The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-12

In Service Fifteen Years
 Justice White has been on the supreme court circuit for 15 years, and is now the oldest justice in commission, whose age is less than 70. Justice White grad. uated from Georgetown university. In ad- dition to practcing law in Louisiana he was a sugar planter. He served in the Louisiana legislature as senator. served for number of years on the state su- preme court bench and subsequently, was elected to the United States Senate. He was serving his first term in that body when President Cleveland appointed him to the supreme court
 Judge Vandevanter, who is pretty generally conceded tonight to be one of President Taft's selections as an asso- ciate justice of the supreme court, par ticipated in the now famous Standard Oil decision rendered in the Eighth circuit Mr. Taft debated for some time as to the propriety of taking a judge f~o n this circuit and elevating him to the supreme bench, where he must pass again upon the evidence in the Standard Oil cases But as courts often reverse themselves MT. Taft felt that If new evidence justi- fled such a course a man might also re- verse himself. Judge Vandevanter is regarded as eminently fair and just Those were the qualities the President | was StekInS III HIS cd0uludleS. Judge Vandevanter is regarded as high au- Wyoming supreme court for number of years and for seven years was an assist ant attorney general
 Lamar May Be Selected
 Judge Lamar of Georgia, the democrat who is said to have been selected has personally been known to the President for a number of years. MT. Taft early decided that one of the new associate jus tices should he a democrat. Judge La mai served two and a half years on the supreme court bench of Georgia and is nov one of the leading members of the southern bar. His appointment will bring the democratic representation in the supreme court up to three members. the others being the new chief justice. Mr. White, and Mir Justice Lurton of Tennennee.
 The total membership of the court is nine final cabinet session on the judi ciaI appointments was held at the White House late today. It was attended by the lawyer members, Secretaries Knox, Dickinson and Nage and Attorney Gen eral Wickersham. It was said to have been Mr Knox's influence which finally turned the tide in favor of Judge Van deyanter as against Judge William c. Hook. also of the Eighth circuit.
 Reports that President Taft would be swaved by factional considerations in his own party in making the supreme court appointments were quickly ended tonight when the slate became public MT. Taft has become exceedingly restive under these reports and 1t was said to- night that twice during the past week he was on the verge Of giving out statements inrefutation of some of the mere radical reports that have appeared in print
 Ask Senator's Advice
 In his consideration of the entire sub iect of supreme court appointments the D, resident invited 30 senators to the White House This was because the recom mended candidates represented 25 states. All the senators responded to the Pres idents invitation with the exception of Senator LaFolette of Wisconsin, one or tho insurgents The presence of Senator Cumuins of Iowa, Senator Borah of Ida bo and other leaders of the insurgent wing of the party at the White House. caused A great deal of comment at the time The President, however felt that he could not draw either party or fac tional lines in an investigation of the scone that he desired his supreme court inc,irv to be Tt was said that none of the senatorial conferences was for the nurnose of deciding on the final slate. T.hrouph them the President was seek inc information as to certain men strong Iv urged. Many of these names soon were eliminated from consideration.