The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-03
Supreme Court Jurist Never
Recovered From Stroke Of
Paralysis Last Summer.
LANE MAY SUCCEED HIM
Chief Justice WinslOw Of Wis
cOnsin and +. W. lehman
Of st. Louis Mentioned.

NAsHlNGTOS, Jan. -.-JOs"rn ftuCker
Lamar. Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court, died at his resi-
donce In Washington Tonight after sew
eral months OF Illness which began with
an attack of parall sis at White sulphur
Springs, where he was spending the
summer.
After the attack the Justice was
brought to Washington and soon APP
pearcd to improve. but he remained un-
able to resume his place on the bench.
About week ago he was attacked
with severe cold. which did not yield
to treatment and symptoms of pneumonia
appeared lie has suffered from ex-
treme heart weakness almost from the
time OF the paralyiic attack at White
sulphur. II In understood that the i'm
mediate cause OF his death was heart
disease.
Appointed by Taft.
Justice Lamar was appointed to tho
bench by Presiden; Taft from the State
oil Georgia. lie was Democrat and
about a month past 80 years OF age at
the time of his appointment President
Taft became acquainted with him at
Augusta. Ga, where MIR. Lamar had
practised law for several years before
his appointment to the Supreme Court
bench
President Taft had spent much time
at Augusta, which was one OF the winter
resorts he freauented. Justice Lamar
had served a term on the supreme bench
OF Georgia, but resigned.
The Supreme Court which was TO have
resumed business tomorrow following
the holiday recess. will undoubtedly ad-
,ourn urca assembling and will probably
| no, resume It's si,tngs until after the
funeral. which will take place at
1 Augusta. ia.
For several weeks speculation has
/ been rife in official circles over the
/ probable successor to Justice Lamar.
based on the belief that the character
of his illness was such that he would
! not resume active work on the bench
A canvass was made of the Senate
and House looking to legislation for the
retirement OF Justice Lamar by special
act of Congress on full pay. Such legs-
lation was passed for the benefit Of
Justice Moody when he became inca
pacitated. The legislation for the re-
tirement OF Justice Lamar was sus-
pended after more favorable reports con-
cerning his condition were received.
Lane aud GRrrisOU.
The names Of two members or the
, Presidents cabinet nave hsureu III 'he
speculative gossip concerning the sue
ccssiou Secretary OF the Interior
Franklin X Lane has been frequentlS
named as mos, likely for the place u
was said that the President had nlau'
up his mind to appoint Mr.. Lane 10 th'
Supreme bench II it were possible foi
him to do 50 before the close OF MS
Presidential term
one strong point made for the Liant
appointment was the fact tha' ne served
for SO many Years IN th" Interstate
Commerce Commission with such grea
ability that hts appointment to the high
: est court, which is called on frequenti!
to consider questions relating To inter
state commerce. would he appropriate
and that Mr, Lanes experience would b.
; "a distinct acquisition to the bench.
. II has been said that II MI Ian
should be appointed to tie supreme benc
Secretary Houston would probably sue
= Another Cabinet name frequenti
mehtoheu " WA, n' h,,, ,a,,,a he ola,
INC A., 'r,,isan tn tho bsnr
, 70 "ppolnt vi, nt,,, rrnn, ,h. w,
. II ne cou'a ,,. Tbe suyyas
. pepar.'he''. at ''nn .nr,.,,o,, is hanat
= tioh tnat see'se",' % Sa,, rarsa, h a
cappeo u. ''e 10. ' ,ho cunrsr,
= one reP'eH' , 60 h,s ,nnn,n,
. peich IN Nv n,o' s, ,hn, C,I
= meht "pp"'.",s , u or.,ar,. Ian. n
= iorh'a' ~ni." ~ Sunr.,no CO..,
represe"t".p. '"'
n IN justice M'ne."a ., ,.,,,,., mama
;. futtihs "S w a,,h,. 30 ,h
ana cohs'u' ,sa, ~, pras
SITUATION !. .ia, siiari,,
- deht wouiu nc ,,,, 10 ~,
a 'he n''u"'e - Wh;,s and In.
= member 'h,e, 'uS'..e - ,,,a
. u'e Mcr'e! t.,,' no.is ~ ,,s,ico NcL.nn
:, tennessee ,sSp|s ,,,a,i,,o ~ ~
y is from W,.,.m VS.. Snth r.nr...nt,
y, Nah'er !ro'' wv"
" tives OF .ne ia' .a W.o', ,,, r,o,i.
the East Is ,rplessn.u ~ ,us,t'
a Holmes OF MaSs".nu'I, pi, =,
- Hughes on Ne" ioIh anu 'us. G,,'I
!, OF New jersey, .us.se ~ -, %
10 WV o''' .L Aua.hanjas and on
" ton west oi 'he Hlskn"'te @ So,
OF the ho'heS' e"''""''7 '''e "'"''
Poi't'c"' "ePre"e"'""'
II il presumed that the President "
IA n. disnosed to appoint a Democrat b
cause Justice Lamar was Democr
and before his death the Democrats hi
.. hm, ,hree representatives in the hgho
nj court and the Republicans six Besd
" ,hare an unWritten rule In the Sena