The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-03
WRITES TO TlF
OPPOSING HQQ||||
OKLAHOMA CONGRESSMAN sArs Z I
FAVORED RAILROADS M So
rHEsENrEp nv son. III
NEBRASKA is OPPOSED
REPRESENTATIVE NORRIS sTA1
THAT GOVERNOR ALDRICM Has
PROTESTED APPOINTsaENr
FORMALLY.
NEBRASKA is OPPOSED


WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.--ln Z lef.,.
ter of protest against the appoinf%
ment OF Judge Hook to the SuprG,sa
Court. sent today by Representatives
Charles d. Carter. of Oklahoma. tt1kf
member Of the judiciary ID directly
charged with deciding in favor of
railroads represented by his son and
with deciding against a railroad not
represented by his son under the
oklahoma two-cent passenger rate
law.
The letter follows: 81
President Taft:
Honored sir.--I wish to protest
against the appointment OF Judge
Hook to the supreme Court bench.
We believe In Oklahoma that JuAss
Hook was very unfair in his con-
struction and decision Of our two.
cant railroad passenger rate law. u
Is insinusted by our corporation cora
mission that Judge Hooks son was
employed to represent certain rail-.
roads with the expectation that he
would be able to iAnuence hts "a
Their, Judge Hook. In his decision.
1T IL. moreover, directly charged
by the Corporation Commission ct
oklahoma that ali the railroads
which employed Judge Hooks eOn
were exempted from the two-cent
passenger rate under judge Hooks
decision, and that the Iron Noun.
"a In SkAfW
railroad that failed to employ Judge
Hooks son. IL still forced to carry
passengers At the two-cent rate eu0
freight at the Corporation Commas.
sions rate.
"In view OF these facts. / feel IL
to be my duty to the Corporation
Comm ission TO make vigorous pro-
test against the appointment Of
Judge Hook.
tSignedl CHARLES n. GARTER
Judge Hooks son mentioned ~
Mr.. Carter is Ingram Hook. OF KaH-
sas City, Kan, who L. connected
a noted corporation lawyer OF KAN
sae
The State of Oklahoma L. bitterly
hostile to Judge Hook asserted Mr..
Carter Tho Corporation Commta-
sion sent me q telegram OF peofo1t
against his elevation. conveying the
information ! have embodied In my
letter to the President. What ether
action the commission will taks
cannot say
Nebs~ska Also OuOo~ed-
Nebraska Is opposed to Judea
Hook" aid Representative Qe0fGe
w. Norris. OF that State. today. 0cy-
erncr Aldrich has made open and
formal protest. am personally ops
posed to the appointment. ~ think
all members OF the State delegation
are.
We need proeresstve men on The
bench. Without impatinw any lark
OF ability or any dishonesty 10 any
OF the Presidents judicial appoint
ments 1t can be truthfully said that
he has inclined always to select
judges and lawyers who are not pro-
gressive.
The opinion Of men who have
lived In narrow walls will lack the
intelligence that ought TO come Ard
would come If these men constructed
the statutes and the constitution In
the light Of the present age. Ju&-
tice Harlan WAS my model judge. ann
I would like TO see his place Allied
by q man Of tho same stripe and
open mind
Representative Martin. Republican
South Dakota: II am for Judge Dee.
mer, therefore arm opposed to judge
Hook"
Representative Burke. Republican.
South Dakota: Our state II behind
Iowa in backing Judge UNAnAr.
Representative I.yndburkh. Hepnb-
lican. Minnesota: Judge Hooks I'D
ucation II favorable to corporate. In
terests, therefore J am opp0ee4 ~
his appointment. have no donh4
he Is sincere In his Intentions The
samA criticism would apply to Frank
D. KeliogG. ALTHOUGH ] have FOR him
the highest personal esteem