Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-04-19
HUGHES MAY go TO
SUPREME COURT
Washington Looks on Him
as a FdvOrit0.

Washington, D. c., April 18.-There
are indications at present that Pres
ident Taft has two persons strongly
in mind for the justiceship left vacant
since the death of Justice Brewer.
| These are Charles E. Hughes, at pres
ent governor of New York, and VIII
| lis Vandeventer, a member of the cir
cult bench in the Eighth judicial cir
cult. The appointment of Governor
Hughes to the Supreme bench, it IS
known, would give the president great
pleasure, and it is generally conceded
that if he realized there was a slight
chance of Governor Hughes accepting
the place it would be offered him It
once
Might Not Temp Him.
The Hughes selection is not in a
shape to be reckoned with definitely
as yet. His friends freely assert that
nothing short of the chief justiceship
would tempt him at the present. The
president would feel doubly satisfied
in giving the appointment to Governor
Hughes, in that the Second judicial
circuit, which contains the State of
New York, at present has no repre-
sentative on the Supreme bench, and
there is a loud clamor from New York
for an appointee on The bench to
take the place of the late Justice Peck
ham.
In the meantime, it is understood
that President Taft is quietly sizing
up one of the circuit judges in the
Eighth judicial district, from which
Justice Brewer hailed He is said &C
have discovered in Judge VandeventeA
the ideal timber for the place he is
expecting to fill. In age qualification
he is just 50-in experience, achieve
ment and geographical location, he
is admitted to be a selection we'll
worth while, and reports are becoming
quite persistent to the effect that
Judge Vandeyenter stands extremely
close to the appointment
Van Deventer was virtually the az
thor of the circuit court opinion in the
Northern Securities case, having been,
assigned to write it by his fellow
judges. Although the decision brought
him fau1a II o1nao,e h. I,o1 ,,Iov,4,
of that commodity to go on previously
As territorial judge in Wyoming he
lad his first service on the bench az
the age of 20. He was the first chief
justice of Wyoming when that COM
monwealth was admitted to state
hood. He resigned to accept a posi-
ton as counsel for one of the big
western corporations.
Came to Washington.
Hard times in the west in 1892 and
1898 brought him to Washington as
an applicant for the position of soli-
cttor-general under Attorney General
McKenna in McKinley's cabinet. In
sistence on the part of President Me
Kinley and Secretary Bliss caused him
to take the position of assistant at
torney general for the interior depart
ment. When the Eighth judicial cir
cult, comprising territory extending
fom Canada to Mexico was given Q
fourth judge, in 1902, the commission
for this judgeship was given to Van
Deventer by President Roosevelt.
President Taft is being urged to
give recognition to the extensive
Eighth circuit, from which theme en-
anates much business and which it is
contended is in need of a representa-
tive on the Supreme bench to facili-
tate the many important cases which
come from there. Van Deventer's fell
low judges, Messrs. tSanBorn and
Hook, also have been urged for the
appointment from this circuit. In
addition to these, the president has
long list of names which have been
sent in from other localities.