Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-12
TAFT PICKS WHITE
FOR CH|[F JUSTICE.
FOR HIGH PLACE INSTEAD
OF HUGHES.
VAN DEvANTER AND LAMAR
FOR TWO VACANCIES
Lamar Also Southern Oemocrat-Mar.
tin A. Knapp Taken From Comm ERGO
Commission and Placed at Head Of
New Commerce cours-Taft An
nounces List of Appoinsees.

! "oSHHiSt ION, Dec. l2.-Thc president
today sent to the senate the following
resolutions:
! Chief justice supreme cour;-Associ-
ate Justice Edward Douglass White, OF
Louisiana
Associate Justices Judges Willis
Van Devanter, of Wyoming. and Joseph
Rucker Lamar. Of Georgia.
Judges OF court commerce--Mar.in
A. Knapp, now chairman OF the Inter-
national commerce commission. for five
years: Robert w. Archbold. now United
States district judge In the middle dis
trict OF Pennsylvania. four years: Will
liam II. Hunt. now judge Of the court
of customs appeals, formerly United
States district judge of Montana, three
years; John Emmett Garland, of South
Dakota. to be judge of the new court OF
! commerce for two years. This Is a
change from the original slate, Arthur
e. Denison, United States district judge
for the western district OF Michigan.
having first been selected for this place.
Julian w. Mack. now judge OF the ap-
pellate circuit court of the first Illinois
district. one year.
Members interna tonal commerce
n. dcycl, OI w ISCOu.
sin: c. c. McChord. of Kentucky.
These two appointments are to fill
vacancies caused by the election OF
Knapp to the commerce court and the
retirement Of Cockrell. OF Missouri.
Choice of White Surprises.
The appointment which especially
will interest the country, tho 1t Is not
| more important In point Of power than
any other on the supreme bench, Is
| that Of Associate Justice White as
chiefJustice. MIR. White is a democrat.
| Never before In history has q president
/; risen superior to his party in the Sc
| lection of the head of tho court which
! is the real lawmaking body Of tho
country.
| Justice Whites name has been cas-
I ually referred to as possibility In
| connection with the succession to
Chief Justice Fuller. but 1t is apparent
! now his qualifications were more deep
ly considered by the president than
generally was supposed to be the case
Indeed. 1t was the general impress
sion the appointment would be given
to Associate Justice Hughes of New
York. for whose ability and judgment
the president is known to entertain 4
high respect.
But 1t became apparent that II Mr.
Hughes should be promoted over the
heads Of men Of longer service on the
bench, this might be construed as a
slight, which MIR. Taft was farthest
from administering to the associate
Justices, whom he knows more or less
Intimately, and for whom he entertainS
a high regard.
No Opposition to White.
There will be no opposition to the
confirmation Of Mr.. Whites nomlna-
toin. He was strongly commended TOT
promotion by Senator Borah OF ldano'
who last night expressed Satisfaction
with the presidents decision. senator
Cummins also commended the ap-
pointment in high terms senator
Bailey of Texas. Is strong supporters
OF Mr.. White and is understood 70
have urged the president to give MN
the chief justiceship.
During the sixteen odd years, Assoc
c,a,e Justice White has been on the
bench. he has participated In many
cases OF the largest Importance to the
nation.
The first case OF national moment IN
which he figured was that which arose
in connection with the constitntionality
OF the income tax law. He dissentcd
from the decision OF the court holding
the law unconstitutional, and wrote an
opinion in favor of such q tax.
Decision in Securities Case.
MIR. White was one OF the justices who
took n strong position In connection
with the Northern Securities case ad-
vocating the dissolution OF the COM
bination of the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern railroads. which had
been effected by means OF q holding
company.
He handed down a decision in
Knowlton VS.. Moore which involved the
return OF an inheritance tax collected
as a Spanish war measure. and II is
this decision which the department of
jusctice is relying upon to sustain the
corporation tax.
His colleagues heartily approve Mr..
Whites elevation. He is regarded as
one OF the strongest men on tho bench.
He Is cultivated and genial and Of re-
fined tastes. He Is Industrious and Is
never satisfied when considering
question until he has delved to tho bot
tom. He Is strong Nationalist and
has stood by the federal power all along
the line.
In the celebrated fourteen diamond
rings case he approved the foreign
right OF the United States under the