Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-21
'S|DDONS APPOINTED
TOD|STR|CT BENCH
President Sends Name to the
Senate as Associate Justice
ofLocaI Supreme Court.
ACTION FOLLOWS CON-
Ference WITH GREGORY
Hopes for Confirmation So Wright
Vacancy May Be Filled Without
Delaying Work.

After a conference between President
Wilson and Attorney General Gregory
at 1890 o'clock today, the nomina tion
of Frederick L. Siddons as associate
justice of the District Supreme Court, to
succeed Associate Justice Wright.
whose resignation will become eff
fective November Is. was sent to the
Senate this afternoon.
On leaving the White House Attor-
ney General Gregory was asked about
reports that he could not recommend
Mr.. Siddons.
You see 1 did recommend him." said
Mr. Gregory, land I do not think his
nomination can be justly or fairly
Beyond this Mr.. Gregory would not
There have been many rumors afioat
as to this important Judicial NOMINATION Ia u n
Friday of the statement that the Attor-
ney General was understood to be pre-.
pared to recommend Mr.. Stddons. and
that the President would send In the
nomination.
False Rumors Ahoat.
The reports went so far as to state
that Mr. Gregory was opposed to Mr..
Siddons and would not recommend him,
regardless Of the Presidents views as to
the qualifications of the Commissioner.
These reports, as became officially
known today, were erroneous. as MI.
Gregory had simply delayed sending his
recommendation to the White House.
The President made the nomi-
nation today that the Senate might
have opportunity to consider the mat
ter and. If possible. confirm the nomi-
nation. SO that the successor to Justice
Wright might enter upon his work
November Is. The condition Of the
resented as being exceedingly crowded.
| If the nomination had been delayed
until next December 1t would have
been impossible for the successor of
some weeks after the vacancy &C.
CURED.
Forecast for Some Time.
The nomination of Commissioner Sid
dons has been practically foregone
| conclusion for long time. The dim
Guilty in the way up to q few weeks
ago was the attitude Of Attorney Gen.
eral McReynolds, who Is understood to
have believed that there were other at
| torneys in the District better suited
for the place The President had con-
ference with Mr.. McReynolds on the
subject, and obtained the views of the
new associate justice Of the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Mr.. McReynolds view did not change
the opinion of the President, who indi-
| Gated to Mr.. Gregory some time ago
| that if Mr.. Siddons was found to be
suitable to the bench in the District he
would like to send in the nomination.
Since then Mr. Gregory has been Civ
ing the matter attention. with the re-
suit that became kacwn today.
Temperament Satisfactory.
opuosition to Mr. siddons had de-
veloped at the Department of Justice
| for some months on the ground that
he had not had sufficient experience at
| the District bar to be as fully equip
ned for the bench as a number of other
lawyers. The President, however, Is
understood to have reached his deci-
sion not so much on the absolute
qualification issue as upon his belief
| that Mr. Siddons' temperament was
/ go before him without so much at
| tention being paid to rules of the court.
| The nomination of Louis S. Brownlow
| to be District Commissioner to succeed
Mr.. SiddonS will not be made by the
| President until the Senate has acted
and there is vacancy IN the list OF
Commissioners. The nomination of Mr..
| the President for some time.
| Siddons Is Pleased.
| When Informed that his nomination
had been sent to the Senate. Commits
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