Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-07
GOVERNOR WILL
FILL VACANCY IN
SUPREME court
Successor to Justice Ailshie
Will Be Named by Cover
nor Haines During the
Present Week.

Governor John NJ. Haines will ap-
point justice for the supreme court
during the week and not later than
next Sunday. This fact was learned
from an authentic source today. The
appointment would have been made
last Saturday had there not been
hitch in the program. That the ap-
pointee will be a northern Idaho attor-
uey is generally conceded among those
state officials who have been taken into
confidence on the matter, but there Is
a possibility the geographical feature
may be switched. Governor Haines has
The matter under consideration--in fact
the governor is giving it his most SER
tous consideration at the present time
Prior to the primary election and
when he accepted the resignation of
former Chief Justice James F. Ailshie,
defeated senatorial candidate, Cover
nor Haines announced that he would
DOT make an appointment of his sue
sessor until after the primaries as the
court would soon be in recess and the
justices taking their vacations. The
result was that since that time there
has virtually been no supreme court
as there is but one justice in the state
1oNernor akn9 neSt
Since the primary election Governor
Haines has been busy keeping the
wires warm on the selection. of a sue
cessor to former Justice Ailshie. The
governor left yesterday for Hot Lake,
Ore, where he expects to spend the
present week resting. 1t Is while he Is
there that the appointment of the JUS
tice will be settled. Whether or not it
vii lbe decided as the result of a con-
ference with interested parties Is not
known The governor said before
leaving that he was going to the Ore
gon health resort so that he could
escape all worry for a little while and
just rest.
1t is now generally accepted as GER
tain by those close to the supreme
court situation that the resignation of
Justice George II. Stewart, who is ill
and at sanitarium at Portland, will
soon be forthcoming and placed in
the hands of the governor This act
will require the governor to appoint
his successor. Since he left the state
Justice Stewart has from time to time
been extended 30-day periods of alb
sence by the governor. 1t is said his
be unable to go upon the bench again.
Prospective Material.
1t is not considered at all probable
that Governor Haines will appoint one
of the two successful supreme court
justice nominees, William M. Morgan
and e. II. Walters, to succeed former
Justice Ailshie. The man who will
ultimately be selected will, 1t is said,
be an attorney of prominence in the
panhandle. 1t has been suggested that
the governor might name one of the
three defeated nominees, Charles w.
Beale, Warren Truitt and Ben F.
Tweedy. The name of James w. Babb,
of Lewiston, has also been associated
with the appointment.
The appointment is but a short term
one. for at the general election a SUI
preme court justice will be elected and
the appointee will only hold office I'M
til such a time as the successful nom
inee can qualify or for but a period of
u few short months. 1t is because of
this fact, it is said, there is SO much
difficulty being encountered in select
ing a successor to former Justice ALL
SHE.