Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-26
Declines Appointment to Be
Judge of Police Court.
LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT
Unwilling to Sacrifice His Law Prac.
tice for the Position.
NOT AWARE OF NOMINATION
Would Have Spoken Beforehand #
He Had Known Name Was Con-
sidered-New Candidates.

George p. Hoover. who yesterday was
nominated for judge Of the Police Court
to succeed Ivory G. Kimball this after
noon declined the proffer.
In explanation as to why he could not
accept the judgeship, Mr. Hoover sent to
the President late this afternoon the
following letter:
Mr. President: 1t is reported by the
public press that you have honored me
by sending to the Senate my nomination
for the office of judge Of the Police Court
Of the District of Columbia. I beg to
assure you that 1 appreciate most highly
this unanticipated honor. 1t is. there
FORE from-no want Of appreciation. but
solely because OF my inability to relin-
arish my professional practice. with JUS
tice to myself and those whose inter-
ests ] must consult that ! am unable to
accept the position.
Not an Applicant.
'I was not at any time an applicant for
this Office, and had known my name was
being considered, would have promptly
communicated with you, and thus have
saved YOU the necessity of withdra wing
my name.
II thank you none the less sincerely for
the honor conferred upon me by the nomi-
nation. but as the position Is not in the
line Of my ambition. or my plans for the
future, 1 must respectfully decline the
appointment
with high regard,
Respectfully, your opedlent servan.,
''GEO. p. HOOVER.
Mr. Hoover explained to a Star reporter
that after building up large practice
he could not afford to sacrihce 1t Tor
position to which there is no future he
decided to decline the Police Court judge
ship after mature consultation with his
friends.
Clarence r Wilson. who was nominated
for the District attorneyship. said he mad
made no plans for the future In that Of
flee and that he would not make any un-
til his nomination is confirmed by the
Senate.
Mr.. Middleton's Name Urged.
AS soon as it became known this after
noon that Mr.. Hoover had written a let
ter to the President declining the Police
Court judgeship, for which he was named
yesterday, the friends of Arthur T.. H.
Middleton held conference and decided
to request the President and Attorney
General Wickersham to appoint him to
the place. 1t was recited that as Mr..
Middleton had been rendered the position
unsolicited by him in the first instance, it
would be but fair play and justice to
name him for the place, especially as
the allegations made against him have
been disproved by an agent of the De-
partment of Justice" The request will be
carried to the Attorney General by a
delegation of Mr.. Middleton's friends.
Others who were named as candidates
to succeed Judge Kimball are James L.
Pugh, Judge Aukam Of the Municipal
Court, Assistant District Attorney nj. F.
Mangan, Jesse Tull, Carter Keene. in
spector of the Post Office Department.
and several others.
1t is expected the friends of the sew
eral aspirants will also get busy and en-
deavor to have their favorites appointed.
The action of Mr.. Hoover was not en-
tirely a surprise. as he indicated yester-
day when informed OF his appointment
| that he was in the race for the United
States attorneyship. but had never con-
templated filling the place OF police JUS
tice He conferred with his friends of the
Washington bar, with the result that he
will not accept the judgeship. To do SO,
his friends say, would mean to sacrifice
| an extensive and profitable legal prac-
tice that he has built up after years Of
artfuous effort and successful work before
both the civil and criminal courts.