The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
SUPERIOR COURT
 JUDGES DECLINE
 FEDERAL BENCH
gudges Wheeler and Curtis In timated That They Did Not
 Care For Appointment.
RfcREYNOLDS HIMSELF
 SETTLES LONG CONTEST
Confirmation by Senate of Nomination of Thomas Elk
 pected in Few Days.

pected in Few Days.
 Washington, Oct. 17.-The name of Edwin S. Thomas of West Haven was
 ssntto. the Senate by President Will Son yesterday for United States dis trict judge for the district of Connecti- cut The nomination was at once re- ferred to the judiciary committee and win probably be reported back to the Senate in the course of ten days.
 Fhe nomination of MT. Thomas ends A light in the ranks of the Connecticut delegation which has been in progress since the election of President Wilson last November The fight has been
 marked with bitterness not only here but in Connecticut among the parti- sans of the various candidates
 - SETTLED LONG AGO.
 The nomination of MT. Thomas has been practically certain since three EeekE or more ago when Attorney General McReynolds held conferences tn New York with MT. Thomas. and
 Probate Judge Charles w. Lock wood, of Stamford. Thomas F. Noone, of Rockville William D. Thoms, of Waterbury, Walter J. Walsh and aar- Fisou Hewett Of New Haven and all the other candidates for the place were practically eliminated some months nzFnS Samuel H. Fisher of New Ha- ven, who was nominated for the place by President Taft and who failed of conhrznafions Eliminated himself some time ago when his friends learned how khe night was going
 when these various candidates had been elizninated the place was offered fo Superior- Court Judge Howard c. Ezrtzs Of Bridgeport, and to Justice Gsorgs ". Wheeler, Of the Connecti- ru& supreme court It may not have been directly OfreFed to these 3aFiBts, hxzt they were eounded upon the. mat Der and they both gave notice that hey dldnsf-Waut 1t
 THOaHAs. LOCKWOOD. MARVIN. 2 Then Ehe cI1oiee fell on Edwin s. Probate Judge Waldo P Marvin of E1artford Judge Marvin was not arIx- Toug for it and he said so. The friends pf the other two men, however, work nd hard to land the place and agents Df the department of justice were sent bf each Complaint had been made sarly in the race about MT. Thomas and his record was very carefully gone bver and everything of a derogatory nature was dug up and scrutizined-
 In re1eKence to the investigation a funny thing happened After it was practically certain that MT. Thomas would get the place a New Havener wired the attorney general that Mr. EhoHas was not a proper person for khe place and gave the reason why. Eha Dartfcu1ar reason happened to be bne of the things which the agents of the departmetn of Justice had looked Hp 90 the attorney general promptly wired back to the New Havener to pone 4dn and prove his case. He got no auRWer-
 The irrQuiry into the records of hHeasrs- Thomas and Lockwood was Batfsfacnory in eyery@way and the eholee a month ago lay solely between khese two men No one else at that time was considered for it. Then. t1Iel etsoruey general sent for both men and held a conference with each. At me concLusion of these conferences t was practically determined that Thomas should be judge and Lock wood should get a place in the attor- hey generals department
 CONFIRMATION CERTAIN.
 h the meantime the friends of DIT a possible objection which might Arfss after the name had been recoun- 1 hended by the attorney general to the Frssident Thus fortified the attorney kenera1 sent the name to the President end yesterday the President sent it to l n1e Senate
 After the name had gone to the Pres bdent some Of the Connecticut con RreAsmen and delegations from New | Haven called on the President to urge | he appointment of some other candi- | hate but to all of them the President | b--eported to have said that he would | Depend upon the recomm endation of Attorney General McReynoldS.
 The investigation made by the attor- Aey generals office was so thorough Dhat there fs little or no chance of any lpposition to the nomination being suc- sessfu1.
 The position of district judge car Pies salary of $7.5O0 and is practi- ally for life The judge has the ap- cotntment of two referees in-bank- elptcy, a clerk of the court and other