The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-07
NOMINATION OF
HOOK HELD UP
This Action, Based on Numerous
Protests, Taken After Cab
met Meeting
OTBER MEN ARE CONSIDERED
Secretary Nagel or Senator Suth-
erland May be Chosen
Bill to Regulate Interstate Corpora
tons introduced Today-other
Capital Affairs.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Following an
hours session with four lawyers of his
cabinet today President Taft's pro-
posed nomnation Of Judge William G.
Hook to the supreme court will he held
up and probably will not be sent to
the Senate this afternoon as the pres
idont intended.
The latest protest on Justice Hook
comes from Oklahoma where Hook
joined In the decision holding Il was
optional with the railroads to furnish
dining and sleeping cars especially for
negroes. II is said Secretary Nagel ana
Senator Sutherland are again being
considered by the president.
To Regulate Corporations.
Representative Martin of South Da-
kota today introduced a bill for Fed
cral I'm corporation commission of five
members to regulate the affairs of in
ter-state corporations.
To Protect Americans.
The House foreign affairs committee
today decided to introduce legislation
TO give the president added power to
protect Americans along the Mexican
border.
Gompers Clears Mitchell.
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor today, in the con-
tempt case. eXonerated John Mitchell,
former vice president of the fedora
tion who was sentenced to nine months
in Jail for contempt. Gompers said
Mitchell did not sign the pronounce
ment for which the labor leaders are
being prosecuted, but that his name
had been attached as a matter OF
course and that he did not see the sub
ject until 1t had been printed.
Danger in Third Terms.
citing the revolution i'm Mexico as
an example of the dangers lurking in
extended terms for rulers of a republic,
Rep Samuel W. Mccall OF Macsachu
setts. spoke In the house yesterday
against the proposal to legalize a presi-
Dental "hird term.
The tremendous influence of the
hands OF one strong unscrupulous man
may easily be adequate i'm critical
times to remove all limitations upon
his tenure and to change the essential
character Of the government. said Mr..
Mccall. You have only. to turn TO the
ncighboring republic of Mexico, where
autocracy paved the way for revolu-
tIon and only bloody war terminated
the rule of a president
Mr.. Mccall said i'm the framing ~
the constitution the presidential ten
ure was one of the foremost among the
problems that received the thoughtful
consideration of the convention.
For nearly n century ard quarter
he pointed out, the precedent Of Wash
ington IN fixing the limit at two terms,
had acquired the force of a constitu-
tional Limitation and h5 prescription IL
had today the validity positive law.
"Jefferson's example following that
Of Washington. removed the question
Of third term from the politics OF
that time There was an universal ac-
qulcscence In the practice established
by Madison and Monroe. Andrew
Jackson did not believe even in one
re-electcn.
Quotes Col. Roosevelt.
During Grants second term there
was an agitation to secure his elec
ton for a third term. After more than
year OF discussion the question was
brought up in congress and on Dec.
To- 1875, the house of representatives
by vote of 233 to rs passed n reso-
luton against the third term idea.
-Four years after his name was pre-
scnted to the republican convention but
ne was defeated for the nomination.
Mr.. Mccall recalled that in June 10,
1901, after President Mckinley had
entered upon his second term. he put
himself unequivocally on record against
a third term by saying he would not
accept the nomination if 1t were ten
aered him. President Roosevelt. he
declared. was equally emphatic i'm his
ieiuSal to consider a third term.
The nation has no poverty I'm men,
SAID Mr. Mccall in conclusion. 1t
possesses hundreds OF citizens capable
ol performing with high honor the
uutles of the presidency. And Il will
"i"ays be infinitely safer to dip into
me great mass of American citizenship
IN order to secure head for the state
'nan to do violence to the uniform pre-
oeuents OF our history and to remove
tue hallowed landmark OF republican
INSTITUTIONS established by George
washington and cherished by the ma
uon down to this hour"
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