Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-02
FOR HALF AND HALF F|GO|NG OVER HIS lISI
Senator Ga|nger Upholds Or President Considering I'M
ganc Law of District nortant Judicial NOMINATIONS.
OPPOSED Tn SEVERANCE SUCCESSOR TO HARLAN ONE
rd Give powr Over pubc It'll Republican
tiles to Commissioners Will Be Appointed
FAVORS LIBERAL PLANS NELSON kEPUDlAIES LEA1En
r,.;r f ,.+. n,.+
200 o,..o, u:, v.us -, Next Thursday
Legislation. message "eauS.
SUCCESSOR TO HARLAN ONE
Deemed Certain That Republican
Will Be Appointed.
NELSON REPUD1ATEs LETTER
Arranging for Reception of Gov
ernors Next Thursday-Another
Message Ready.

the important judicial nominations he is
to make. including one associate justice
of the Supreme Court OF the United
States The probability Is that this list OF
nominations will he set to elle Senate just
after the Christmas holidays.
Fer the Supreme Court, to succeed the
late Justice Harlan. the President has
more than dozen names before him, and
he is seeking full informal tion about
every man on the list. no; only as to the
legal qualifications, but the temperament,
characteristics and general history. There
Is no President who ever gave more seri-
Gus thought to such appointments than
Mr.. Taft, and when he makes a selection
it is based upon conscientious belief
that the man picked is absolutely the best
to he had
1t is now considered certain that a
democrat will not be picked. Democrats
of the judiciary committee of the Senate
and House who have talked with the
President have frankly told him that they
do not look for . lawyer of their political
faith TO be named this time. They credit
Mr.. Taft with fairness and liberality in
the appointments Of Chief Justice White
and Associate Justices Lurton and La
mar. While the nomination of a re-
publican will make the court stand six
republicans and three democrats, the Sc
lection of a democrat would just give the
republicans q bare majority, besides hav-
ing the chief justiceship.
Names Looming Up Strongest.
The names looming up strongest at this
time for associate justice, in the order
OF their strength, are Secretary Nagel,
Senator Borah Of Idaho, Senator Suther-
land o. Utah. Solicitor Lehman. OF the
Department Of Justice. Judge Hook of
the United States circuit court OF Kansas
and Justices Swayze and Gummere Of
the supreme court OF New Jersey.
Of course, the men mentioned are not
candidates, but their names and qualifi-
cations have been suggested by Others.
AZ 10 Senator Borah 1t IL notable that
able lawyers OF the Senate, both demo-
Gratis and republicans. have placed his
a.e he is generally regarded as having
one OF the ablest judicial minds ever In
that body. Senator Borah Is an insurgent.
he IS takfnE no public stand against
President Taft's denomination, but he Ii
not working for the President He and
Mr.. Taft have not always agreed upon
legislative questions. but the President
has always regarded him as an able man:
Many Congressional Callers.
President Taft had, a great many con-
gressional callers today. The visitors
We're merely paying their respects before
the assembling Of Congress. Democrats
were plentiful among the callers, as evi-
denced by the presence of Speaker
Clark. Senator Chamberlain Of Oregon
Senator HOke Smith Of Georgia, Sena or
Railey OF Texas. REPRESENTATIVES Brant-
ley of Georgia, Clark OF Florida and
Garner Of Texas. The republicans were
more numerous. Representative Long
worth of Ohio was among the number.
Senator Nelson's Denial.
Senator Knute Nelson OF Minnesota
dropped in on President Taft today and
/ there waS hearty handshake between
the two men.
Did the President ask you whether you
really wrote that letter to ox-President
Roosevelt. offering to support him TO.
the republican nomination for President p,
a reporter asked the Minnesota man.
No. replied the senator with a loupb
and he added: ''Of course that sorry ,s
a lie. Where is Crane: They said he
wrote such a letter, too Has he b. en-
around here yet?''
Mr.. Nelson was told that Senator c. ane
had not yet been to the White House. and
tIidt ne pFoDaolS naQ NOT reached the
city.
Representative Cooper OF Wisconsin, La
Foilctte's state, was with President Taft
TODAY. Mr.. Cooper has been eoi,g thu oueh b
has own congressional district. and he Is
said to have ascertatred some things not
satisfactory to the La Toilette people and
indicating that the voters want Taft re-
| nominated.
Arranging Reception to Governors.
Representatives Bartholdt and Dyer OF
st. Louis today arranged with President
Taft to receive a committee of 100 ,mem-
bers of the deep waterways convention
headed by Gov. Hadley of Missouri and
ten other governors. The reception Will
take place next Thursday.
Samuel Koenig,. chairman OF tha re-
publican county committee of New York
was guest of President Taft at lunch
con today, discussing politics In that city
and state There is not the slightest op.
position that know OF to President TAT,
having the full delegation from New
York to the national convention de.
clared Mr.. Koenig. 1.-The delegation viii
be made UP Of men who viii not be shak.
en- off their feet by any hurrah manipula.
tion.'
Message on Foreign Relations Ready
President Taft has finished his second
message to Congress, to follow that or
the trusts. the first one that will be read
This new message. considered for owe:
| five hours yesterday by the cabinet, deals
with the foreign relations OF the govern
| ment. International arbitration. pass.