The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-11
1t Is Expected that President
Taft Will Make His Judi
ciary Selections Within a
Few Hours.
HUGHES is FAVORED
FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
While Two Southern Judges
Arc Being Considered =
Dalzell Visits White House
and Left in Huff.
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Washington. Dec. I0.--President
Taft continued to struggle today with
the supreme court and commerce
court appointments. He Is to continue
dates and Il Is expected he will make
up the slate early Monday and will
send his nominations to the senate
Monday afternoon.
Attorney General Wiskersham and
Associate Justice Lurton OF the su.
preme court conferred with the pres
ident today.
The judicial appointments are in
snarl. friends OF the candidates still
IN the field fighting hard for their
favorites. The president Is giving an
attentive ear to all that Is said. II
seems a certainty that either Judge
Russell OF Texas. or Judge Lamar of
Georgia will be named as one of the
assistant Justices, with Judge Hughes
al chief justice. The Republican
candidates for the second assistant
judgeships still In the field are
Judges Swayxee OF New Jersey. Hook
Of Kansas. Van DE venter Of Wyom.
Ing. and Winslow of Wisconsin.
Tolls for the Canal.
President Taft today conferred with
Representative Mann OF Chicago.
chairman OF the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce. as
TO legislation that must be enacted to
regulate the collection of tolls when
the Panama canal is opened to trafiic.
The president thinks the tolls should
not exceed 81 a ton. This would
bring In about 100000 year. ac-
cording to Representative Mann. The
cots Of maintenance Of the canal when
sompleted will be about $S.OO0.000 an
nually. An excess of 100000 an
nually will not pay interest on the
money invested.
The Kansas City commercial club
delegation which has been attending
the rivers and harbors congress asked
the president to not overlook the need
OF the Missouri river for improvement
when the appropriations are consid-
cred.
Representative John Dalzell of
Pennsylvania. Speaker Cannon's right
hand man. arrived at the White House
today in q new automobile and left in
q hum. After cooling his heels for an
hour and half In Lame Duck Al
ley" Mr.. Dalzell made break for
the door.
ANY news?" qucried a newspaper
man.
Only Reached Door.
mo-" snapped Mr.. Dalzell. didn't
Get any farther than the door"
II became known during the days
conferences on supreme court and
the president has practically decided
to eliminate Judge Pollock OF Kan.
eas.
The chances for the appointment of
Judge Hook Of Kansas M one OF the
associate justices are materially in.
creased. II IL also reported that the
president will name as the head OF
the commerce court. either Chairman
James Knapp of the Interstate Com
merce commission or James 8. Harlan
also . member Of the commission.
Former Vice President Fairbanks
arrived In Washington shortly after
noon and 10 the house guest Of Presi.
dent Taft. Tonight they attended the
Gridiron club dinner. MIR. Fairbanks
will remain here until Monday.
Mayor Fitzgerald OF Boston was
White House caller.
Lodge can't come back. He will
be defeated. he said. "Massachu.
sets will send u man In his place who
Will not betray the people In the In
forests OF the corporations" Mayor
Fitzgerald left for Roston this after.
noon.
Mr.. Randolph Hearst and Clarence
J. Shearn OF New York called upon
remained half an hour