Evening journal., 1911-10-21
NOT LOOKING TO
HIGHER COURT

that Judge Gray is an imposslDlllty
as Supreme Judge appointment be-
cause Of his age. Il will be remem-
fbered that there was considerable op-
position to the appointment Of Judge
Lurton, of Ohio, friend of President
Taft, on account of his age. and he
was only past sixty years.
However. the thought Of a place on
the Supreme Court bench. has not ell
tered Judge Gray's mind. He was
surprised today TO hear that there was
such a movement on foot. When ask
ed II he would accept such an ap-
pointment, he smiled, and at the same,
time remarked: II am not looking
that way" He read the Washington
article with interest, but had no COM
ment TO make on it or the judgeship.
Judge Bradford Favored.
Friends of Judge Edward G.. Brad
ford, OF the United States District
t, Court here, who made such an active
canvass in his behalf for appointment
to the Supreme bench some time ago.
are said TO be working again for his
c appointment
, Judge Bradford Il Is pointed out has
s all the qualifications required for the
& bench for the Supreme Court and at
70 the same time Is not yet an aged
o man. He is about 81 years old and
o with every probability OF a long llfs
Is yet before him.
70 At the time a recent vacancy oc
)c CURED on the Supreme bench Judge
lc Bradford was mentioned. the members
IS of the Bar Association Of Delaware
70 almost TO a man, urged his appoint.
c ment. A delegation went 10 Washing
lc ton TO urge his appointment Presi-
lc dent Taft received them and promised
c he would give Judge Bradford con.
'c sideration with the other judges men.
&c toned at the time.
c The members OF the Bar Associa.
tion were confident that Judge Brad
= ford would be appointed and were
q disappointment when he was not. Now
y that IL Is almost certain that Presi.
dent Taft will select the man for Jus.
tice Harlan's place, from the Third
< Judicial district they fell more hope.
X ful than ever.
y On the other hand II also is said
4 that while the President will select
: the man from this district. he will &c
y TO New Jersey TO do It. In that state
= Federal Judge Lanning and also Judg,
= Gummere, a state iurist. are men.
y toned for the place, but II the judge
- Is selected from that commonwealth
= Il will not be for lack OF effort OF
= the part of the lawyers here to have
x a Delaware man appointed TO the
- vacancy.
Lands Judge Gray.
u The article which appeared in tn,
x Baltimore American bearing on Judg'
TX Gray follows:
* 1T is generally accepted that Pres
ident Taft will not name a successo
to the late Justice Harlan on the Su
~ preme Bench until he returns {
~ ! Washington, some time late In NJ
~ vember. but the intimation that he wi
select the new Justice from the Thir
Judicial District, which is compose
A.. Of the states Of Pennsylvania. Ne
~ Jersey and Delaware. and which {
'e this time has no representative on tn
bench, has caused the friends Of Jul
Sc tice George Gray. OF Delaware,
urge his name for the vacancy.
While no one questions the abilii
of Justice Gray. it is believed thi
there would develop in the Senate ol
position to his confirmation Th
~ aggressive group of malcontents WI
call themselves progressives have a
- AokditQ 10 themselves the 6elecut
20 Of the new justice OF the Supren
lrs Court by announcing that the ne
justice must be a progressive, whi'
means that the new justice is to
infested with all the radical and IT
,ek practicable theories for which Sen
9s, tor LaFollette and his follewe
the stand.
Justice Gray is certainly not a DIT
gressive Of this type He is conse
vative. Few men are better know
to the country than Justice Gray. !
was one Of the foremost Democrats
- the Senate and one Of the ablest mer
II bers OF the Spanish Treaty Commi
~ sion He was later a member Of q
famous Anthracite Coal Strike Cor
mission. and since he has been on L
bench he has rendered a number
md important decisions
ion 1t has been the invariable rule
yes the Senate to confirm without del
the nomination Of any former memb
SELF OF that body. Il will be remember
res that when the Senate refused TO co
the firm III appointment Of MIR. Hor
pom blower 70 the Supreme Bench Pre-
dent Cleveland cut the knot bv sen
/ as ing in the name of Senator White.
Louisville, whose nomination "
promptly confirmed. So. too. II