The evening world., 1910-12-12
President Breaks Precedent by
Placing Man of Opposite Party
Head of u. S. Bench.
CONFIRMED BY SENATE.
Two Associate Justices and
Members of Commerce Court
Are Also Appointed.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2-Prcslden.
Tart to-day formally nominated Assocl-
ate Justice Edward Douglas White OF
Louisiana. a Democrat. TO be Chief jus
tce OF the United States. he sending his
appointment and other judicial nominal
tons TO the Senate for confirmation.
Tie President In aiming Justice
Waite to the senior seat on the highest
bench has broker all precedent. IL be-
Ing the nrst time on record that a Re-
publican President has named q menu
Der or the opposite party for that i'm
portant position.
The Senate. on receiving the nominal
ton Of Chief Justice White. lmmedi-
ately confirmed the appointment.
Confirmation OF two newly appointed
Associate Judges will follow later. The
quick confirmation OF MIR. Justice White
- due to the fact that the Senate all
ready had passed upon his qualifications.
Other Appointments.
The other appointments sent in by
President Taft were:
To be Associate Justice. United StaNs
Supreme Court. Judge Willis van De-
vanter or Wyoming. Republican, and
Judge Joseph Rucker Lamar Of Georgia,
I&mocrat.
To be judges OF the new Court OF
Commerce: Martin 4. Knapp. now
Chairman OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission. for a term OF Ave years.
Robert w. Arcflbold. now United
States District Judge for the middle dis
trict Of Pennsylvania. term OF four
years.
William II. Hunt. now a Judge of the
Court OF Customs Appeals. formerly
United States district judge OF the Dis
trict of Montana. term OF three years.
Nomination a Surprise.
John Emmett Garland OF South Da-
kota. TO be Judge OF the new Court of
Commerce for a term of two years. This
~ n change from the original slate, Ar
ihur c. Denison, United States District
IGdgc for the Western District OF Michi-
san, having first been selected for this
place.
Julian w. Mack. now Judge In the
Appellate Circuit Court OF the First III
noiI District. term OF one year.
~ be members OF the Interstate Com
mc-ce Commission. y. II. Meyer Of Wis
bAif' .ff' - - Va y
Tho appointments OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission are to MI tho
vacancies caused by the elevation OF
W. KNAPP TO the court ana
the forthcoming retirement OF former
Senator Francis NJ. Cockrell OF Mis-
souri,. The members OF the commission
who remain are Messrs. Clark. Harlan,
Clements, Lane and Prouty.
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Justice White Is 50 years old and has
hen on the Supreme Court bench six
teen years. His reputation places him
n, one OF the ablest Of Justice.
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practically settled on Associate Justice
Charles +. Hughes for the first place
on the Supreme Court bench. but re-
Gently the opposition TO that appoint-
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bear certain influence against tho pro
motion of Justice Hughes was another
rumor in his city. II was declared by
.soma that tho former Governor ~ Now
York had shown himself to be too un.
compromising for the Grief Justiceship,
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Justice White was born In the parish
OF Lafourche. La, In 1915. He was ed
ucated at Mount 81. Mary's College,
near Emmitsburg. Md, at the jesuit
College In New orleans ana AZ Georse-
town College Wasn,hs'on tUtom 'h us
Entered the Confederate Army, serving
NH tho close OF the war, when he
nran,,sed law In his native State. In
,s7l he was elected to the Louisiana
80 Senate. He was appointed an
.,o Ins,,ce n, the supreme Court
Jan,sonio In ,s7s. In 1891 he wa