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Y Judge of the L. S. district court y
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! Washington, D. c., Feb. 19.-The
nomination of Mahlon Pitney, chan
cellor, of New Jersey, to be associate
Justice of the United States supreme
court, today will be sent to the Sen
ate by President Taft. This announce
ment was made at the White House
today No opposition to confirmation
is expected in the Senate.
Why Western Candidates Lost Out.
! Washington, D. c., Feb. 19.-ln
casting about for a successor to JUS
tice Harlan, Mr.. Taft first looked be
yond the Mississippi river. At one
time it seemed certain he would name
Judge William C. Hook, of the {. S.
circuit court, and again that Secretary
Charles Nagel of the Department OF
Commerce and Labor would be chos-
Ell. There was protest against Hook
because of his decisions in two Okla
homa cases, one involving the two
cent fare law, and the other the "Jim
Crow car law. The latter case, in
which Judge Hook decided in favor
Of the railroads and against the con-
tention of the negroes affected, is
said to have been the final cause of
the Presidents turning from the Kan
sas jurist. Labor organizations pro-
tested against Secretary Nagel on the
ground that he had been too lenient
in the enforcement of the immigra
ton laws.
Taft Named Ma iority Of Judges.
When Chancellor Pitney shall have
been confirmed by the Senate, ant
has taken his place on the supreme
court, President Taft will have haG
the extraordinary experience of hav
ing constituted majority of the high
est tribunal in the land--a bench Or
which it had been his most exalted
ambition to serve as chief Justice.
> In addition to naming five new JUS
tees on a court of nine, President
: Taft also had the distinction of ele
waiting Associate Justice Edward D
| White, to the chief judgeship, making
i'll all six supreme court appointments
; during the three years he has beer
President.
f The five associate justices were,
= Messrs. Lurton, Hughes, Vandevanter
| Lamar and Pitney.
: The Usual Protest.
Des Mones, Ia. Feb. ia. L.
2 Urick, president of the Iowa Fedora
i, tion of Labor, today addressed Sena
tors Cumnins and Kenyon at Wash
2 lngton, protesting against the ap
5 pointment by President Taft of Chan
cellor Mahlon Pitney of New Jersey
l. to succeed the late Justice Harlan oI
2 the supreme bench
Property v. Human Rights.
In a statement President Uric]
said the appointment of Pitney wollt
: be inimical to the interests of the en-
tire working class in the United
States. He cited several recent judi
cial opinions as evidence of this state
ment referring particularly to thu
. case of Frank and DUNCAN VS.. Heroic
' as indicating that Chancellor Pitne,
d was irrevocably pledged to propert,
l. rights as against human rights
(. THE opponents OF organization
e among employees and those who ad
e vocate property rights to the exclu
,f sion of all others, would be mucl
It pleased to have Judge on the su
s. preme bench with a judicial mind S,
e we'll developed in their interests,
y said Mr. Urick, but the individua
IS who believes personal rights shoul,
be respected, President Taft's az
pointment of Mr.. Pitney will be mos
' disastrous at this time.
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