The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-03
SUPREME COURT CANDIDATES
THE PRESIDENT GIVING NEAR
g\GS TO THEN FRIE\D>.
Indications That the Insurgents WIN Up
pose Nsminr~- Who Arc H".iiir 10 the
Income TaS o. O. Almost Certain
that Hughes WIN IBr chief Justice.


w,sHIy IroH. Dec The possibility
Of trouble in the Senate over the con
firrnation OF President Taft's appointment
to the Supreme bench is h"ing suggested
The SENATE insurgents alr~ady are closely
scanning the records 81 several Of the
Supreme Court candidates IN regard to
he income. Tax.
When Charles F. Hughes's name was
sent to the Senate for Associate Justice
there were mutterIngS among the in
, n,irgsnts becans.. of his hostile attitude
toward the PROPOSED income tax amend
m.nt To the Const tuition and MIR Hughes
opinions were attacked on he floor OF he
Senate
The fact that the President has been
considering one or two other men for
appoint nent To the court whose views
seem to be- hostile Ia the income TAX has
aroused IN. interest of tn. insurgents
again. and there il chance Of opposition
i'm the Senate II the President = appoin'.es
Ia the Supreme Court have openly eN-
pressed their opinion against the income
tax IL X hardly likely that the in
surgents would oppose IN. elevation Of
Mr.. Hughes To the Chief JUS ic--hip. mas
bench
Friends 10 many of the men " no arr.
b-ing talked Of as Supreme Court posi-
biIIti-s reached Washington day and
began To visit the White House The
President intends tn s.- all Of them and
give them "A hearing h.for. he sends his
lat. 10 til. Sena'"
John " Griggs IL New Jersey. former
Attorney G.neyal Of the United States
was a caller al the White Hous. to-day
IN regard 20 Supreme Court appointments
He urged the appointment Of New
Jersey man. suggesting Chancellor Pit
nav. Chief Justice Gummere and Justice
Swayze as three men from whom III.
President safely could make choice.
Tn. President has had Justice Swayze
IN mind ever since the vacancy caused
by IN. death of Justice Brewer. but II -
understood that Mr.. SwayHes chances
have hecom. simmer within the last
f-w days
Franklin Fort. Governor Of New Jersey
ALSO arrived IN town tonight and will
urg. the selection OF one of New Jersey y
sons
A d.l-gat ION Of Wss; erner> headed bv
Senator Warner Of Missouri and Senai or
Curl ~ 81 Kansas called AZ the Whit. House
and present ed Z hs name ~ Judge John 4
Pollock Of he Dist riot Court of he Eighth
circuit The President promised 10 give
Mr. Pollock- name serious con-Itierat ion.
Tonight Judge Alexander y Hum
phrey Of Louisville. Nv and job Hedges
Of New York city w-r. the President =
guests at tho Belasco Theatre. Tn.
presence OF MIR Hedges in President ial
company al this tim. led 10 consider
Able. rlsculat ION Tn. suggest ion was
made. mnofficially rhsr MIR Hedges might
he. under consideration for the newly
created Commerce Court
JuCig. Humphrey - on. of the counsel
for the Southern Railway. When Mr.
Taft was making up his Cabinet h" was
prominently mentioned for Secretary
81 tn.. Treasury. II ~ believed that Judge
Humphrey - IN Washington to urge
Z n. appointment Of & & Mct'ord. a Louis 7
will. LAWYER TO he Interstate Commerce
Commission. which i soon gong 20 have
some vacancies.
Indications are now that tho President
will appoint two members 81 the Inter- |
~ ate Commerce Commission Charles | |
Prouiy Of Vermont and Franklin Lane
~ California to the new Commerce
Court The President had Chairman
Martin A Knapp ia mind Tor advance
m,.ut To the Commerce. curt. hut d.''id'd
that h. could ne ~ more vain" 20 the
country a. chairman OF IN" Interstate
Commerce Commission
Frederick Y hudson Of ~ Louis.
la wy-r j. another man who stands good
show uf appoint m-nf 10 tn" Commerce
CoIIrt H. - a member of the Railroad
SECURITIES Commission which - invest
eating The question Of issuing railroad
-iO"k- and bond-.
In regard 10 the Pre-Id Supreme
I our' appointments his friends agree
that about the only thing certain at this
: i'm. - that A--oCIai. just iC. Hughes -
10 b- advanced 10 the 'hef Ju-'iceShIp.