Evening journal., 1921-06-18
GOV, DENNEY
firm FOR HIS
JUDGES LIST
Confined from First Page.

suited directly and indirectly many |
Of the prominent citizens OF this
state. among them several members
Of the bar. Every person con-
suited. after careful consideration,
agreed that my selections we're as
good as could be made.
1T has been my firm belief that
the appointments 10 the bench
should in no sense be political ap-
pointments. A man who is a proper
man to select for the bench appre-
ciates the high position in which he
has been placed. and knows that il
is his business TO decide the facts
and law as presented 20 him, re-
gardless Of former political afiilia-
tions
"I can't believe that there arc
many persons in this State who are
so partisan as TO think II important
whether the Chancellor of this State
is a Republican or a Democrat
partisan judiciary. except in name. is
thing OF the past
"The most important thing is to
get men of personal character and
habits that are beyond question, and
men Of judicial temperament and
proper legal training.
Senator Wolcott and I have been
l close friends from boyhood. I be-
. lieve him to be. and 1t is generally
d conceded that he is. one Of the best
n qualified men in the State for Chan
cellor. and IL seemed to me exceed
n ingly fortunate that he accepted tho
j position when 1 rendered it to him.
- THE fact that he is now a United
e States Senator and that his accept
20 ance of this place on the Bench
G would make IL my duty to appoint
his successor in tho United States
Senate for a short time has given an
I opportunity to his political enemies
d as we'll as my own, TO contend that
d there has been something improper
10 in what has been done.
a $50 far as am aware. ii is not OF
great importance whether Senator
q Wolcott. who is a Democrat, is to be
% in the United States Senate for the
next year, or whether some Repub-
u lican shall occupy that place.
Indeed. II there is any advantag,
- to the state al all. it seems TO ms
that it would be in having an addi
20 tional Republican Senator there in
10 stead Of a Democrat. The admin
rs stration is Republican. and It is bu
Pr reasonable TO expect that a Repub
lican Senator in Washington coul,
do more for his own State just nov
than a Democratic Senator coulS
do.
- Some people are endeavoring 4
ID create the impression that Senate
er Wolcott was offered the place on tn
le Bench so that some particular frien,
ic Of mine might be named by me &
49, succeed him i'm the United State
i- Senate. Nothing could be farthe
ln from the truth than this. If Sen
ator Wolcotts place should becom
vacant. should consider the ap
pointment of his successor a politica
~ appointment, and 1 should not thin
ss Of making such an important poll
al tical appointment without getting
.+s consensus OF opinion from the Re
IL publicans of this State as to whor
a. they desired me to appoint 1 hav
20 not attempted to get any such opir
W ion. and. If a vacancy occurs.
should take sufficient time to let this
judgment Of the Republican part
crystallize.
"The object I had in view was tn
; naming Of the best man for tn
ne Bench that / could find. I sougf
''9 to combine youth with experienc
hs and thus bring forth the creates
o" efficiency. Not a word has been sal
ls' against the personal character {
IN any Of them, and / believe it is ad
lts mitted generally that all of thei
places.
"As view it. the question for tn
Senate to decide is whether or n,
.eu / have named men that are fit f
=, the bench.
a. Il cannot permit myself to I
drawn away from a perfectly plai
= duty by adverse criticism. regardle
Of whether that criticism comes fro
the Democratic party or from II
Rupblican party.
Because Of criticism, which,
my mind, is absolutely unfair an
unjust, Senator Wolcott has seen
10 relieve me of the appointmei
which rendered him. and which !
accepted. I appreciate the spirit
which his letter was written, but
is simply a further evidence to n
, that he is the man for the place.
"The Constitution imposes sole
upon the executive the duty and r
sponsibility Of selecting and appoin
, ing the judiciary.
: 'The Constitution likewise In
poses solely upon the Senate q
. duty and responsibility for confrr
= ing or failure to confirm the a
: pointments.
= "In naming these men I have co
a scientiously performed my pla
duty and I shall continue TO do