The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-06-10
WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER

n WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER
Exclusive to the Pioneer Expressly
The names Of Justice Christianson
of the state supreme court, Judge
Nuessle Of Bismarck, and A. G. Div
Iett of Fargo, have been presented
for the consideration Of the Presi-
dent in the selection of the new As
sociate Judge Of the United States
District Court by Chairman Pollock
Of Fargo, representing the executive
committee of the state bar associa-
tion. Andrew Miller. Of Bismarck
and Seth Richardson Of Fargo will
probably also be endorsed for the
appointment, and possibly others as
well, giving the President fairly
large field from which to make his
selection.
The bill creating the new judge
ship has been favorably reported to
the House by the judiciary Commit
tee and should come up for action in
the House within the next few
weeks.
With the bill still awaiting favor
able action by the House it is not
likely that the name of the new ap-
pointee will be made known for some
time. Administration officials have
been petitioned by all shades of OPT
MON in North Dakota regarding the
various candidates, and have receiv-
ed untold recommendations and pro-
tests so it is to be expected that due
consideration will be given to all
concerned before the appointment is
made.
When this is done interest will
probably center upon district attor-
neyship for North Dakota. That
the Hildreth controversy might be
viewed with complete understanding
visit was made to the office of At
torney General Daugherty last week
and the private secretary to the At
torney General, Mr.. Gibbs, reiterat-
ed his previous statement to the ef-
feet that Mr.. Hildreth had been ask
ed to resign. He further added that
Mr.. Hildreth did not necessarily
have to do this since the contirma-
tion Of a new appointee would auto
matically vacate the office. If this
be the case it would seem that the
resignation of the present incum-
bent is matter OF minor import
ance.
1t was stated that in reply to Mr..
Hildreth's request for the grounds
upon which his retirement had been
based that the Attorney General had
replied that the demand was being
made wholly upon complaints re-
ceived at the Office during the last
administration. Mr.. Hildreth, it
seems, came back promptly with a
commendatory letter which he re-
ceived from Attorney General Pal
mer sometime prior to the latter's
retirement. This letter, according
to Mr.. Gibbs, was nothing more than
a form letter sent out by Palmer to
officials all over the United States
thanking them for their co-opera-
tion and did not apply to specific
cases at all.
In the meantime, of course, Mr..
Hildreth is still in office and Senator
Ladd is standing out for his reten-
tion. Reference was probably made
to the Senator when Mr.. Hildreth
recently spoke of. the friends he had
in Washington. He certainly seems
to have one in the newly-elected Re-
publican Senator. The why's and
wherefores of this may be open to
conjecture but the two have been
fellow townsmen for quite while
and this may account in a measure
for their evident attachment just
now. q
Just how an adjustment will be
made remains to be seen. It is un-
derstood that another man wants
the job; and that that other also has
friends. Speculations may not be in
order but the prediction is being
made that Mr.. Hildreth will not
serve out his present term. But
that is matter Of opinion.
Thus far Representative George
M. Young had been successful in his
opposition to the adoption Of the
Longworth resolution. Under this
resolution the rates in the new per-
manent tariff bill would be put into
effect with the reporting Of the tariff
bill by the Ways and Means Com
mittee. In other words the mem
bers Of the House would be asked to
put into immediate effect rates