The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-13
Needs Support of Utah Sena-
tor, Who Is Strong Adher-
ent of Administration, and
Whose Strength Is Felt.
WHY VANDEVENTER WAS
PICKED FOR PLACE
Causes Which Led Up to the
Change in Sentiment at the
Eleventh Hour-InSurgentS
Against the Junior Senator,
HE LAUDS VANDEVENTER
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" the President today sent 60 the
senate the nominations to ffI
the vacancies upon the I nitcd state.
supreme bench a. was found that the
west was represented by the appoint
ment Of Judge Willis Nandeyenter OF
IL was known yesterday that in max
lnE the selection Of western man.
the choice lay between Judge VaBde-
OF tab. with the chances ~ that time
slightly In favor OF the senator
Men who talked with the President
found him very favorablv disposed to-
wards the Utah senator and there never
was any question regarding his fit
ness for the place. But there were
several causes which led the President
TO appoint Judge Vandeventer instead
OF Senator Sutherland
The principal one OF these was that
Mr.. TAFT was aware Of the political sit
uation in Utah and was certain the
senator would be returned Cor another
term Senator Sutherland has always
been strong supporter of the Taft ad-
ministration and the President was
averse TO losing such an able adherent.
especially when the Republican marr-fn
will be 50 small as in the next con
gross. u Is known that this was a
factor IA making the selection OF an
Insurgents Unfricndly.
Another factor was that the insur-
gent senator's wore not as friendly dis
posed towards Senator Sutherland as
they would be towards Judge Nande-
Nenter or some other man whose views
upOn public questions were not so we'll
known The senator has never hest
tdted 70 voice his sentiments upon the
kreat questions that come before Con-
gress lie is q conservative. n ReDub-
lican Of the old school. heartily in ac-
cord with the idea OF progress but
there rs nothing OF the radical about
MIN Consequently the senators of the
brlstoW and LafOllette stripe would not
relish him upon the Supreme bench
ana there Is no doubt that they took
care TO see that the President knew IT,
Senator Sutherland exhibited no cha
grin when the list or appointments was
sent TO the Senate for he made no eff
Tort TO bring himself to the Presidents
favorable consideration. nor had ne in
spircd his friends to do so for him
during the weeks that the President
mas been wrestling with the problem OF
iuulclal appointments the senator has
known that his name was under con-
slderation. but he took the view that
~ the selection OF judges the President
should be unhamDered by insistent
friends Of candidates and should be per
mitted to decide for himself
Ills colleagues IN the Senate today
We're pTotuse In their expressions OF
satisfaction that he Is to remain In
That body for they consider him one Of
the great lawyers OF the Senate and "a
man OF high attachments whose useful
ness TO his country can well be served
IN the legislative branch OF the govern
I know Judge Vandeventer well %
said Senator Sutherland. "and I think
the President did well to appoint him
20 the supreme court. He Is an able
lawyer and an excellent judge and he
VIII be credit TO the highest court
splendid one"