The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-12
REHEARING IN TRUST CASES
>TAA DARD orr AND TOBACCO
NITS co OVER 70 FALL.

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WASHINGTON. April i.-Ths ANNOUNCE
sn' hv the supreme Court to-day that
rN- standard Otl and tobacco trust cassa
s1il he restored to the dookst for re-
zulnsnt - taken 90 mean that the court
''ivlded 4 to on these important cases
Whether the court stood for oP aaninat the
vernment 70 % course purely a matter
= SPECULATION. but the report current a.
90" Capitol to-day was that three 81 the
..I-''c"S had stood for the Government'a
'"n'cnilons And three against them. with
No meInher ~ the court undecided
Ihis would make tO decision which
"N"r way the one undecided member
'"'cd. and u 10 believed that the court
'arn" 90 the conclusion that at least n
'raJ'rity IT che full court oT nine ought
.. r" behind decisions Of - great i'm
i"r,ancs To the business world.
lhis action by the supreme Cour,
'0Sans that the courts interpretAt ion
II he sherman Anti-lruss law IN the.
'ases Will be delayed at least sax month";
and possibly year. The court itnelf
uamsd no date for the rehsAring Of the
Arguments. but the present term viii
'nd, 80 far al the docket call 10 CONCERNED.
IN three weeks. which preciudes the
argument Of the cases AZ this term. Tho
supreme Court viii not reconvens until
~ second week IN October. 20 that Il 10
."ly to he well along IN the fall. &C the
'trhest, before the oases can come up
again
ro-days annouhcement means that a
tremendous responsibility. will be placed
urOu President Taft In the SELECTION Of n
Justice 10 take tho-plAce made vacant by
me death of Justice Brewer On that
selection apparently Will depend whether
the Governments suits for the diasolti-
non 81 these two big corporations are
sustained or reversed. The Govern
rnsnt's cUntentions. IL sustained. will
resllt in sweeping changes in the busi-
ness world. and. A. the situation IL viewed
here. the outcome 10 likely 20 hinge on the
action Of the President in naming Justice
Brewers successor.
The impression here tonight ID that the
President viii Oder this important place
- Gov. Hughes Of New York. In fact
- has b~.n reported that Mr.. Tan took
stAVs a few dAys ago to find out IL the
Governor would consider such an appoint
ment several Of Mr.. Taft's friends
PREDICTED with confidence that Gov
20 accept
ru-w ~ a rehearinE would materially
,Irtsd he Isi ~ shGibles Tor this ap-
r.rmm ent. in fat several oG Mr. Taft's
lose advisers admitted that that would
ba the eject of the supreme Courts
acton Considerable surprise was &C.
,asioned therefore when "a vas learned
1t rhe White House that President Taft
Will not regard himself restricted in any
~ay through relations which the can
dldaiss may have had With either the
standard oil ~ the tobacco trust cases
before the Cases reached the supreme
Court
y matter Of fact Mr.. Tafts close
tIIends do not bclievs that be would Ap-
point any man who would he Obliged 20
dscids 90 such q tickltSh POINT % pro.
r-'@'v ~Ith the eyes ~ the country
tcc,I@s~h upon hrn. They -Ay that while
the Pre-Ideur believes he ought 20 -
Unrestricted IN exercising his sslection
~ would not put an appointee m such an
embarrassing position.
The announcement ~ the supreme
rour, va q distinct disappointment "a
~ Taft Administrator. President TAN
himself and the Attorney General thangni
that they had the cases won and that
thN-e r'Ild 80 no necessity Of . rehsarin8.
Tho encouragement Of the court 10 .
ss,back for The Taft AdFniniutrafion IN .
Tr,liIral wsv The Administration had
hored through favorable decisions IN
'he~s cas-r 20 20 before The country 10 the
iail campaign and to rshabilitats it~elf.
~ the Interpretation of the sherman
antitrust Law that wa expected on ths-s
asss the Attorney -General's orAce had
INTENDED 20 bring other suits. The
s,,,on ~ the supreme Court means that
ths pr,s~rutton % other s1its viii be do
ls-sd
Trrs,sIsnt Tar wiil appoint a successor
Justice Brewer hefore the pve-snt
rgreas adjouvns hat ~ not cIp~cted
'7,r ne NIll s.'ud in the name for q, least
''r " three wS9kA
gSs,d~s Gov Hughes these name.
-,.. l.ssn presented tn President TAT,
. >rg Work state. Justice Hiscock
o.. -urrrmc Court. Justice TomkIns
q o.. soy r,na C",Ir'. Justice Cran~ ~
E-.u A,,r ND Louis Marshall ~ the law
.-u - Gugg~nheim. Untermysr
M,-.,,1
p'.sr riuiElsics wh" are IN President
1aif = lis' ,ro JUSTICES SSa1ey ~ the New
Js's.v supreme Court. Justice Diemer
% 3D." irp, Supreme Count and justice