Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-29
NEW SENATOR MAY STAND IN
WAY OF PROMOTION FOR
IOWA JuRIsT.
YOUNG LONG At OUTS
WITH SUPREME COURT
Attitude Of Senator Being Awaited
With Interest = Every Other lnfiu.
snee Daekino ossmsr Fer United
States Supreme Court and TAFT
Once Disposed to Appoint Him.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Nov. 2s.-By reason OF
the death Of Senator Deliver. and con-
sequences following. Iowa will prob
ably be deprived Of the honor Of plac-
Ing on the bench Of the highest court
! in the world one Of the most brilliant
| turists the state has ever known and
the Eighth judicial district, compris-
Ing most of the upper Mississippi VAL
{ ley. will be left without representation
on the final court OF appeals of the
/ United States.
| In tine person Of Justice Horace K.
Deemer Iowa has presented to the APP
polntive powers one who is not only Il
great student of the law and a great
judge but one whose sympathies are
all with the common people, one who
/ measures every question affecting the
rights of property by the high stand
ard OF the rights OF men. Justice
| Deener is the ideal man 10 go upon a
| bench that must decide many ques-
tons at an early date going to the
fundamentals OF free government. He
has been presented With the unani-
nous approval of Iowa people without
regard TO party.
The situation in regard to the candi-
dacy of Justice Deemer has been high
~ favorable to his success. He not
! only has the Endorsement Of Iowa but
that Of congressman and eminent law
yers of other states In this district
even in states having local aspi.ants.
The Endorsements which have gone
( forward in his behalf leave no doubt
of II,S
er would please the people of the en-
tire district
This also, is true. that President
Taft has had it in mind TO come west
OF the MISSISSIPPI river for one Of the
places vacant. Justice Brewers death
, left vacant the place long occupied by
one from this district. There are some
other active candidates in the district.
but every one OF them is now Oh the
federal bench. Justice Vandeventer OF
Wyoming is one, and he is q EGe man,
Justice Sanborn Of the court of ap-
peals, resident of ST. Paul, is another;
{ and also Justices Hook and Pollock o-
Kansas. are Others. But the Kansas
| influence is divided and not all for
either of the men named, and the ST.
Paul man is pretty well along in years
Under the circumstances and con-
sidering the fine backing Of Justice
Deemer there was no doubt whatever
that the president was giving serious
consideration to his candidacy prior 70
his departure on the Panama trip. It is
expected the matter will be settled in
a few days.
What Will Young %?
While every member Of congress. and
every other influence. is back of the
candidacy of Justice Deemer, there is
some speculation as to what will be the
attitude Of Senator Young He has
been sent for by President Taft and
will go to Washington at once. The
matter OF the appointment must pass
thru the hands Of Attorney General
Wickersham, whose view of what the
court ought to stand for is probably
not that of Justice Deemer. There is
no doubt that if Senator Young will
say the word to Taft that the appoint
ment Of Justice Deemer will be made
That is the one task ahead Of the
president which is giving him most
concern just now. He has not asked
for a conference with any other Iowa
congressman
But it is recalled that Senator Young
and the Iowa supreme court have dis
a greed radically in the past. the dis
cision rendered by the court in pro-
lection Of the state treasury OF Iowa
and in disapproval Of long esta blished
customs of extracting money from the
treasury without compensation. Out
OF that grew bitter personal feeling
toward the court which has cropped
out on several occasions in the most
savage attacks upon the court. In fact,
a terrible ira gedy was narrowly averted
which would have been the direct re-
suit Of the severe structures upon
members Of the court.
Next Few Weeks Will Tell.
AS to whether or not this personal
i'll will which the new senator has in
the past entertained toward individual
members Of the Iowa court will stand
in the way of tine success OF the move
ment to elevate Justice Deemer to
this highest bench can only be known
by what happens in the next few
weeks. Members of the bar OF Iowa
are hoping that the change in the per-
sonnet Of the Iowa delegation will not
result in depriving the state of the
high honor which has been so we'll
earned. They admit. however, that the
sudden change in the situation is not
favorable
Justice Deemer has not himself taken
any active part in pushing his cam
didacy He has just been reelected
for another six-year term following
q unanimous denomination. While not
very much has been said about the
matter there are a great many who
are deeply interested. not alone be-
cause Of personal admiration for the
eminent Iowa jurist but out of consid-
Grafton for the federal supreme bench
and with sincere desire to maintain
there the highest standards.