Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-25
OBTAINED HIS LAW
EDUCATION IN VIRGINIA
Graduated From Washington
and Lee, Later Occupying
Chair at Institution.
DAY PRESENTS RESIGNATION
Leaves 'onntry'- IIigh~.t TrIbnnnl
&" Devote Time 10 Cinin<
Comm insion.
Iiy :. Frederick Ess,ry

Washington Correspond"nt %, The
Times DisYatcn.
WtSHlNC;TON. Oc, 2+-PrrSldcut
hnrding has under Confederation the
nam" "f John w. Davis. of West Vir-
ginla. former solicitor general %: ,h.
United states anh former AMBASSADOR
20 GI"a; Hfitn.n. Tor appointment to
tho vacancy on Tho Supreme Court,
caused by ;Nc retirement @! Asso-
ciate JuHtic" i,ay
Southern intcrofts It is learned
are strongly baeh!uG M- Davis cor
ms arpOintm"ut. although that gee
tinn had strong possibility IN Sen
ator shields az Tennessee until II
was discovered thht the T.uncsse"au
IS - years Of age. or four years older
than the limit wh!rh the President
. had hN"d IN such matters The DAVIS
{ movement hid not occom. E"ucra.ly
known uutil ;oday. He had been
spokon ~ Tor guch an appointment
at tho Tim. rrcgII"n, Wilson named
Judge ClarL.. oc Ohio bu, the Wca;
Nirriu!am wng titeu Tie inninstay of
the Department, Of Justice and M
Wilson re!uetau,ly !c.t him where
ho WAS
Al this momcn, lending pemo-
Gratis In Hud out of Official No. as
sum!ug tina, The President will APP
rulu, a Democrat 10 HA ths seat 10
u" vacated by Ju.t.ce Day. are urE-
TX the qualifications %; Mr DAVIS
Tor tho position. and {, is believed
irai the pres.den; Is Lending Il
friendly ear tu til" recommendations.
In~y"- u, Profession.
Before coming TO Congress f.ou
iest Virginia ,i-. Davis h.d taken
igh ranh ~ lawyer lie IS :.
lradrwlt. u WASHINGTON aud LED uui-
vcrsIty School %; Lar and . former
proi"sSyr Of iaw At that Institution.
Almost Immediately upon tAh!n- his
seat IN the i.,usc he was made u
member ot ;ae Judiciary Committee.
ard aid much O; The heavy woTh Of
that hody under the cha!rmauship
of Judge Henry l.. Clayton.
President wilson took the West
VirGinlan out OF Congress 20 svrv.
as solicitor-g"neral IN the Depart
tmcnt OF Justice. and Lis wprH there
attracted wide attention The late
chief Justice white has been quoted
as saying that he had heard n.amy
soiicitoF-Ecncra!s IN their appear
anccs hcfore HIS court, but not one
whose grasp OF the law was more
profound than that Of the West Vir-
S!nia lawyer.
Wn. Ambassndor to London.
Toward the end q. his adniniatra-
t!ou. President Wilson sent Mr.. Davis
to London as am ba sSaacr. TO succeed
walter Hines Page. White there ne
handled many OF the difficult prob
.rTS that arose between the two aov-
crnmcnts following tho war. and fol-
lowing m" DcHc" conference. ~ Paris
Upon MS return TO the Cnstrd
states Mr.. Davis was elected pres
dent Of tho American bar Ayso. .ia =
ti"n largely through the inf!u.nc. OF
Southern members Of that body. Re-
fore that he was selected as West
N!rginia's candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for the presidency.
strong delegation OF his support.
ers appeared at San Francisco in
his behalf. led by former Senator
Clarence w. Watson. OF West Vir-
ginia.
Since his retirement from public
life. Mr. Davis has been practicing
law In West Virginia. Washington
and New York.