Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-03
INTEREST IN
The JUDGES
WhgNiII Fill Vacancies on
State Supreme Bench?
lsneeial Correspondenee.l

toDeC1dl AOTfto DUuNbHCpsJ
Trenton, Dec. 3:-There is much
speculation among officials and Politi.
clans in the State House as to who Will
be appointed to the New Jersey su,
preme court in the event Of either chief
Justice William Gummeres or Associate
Justice Francis J. Swayze being named
by President Taft to fill the vacancy
ON the bench of the federal supreme
court.
Inasmueh as Governor Fort will IN
doubtedIv assume the same attitude to-
wards filing a vacancy in the supreme
court rs he has with reference to the
filing of the vacancies in the court of
errors and appeals caused by the death
of Judge Gray and the resignation OF
Judge Dill before he passed away, It IS
presumed that il an ad interim selec-
ton is made ID will be brought about
only by the acqUiencence of Governor
elect Wilson in the choice, This means,
practically, the selection of a Demo
erat, as it is considered highly proba-
BILE that DR.. Wilson will pick out a
member Of his own party for the seat
on the bench.
If Chief Justice Gummere should be
honored by President Taft it will first
be the duty of the governor to name
someone to succeed the former as the
presiding judge of the state supreme
court. Should this action become nee
essary, it is likely that one of the pres
emit Democratic associate justices will
be promoted to the chief justieeship.
This selection might be made from
among Justices Reed, Garrison, Bergen
and Minturn, all of whom are Demo-
Gratis. The wiseacres figure it out,
however, that either Justices Reed or
Garrison will stand the best show of
being made chief justice, for they have
both seen much longer service on this
bench than justices Bergen and Min
turn.
For the vacancy as the result of one
of the Democratic associate justices be-
ing made chief justice, several names
have been mentioned. Carrot D. w.
Vroom of this city who is one of the
special judges of the Court of Appeals
and Errors, is suggested for any vaean.
cy that may occur in the Supreme
Court law reporter.
Judge Vroom' s term as a member of
the Court of Appeals and Errors expires
February 10, 1913, and his term as law
reporter on November 24, 1913.
Others who are suggested as possible
selections for the Supreme CorSt place
are Vice-Chancellors Edwin Robert
Walker, of this city, Eugene Stevenson
of Paterson, and James E. Howell, of
Newark. All Of these gentlemen are
known to be very well satisfied with
their work in chaneery and ii ia not
at all certain that they would enter
tain favorabfy the idea of going into
the Supreme Court.
Circuit Court Judge Charles C. Black,
of jersey City, is also mentioned as one
that may be avsilsble for selection by
the Democratic Governor for the Su-
preme court bench. Judge Black is the
one Democrat among the seven who are
sitting in the circuit courts.
The Circuit Court judgeships that
Will become vacant during the admin
lstratiOn of Governor Wilson are those
occupied by Allen B. Endicott, of At
lantlc City, on February 9, 1911, and
Wilbur A. Heisley, of Long Branch. on
March "a, 1911.
Strong influences will be brought to
bear on Governor Wilson to induee him
to appoint Colonel Nelson A. DUNCAN.
or Somerv1lle, to the place now filed
by Judge Heisley. Colonel DUNCAN was
the last Democratic prosecutor for Som
erset county, and stands very high at
the bar. He is the commanding officer
OF the Second Regiment of the New
Jersey National Guard. Two years ago
he was the Democratic candidate for
Senator in Somerset county and came
nearly being elected over Joseph s.
Frelinghuysen.