The Washington herald., 1911-10-15

meantime.
Wickersham a Possibility.
This will he in time to permit him to
sit in the important interstate commerce
cases which involve the conflict of con-
stitutional powers between the States and
the Federal government in the matter Of
rate making. These cases have been ad-
vanCed and set down for argument on
January s. Just who will be appointed
is a matter of conjecture but there are
some names that Immediately suggest
themselves as possibilities on account OF
geographical conditions and because Of
the well-known views entertained and
expressed by the President when former
vacancies were up for consideration. At
torney General Wickersham would prob
ably be very glad to succeed Justice Har-
Ian, and he Is not to be eliminated from
the consideration of those names from
which the President will make the selec-
ton.
place on the bencn he would probably be
succeeded in the Attorney Generals office
either by Frederick W. Lehman, of st.
Louis, Solicitor General; Henry L. Stim-
son. Secretary OF War. or Walter r.
Fisher. Secretary of the Interior.
the new associate justice from the Sixth
Federal judicial circuit. Before Justice
Harland died there were three members
of the Supreme Court who had been ap-
pointed from that circuIt-which includes
Ohio Michigan. Kentucky, and Tennes-
see. These were Harlan. OF Kentucky:
Lurton, of Tennessee, and Day, of
Ohio The Third judicial circuit. COM
posed of Pennsylvania. Delaware, and
New Jersey. is now without a represen-
tative on the Supreme bench. President
Taft gave serious consideration to sew
eral names from New Jersey last year
when he was called on to fill two va
cancies in the court, but finally save
up the quest and went elsewhere. II Is
possible that he may turn to the Third
circuit again. Secretary Knox would un-
doubtedly have the appointment II he
would accept 1t.
Native of Kentucky.
Justice Harlan was born June l. 1888.
in Boyle County, Ky. He was son Of
James Harlan In 1850, Justice Harlan
was graduated from Center College. Ken
lucky He studied law at Pennsylvania
University. and upon graduation began
to practice at Frankfort.
He was married December g. 1856, 10
Malvina F. Shanklin. the daughter of
1858, Justice Harlan was elected county
Judge, and in the following year he was
the Whig candidate for Congress in the
Ashland district. He was elected on the
Bell and Everett ticket. in 1850. and, in
1861, removed to Louisville, where he
formed a law partnership with w. F.
Bullock. In the same year, he raised
the Tenth Regiment of Kentucky In
fantry. He was in the army until 1868,
enr. in ~ Thnr1p
sion.
Owing to the death of his father in the
spring of 1863. Justice Harlan left the
service although his name was before
the Senate for confirmation as a brig
adler general He was elected Attorney
General by the Union party in 1863, and
remained in office until 1867, when he re-
turned to active practice in Louisville.
In 1871 he was the Republican candi- |
date for governor but was defeated. In |
the following year his name was pre-
sented by the Republican convention of
his State for the Vice Presidency. In
1873 he again ran as the Republican
candidate for the governorship, but was
again defeated. He was chairman OF the
delegation from his State to the Re
publican national convention In 1876.
Commissioned In 1877.
He declined diplomatic position as
substitute for the Attorney General
ship. to which President Hayes. before
he reached Washington. intended 10 as |
sign him. Justice Harlan served as a
member of the Louisiana commission |
in 1871 He was commissioned an as
sociate Justice OF the United States Su-
preme Court on November %. 1871. and |
took his seat on December 10 of the |
same year. - - ~
In lSS3 he received the dearee of LII. |
D. from Bowdoln College and the unI- |
versity OF Pennsylvania. He was mem |
Der OF the Bering Sea tribunal Of arbi-