Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-05
Story of Whites Elevation

that a vacancy upon the bench of the
Supreme court had occurred, and tn,
president determined to send into the
senate at the extra session the nom
ination of lawyer TO I'LL that va
cancy.
Taking counsel solely with himself
he sent in the nomination of William
d. Hornblower of New York. The ser
ate did not act upon the nomination
at the special session, and so as cor
gress adjourned without confirmini
the appointment, it was necessary TO
the president to make a new nomina
ton when congress met in December
1t was suggested to him that he sent
some other name than that of MI
Hornblower to the senate. In fact
Mr.. Hornblower himself made thi
suggestion. But Grover Clevelan,
would not have been the man he wa
had he agreed to suggestion of tina
kind. Your nomination will go L
the senate again. and will stay Their
until 1t Is confirmed or rejected" h
said to Mr. Hornblower. The nomina
ton was again made, and David =
Hill, then a senator. caused It to b.
rejected.
A day or two later President Cleve
land sent to the senate the nomina
ton of Wheeler H. Peckham of Ney
York for associate Justice Senate
Hin made this nomination a persona
issue He had urged the senate to re
ject Hornblower on the ground that h
was not a loyal Democrat. But Vince
er H. Peckham was personal as wei
as political enemy. Mr. Hill there
fore appealed TO the custom known a
senatorial courtesy, and In that wa
he secured the rejection of the nom
nation of Peckham for justice.
Thereupon Grover Cleveland deter
mined so to act as to- put an end
the playing fast and loose with hi
nominations to the Supreme couI
bench. u am going to get as far ava
from New York state as possible" h,
declared. THE senators from New
York appear not to want a New Yor'
man to fill the vacancy upon the benc'
caused by the death of justice wh
was nominated from New York Wei
| think / can accommodate them" 1
The president asked one or two
friends to sound the senators quietl
respecting the availability of Edwar-
D. White, senator from Louisiana.
associate justice Those friends toll
President Cleveland that Senate
White came from an old Louisiana
Wing family.
Wei, there isn't any Wing parti
now; Senator White was elected as
Democrat and he is Democrat" wa
the reply.
Would there be the slightest objed
ton to his appointment" And tn
answer was that If he sent Senatq
Whites name to the senate for ASST
ciate justice that body would confrf
the appointment within ten minutes
While this consultation was goin 4
on Senator White was ignorant y
what was In the presidents mind j.,
few hours before his nomination WIZ
sent to the senate a friend said =
Senator White: President ClevelarI
is going to Louisiana for his Supren
court justice. He says he is going
get as far away from New York sta==
as possible, because the New Yo
senators don't want New York M
That would be a great honor "a
Senator White said Y
Whether just previously he had q
more direct intimation Of the presi-
dents purpose is not known. but his
was speedily confirmed,
and # was confirmed unanimously and
with ouch evidence Of cordial appre-
citation that Senator White was deeply
1910, By E J. Edwards An
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