New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-07
|SENATE ELDERS RETIRE HIGH IDEAL FOR JUDGES
Wilson to Consider Candidates
Merit and Fitness First.
MANY VACANCIES TO FILL
One of Most Important Is Gross.
cups Place, and Edward O.
Brown May Get It.
From The Tribune Buroau ,

| Washingtn, March 6.-President WiIso,
! has made it plain to some of his frie,d.
/ that. in the Selection OF men for IN,
, numerous judicial vacancies he will have
to FIJI, merit and fitness will be para.
mount, and that he will resent recon.
mendations based primarily on political
considerations lie feels that those loval
to his administration should not imposo
on him recommendations for judicial Of.
ficals Of men who are not qualified by
their attachments to reflect credit on the
administration appointing them
Many judicial vacancies remain to be
| filed. For many Of these President Taft
nominated men, but his nominations were
not confirmed, and there is reason TO be-
| lieve that in several instances President
Wilson will substitute Democrats for Re.
publicans whose name have been before
the Senate.
| One of the important places to be filed
| is that on the Circuit Court Of Appeals
vacated by Judge Grosscup. OF Illinois
Many Democrats are urging the appoint
ment to the place OF Representative
l. al
by those close TO the President that such
recommendations are inspired more by the
feeling that Mr.. Evans is a good fellow
| and that he was somewhat harshly treat
ed IN not being returned to the House,
than by any peculiar qualifications which
the Illinois politician has for the duties
Of the bench.
much more promising candidate for
this vacancy is Judge Edward o. Brown,
now a member OF the Illinois Appellate
Court. a lifelong Democrat, but one whose
legal and judicial attachments are so pre-
eminent that President Taft long con-
sjdered the ACCESSIBILITY Of naming him
| for the vacancy before finally yielding 10
the representations of the Illinois dele
cation in Congress and naming Judge
Carpenter. a lifelong Republican. Judge
| Brown has been on the bench practically
nine wears. and has won the admiration
and respect of the judiciary and the bar
of Illinois TO so notable an extent as u
result IN his being strongly Endorsed %
President Taft as the man whose ap-
pointment would be most pleasing 10
great majority of the legal profession u
Illinois. irrespective Of party. this assuT-
ance coming from several prominent Ke-
publicans Equally strong endorsements
Of Judge Brown are now coming TO Pres.-
don't Wilson from prominent Democrats.
Another man who has some strong N
euence back of him for this important
most is Edgar l.. Masters, who is said 70
have the backing Of Secretary Bryan ana
of the secretary Of Labor. Mr. wilson.
Mr. Masters was. however the partner o.
clarence barrow fact which, WINE "
NAV win for him the Endorsement OF tAs
Labor organizations, is not hKey /"
nrove A strong accommodation TO tAe
ATTORNEY General. Mr.. McReynolds' nor 10
the country at large.
Judge Brown is understood 70 nave ''i1
,.,dorsor,ent Of Governor Dunno WHO Is
himself a Judge Of distinction ana OK j.
Hamilton Lewis, who Is recognize DIS "
peculiarly able lawyer. despite his e,,'l.
tricities. and who stands an eA.''.'H'
chance Of election to the senate u,si.,'
tho iuplacable opposition OF Roger gum
van.