Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-12
SENATE ACTS AT ONCE
ON WHITE NOMINATION
Strong Opposition to Promotion OF
Justice Hughes.
KNAPP TO COMMERCE COURT
Nominations for Other Members OF
New Tribunal Sent to Senate.
Two for Interstate Commerce
Commission.

Commission.
Presiden, Taft today sent to the Senate
these nominations:
To be Chief Justice Of the United States
Supreme Court, Associate Justice Edward
Douglas White Of Louisiana.
To be associate justices, United States
Supreme Court-Judge Willis Van De-
vanter of Wyoming and Judge Joseph
Rucker Lamar Of Georgia.
Commerce Court Judges.
To be Judges Of the new court Of COM
merce:
Martin A. Knapp, now chairman OF the
term OF five years.
Robert w Archibald, now United States
district Judge for the middle district 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 district OF
Montana. term of three years.
John Emmett Garland Of South Dakota,
10 be judge Of the new court OF COM
merce for a term Of two years. This Is a
change from the original slate, Arthur c.
Denison, United States district judge for
the western district of Michigan. having
first been selected for this place.
Julian w. Mack. now judge In the
appellate circuit court Of the first Illinois
district, term Of one year.
To be members Of the interstate COM
merce commissioning. II. Meyer Of Wis
consin and c. C. McChord of Kentucky.
Chief Justice White Confirmed.
The nominations reached the Senate
shortly after It convened. It inter
ruptsd business to go into executive
sossion In order to confirm the nomina-
ton Of Justice White to be Chief JUS
tioe. His commission will be issued be-
fore another session.
The confirmation Of Mr. Justice White
occupied only q brief period. The rapid
the nomination was due to the fact
that the uppoE house had passed on his
qualifications once before. when II con-
flrmed his appointment to the supreme
Court. and that he was a former men,
Der of the Senate
The Senate also confirmed Frederick
W. Lehman OF Missouri to be solicitor
general OF the United States.
Justice White was vistbly affected
when he learned Of tho Senate's prompt
action. He was on the bench whom a
group Of senator's called to congratu-
late him. He met them In an ante
chamber, and when he resumed MS
place on the bench his eyes were brim-
ming with tears and ne showed otner
signs Of deep feeling.
Mr.. Cockrell to Retire.
The appointments to the interstate COM
merce commission are to fill the vacancies
caused by the elevation Of Mr.. Knapp to
the commerce court and the forthcom-
- Senator Francis
NJ Cockren Of Missouri. The commits
sioh will select its new chairman Inc
members OF the commission who remain
are Messrs. Clark, Harlan, Clements,
Lane aid Prouty.
Nr. Jlstice White, now nominated for
Chief Justice, was born in Louisiana, was
I'm boyhood I'm the Confederate army ana
took part in operations about Fort Glib
son. He graduated at Georgetown Col
lege. and In addition to practicing law
WAS sugar planter. He served In the
Louisiana legislature a state senator,
aud then was appointed to the supreme
court OF Louisiana and served numper
or wears on that court, returning TO tne
BAR where he became its leader. He was
subsequently, elected to the United States
Senate and while serving his first term
as senator was appointed by President
cleveland as a justice of the Supreme
Court OF the United States. He has
been on that court Tor sixteen years dho
is now the oldest justice in commission
whose age is less than seventy Mr. JUS
tice White is man in full health ano
vigor.
Forefathers Were Judges.
Justice White was, strictly speaking,
the lone representative of the south on
the bench for a number of years.
Corning from q family of judges, his
father and his grandfather before him
having been on the bench. Justice White
has had a judicial inheritance as we'll as
legal training. His knowledge of the
civil law is generally regarded as the
most profound OF any man that ever sa,
on the bench OF the Supreme Court OF
the United States. OF late years he has
developed d specially for questions ol
interstate commerce, and his contribution
TO the law of the land will last through
The years.
He was born in the parish of Lafourche
La. in November. 1S4J. His parent:
we're Catholics, and lie himself is &
confessor of that faith. His education
I'm Cafholi, institutions In his early