Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-30
IOWA STANDS soLlDLY BEHIND
duRlsT FOR PLACE ON sU.
PREME BENCH.
APPOINTMENT WOULD AID
TAFT IN THIS STATE
Deemer Once Pledged Place on the
Bench by Taft, But Promises Are
Also Believed to Have Been Made to
Solicitor Bowers, Who Quit Good
Position to Enter Official Life.
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Des Moines, March S0.-That the
Iowa people stand quite ready to back
up Justice Deemer for a place on the
supreme court is certain. If it would
do any good a petition could be Sc
cured with the name of almost every
member of the bar of Iowa upon it in
his behalf. It has been suggested here
that it should be put up to President
Taft that nothing his administration
could do would so tend to cement and
unite the party in Iowa and gain favor
for the president than to appoint
Deemer to the bench. His selection
would be guaranty of the attitude
Of the administration toward the pro-
gressive sentiment of the west and as
surance of sympathy with the people.
But the way the matter was treated the
last time is said to be not encouraging.
1t Is recalled that the Iowa delegation,
acting for the Iowa people, made a date
with the president in regard to Justice
Deemer, but that before the day ar
rived the announcement was made that
Mr. Lurton, of Tennessee, had been APP
pointed. But it was also intimated that
this was purely an error. due to forget
fulness and that at a later date the
Iowa people would be gladly received.
There is. also a rumor that the
friends of Judge Smith Mcpherson will
present his name to Taft as proper
man for appointment to the bench.
Bowers In Line.
Nearly year ago, soon after the APP
pointnnent of Lloyd w. Bowers to be
solicitor general in the office of the at
torney general at Washington, there
was much discussion of the reason for
his acceptance. He had been at the
head of the legal department of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad for
many years, where the salary is per-
haps five or six times as large as that
in the political office he accepted. Just
why an eminent lawyer earning 100000
a year or more should take an office at
Washington was deemed strange. But
very eminent railroad attorney ex-
planned the matter to Des Moines
newspaper man, and the explanation
was at that time duly chronicled in this
correspondence. It was to the effect
that Mr.. Bowers was called to Wash
ington for the purpose of paving the,
1t would hardly do to take man out
of a big railroad Office and put him on
the SUPP enc bench, but if he had
served in a minor office at Washington
for a time there could be no criticism.
1t was stated, with positiveness and
the assurance of inside knowledge, that
this was to be the program, for it was
even then regarded as certain that not
one but several vacancies would occur
on the supreme bench. Now it is sug--
gested that possibly Judge Kenyon may
also take the place of Mr.. Bowers, or
there may be some shifting of cabinet
places. Mr.. Bowers has appeared in
Des Moines several times, and espe-
cially before the state executive coun-
Gil. A few years ago when the council,
which was dominated by Governor
Cummins, was engaged in boosting
railroad assessments in Iowa, Mr..
Bowers appeared for all the railroads
and made a spirited address appealing
for reduction, of assessments and lower
taxation of the railroads. OF his legal
attachments there is no question It
is equally certain he is slated for some
thing better than his present place.