Evening star., 1914-07-23
Objections Urged.

Inc STATE QeIuOCrallc organization has
complained that the effect Of the law Is
to encourage milk-and-water democrats
who want federal patronage to trade
with the opposition party and to weaken
their allegiance to the democratic party.
The republicans and bull moose people
charge that Ed. Johnson and his STRAW
party organization" are using the pa
tronage in crafty manner to bring re-
suits to their congressional party tickets
in November.
The putting into effect of the Richards
primary law was submitted to President
Wilson and Postmaster General Burleson
a year ago. but at that time an opinion
from the attorney general of South Da-
kota was submitted claiming that the
law could not then become operative as
the legal party machinery to operate it
had not been chosen by primary This
objection, it is held, cannot be applied
now. inasmuch as the machinery of the
democratic party, state and county, was
chosen in the primaries held last March.
Will Not Name Old Man.
President Wilson today told an in
fiuential North Carolina delegation
that he will not name a man as as
scciate justice of the Supreme Court, in
place Of the late Justice Lurton, who is
above sixty years of age if he can find
suitable man below that age. The
decision was made on the presentation
to him of the desire of North Caro-
Iinians to see Judge Walter Clark Of
the supreme court Of that state hon
ored by an appointment to the Supreme
bench. Judge Clark was one of the
country. supporting w. ]. Bryan in
1896, and has a great record as q
jurist, it is said. Senators Simmons
and Overman told the President about
HI, <~1a hrf iy,nr
found that Judge Clark is sixty-eight
years old, amounting to disqualification
under the age limit of the administra-
! tion.
| McReynolds have followed an age limit
| in federal judgeship appointments since
| this administration came into power.
For district Judges the two have tried
and have repeatedly declined to accept
| candidates who, by reason of advanced
age. could not expect to give the gov
| ernment many years of service
Representative Dickinson of Missouri
| submitted to the President today data
supporting Missouris candidate for as
| sociate justice. Judge W. w. Graves
of the supreme court of that state.
Gov. Major of Missouri was to have
come here personally to present the
claims Of Judge Graves but sent a tele-
| gram to Judge Dickinson saving that
the entire state was behind It's most
distinguished jurist.
! President Wilson has said nothing to
| Indicate his displeasure at the presenta-
ton of the claims of candidates for the
court. but it is we'll known that he has
never yet appointed a man to a place OF
that Importance who did anything to
promote his candidacy for it, and, or
the other hand. has sought to secure
appointees who were in no manner can
didates. 1t is believed that he will fol.
low this rule in the Supreme Court ap-
pointment.
Invitations Pour In.
President Wilson was today given op
portunity to personally address "big busi
ness" in an invitation that came t.
him from a committee Of the Mer-
chants Association of New York, con-
tanning in it's membership some of the
wealthiest and most powerful busines:
men in the country. The President wa:
told that the annual banquet OF the as
sociation is held in the fall OF each veal
and that If he can find 1t convenient tt
accept the invitation the date Tor his ap
pearance will be fixed at any time ne see'
fit. The President will consider the in
vitation.
That the President is hoping to bt
away from Washington on MS Vacatlor