Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-26
TAFT. HUGHES.
SUTHERLAND
MENTIONED
For Appointment As Member
Of United States Supreme
Court
BY MARK SULLIVAN

BY MARK SULLIVAN
Washington, u. G, May 25.-For the
vacancy In the Supreme Court created
by the death of Chief Justice White,
rent surmises OF Washington arc eX-
President Taft, Secretary of State
Hughes, and ex-senator George Suth
erland. of Utah.
The speculation about Mr.. Hughes is
not Wei founded. 1t is recognized
that there are obvious reasons why
Mr.. Hughes should not he lifted out Of
one of the three most important post
tiops in the United States within
twelve weeks of the time he entered
it, and 80 tho surmiscs that centre
around him arc accompanied by the
qualification that the court will soon
adjourn for tho summer anyhow. and
that Hughes would not need to leave
the Office of Secretary of State until
September
But Mr. Hughes will he as indispcn-
sable to tho state department in Sep
tcmbcr as he Is in May. The RESPONSE
hihties OF the job Mr.. Hughes has
taken hold of are complex beyond the
realization OF any except those who are
close to them IL is sufficient to say
that there is not the faintcst probabi-
ity that President Harding would be
willing to lose his present secretary OF
state either in May or in september.
As to the other two, 1t still remains
q true as u mas always nsen SinCt
Mr.. Harding was elected that ep-
President Taft IS tho man most strong
~ recommended to him in the event OF
what was then a potential and is now
an actual vacancy in the office of
Chief Justice OF the supreme court.
IL Is true that since the death OF
chief Justicr White made th. matter
immediate. come objections to MIR.
TAFT have been put forward. not IN
the presence Of President HardinS.
hut In the Informal talk that such
.itustion always gives rise 10. IL Is
pointed VGt that ex-rrosident Taft "
sixty four years old. and that Mr.. TAFT
himself when president took the
ground that 1t is inadyissbie to add
any man to the Supreme court who is
over sixty.
u is also pointed out that tho sclcc-
,ion of cx-Prcsidcnt Taft would give
tho court three members from Ohio:
also that Mr.. TAFT. although he has
had abundant experience as \ lawyer
rnd Judge. has been out Of practice
for considerable period. Severthc-
loss Mr.. TAFT still remains the man
most strongly recommended for tho
vacancy. one OF the factors that rec
ommcnds ex-rrosidcnt Taft most
highly is the wide public knowledge
of him. Tho very fact OF this public
knowledge on the part OF great num-
bcrs of people who have seen him and
heard him speak and shaken hands
with him would cnahi. Mr.. Taft TO
contribute to the court degree of
familiar public confidence that another
man might lack through the mere ar
cldent OF having had less public
career.
II Mr.. Taft should not be chosen.
then IL can he taken for granted that
cN-Ssnator sutherland Of Utah will go
on the bench. either as Chief or as
an Associate. Also 1t can be taken for
granted that II Mr. sutherland Is not
chosen for tho present vacancy. he Will
he chosen for tho next that may arise.
Mr.. sutherland Is n man OF tho very
highest character aud ability. For ten
years or more II has been the habit of
many lawyers to speak Of sutherland.
Hughes and Root as tho country's
three greatest lawyers In active prac-
ticc. Publicly. MIR. sutherland is less
we'll known than tho other two: but
those who arc familiar with Suthcr-
lands legal knowledge with tho accu-
racy and Justice of his mind. and with
his personal character. would welcome
his elevation to tho bench with very
great enthusiasm II may he added
that the group that feels this way
shout MIR sutherland includes Prcsi-
dent Harding.
Copyright 1921 10y tho New York
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