The Washington herald., 1914-09-30
naming M'COY
MAY END PROBE
Appointment to the District
Bench Indicates Conclusion
Of Wright Inquiry.
SIDD0NS "NEXT" CHOICE
New Jersey Representative to Leave
Congress Immediately Upon
Confirmation.
SIDDONS "NEXT" CHOICE

That the namination yesterday Of Rep
resentative Walter i. Mccoy. OF New
Jersey. TO be a member OF the District
Supreme bench, is the forerunner Of a
definite conclusion Of the Wright inyes-
tigation, Is the prevalent belief in inter
ested circles here.
A semi-officlal announcement that Dis
trict Commissioner Frederick L. Siddons
will receive the next" appointment TO
the local bench lends color to this be-
lief. On the other hand. Justice Wright
has not seen Mt TO elaborate On his re-
| cent denial that he had resigned or con-
templated such action. and members of
the Judiciary Committee OF the House re-
| fuse to discuss the report.
Mr.. Mccoy said yesterday that he
would resign from the House Immediate
Iy upon his confirmation by the Senate,
in order TO assume his duties as early
In the October term as possible. The res
ignation of Representative J. Harry Gov
ingtOn. Of Maryland, the new chief jus
tice, becomes effective tomorrow.
Drops Out Of investigation.
In view Of his appointment TO the bench.
Mr.. Mccoy will take no further part in
the Wright investigation. nor will he
have a hand in the preparation ofe any
report which the subcommittee OF which
he is chairman and which has been con-
Quoting the investigation may prepare. II
Is considered improbable that the in
vestigation will be carried forward fur
ther. although there yet remain three
members OF the subcommittee.
Mr.. Mccoy refused yesterday to dis
cuss the report that Justice Wright has
placed a conditional resignation at the
disposal OF the Judiciary Committee. be-
yond admitting that. where there is so
much smoke, there may be some FIRE"
Justice Wright has denied the report. q"
said Mr.. Mccoy. and anything further
must come from him. II is wholly up 10
Justice Wright whether he shall resign
or not. | have not prepared a report on
the case so far. and will have no hand
in the preparation OF any report which
the subcommittee may make" Mr.. Nc
Coy said he did not know OF any au-
thoritative proposal involving the offering
Of Justice Wright's resignatio to the
subcommittee.
Supported by State Delegation.
Mr.. McCoy's candidacy commanded the
support OF the entire New Jersey delega-
tion in Congress. headed by Representa-
tives Townsend and TuttIe both OF whom
have worked particularly hard and most
effectively in his interests. The fact that
Attorney General McReynolds. during his
incumbenCy. refused to indorse Commits
sioner Siddons, who was the Presidents
personal choice. gave Mr.. MCCoy's friends
the opening which enabled them TO press
his claims
The New Jersey member brings to the
District bench more than twenty-four
years experience as a praCtIcinG attor-
ney in New York City. Born in Troy,
n. Y. in 1853. he received a bachelor OF
arts degree from Princeton in 1879. the
year OF President Wilson's graduation.
After a three-year course at Harvard, he
graduated in 1852 with the degree OF
Of laws. and four years
later received the degree Of master OF
arts from Harvard. That same year he
was admitted TO the bar in New York
and commenced practice. He was elected
to Congress from the Eighth New Jersey
district in 1910. and reelected from the
Ninth district two years later. He was
for Congress again in the
New Jersey primaries last week.
In lSS6 Mr.. Mccoy married Miss Kate
PhilbriCk Baldwin. of Savannah Ga |
They have five children. ranging in age
from ten to twenty-five years. Since COM I
ing to Washington the McCoys have re- |
sided at the Wyoming.