The Washington times., 1916-10-12
ATTORNEYS URGING.
APPOINTMENT SOON.
OF DISTRICT JUDGE.
Corporation Counsel Conrad
Syme Among Those Advo-
GATED for Supreme Court.

Owing TO congestion Of business pend
ing before the Supreme Court OF the
District. attorneys are hopeful that a
successor will be appointed soon to Nil
the vacancy created by the death Of
Justice Thomas II. Anderson.
Much speculation is heard among at
torneys regarding the man to be Sc
,lsctsd.
Appointment Of Corporation Counsel
Conrad Syme IL being urged, and At
torneys G. G. Tucker and Charles A.
Keigwin are among the District legal
Assistant Attorney General Samuel J..
Graham, who was detailed by the At
torney General to investigate and pass
on applicants for other plums, Is being
mentioned as q possible choice should
the President 70 outside of active mem
bers Of the District bar to make a Sc
lection.
william Hitz, associated with the De-
partment Of Justice. as a special as
sistant, at the Court OF Claims, and n
District man, is said to have much
support for the appointment.
Local Attorneys Urged.
c. c. Tucker and Charles A, Keigwin
were both urged for appointment to
the District Supreme Bench when
President Wilson appointed Chief Jus
Mccoy and Siddons. Although no spe-
cial effort has been made recently
by their friends to urge them for the
vacancy caused by the death of the
hate Justice Anderson. their indorse-
ments are on file and available for
reference by the Attorney General.
The only formal Endorsements OF can
didates for the vacancy thus far re-
ceived at the department are those
favoring William Henry White for
In
the District, and j. NJ. Gudger former
member of Congress.
AS matter of fact there Is no i'm
dication of q definite character at the
department Of Justice that Attorney
Genearl Gregory, upon whose recon-
msndation the President would rely,
2 actively concerning himself with
the vacancy at this time.
Took Up Other Vacancies.
Two weeks ago he visited the Pres
idsnt at Shadow Lawn. but is under
stood to have confined himself to
matters connected with vacant judge
ships In Ohio. Louisiana, and New
M NJ and the approaching vacancy
At the same time It Is appreciated at
the department that the vacancy on the
District Supreme Bench should be filled
az soon as possible. owing to the
crowded condition of the court docket
torney General may get behind the
movement started among attorneys here
to increase the size of the District su.
prene Bench by adding two members
In this way, 1t Is suggested, conges.
ton in the business of the courts could
be avoided.
Attorndey General Gregory has unde,
consideration the necessity of recon.
intending q man to succeed Police Cour,
Justice Pugh. II IL thought that hi
Will probably make his recommendation
Mt the same time that he proposes q
man for the vacancy on the Supreme
Bench.
Advocates OF District candidates fol
the position point to the fact that the
Administration should appoint a Demo
crat whose home II In Washington
They declare that with the exception
of Justice Siddone. no appointment In
many years past has been given a DIS.
trtct resident.
In support of the contention that a
Democrat should be given the post not.
wtthstanding that three members OF the
present five Justices are of that political
persuasion. II is pointed out that the
Republican party controlled the District
bench during the period from 1887 tc
ls1t