Tonopah daily bonanza., 1921-05-19
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WHITE OF
SUPREM N T
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WASHINGTON, ID, Cp May "
The death here this morning of Ed
ward Douglass White, veteran chief
mstice of the United States supreme
coprt. has cast a shadow Of sorrow
over the national capital where, dur
ing his long years Of service on the
supreme bench, he had grown in ad.
miration and esteem not only of his
official associates, but Of the entire
community. He died at a. m to-
day after all hope following an op-
Grafton last Friday, had been aban-
doned.
Chief Justice Edward Douglass
White was, strictly speaking, the
lone representative of the south on
the supreme bench for a number Of
years.
Coming from a family of judges,
his father and his grandfather be-
fore him having been on the bench,
Chief Justice White had a judicial
inheritance as well as legal training
His knowledge of the civil law was
generally regarded as the most pro-
found OF any man who ever sat on
the bench Of the supreme court OF
the United States. He developed a
specialty for questions Of interstate
commerce, and his contribution to
the law Of the land probably will be
a permanent one. He was born in
the parish Of Lafourche, La, No
vember 3, 1S45. He served in the
confederate army during the Civil
war, practiced law among the people
OF Louisiana, and became a sugar
planter in the lowlands His ability
and high character were recognized
by the people in repeated commits
sions as a public official In 1874
be was elected as senator in the
Louisiana legislature. Four years
later he was appointed associate Jus
tce OF the supreme court Of the
state.
In 1891 Mr.. White became a ma
tonal figure, A sensational contest
was waged in Louisiana, and he en-
tered the race. He had managed the
campaign of Governor Nicholas for
reelection and had been prominent
in the reform element of Louisiana,
He had fought vigorously in favor
Of the anti-lottery movement. The
legislature finally chose him to sue
coed Senator Eustis.
Chief Justice White was in the
senate three years before he was ele-
Vated to the bench of the supreme
court Of the United States by Presi-
dent Cleveland in 1894. During that
period he distinguished himself on
two occasions Once was in the
debate on the anti-option law, when
Senator White made a profound le-
gal argument against the constitu'
tionality OF the measure. The other
occasion was during the struggle over |
the repeal OF the Sherman act when |
he advocated the views President |
Cleveland was known to entertain on
the subject His nomination to the |
bench ended a memorable contest in |
the senate. Two New Workers had |
been nominated by President Cleve
land, but both failed of confirmation |
Throwing to the winds the custom
which for IS years had kept a New
fork man on the bench, Mr. Cleve-
and named Senator White He was
confirmed within an hour.
Almost as unusual as his appoint
nent as associate justice WIS his ele-
'ation to the chief iusticeshlp. In
1910, when President TAFT was be-
sought BY various factions Of the Re
publican party to appoint first this
man and then that to sueceed Chief
justice Fuller. the president boldly
ei'rearded the custom regarding the
'''"iion Of justices nom bis own
party and that precedent irown'ns
~ ne promotion ot an associate
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