The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-05
rLGE E>rrrrrD ~ m,GHES.
President I Understood Ia Have Meant Ia
Wv anr~ Him to IhIrf .IustIrr.hip

NdN anr- Him to ChIrf JusiIrr.hip.
WAsHINuroS. July 1t - ielevpd
here that President Taft Will name Gov.
Ihn rl'-S = Hughes To suc,eed Melville "
Fuller a. chef Justice II the highest court
IA the land
There W,l- talk az the time II Gov
lIughs1N'S appointment as an A-So"Iat-
Justice that AN Intimation had h-en GOA
N-y,d IT, HIM that hr would b- advanced
e. IN" presiding chair IN the event uf a
Vacancy during Mr. Tdft- administration
II Their. h.sd teen a. vacancy IN the Chef
.lu-ti,-'-hip at the time when a seat on the
-.nch was offered GOV Hughes the high
honor would have gone. - him
IhI- statement was made positively by
several II Mr. 1aft'- close friends to-day
and II - the general l-lIsf that the Pr,.-l
dent will select Mr. Hughes now that the
vacancy h.,- occurred
Ia haS len the custom for the Pres d,-nt
O." select th. thief justice. from outside the
m-ml-.r- uf the court. and u has b..n
-ugg--t,-i herr. that this traditional re-.
.tIlr"m-ut may oI-rl'e az aInSt Gov.
HVEh..- chances Ihs. fact ~ however
that Gov Hughes has not yet qualified as
an 49, p"iat.. Justice although hts APP
rr.Iutm+nt has t---.n confirmed 10y the
S-.nat-
Next To- Gov Hughes. Lloyd W Bowers
SuhcItor- GENERAL - b-ing mentioned
mast frequently - po--lDle succ-S-ur To-
Chief justice. Fuller
II has t---n known for a long time thai
President Taft has made up his mind 20
appoint Mr. Bowers 10 place On ia" h-nch.
hut circumstances hav. conSpIr.d 20
work against ms appointment w 20 this
tam. Mr. Bowers took AN active part IA
tn. prosecution - "a" corporation "a.
c1-..- and prutablv would - Inehg i,l-
t. III IA rargum-ut e thee" Cas'.-
H.. has b.s-n connected with the DaIar'-
meut uf Justice since 1t t@gan IT. prus.-cfI-
uun IL the standard Oil and tohacr"
trust cases. but has taken no parr N ih"s.'
cases that would prevent nIm from sitting
in Judgment upon them.
The President has expressed desire
that full hanch may consider the-.. i'm
portant corporation CASES when they com"
up for r-h.AnnR NEXT winter. and the
President friends an Washington are m
clined to bsl-ve that Mr. Taft will name
a man for this high ofic" who can accept
without any limitations
Tn. death uf Chief Justice Fuller m~anS
tina, the pr.-Sidsnt probably will be- callei
upon to appoint two members 0f the
Suprem.. Bench soon after Congress re-
Conv.u,-- rsNt D-Cember 4 hill was
passei hy Congress in IN. last session
authorizing Associate JusiIc. Moody Of
Mas-ach usetts TO retIr. with pay. This
hIli was yas-si with the understanding
that Mr. Moody intended To leave the
hanch because Of III health Under tn.
terms 81 the hill however Justice Moody
has six months IA which to avail himself
Of the retirement privilege II ~ "N-
y.cte that he will arnouLcr las retire
inent h..ors fall.
II President Taft il called upon to
name Ju-tic.. MOody's successor TIA.
sam. time that he appoints thief jus 70
tics. he will have name four members
Of the Supreme Court Ia tn. year that
h. ma. r...... ia the White House b. has
apTointei Justice LTrton Of 1enEesse-
TO take tn. place made vacant by tn"
death 81 Justice Psckham aud Gov.
Hughes 20 MI IN. Brewer vacancy. When
MoOiy's ard FiIllsrS suCce~sors are
chosau the President vii! have come
within OF. 81 having name. majority
of the supreme Court of tn. United states
President Taft when he WAS runLlf q
for once "Nlecte To he callei upon
IN III. coursa 81 his airninistTation to
make .xta- -ivs chan e- ~ the Suprem.
i..,h II. has r-gaT isi this duty a.
m. Inos' sacT. aud the most important
that b. has Teen Gale upon TO perform
iii. 20 he .ui.re n. White House.
IN. death pf chief Justice Fuller means
that the r..heariTg Of the STANDARD OIL
and tobacco trJp-t and the corporation
tax Cs..- viii 10 Ieiayei a few months
lnr R.r IN. raheariug had Teen set
Nv Tho Chic; Justice hir1sef for Dctob@r
bit Mr. Taft ALL tot lame new Chief
JustIr. 49, IOssirly j istiCs Moody
succss-oT ~ time for tn iatss set IN
October.
B., m. President could make recess ap-
nornttnrnts. but he has declared against
I'M. and 1, will therefor" b" early IA
D.,C.mIsr before the new appointses
can n. confirmed and a full bench will h.
available for a rrh"arinS OF these I'M
Attorney General Wick~rrhamS nam"
- h..i.E msnti Toned a. possibility for a
ulaCe on the bench. nut IN his case also hs
would h.. handicapped through having
,.nyas ed actively IN the prosecution ot the
standard Dil and tobacco trust cases
S..y.ral Of the Circuit Court Judges
yno are regarded a. ayaiab. material
,r.lv, bIy would b. ineligible beCau@e they
nav. already paz-ed on IN" Standa rd
on cas-. and altogether Pr"sid"ni Taft
Will probably hav" hard task IA straight
-uinR ont the situation 10 hS own Hatis-
faction hy next pec"mber
Tn. u..ws - chief Justice Fuller =
death reached her. early this morning
and east a pail over the Independence
bay EXERCISES Al the other m-mt'~rn
II th.. Supr-m. Court have left Wash
,ngton They will r'-as-"mble and will
attend the Fuller funeral. III" Vice
Pr.SIdeE' and IA" SPEAKER 81 the House
vii APPOINT committees tn represent
both branches 81 Congress at IN" funeral
Th., death OF the thI@t Justice ~ III ls'a We
A..1ctat- J,I-tIc. Harlan a. the premier
Of the court IA resIect to age Justice
Harlan ~ IN his ssventy-eighih year
| Recently there have been rumoTs that he