The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-11
NO COMPROMISE ON JUDGE PROBLEM
 APPEARS LIKELY
Alabama Congressmen Un- yielding In Supporting FavOrites = States
 Chances Menaced

Washington. September 1o.-fSpe- cial )-Lines today were frightened strongly between the Alabama can didates for judge in the Fifth judicial circuit and the supporters of each pre-
 pared for an aggressive fight to the
 bitter end. Apparently the visits of
 Judge Walker to the department of
 justice and the capitol have stirred
 the friends of the other aspirants to
 greater activity and any compromise
 between the various clements in the
 delegation seems out of the question.
 Following their recent visit to the
 department of justice and Senator
 Whites call with Judge Walker on At
 torney General Gregory yesterday,
 Senators Bankhead and White today
 called at the White House and urged
 on President Wilson the selection of
 Judge Walker. Both explained their
 views of Judge Walkers qualifications
 and 1t Is understood the President was reminded that Judge Walk CT is an old Princeton man and friend of the President.
 Argument for Hood
 Equally strong, however, was the argument in favor of 0. R. Hood pre- sented to the department of justice to- day by Representative Burnett, who
 left large bundle of inducements for
 perusal by the Attorney General. In
 his own letter MT. Burnett described
 MT Hoo1.as the peer of Judge Wal
 ker and the other candidates in abil- | 1ty and experience. This being the case
 ne added it came within the bounds of propriety to compare their services to the democratic party and said that MT.
 Hood always had been loyal and ac- | tive worker. while Judge Walker
 never had aided it actively So he urged that the phase of the situation be given weight.
 1 MT. Burnett also made appointment | for a personal interview with Attorney General Gregory tomorrow, his visit Icing curtailed by the necessity for his presence in the House. Still further ac- | tivity also was noted among the l friends of John R. Knox and Represen- tatives Blackmon. Dent Mulkie anc
 Abercrombie laid further plans for ad- vancing his cause
 Grubb Compromise Candidate l While compromise on any one Of the favorites of various congressman seems out of the question 1t might not be | impossible in the case of a man like Judge Grubb, who has no active work CTS at court, yet whose qualifications ana attainments are unquest1oned by any member of the Senate or House 1 from Alabama. Besides this, he is said by several to be in line for well earned promotion and in the last analysis he | is d man behind whom the delegation might concentrate its forces in an eff fort to retain the position for the state. As friends of Judge Walked see the situation it is either Walker or Sem
 ator Bryan of Florida" with such a number of rivals of such high calibre and strength of indorsement Judge Walkers selection is by no means as-
 sured, thus giving great advantage to Senator Bryan and his state. Union among the congressman from Alabama appears to be the only method by which they can keep the office in their state and compromise on some man whom none yet has indorsed seems tv
 be the only way out of the complica- I tion c. E. S.