The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-14
White FOR CHIEF JUSTICE.
PRESIDENT WILL SEND NONINa-
TION TO SENATE TODAY.
Judge Willis Van Devanter of Cheyen-
ne and Joseph Rucker Lamar of
Georgta-tO Be Named for Associ-
ate Justices.

10 De elevated TO the chief justiceship
OF that tribunal. President Taft wil,
send the nomination to the senate
tomorrow at noon. 1t is expected ,hat
the two new associate justices TO fill
vacancies on the bench will also be
named tomorrow.
1t was reported tonight, though
neither confirmation nor denial was
optalnable at the White House, that
President Taft will name as asso-
clate justice Judge Willis Van De-
Vanter of Cheyenne, Wyo., now a fed
eral Judge in the Eighth United States
circuit, and Joseph Rucker Lamar of
Georgia, Democrat and a former
Justice Of the Georgia supreme court.
IL was also reported toni sht, like
wise without confirmation, that the
new court of commerce will be named
by the president tomorrow and will
consist Of the following:
Martin A. Knapp of New York. at
present chairman of the interstate
commerce commission.
Robert A. Archibald, at present
United States district Judge Of the
middle district Of Pennsylvan MIA.
William H. Hunt of Montana, now
judge Of the court of customs ap-
| peals.
Arthur G. Denison Of Michigan. at
present judge Of the western district
Of that State.
Julian w. Mack Of Chicago. now
judge Of the appellate circuit court
OF the First Illinois district Mr..
Mack is a Democrat.
To fill the vacancies on the inter-
state commerce commission in place
OF Chairman Knapp and ex-senator
+. NJ Cockrell Of Missouri, who re-
tires on the 13th. inst. 1T was reported
tonight that the president will name
b. H. Meyer Of Wisconsin and C. C..
McCord Of Kentucky.
The announcement that Justice
White will be the new chief justice,
will undoubtedly cause some surprise.
because it had been pretty generally
understood for some time that Justice
Charles E. Hughes was intended for
that high honor. During the past
two or three days, however, it be-
came known that a change in the
head of the supreme court slate might
be made. Some of the Presidents
closest advisers argued with him that
Justice Hughes experience at the bar
had not been sufficient to warrant his
promotion at this time to the highest
judicial position in the country. They
claimed that Mr.. Hughes's reputation
as lawyer had been gained princi-
pally In the conduct Of two legislative
Investigations. While agreeing with
the president that everything points
to a most brilliant career for the for
mer governor, they offered the argu-
ment that Justice Hughes is the
youngest man on the bench.
Justice White was appointed to the
supreme court by Grover Cleveland.
and Is S5 years old.
So far as Washington could recall
tonight, this Is the first time that a
chief justice Of a political faith oppo-
site to that Of the administrator,
has been appointed.
AS a member Of the supreme court.
1t has fallen to Justice Whites lot to
participate in some Of the most fam
Gus cases in the history of the tri-
bunal. Although a Democrat, he is
said to hold probably the most clearly
marked ideas of federalism Of any
of the supreme justices. He was with
the government in all of the so-called
insular cases involving the Philip
pines and other insular possessions.
He rendered a minority opinion
against the governments contentious
in the Northern Securities case. and
also was with the minority in voting
to sustain the constitutionality of the
incume tax law
Jcstice White has been on the su-
preme court bench for Is years mad
IS now the oldest justice in commits
| sion, who are less than 20. Jus
tice White was graduated from
Georgetown university. He served In
the Louisiana Legislature as a senator.
served for number OF years on the
state supreme court bench and sub
sequently was elected to the United
States senate. He was serving his
first term when Presidnt Cleveland
appointed him to the supreme court.
| Judge Van Devanter, who Is pretty
generally onceded tonight to be one
OF Preident Taft's selection as an
associate justice OF the supreme court.