Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-05
DEFEATED JUDGE OF SUPREME
COURT NOT CONSIDERED
FOR GAYNOR'S PLACE..
NEITHER COMMITTEE NOR
GOVERNOR FAVOR HIM
Judge Arthur, Of Logan, Considered
as Most Likely Choice of State
Committee and Possibly Of Gov
ernor Harding for Vacancy and for
Place on Republican Ticket.
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Des Moines.. Aug. 5.-Governor w.
L. Harding will appoint a successor
to Judge Frank r. Gaynor, OF the
Iowa supreme court who died of
heart failure en- Monday night. prob
ably some time next week, and ma
chinery also will be set in motion
early next week for the nomination
OF a candidate on the state republic
can ticket, for the place Justice Gay
nors death has left vacant.
1t is not entirely certain that the
state central committee will accept
the responsibility OF making TINS
nomination. Charles Ra~son. state
chairman. believes that 1t Is entirely
within the committees power to Sc
lect the nominee, but he will ~ bound
in the matter by the wishes of a
majority of the committeeman. whom
he will approach by letter immediate
ly
It Is possible, If many OF the COM
mitteemen evidence an inclination
to pass the buck" that the judi
cial convention may be reconvened
to make the nomination..
Politicians here believe that, In
both the appointment and nomina-
ton. tho list of candidates who
sought nomination at the Cedar
Rapids convention will not be disre-
garded. Particularly II the choice Is
made by the committee II is pointed
out, turmoil and friction would not
be risked by CHOOSING a man outside
OF the nine wtRo were unsuccessful
candidates at Cedar Rapids.
It is considered likely here that
both the appointment and nomination
will be the subject ofcenferences be-
tween the governor and committee
men, to tho end that the same man Is.
chosen for both.
Arthur Conceded Best Chance.
Judge Thomas Arthur, OF Logan, ~
conceded the. best chance to he Sc
lected by the most competent dopest-s
ers. They point out that Arthns Was
high man. next to the nominees, on
the last ballot at the judicial con-
vention. approached In strength only
by Justice Ben I. Salinger who had
steadily lost votes. instead OF gaining,
from the first ballot onward. The de-
clare that. had the convention been
nominating four instead OF three cam
didates. Arthur certainly would have
been the fourth man. and that
he probably would have been
successful in spite of other handi-
caps that developed on the conven-
ton floor, had applegate withdrawn
one ballot>earlier. permitting ninth
district strength to show for Faville,
according to prearrangement.
There are many who attended tho
judicial convention who believe that
Arthur was robbed of the nomination.
only by a convention floor "fluke.' In
this case. they point out, the stats
committee is likely to recognize that
It will avoid criticism and trouble
by selecting the man whom appal
emily would have been the convene
TONS fourth choice.
No Chance For SaIinser.
\ Rumors that the Harding-Salinger
breach has been healed and that the
governor may appoint Snlinger for
the short term, ending next Jan. 1.
are not credited seriously here. It is
held that such an appointment would
only create dissention and bitterness
among that large group Of locally
powerful republicans who worked
valiantly turnout the Cedar Rapids
meeting to stem the Salinger tide
and succeeded. Mr.. Salinger haslmany
warm friends in Iowa, but heIalso
has large number of wholesome
and thorough enemies. His appoint
ment by Governor Harding. and his
nomination by the state central COM
mittees are not considered likely.
Some talk is heard of candidates
outside the nine who were defeated
at Cedar Rapids, but everyone con-
cedes that this probably will not be
anything resembling dark horse"
nomination. Friends of Judge g. W.
VermNion of Centerville are re-
ported to be becoming active in his
behalf.