The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-12
Hughes Had Been COnsid- cred As Slated for
 the Place
WHITE IS DEMOCRAT AND
 WAS BORN IN LOUISIANA
From Party Opposing Adminis- tration--Lamar May Get
 Associate Justiceship

Washington, DecemDer n'-AssoSlate Justice Edward Douglass White of the Jnited States supreme court is to be ele- vated to the chief iusticeship of that tr1- bunal. President Taft will send the nom nation to the Senate tomorrow at noon. II is expected that the two new asso- c;ate justices to fill vacancies on the Lcneh will also be named tomorrow. Tt was reported tonight, though neither confirmation nor denial was obtanapie a the White House, that President Taft will name as associate justices Judge willis Vandeyenter of Cheyenne, Wyo., TOW federal judge in the Eighth Ohltea States circuit and Joseph Fucker La mar of Georgia democrat, and for | n,efAjustice of the Georgia supreme court It was also reported tonight, likewise without confirmation. that the new court of commerce would be named pyl the President tomorrow and would consist or the following: Martin A. Knapp or New York. at present chairman of the in- Interstate commerce icommission; Robert w Archibald. at present United states district judge of the middle district or Pennsylvania: William H. Hunt or Moh- tana, now judge of the court oI GUS toms appeals: Arthur C. Denison of Michigan, at present judge of the west ,rn district of that state. Julian W. Mack of Chicago, now judge of the ap- pellate circuit court of the First lill- slois district. Mr Mack is democrat. TO drl the vacancies on the interstate commerce commission in the place of Chairman Knapp and ex-Senator r. M Cockreu of Missouri, who retires on the s1st inst. it was reported tonight that the President will name B. H. Meyer of Wisconsin and C. C. McChord or Ken lucky. ,,,,.,,. The announcement that Justice White 4 t.... ta...RH Hxxrfn fTf n r. ~dlv cause some surprise, because 1t had heen pretty generally understood Tor some time past that Justice Charles F. NyIuQhee was slated for that high honor' Dnriner the past two or three cays, how ever, it became known that enahse i'm the head of the supreme court slate n,igbt be made Some of the Presidents niassst advisers argued with hi,fs tFat Justice Hughes experience at the bar had not been sufficient to warrant hls Il promotion at this time to the highest judicial position in the country. They claimed that Mir. Hughes reputation as e lawyer had been gained principally in b;s conduct of two legislative investiga- lions. They agreed with the President that everything pointed to a most bril- liant career on the bench for the former eovernor At tae same time they oHerea the argument that Justice Hughes was the youngest man on the bench ana tnat
  later when he would have had the ao- vantage of maturing experience or nav ing several years on the pencn.
 Taft Likes Hughes
 II ,s known that the President sees in csovernor Hughes most of the qualitles that he believes essential in chlef JUS tice Young, vigorous possessing great executive ability and with progressive ideas. MT Hughes was looked upon as |the man who could do much to orinf "a hout the reform in judicial proceedlngs in this country Mir Taft regards court refornos as an imperative necessity or the I-nited States He has made strong rep resentations on the subject in his message i'd Congress and is hopeful that some, thing substantial can be accoHphsneo 6uring his administration. gt lff the president could have his way, his ! Administration would be notable m ms forv for having accomplished something |,<oward making court litigation less costly And less tedious l.. |aN The President has been most care1ui in E3,oalxino his selections of judges and he |XHn aIil. was impressed by the objection or of Justice Hughes, especially |ssp exnerience on the bench. Always cou- \ led with the criticism of MT. Hughes as |h chief justice, was the highest praise |1or the former governor as man ana as }an associate justice. No appointment the
 
 favorable comment. The opposition to Mir. Hughes as chief Ii Justice at this time on the ground of in experience came not only from the fresi- dents advisers In Washington, but, on tle nrinciple of the proposed appoint n,ent came from the bar and from among
 tbe judges of the various courts
 Justice Hughes is already popular
 among the judges of the supreme court.
 and it Is not believed that they took any
 rart in the arguments placed peiore the
 President.
 White Selected
 r,;r,inatins Justice Hughes from pro-
 notion. and eliminating all suggestions
 v,ade from outside the court, President
 Taft if is said, turned naturally to Jus q tiee White. In doing so he disregardeo " s,l political considerations. Justice Whlte
 is democrat and was born m l.ouis,ana s,,..,
 hv Grover Cleveland and is 65 years oi
 age .,s .o,, +o-
 night. this is the first time that cniei
 justice of a political faith opposite 10
 that of the administration mas ever peeii
 appointed.
 Justice White was strongly urged upon
 &ha r,rasident for promotion. In october
 last just as the President was leaving
 the summer capital at Beverly, 1t became
 known that he was seriously cohsiderihs
 ( a
 justice l., a,snotohas at
 tha time. When he was again in Wash
 ,neton' however, the Hughes sentiment
 seemed seemed to grow strong again, and i all
 othar candidates practically were eiimi-
 neted from consideration.
 Pre- President Taft has the highest m resard ara
 ,or ., Justice White. both as a man aii ana
 . iurist. 'ihe backing that Jpstice Wil'e
 received I said to have been most i"'-
 pressve , oo,,rt if
 As n member of the supreme cour' ~
 has fallen to Justice Whites lot to par
 ticIpate in some of the most famous eaaus "
 in the history of the tribunal Altnous"
 . Confederate soldier. and sdenocla.,
 Justice White is said to hold p; pronapis
 the most clearly marked ideas of ieoeaal- .'ra.
 ian, of any of the supreme court Justices. ,,s
 He was with the government in all oi ta. .ne
 .o-callea insular eases, involving .ne
 phnippines and other insular possesslon5, ! He rendered a minority opinion asat.l7s
 the governments contentious m u1e Northern Securities case, ana aiso ,'fs Mgs
 with the minority of the court in Vou'fs
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