Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-03
NAY NOT APPOINT
A JUSTICE Until
After PRIMARY
Governor Haines Likely to
Wait Until Voters Elk
press Preference for Sue
cessor to Judge Ailshie.

III Governor Haines name sue
ces or to Chief Justice Ailshie i'm
e4iately after his resignation goes
no effect July 20, or will he wait
/ ltil after electors have shown a pref
: ence at the primaries and present
ne judgeship to one of the nominees
II is Is a question that is causing
j ot little speculation in political cir
e. 1t Is said by party leaders of all
tt.ss that no other governor in the
IS .ory of Idaho has been confronted
itd exactly the same situation as
overnor Haines, /. e., the power to
anne at least one if not two members
oe the supreme court and the prospects
CT naming two more in the event the
institutional amendment submitted
to the voters this fall increasing the
bench to five members carries.
1t is a current topic in political cir
C'es here that pressure alone forced
Chief Justice Ailshie finally to set a
definite date for the presentation OF
his resignation. This pressure is said
to have come from many parts of the
state His political advisers are said
to have pointedly informed him that
he could not longer remain on the
bench and be candidate for United
States senator at the same time. His
political enemies are said to have TAX
en- advantage of the fact this situation
existed and to have scored him Sc
verely.
Now Up to Governor.
The final definite announcement,
however that the chief Justice is to
resign, has brought about an interest
ing situation. The issue Of an appoint
rpent is now squarely up to the gov
ernor. That the chief executive is
sriously considering the laying of the
matter over until after the primaries,
Sept. 1, is now a well known fact. It
is claimed by his friends that he will
use political judgment If he holds off.
They assert that 1t would not be pol
DC to Immediately name a successor
10 the chief justice next month.
1t is said that the court Is confronted
With a great deal of work and that
it will therefore be necessary immedi-
q tely to name a successor to Justice
Ailshle in order to relieve this. This
feature Of the situation is being seri-
ously considered.
The appointment will be but for the
recess, the appointed holding office
only until Jan. /. 1918. 1t is for this
reason there are not a large number
II candidates in the field. Prominent
ly linked with the appointment is the
name Of Lieutenant Governor Herman
II. Taylor. His friends say that he
can have the recess appointment for
the asking. When seen Lieutenant
Governor Taylor had nothing to say
with reference to the vacancy or the
appointment. It is understood he Is
opposed to making a campaign for the
office which his friends say he would
have to do If appointed.
Robert N. Dunn of Occur d'Alene
has also been mentioned. Those north
ern party leaders now in the city from
the panhandle say that Judge Dunn
has no desire to take a recess appoint
ment which would mean his resignation
from the district bench. That he car
be reelected district judge almost
without opposition IS generally con-
ceded and for that reason they say that
be will ponder deeply in the event the
appointment is offered to him by the
governor.
Urge Younger Mon.
The general impression prevails that