Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-20
NOTED LAWYER AND JURIST
Name Suggested to Chief Executive
Few Days Ago.
OPPOSITION IS DEVELOPING
Iowa Labor Leader Takes Exception
to Certain Decisions.
TWO OTHER JUDGES APPOINTED
Julius vi. Mayer of New York and
Ferdinand A. Geiger of Wis
consin Named for Dis
trict Bench.

WASHINGTON, Feb. i9-President
Taft today sent TO the senate the nom
ination Of Chancellor Mahlon Pitney of
New Jersey, to be an associate justice
Of. the United States supreme court.
He also nominated Julius NJ Mayer, of
New York City TO be Judge of the
United States district court for south
ern New York. and Ferdinand a. Geiger
cf Casvllle, Wis, to be district judge,
eastern district Of Wisconsin.
Many Years on bench.
The president had al. opportunity TO
talk with the New Jersey jurist last
week when he was In New York. Both
Chancellor Pitney and Justice swayze
were guests at the luncheon given in the
presidents honor by Governor Murphy.
Chancellor Pitney sat beside the presi.
dent, and the impression he made on the
chief executive at that time was reflected
in Mr.. Taft's speech at the close Of the
luncheon.
Chancellor Pitney meets many of the
presidents requirements for a supreme
court justice. He is just little more
than "a years old, six years under Mr.
Taft's age limit, and has been a prae-
ticing lawyer and a Judge since Iss2. He
served as associate justice Of the New
Jersey supreme court from 1901 to 1908.
and became chancellor in the latter year.
His term would expire in 1916. His home
is In Morristown.
The statement that Chancellor Pitney
would be named as the successor OF the
late Justice John NJ. Harlan was made
at the White House today subsequent
TO call by John w. Griggs. former at
torney general Of the United States and
a delegation of New Jersey lawyers. all
Of whom spoke Of Judge Pitney in the
highest terms.
Intended as Surprise.
The fact that Mr.. Taft probably would
select Chancellor Pitney did not become
known until last night, and then 1t was
discussed only among some OF the presi- |
dents closest friends. Unusual efforts
were made TO guard the secret. and the |
president had planned to send the nomi-
nation In today as a complete surprise. |
Mr.. Taft does not expect any opposition
lathe nomination.
"hNh thahtthoA HaNt 1
been confirmed, President Taft will have |
the extraordinary experience Of having
constituted a majority OF the highest |
tribunal In the land-a bench on which II |
had been his most exalted ambition to
serve as chief justice.
In addition to naming five new justices
on a court OF nine. President Taft also
had the distinction of elevating Associate
Justice Edward d. White to the chief
jdsticeship. The five associate justices
named by MFR. Taft were Messrs. Lurton,
Hughes, Van Deyenter. Lamar and Pit
ney.
Protest from Iowa Men.
DES MONIES. Ia. Feb. IA. l..
Trick. president Of the Iowa Federation
of Labor today addressed Senators Cum
minis and Kenyon at Washington, rro-
testing against the appointment by Presi-
dent Taft Of Chancellor Mahlon Pitney Of
New Jersey TO succeed the late Justice
Harlan Of the supreme bench.
In a statement TO the Associated Press
President Urlck declared that the ap-
pointment OF Pitney to the supreme bench
would be inimical to the interests Of the
entire working class In the United
States. He cited several recent judicial
opinions Of the New Jersey jurist as evil
dence Of this statement, referring par
tieularly TO the case Of Frank and Dun
gan against Herold from the Atlantic
Reporter. as indicating that Chancellor
Pitney was irrevoeably pledged to prop
eFty right against human rights.
The opponents of organization among
employees and those who advocate prop
erty rights to the exclusion OF all others,
should be much pleased 10 have a judge
on the supreme bench with a judicial
mind so well developed In their interests"
said Mr.. Urick, but TO the individual ,
who believes personal rights should be ,
President Taft's appointment ,
of Mr. Pitney viii be most disastrous at
this time"
Property Right i'm Servants.
The quotation from Chancellor Pitney's
decision referred to by Mr.. Urick follows: {
What right have Frank and DUNCAN ,
10 come here with this bill Of complaint ,
seeking to protect these females in their 2
right 10 walk the streets of ,
Paterson unmoIested. The answer TO n
this question is. that they are servants !
VI Frank and DUNCAN. / do not use the
word servant in any menial sense. Any
person who works for another Is a serv-
ant - the eyes Of the Law. NOw, the
relation Of master and servant being
shown to exist. the law is quite clear
Osouffnuad an Pace Tugoh