
now the oldest justice in commission
whose age is less than 70. He sradu-
aled from Georgetown university In
addition to practicing law in Louisiana
he was a sugar planter. He served in
the Louisiana legislature az q senator
served for several years on tho state
supreme court bench and subsequently
Was elected TO the United States senate
lie was serving his FIRST term in that
body when President Cleveland appoint
cd him TO the supreme court.
Judge Vandeventer.
Judge Nandeventer. who is gene rally
conceded tonight to be ono OF President
Tafts selections s an associate justice
ard Oil decision rendered in the Eighth
circuit, Mr.. Taft debated for some lime
as TO the proprlcty OF taking a judge
from this circuit and elcvatinE him TO
the supreme court where lie must pass
again upon the cases.
But as courts often reverse themselves.
Mr.. Taft felt that n new evidence JUS
tilted such course a man might also
reverse himself. Judge Nandeventer is
regarded as eminently fair and just.
Those were the qualities the president
was seeking in his candidates. He is
regarded as high authority in land
cases. lie served on the Wyoming su-
premc court several years and for seven
years was an assistant attorney gen
eral.
Lamar Is Democrat.
Judge Lamar of Georgia, tile Demo
crat who is seid TO have been selected
has personally been known to the presi-
dent for several years Mr.. Taft decided
that one of the new associate Justices
should he a Democrat Judge lamar
served two and a half years on the su-
preme court of Georgia and now is a
leading member OF the southern bar, His
appointment will bring the Democratic
representation in the supreme court to
three members. The Total membership Of
the court is nine.
a flnai cabinet conference on the Judi
cial appointments was held at the White
the lawyer members. Secretaries Knox.
Dickinson. Nascl and Attorney General
Wickersham. II was said To have been
Mr.. KnoX's influence which finally turned
the tide i'm favor or Judge NsndeYcDter
as against Judge William G.. Hook. also
Of the Eighth circuit.
Reports that President Taft would be
swayed by factional considerations In
mis- own party in making supreme court
appointments were quickly ended tonight
when the slate became public. Mr.. Taft
has been exceedingly restlYe under these
reports and il was said that twice with.
i'm the las week he was on the verge or
giving out statements in ,refutatlon OF
some of the more radical reports.
No Partisan influence.
In his consideration OF the entire sub
lect of appointments The president IN
Vited fifty senators TO the White House,
This was because the recommended can
didstes represented twenty-five states.
All the senator's responded TO the presie
denis invitation with the exception of
Senator La Toilette OF Wisconsin. the
insurgcnt.
The presence of Senator Cummins of
Iowa. Senator Borah of Idaho and other
sders OF tho insurgent wing of the
party at the White House caused much
comment at the time. The president,
however. felt ne could not draw either
party or lactional lines in an invcst-