Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-12

| TO succeed +. NJ. C0Ckreli. whose teTui
will expire December 81, 1910. Is forty
| eight years of age; chairman of the rail-
road committee of the Kentucky leeis-
| lature, and for long time member OF
| the railroad commission of the state OF
Kentucky; twice unanimously elected
president of the National Association of
Railroad Commissioners, and now It's
president.
Strong Opposition to Hughes.
The surprise in the Supreme Court
| nominations is the failure TO nominate
Charles E. Hughes for Chief Justice. 1t
Is said on good authority that Mr.. Hughes
was slated for the position up TO the time
the special session OF the lawyers of the
| cabinet was held yesterday afternoon
| Then there was serious weighing of the
| pros and cons relative to every man
mentioned. from Chief Justice down. OBJ
| jections against Mr.. Hughes had come
| from all parts of the country, but they
were almost wholly directed to the alleged
inexperience Of the New York man as a
| lawyer. His great abilities We're not
doubted, and from all sides there was
praise for him.
Until Mr.. Hughes came to the front in
the noted insurance Investigations he was
| little known in the legal world, il was
| pointed out The bar of the country, with
| the highest reverence for the greatest
court III the land, was almost una ..imous
| long experience. The majority of the
cabinet believed that it would be better
| to pick some one else than Mr.. Hughes.
When the final decision leaked out after
| the Sunday afternoon cabinet session sur
prise was widespread.
| Justice White. the new Chief Justice.
| speaks French most huently, having mas
tered the language when young man in
| Louisiana.
Are Additional Circuit Judges.
| In the official nominations sent to the
Senate today the members Of the new
commerce court are designated as adj
ditional circuit judges. In carrying this
out, Mr.. Knapp is named as a judge for
the second judicial circuit, Mr.. Arch
bald for the third judicial circuit, Mr..
Garland for the eighth judicial circuit and
Mr.. Mack for the seventh judicial cir
| cult.
Justice Garland of South Dakota, NAM
60 as one OF the new judges of the court
OF commerce, is a democrat, having been
appointed to the bench by President
Cleveland. His appointment makes the
complexion Of the commerce court three
republicans and two democrats, Judge
Mack being the other democrat.
President Taft hesita ed between the
| appointment of Judge Garland and Judge
Arthur Benson of Michigan. Last night
| the latter was thought to have been his
final selection. To have appointed Deni-
son. however, would have resulted in
making three circuit judges from Mich
igan. whereas the President was ANXIOUS
for a moro equitable distribution.
Lane Was Considered.
| It became known today that in making
up the court Of commerce President
Taft seriously considered the appoint
ment Of Interstate Commerce Commis-
sioner Franklin X. Lane of California.
To have appointed Mr.. Lane, however,
would have taken away two members OF
the commission at time when it's work
promises to be of greater Importance than
| at any time since the commission was
| organized. The President would also
have been confronted with the problem
Of finding q suitable democrat from the
Pacific coast to replace Mr.. Lane.
Under these circumstances the Presi-
dent finally eliminated Mr.. Lane.
There was no evidence in the Senate
today that the nominations sent in for
| the Supreme Court and the court of COM
merce would meet with opposition. Mem
| bers Of the Senate judiciary committee
| had received notice that the appoint
ments were to be made, and at the regu-
| lar meeting Of the committee no objec-
the members, which, Of course. WAS pure
ly informal. All of the court nomna-
tons were referred to the Senate COM
| mittee on judiciary.
Chief Justice Is Grateful.
Chief Justice White this afternoon made
the following statement:
1.-THE President and Senate hav,A indeed
honored me, the one by nominating me
and the other by confirming me without
reference as Chief Justice. that is, to
preside over the sessions Of the court and
to be its spokesman in matters of ad-
Iministration. I am deeply grateful not
| only to the President and the Senate for
the confidence thus reposed in me. but
also to all those, whether lawyer Or lay
man and whether in public or private
life, who without solicitation or knowl-
edge on my part may have recommended
or suggested that nomination.
Human nature would be wanting II a
sense of personal qualification was not
felt at the Indication thus afforded OF
the belief entertained by the President,
the Senate and others. that during the
many years I have taken part in the
work Of the court there has been at
least honest and painstaking effort to do
my duty toward the country. or course,
! with the sense Of personal qualification
at the honor which the selection implies,
comes the consciousness that new and in
| creased administrative duties and eX-
ecutive responsibilities will follow. and l
| pray that Divine Providence may give me
the strength not unworthily to perform
them. Fear as to possible consequences
Ito result from my deficiencies. however. is
at once dispelled by the knowledge that
| l shall after all continue to be only a
member of the court, simply sharing its
burdens with my brethren, whose sus-
tanning influence and guiding support will
be ever mine in the future, as it has al
ways been In the past
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