The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-27
HUGHES FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
THE ONLY NAME MENTIONED
AT the CABINET MEETING.
Consideration Given senator sutherland.
Chancellor PiimRn. Justice S~aySe
and %. v. LIntAbSry OF New Jersey
for varancies on supreme Beach.

for Vacancies on supreme Bench.
WASHINGTON. Sept % -Slov Hughes's
name was the only one mentioned for
Chief Justice ~ tho Supreme Court at the
Cabinet meeting to-day The Governors
qualifications were discussed AZ CON
siderable length. but nothing definite
came from H.
The names ~ several other men were
taken under consideration aS possibilities
for other vacancies on the supreme Count
bench These included United States
senator George Sutherland of Utah,
Chancellor Pitman Of New Jersey and
Justic. Swayze and X V I.indabury. also
Of New Jersey The consideration Of
these names would seem to indicate that
the President desires Ia give the Third
and the Eighth Judicial circuits direct
representation on the Supreme bench
Justice brewer. who died recently. was
from the Eighth circuit senator Suther-
lands State IN In that circuit The Third
circuit which IA made up Of New Jersey
Pennsylvania and Delaware. has not been
represented directly on the hench for
several years
To-day il the first time that senator
Sutherland has been mentioned as "A pos
sibility. The Senator il "A Republican
and has been one Of Mr. Tafts loyal sup
p0rters lie Is a member Of the Bal =
linRer- Pinchot investigating committee
He was elected TO the United States senate
In leO4 and his term will expire next March
Since the retirement Of John { Spooner
from the Senate Mr. Sutherland. together
with Elihu Root. has b..sn aCknoW lodged
as the mainstay 81 the Republican side
In the argument u constitutional ques-
tons
To-day also IL the first time that MIR
Linda bury : name has b,'en seriously CON
sidered He IL we'll known a. a lawyer
both in New York State and in New Jer-
sey lie ~ said to have a record Of having
tried more cases in court than any other
lawyer in the country except John q
johnson Of Philadelphia He was one Of
the counsel for the New Jersey insurance
companies in the Armstrong committee
investi CATION conducted by Mr. Hughes.
and il was commented on AZ the time that
Mr. I.indabury sucC,sadGd bsstta than
any of the other lawyers in combating
Mr. Hughes and protecting the interest
Of his clients Justl"" Swavze- name
has been under consideration by Presi-
a
Chancsllor Pitrnan's
While Gov Hughes's name was the
only one mentioned for Chief Justice, u
il kno wn that some m-intIs'rS Of the Cab
inc, we're inclined To question whether
he il the right sort 81 man To 10 selected
for that plaC' Those m"mtsrs. u II
expressed the opinion thar
Gov Hughes own record shows that he
- himself too unCompromislng IN he sue
CeSzfIl IA smoothing ont differences ~
opinion hrtw.''n the other members of the
court. which II one Of N" principal duties |
davolvIng upon IN" Chief Justice
President Taft considers TIA" appoint
msnt Of the Justices 81 the supreme tourt
~ the most important duty now con
fronting his administration In" dis
Cu--ion Of the available" candidates to-
,iay was only beginning Of N" rug-
grstiuus along IN" sam" Ian" which IN"
President viii invite during the thr-'.
days Cabinet session Tn" President
himself is approaching the supreme
Court appointments with an entirely open
mind He will express his own opinion
to the Cabinet and will la turn take theirs
under consideration In the last Analy-
sis however. the President will rely ahsO-
hitely upon his own opinion ~ IA" matter
Of these appointments II ~ not likely
that he wall have made up his mIud def
uit.ly until after he go,- back 20 Beverly
ia OctobeT and p,--ihly not NJ ] shortly
b.for. Congress COnVsnas
II toy Hughes IL appointed Chief
ItI-tic.. IL will leave ~" vacancies on the
bench. As JuStI"" MoUdy has already an
npuuc,d his intention ~ retiring
Tn. discussion ~ the Supr"m" Cpur'
appointmcnts was the chief business be-
fore the all day. ahIne' session at IN" Whit"
HOUSE In addition - the Supr"'u" Court
matter. however, the President had each
~ his official advisers report 10 him and
the other members 10 III" Cabinet IN" de-
Valopm"nts that hav" occurred during The
summer IN his dcpar men' Ih"~s reports
were largely ~ routln" character.
The Bilhng"r case did not come for
mally before the Cabine' b'It as result -
IA" gathering - MIR Taft and his u'ficial
advisors there Is no longer any doubt -
he decided attitud" that IN" President
he's adopted IN thIs matter Mr. Tar
would not accept Secretary billingrt
re-iRnation nov n u were offered 60 him
The President intends 10 stand stead
fastly 10y his Secretary - the Interior,
even IL IL ispplrdiZe- his own political
futur. This ~ Cuurs" ~ on the as-,Inlp-
tipp that the majority members ~ the
r. lling.r -Pinchot investigating commit
tee ar. going 10 Riv" Mr. Halllng"r cl"1n
hill 81 health
The Presidents attitude ~ his advisors
outline il sine" his return 30 WiFhingtun
il that Ia ~ satisfied thar S'.Cret1ry
ia llinRer - the NiCti'n ~ conspiracy
and that II il tim" for N" Pre-Iden' Ia
show 80 III" American pr""pl" hat an
official cannot be bounded out ~ office an.
I.-.S m" facts vibrant n and ease has
been proved against him While Mr
Taft = friends hav" never doubted that h"
intended To- stand by Secretary Bllng"t
to the end there have b"-n many reports
that the Secretary would resign ~ his
own voiitIOn
The firm attltud" that IN" President
has assumed IA this matter means ~
course that Mr. Rallinger has no thought
~ retiring just Sh"n the report - ~"
- tho Balhnger-Pinchpt com
mites will be made public j. uncertain
Nothing can be done until Senator Flint
ret IrnE from abroad, and ~ ~ likely that
the report will not come ont until after
sl'.Ctipn
One ~ the other things that President
Taft and his advisers have talked over
since they arrived ia NaShingt ~
the Alaska situation Attorney 4 General
Wickeruham and Secretary Nagel shade a
trip - Alaska for the purpose of inVe-ti.
eating conditions there IL ~ under.
- ypd that IN" result 81 their trIp prob !
ably will be renewal by President Taft
81 his recommendation for IN" creation
81 a new form ~ government for Alaska
The Presidents former recommendation
IN" appointment II Gov.
srnpr and legislative council who
should Ice held directly accountable" -
IN. Department 81 IN" Interior IN Wash
Ingt m Ila recommendations AROUSED
Opposition ~ Alaska and ais,