The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-15
Judge G. w. Morse of Third
Judicial District Court Is
Mentioned.
FRIENDS IN WASHINGTON
ARE PUSHING HIS CLAIMS
Gossip in Capital Is That Utah
Man Should Have the
Place.

AdNices from Washington on Wedncs-
day were TO the effect that there Is much
talk in the capital city about the success
sion to the place that VIII become vacant
by reason OF the appointment of Judge
Willis Nandeventer OF Wyoming, judge OF
the eighth district OF the circuit court OF
appeals. to the supreme bench. The gos-
sip runs strongly In favor OF Judge c, w.
Morse OF Salt Lake City. and Judge
Morses friends there do not hesitate 10
express the opinion that Judge Morse's
name will find favor with Presl-
dent Taft Tho gossip among
those in Washington who are in touch
With Utah affairs is that the succession
10 Judge Vandeventer should so to d
Utah man. and that Judge Morse has
every qualification for the place.
What Judge Morse Says.
Judge Morse said, Wednesday. that he
had received no word from Washington
In connection with the federal judgeship
appointment. "All | know about the
matter" said Judge Morse. 'is that some
time ago some of my friends suggested
that the elevation OF Judge Vandeventer
would nlford an opportunity for west
ern man. and they were kind enough 10
suggest that my name might be consid-
cred by the president, Since that time
l have heard nothing about the matter,
a little while ago Judge Morse Was
strongly mentioned as a candidate for tho
United States senate To succeed George
Sutherland. The friends OF Sutherland
became greatly alarmed, for IN Judge
Morse they recognized senatorial timber
OF the most formidable sort. The Morse
senatorial boom. IL was figured out. might
grow and grow. and assume such pro,
portions that. even did lie not succeed
Sutherland. he would be hot on Smoots
trail four years hence.
In View of this situation, they connclnd-
ed that the elimination OF Judge Morse
as senatorial possibility. by his ap-
poutmcnt to the federal bench, would DE
In every way desirable. Such course
wonld remove Judge Morse not only as a
menace TO the return of Sutherland. but
also, eventually. as peril TO the re"
election of Smoot.
esS people h fie % IS lawyer yer VS Of EXCEPTIONAL pt nal
ability. and during his ten years OF se.'y
ice on the district bench he has made
many friends among the Gentiles
Judge Morse. prior to his election 10 the
district bench practiced his profession In
Salt Lake City for twelve years.
Sutherland Out of Contest
Friends OF Senator Sutherland and
Frank Pierce. assistant secretary of the
situation in Washington with view OF
presenting their names for the vacancy
on the United States circuit bench,
caused by the promotion of Judge vande-
venter. learned today TINT there is no
hope for the nomination OF either,
The fact that Sutherland had again
been reieGated is due 10 the fact that any
vacancy in the scnatorship IN Utah would
mean the appointment OF ID, G. Jaclsling
TO be senator, as Governor Spry is deter
mined to do this, And this Is where the
governor and the federal bunch have
split Smoot does not want Jacklng.
under any circumstances, to become sem
ator, either by appointment or election,
for the reason that Jacklng could not be
controlled by him This therefore, Is
the reason why Sutherland Is never con-
sdered when it come TO selection for the
bench.
II is understood that n meeting OF the
Bar Association of Utah has been called,
when Il resolution will be presented in
dorsing United States Judge John A.
Marshall for the vacancy on the circuit
bench. and II is said that II will be car
ried unanimously, This action, should It
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