New-York tribune., 1910-07-12
NO APPOINTMENTS NOW
Taft Again Defines Position OF
Supreme Court Action.
OFFERS PLACE TO HAOLEY
Wants Yale President to Head
Board to Investigate Rail
road Securities.

Beverly Mass. July IT.-President Taft
to-day announced again that he would not
give serious consideration to filing va
cancies in the United States Supreme
Court until the fail. AS 10 calling an
extra session of the Senate in October 10
confirm appoirtees TO the Supreme Court
and thus to facilitate the rehearing OF IN
portant Standard Oil and Tobacco and
corporation tax cases, the President mas
not definitely made up his mind Tnere
| is plenty Of time for consideration or the
subject and the President will not act
hastily.
President Taft Will not officially an
nounce the new Chief Justice of the tri-
bunaI until he is ready 10 send IN ms
nomination to the Senate. In case Gov
ernor Hughes is elevated TO the Cher JUS
ticeship. as now seems probable 1t VIII
be necessarily in new nomination
It seems likely that the President VIII
have two places on the bench to I'LL when
Congress meets There viii be one asso-
cfate justice 20 Ill the gap made by the
death of Chief Justice Fuller and the eie-
walton of Governor Hughes. and another TO
succeed Justice Moody. The latter has not
yet announced his intention TO resign The
President has urged him to take the full
limit OF time in the bill providing for his
retirement before making an announce
ment
VIII Consider Matter Long.
IL his search for new Judges for the
Supreme Court the President is embar-
rassed by the fact that number of the
men considered most desirable for the va
cancy have participated direcAy or indt-
rectIy in the important cases which are 20
to be reheard Mr.. Taft has not made up
his mind as to Just how far he should be
guided by these considerations He re-
CARDS appointments to the Supreme Bench
as one of the most sacred Of his duties
and will take long time for the consider
atior Of the various phases of the matter
The President has offered to President
Arthur T HadIey Of Yale the chairman
ship Of the commission authorized by The
last session Of Congress 70 investigate the
subject Of railroad stocks and bonds and
! TO recommend plan for bringing the is
sue OF the securities under the supervision
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission
, If President Hadley accepts the President
! will consult with him regarding the other
/ member Of the commission. Mr.. Hadley
( IS considering TO what extent service on
/ the commission would interfere with his
work at Yale and viii endeavor TO deter
mine this factor before announcing c7-
( ciston. DR.. Had1ey was z member OF the
/ Connecticut Railroad Commission and has
made 4 study Of railroad conditions
/ Sees Wickersharn and Naqel Today.
/ Attorney General vickersham and Secrs-
/ tary NageI cf the Department OF Commerce
| and Labor will see the President to-nor-
row afternoon. Mr. Nagel is going 10
Alaska, and the President IS anxious that
Mr Wickersham shall go with him me
Attorney General has been Ioath 70 take
the time away from his office, but probably
! will do as the President wishes Ar- Tar
wants Mr. Wickersham 10 take nuch
needed rest, and he also would like TO ger
/ some first hand information from Alaska
from two OF his Cabinet advisers
The President announced to-day that his
! cruise 10 Bar Harbcr and othsr Maine
points next week IS not 70 search Tor z
new summer capital Mr. Ta1J is entirely
satisfied with Beverly, and says ne VII
continue 70 make it his SUMNER hOrn6 dur
ing the time he IS in the White House
T7hE Presidents cruise viii extend as 1ar
rorrh as Lubec Bay, which IS right on me
Canadian border line. The details OF the
rrip have not been completed Il VIII oegl1
neTt Monday ard will last z week CT tSr
days