Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-26
NO AGREEMENT
ON JUDCESH|P
SAYS WOLCOTT
senator Says There is No Truth
in Report That Understand
ing Has Been Reached.
MATTER HANGS FIRE

Notwithstanding reports To the con-
trary. some of which have been recently
-nuhlished. United States Senators VII
!ard Salisbury and Josiah O. Wolcott
lave not come TO an agreement. accord
ing to the latter regarding the appoint
.ment of Judge for the United States
District Conrt, to fill the vacancy caused
by the retirement. last spring, OF Judge
Edw ard c. bradford
4 report was current Yesterday. and 1T
-sas nublished-not, however, by Every
Evening that the two Senators had
lgreed on United States District Al
'torney Charles T. Curicv for the vacant
Iudgeship and W Watson Harrington OF
Dover for district attorney TO succeed
flar Curlcy. IL know of no such agree
a,cnt," said Senator Wolcott, Yesterday
\afternoon, when inquiry was made, OF
him concerning the report. There has
,cen no agreement, so far rs am con-
'crned," ne said, which quickly set at rest
he rumor,
= Soon after the vacancy was created
Senator Nolcott, It became known,
favored the appointment of James II.
hughes, of Dover, while Senator Sauls-
i-urv, il was said. was favorable to his law
Issr, ner. Richard = Rodney uf New
Castle, and, rs far as is known, the
situation has not changed since that tune.
Nothing has occurred 70 indicate that
Senator Wolcoit has withdrawn support
ffom Mir Hughes, or thnt he has inti-
mated that he WAS willing 10 agree on \
compromise candidate, in which behalf
Robert c. Harman of Wilmington has
lseen suggested. While Senator Wolcott
= personally opposed to any of the per
sons mentioned, so lar as is known. and 1t
j. believed he Is not. he is still. il is under
s.ood. backing MIR Hughes, with no
.gn oi changing his attitude.
As there is no present indication OF the
tsSo Senators coming 10 an agreement IN
The matter, should the President, AT the
/ stance of Senator SALISBURY, make an
appointment, and should II TAIL of con-
rrtnation hy the Senate the only rea-
-anahle deduction Is thst tho appoint
lent would 20 over until after Senator
Saulsburv's term expires. next March,
ia which event the nomination would te
..p 10 Senator Nolcott, provided President
wilson did no; take the matter in his own
hands in the meantime and name a man
for the place who would lie agreeable 10
the Senate. There has been some hint
that this might be done, in view Of the
tact that the Department al Justice is
sid TO be handicapped Ly the long-exist-
III vacancy here.
I he District Court work. in the alb
sence OF Judge, devolves upon Judges
from the other Federal courts. Most OF
the work has been placed in the hands
Of Judge Victor b. Noolley of the United
States Circuit Court Of Appeals. in view
q. the fact that his office is located here,
while some of i has been taken by dis
irict judges from other places.
URGE HARTMAN FoR JrDGE.
A delegation OF Democrats, called
ca Sepator Woicott in the Hotel du
l'ont yesterday afternoon and urged
the appointment Of Robert &. Harman
o. Wilmington as federal Judge to succeed
,Eodge Edward c. Bradford, resigned,
byt il Is said the senator was non com
mItal
The delegation was composed III
Daniel Buckley. Charles Cannon. James
| Eord. Peter J Ford. John Gavotas,
Sylvester Healy, T. 4 Hortv. James
A.rtiinlev, Edward j McNabb. Thomas
IA. Monaghan. Cornelius Mundy. Matthew
r. Murphy and John Walls.