The Washington times., 1912-06-28
YOUNG LAWYERS
NAME WILL CO
BEFORE SENATE
Kentuckian Selected BY
President AS Solicitor
General.

1t was definitely announced at the
White House today that william Mar
shall Bullitt. the young attorney of
Louisville, KY, will be the next So
licitor General of the United States.
His nomination to succeed Fred
erick w. Lehman. will be sent to the
Senate for confirmation Monday, ac-
cording to Senator Bradley of Ken
lucky who conferred with President
Taft today.
William Marshall Bullitt Is one of
the most striking and unique figures in
Kentucky politics. He is still in the
thirties and does not weigh more than
I25 pounds, but is described as a human
steam engine.
Friends say he can say more words
in o minute than any other man in Ken
lucky. He can do more different things
in a given space of time than any other
man who has developed in Kentucky
politics in recent years. He goes from
morning until night. and if he ever tires
he never shows 1t.
Has Big Law Practice.
Besides having large corporation
law practice and being the chief counsel
for such institutions as the Whisky
combine, number of banks and trust
companies, he is the chairman of the
Louisville board of public safety, is
easily the dominating force OF Louis
Nille's city administration and a big fac
tor in Republican politics and the recog-
nized leader of the Taft forces in Ken
lucky.
He is the man who arose in a recent
Republican State convention in Louis
Vile and said that the men who killed
William Goebel should be hanged higher
than Haman.
Council for Fusionists.
He is the man who was chief counsel
for the fusionists who ousted the Louis
Vile Democrats from office after a liti-
cation covering a period of two years
He is the man who stood before the
Kentucky court of appeals, composed of
six Democrats and one Republican,, and
talked them into delivering a decision
which may keep Louisville and Ken
lucky Republican for ten or twenty
years.
The court delivered the opinion Just
as Mr.. Bullitt wanted 1t delivered, 1t
ousted the Democrats of Louisville and
placed the appointing power in the hands
Of the governor, who appointed men
who, while known as Democrats, were
men who had been Mr.. Bullitt's closest
friends and associates, and with whom
and over whom he exercised the greatest
influence.
He was one of Mayor Robert w. Bing-
hams advisers and was appointed one
OF three men to spend S25, 900 or $50. 900 In
investigating the affairs OF the Louis
vile Water Company
Leader In Politics.
Mr.. Bulitt holds the independent or
mugwump element of the Democratic
party in his hand. The Republican or
ganization in Louisville is held in the
same place.
While the master of the situation here
and forcing a Republican State conven-
tion to vote down or rather table a reso-
luton indorsing William o. Bradley
for United states Senator, he, although
in the background, was making Demo-
cratic State administration do his bid
ding.
Fought In the Open.
He made his fight on the law, but he
knew the men and the channels to en-
ploy in order that all powerful poll
ticians at Frankfort might fall victims
to a plan whereby they might get
revenge and occupy vantage ground.
His fight was a legitimate one, and one
made above board and In the open, SO
no one can complain of what Mr.. Bull
lit did
Dupring the last campaign he made
practically all the speeches for the
Louisville Republicans, organized their
wards and precincts for them, dictated
their policies and platforms, and on
election day visited every precinct in
the district. and If any election officer
was not doing what Mr., Bullitt thought
he ought to do, he had that officer ar
rested.
Bullitt Has Enemies.
Some of the Republicans do not like
Mr.. Bullitt. but that makes no differ
ence to Mr.. Bullitt. He has impressed
them with the fact that he led them out
of the wilderness into the land of
plenty and pie.
He went down into the Twelfth ward,
where he had designated score Of
Democrats as men who should be DE
hind prison bars" and announced that