The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-05
Bowers and SWayZe Stand
About Even Chance for
TaftS Favor.
PRESIDENT DESIRES
GREAT JUDICIAPY
Influence Is Used TO Preven s-
pointment of Trust
Prosecutors.
By JAMES HAY

by JAMES IA y n
BEVERLY. Mass. July 81 Esf-r 5ar-
Justice Of the United States So -
Court Gov Charles r. Hugh
New Ye=k, already appointed ae
sociate justice
For Associate Justice Of tie
States Supreme Court to fU the
caused by the death Of Melville y
Ter. and the proposed eIevatf
Hughes Judge Francis J. SEazs
the supreme court OF New Jers
I-fCyd w. Bowers. Solicitor Gene
the Department OF Justice
This statement is the result o.
appears 10 b. absolutely autEer
formation from -hs intimate frie-
President Taft along the North
There IS unaaimity OF opinion max
Hughes uiU be made Chief Justice. Ger
taiuIy there IS no DOUBT that al this
time ar Taft's mind IS made up in
this regard
There IS TO such certainty a. Vet
whether Bowers or SwayZe VIII bs
named for che associate jusriCeshi3
which must be filed. For Bowers tis
President entertaiu~ uo- only hish
regard. professionally. but also a deep
affection personally
For Swayze- 1lr. Taft has a great adj
miration, AMI when the last vacancy
Oh the Supreme Bench was under con-
si5eratior. there was at one time a
strong chance that Swayze and not
Hughes, would be selected 90 fu it-
On the other hand. it Is autho-ita-
tiveIv stated thSt 1Ir- Taft has virtual
y promised Bowers q place IN the high
est tribunal in sic land.
Trust Prosecutors Opposed
But tI7e. complication in the situation
comes from the apparently authentic
statement here tbis afternoon that Mr.
Taft has decided that IL would he u7-
wise 10 name for The. supreme Court AZ
tins time auy Of the great lawyers or
Judges who were connected IN any 7-av
uith the trial or prosecution or the btg
corporation cases. fnclGdine those or the
Tobacco trust and tie STANDARD oiI. now
pending before that tribunal for anal
settlement
Il he does believe this nov. Ge fas
changed the opinion he held last spring
u was then urged that men who were big
enough and strong enough 90 be mem
hers OF the Supreme Court were beyond
being Influenced iu their decisions BY
the fact 1hz- cHev they had had pre-
vious connections with such cases
It has been suggested here that while
SIr- Taft himself sriu holds 10 that 1ufn-
him from all parts or The coun-r- that
the selection Of any Of these men r-iShe
look IS if advantage were being taken %
the opportunity 10 carry the points for
which the Government Is ContenC5u-- in
these cases
Possibly Out Of Range.
II he has YIELDED 20 these assertions
there are nov put out Of the range e
possibilities for the Supreme Bench such
men as Judges Vandevauter. Szrbo-7
and Hook, of the Eighth iuIiciaI circuit.
which heard the Standard oil case
Ceor sc " EickeFSham. the Attorney
Gener and ar Bowers himself
There are. however. 7uauv friends or
The President who do not believe that ne
has made uD his mind on this point
Although. as matters stand too
would appoint Hughes chief Just
SVSyze associate justice ne has -e
int'mates know that he viii be
receive any suggestion from the
the country as 10 available men
pIares-
Re viii not have to make the
nations until Congress convene
December, and by that time he pr
VIII have TO make another aDpofr
that of man to succeed
Moody. who is described as be
such physi al condition that there
chance OF his ever resumins active
On the bench.
This great demand for men an
for the high court leads many
lleve that AIr- Taft may eventua
turn 60 the consideration Of th. men
VINO nave had an interest in th.
big corporation cases
Taft Wishes to Name Both
= IL he does This taara il m
entertained that Bowers VIII he
aH associate Justice. even II Sv
too. is given a place on the court
Swayze has a brilliant record a
held IN the highest esteem by the
and bar of the country. Personally. Mr.
TAFT would Ike to see both Bowers ana
Suayze appointed and II he tfisre-
geris past connections with the trust
cases Bowers viii have the first call
AR TafCs hobby If there can be an
Administrative hobby is TO go out OF
the White House leaving behind him
the best judiciary the country has ever
known
Already ne has established records
4 3r GlSTegardinZ all political Influences
md appointing Democrats instead Of Re
rUbliCaus to tie Federal bench lie -
proud of the fact that he allows nothing
else than the ability and character OF
men suggested to influence him in his
selections
As matter Of course. he realizes
most keeulv the tremendous respousi-
biIity placed upon him by the necesSiIs-
og naming SO many men to the supreme
Bench That body viii bear strongly
the impress or his judgment or men and
abilities. He has named Lurtou AMI
Hughes. Now he has TO face making
a third appolntn nent- and The uau1in- o.
8IOOdy-s successor VII be his fourth