The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-17
BIG FIGHT OVER
FEDERAL JUDGESHIP
CONFIRMATION OF WHIPPLE
TO BE FOUGHT BY BOTH
HARDWICK AND SMITH
The PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED
TO STAND BY HIS NOMINEE
Made Effort to Eliminate fractional
Politics in the Appointment Much
Friction Between Senators and
Department of Justice.

Friction Between Senators and /
Department of Justice.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The nom
nation by President Wilson of Judge
U. V. Whipple, of Cordele, to be
United States judge for the South
ern district of Georgia, succeeding
the late Judge w. w. Lambdin. was
made upon the recommendation of !
Acknowledgement Gregory and in OPP
position to the wishes of both of
the United States Senators from
Georgia.
Hon. w. W. Osborne, of Savan-
nah, was first agreed upon by both
of the Georgia senator's and pressed
for the appointment, but in defer
ence to the pressure brought to bear
by the prohibition forces in the
state, both senators promptly with
drew their support from Mr.. Os-
borne and his name was not pressed
for the appointment.
The Georgia senator's then agreed
upon Hon. John T. West, of Thorn
son, Ga, and have repeatedly press
ed his claims upon the attention of
the department of justice.
President Wilson'S Position.
1t is known that President Wilson
is opposed to the use OF judicial an
pointments as rewards for partisan
political services, and that he has
been endeavOring to fill the vacancy
by the appointment of some attor-
ney who is more noted for ability
and experience than for factional
utilization ri
Judge Frank Park, the present
member of congress, was according
ly presented to the president by the
department of justice, and the presi-
dent offered him the appointment.
which was not made, however, on
account of the protest of the Geor-
gla senators that hirT appointment
would be personally offensive to
them.
The department of justice then
considered the names of a number
of able South Georgia attorneys, in
Guiding Judges w. E. Thomas, of
ValdOsta, Merrill Hansell of Thomas
vile, George T. Cam of Savannah,
H. B. Strange of Statesboro, Attor-
neys W, H. Barrett of Augusta and
W. H. Davis of Waynesboro and ex-
Congressman Edwards of the First
district.
Neither of the Georgia senator's
would agree to the appointment of
either of the attorneys whose names
were considered by the department
of justice, and finally the attorney
general recommended Judge u. V.
Whipple, as capable attorney, ripe
in experience and free from the
faint of partisan activity in state
politics
President Wilson, it is said, well
coined the nomination of Judge
Whipple
Trying to Reconcile Factions.
The appointment of Mr. Whipple
is construed here as an effort by
the president to reconcile, if possible,
the contending factions in Georgia
for some time that the department
of justice has attempted in its deal
ing with the situation to recognize
if possible, the claims of what is now
the dominant faction in Georgia
to some one man. 1t has been known
democracy-the followers and sup
porters of Governor-elect Hugh NJ.
Dorsey-and at the same time at
tempt to secure the aquiesence of
both senators who represent differ
ent school of political thought and
practice. 1t is known that the sug-
gestion of Congressman Frank Park
for the judgeship was a definite
move to this end, which, however,
fell by the way.
Fielder Is Out of 1t.
Senator Hardwick's stand, which
has been personally outlined by him
to the president, is that he is UNI
equivOcally for John T. West and no
other, but that he would not oppose
the confirmation of either w. w.
Osborne, of Savannah, or Joseph f.
Pottle, of Milledgeville. 1t is under
stood that at this conference the
president said he would not under
any circumstances nominate T. S.
4 CluClJ VI hdCOH. w u6lHeE ne Qe-
fined reasons at that time is not
public property, but there are those
who declare that the president takes
the stand that to appoint Fielder
would lay the administration open
to the charge of having been party to
a trade" at the time Senator Hard
wick was nominated at the Macon
convention, after long and sensa-
tional fight with the delegates of
then Governor John M. Slaton, by
the Fielder delegates going to his
support in a body.
1t now appears that Senator Hard
wick will launch a determined effort
to defeat the confirmation of Presi-
dent Wilson's appointee, and that he
has secured the1consent of Senator
Smith TO join HIN in the fight.
Parties close to the administration
claim that the president is PERSONAL
ly familiar with the political situa-
tim in Gqnrceia and that ha doaS