The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-05-19
N0RTHDAKOTANS
SEE. HARDING ON
FEDERAL ] UDGE
B. F. Spaulding and L. L. Twich.
we'll Talk With Republican
Leaders on Patronage
CONTEST WAKES WARM

sSssSs OFFVAsS4sS0 Va ZAA0-
drew Miller of Bismarck En-.
gage in Vigorous Fight
Washington, d. c., May 19.-Oppo.
sition to the appointment of any man
federal judge for North Dakota
under a bill now pending in Congress
until the situation has been thorough.
ly canvassed has developed here.
Representatives opposed to the ap.
pointment Of Andrew Miller on the
one side and the'adherents of the for.
mer attorney general of the state on
the other are actively engaged in plac-
ing the matter before President Hard.
ing. will Hays, Attorney General
'Daugherty and both the senators and
the house delegation from North Da.
kota.
Former Justice Spaulding and l.. l..
TWichell Of Fargo. had session on
Tuesday with Attorney General
Daugherty and yesterday they called
on President Harding and had half
hour interview, it is said. The North
Dakota situation, it is said, was thor.
Oughly gone into.
Spaulding and Twichell were given
a good hearing. 1t was too soon for
the president to be expected to COM
NIT himself But he showed decid-
ed interest in the suggestion and lis
tened to the North Dakota men for
full half hour, notwithstanding the
fact that the large reception room was
filled with people waiting to see him.
They were impressed with the belief
that the president will give hearing
to all disinterested advice regarding
the appointment " III
Messrs. Spaulding and Twitchell
are in Washington for the purpose Of
urging upon the federal administra-
ton the importance of recognizing
the State Bar Association Of North
Dakota and its recommendations when
the appointment is made.
Conferences have been on daily
with Senator McCumber and Congress-
men Young and Burtness. Spaulding
and Twichell are opposing the ap-
pOintment Of any man until the bar
of the state and the leaders Of the
Republican party generally are con.
suited. Opposition seems to be direct
ed against Miller and Richardson. the
two men first considered as probable
appointees. ss
si5 kilograms and remonstrances are
coming in to Senator McCumber urg-
ing that careful canvass of the
situation be made before any action
Is taken to placing recommendation
in the hands OF Attorney Gener,:.
Daugherty. twill be six weeks or
more before the bill passes the House
II it passes at all and goes to Presi.
dent Harding. It is rumored that the
two congressman who are opposed to
the league control are taking a very
active part in the judgeship affair. II
the appointment in contemplation is
not in the best interests of public
policy, it is urged, that the bill may
be defeated or delayed
OPPOSING MILLER
Fargo, May 19.-The unanimity with
which the bar OF Fargo Is opposed to
the appointment of Andrew Miller Of
Bismarck to the United States district
court is indicated in the canvass Of
the attorneys just concluded.
F0rty.twO members of the board de-
clared themselves In opposition to Mr..
Miller, while one attorney listed him.
self as not voting.
Every member of the bar declared
himself as being opposed to the con-
sideration of this appointment on a
political basis, taking the position that
the matter is of such grave Importance
as to require that the appointment be
made upon the basis Of merit only.
The sentiment Of the Grand Forks
attorneys was sounded out within the
last few days and only one member
of the bar there indicated a prefer
ence for Mr.. Miller. Eighteen attOr-
neys were interviewed and of these
four indicated preference for Aubrey
Lawrence of Fargo; four favored
Francis Murphy Of Min0t; four fav.
ored Justice A. M. Christianson OF
bismarck; and four favored George
Robbins of Grand Forks.
Mr.. Richardson of Fargo was not
given the preference vote of any Of
the attorneys.
Eight of the Grand Forks attorneys
expressed second choice, three Of
these named Mr.. Lawrence, two Mr..
Murphy, two Mr.. Robbins, one w. A.
Mcintyre of Grand Forks and one A.
G. Divet Of Fargo.