The Washington times., 1910-12-03
Appointment of Successor 70
Late Lloyd w. Bowers An
nounced Today.
WAS CONSIDERED FOR
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Rated by Chief Executive as One
of Greatest Lawyers OF
Country.

The President today announced the
poiltusent of Frederick w Lehman, Of
Of St Louis, TO the Solicitor General, TO
succeed the late Lloyd W Bowers
Frederick W Lehman was one Of
the me- longest and most seriously con-
sideryd BY President Taft for attorney
general when he was making up his
Cabinet The two had been well ac-
QUainted for a Iong time and the Presi-
dent rated 8Ir. Lehman as one Of the
greatest lawyers Of the country Hls
present appointment as solicitor general
Is regarded as placing him oa the
threshold Of the Supreme Court. to
which he is likely 10 be named before
Nj Taft retires from the White House
Nr- Lehman was considered for the
court Of commerce, and his final seIec-
ton for the solicitors post is regarded
as indicating the purpose to place him
on the supreme bench, &c which a pro-
motion could - made more readily and
with less Interference With the processes
Of business, from the s0Hcit0rship than
from the commerce court
German By Birth.
Mr.. Lehman IS a German by birth,
and rose 20 distinction in law and poll
tics in Iowa He was the most intimate
friend Of Albert b C,-nmins when the
two, though young men. divided honors
for the dIsts1criCI Of being head Of the
Iowa bar Cummias was q Repubfi-
can, DUc Of the most independent. per
suasSiun- L,llnIann a Democrat and Of
like stripe.
Nj CUmmins finally broke with his
party on the liquor issue, and Mr.. Leh-
mann with him. in 1885, on the money
question: CUmminS was taken back 10
the tClEss tn TscFlIbIfca7 uarsv.
buJ LeEUaEn never Resumed his E.o-i-
ton as "a orthodox Democrat curing
lne Bryan regime he was The whole
tEll@ iu tie Gold Democratic move
ment in Missouri in 1896 He had re-
moved 10 that state q few years before
70 practice law, and when the Gold
democrats held their state convention In
lSs5 the newspapers printed cartoons Of
the new rartv- showing a succession of
pictures OF lIT- Lehman
Lney were exactly alike, but were
labelled
As "GOld Bug"
F W Lehman, temporary chairman
Of the convention
F. " Lehrann, permanent chairman
OF the convention"
r W Lehman. chairman OF the
State central committee"
F W Lehman, nominee for cleo
tor
And so on through the list.
M Lehman has been president Of
the American Bar Association He was
general counsel for the Wabash rail-
way for number Of years. afterWard
g member Of the Sreat St Louis fag-
nrm Of Priest. Boyle & Lehman He
was at one time credited with drawing
the largest legal fee ever paid IN the
SounJrys Tor winning great land case
n Indian Territory.
he has earned an immense legal in
come Tor many years, but his friends
know that the corporation practice has
long been dlStasteful TO him. and he
has irked for opportunity fpublic
service He is distinctly Of the radical
tendency IN his social and economic
views The intimate relationship be-
tween himself and Senator Cunmins
viii be regarded as one Of the signiE-
cant aspects in Connection with his an
pointment- Whether Senator Cummins
had any part in the selection, however
is doubtful