Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-06
SANFORD MAY
BE APPOINTED
tennessee Judge Expected to Get
Seat in Supreme tribunal va
Gated by ri;ney
(By Isaac Gregg

j Washington, Jan. G.-From the
most reliable Information the Gazette
correspondent learns today that
President Harding has decided to ap-
point Judge r. 7. Sanford, oil the
United States district court of Ten
nessee as Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court &C the United States
to succeed Justice Piiney, resigned.
This action will be taken by the
President unless he changes his mind
within the next day or two.
Support for Judge Sanford has
come from entirely non-politlcal
sources, chiefly the jurists with
whom Judge Sanford has had deal
ings since his appointment to the
bench in 1909. He is Republican
in politics and is declared TO be ore
of the ablest Judges on the district
bereh fully deserving of promotion.
Among these who have supported him
is Chief Justice Taft who, When
asked what ne knew about Sanford
is declared to have endorsed him II
highest terms.
Ore obstacle has been in the way
of Sanford's appointment and that
is that Justice Reynolds OF the Su-
preme Court has been generally cred
tied to Tennessee because of the fact.
that he spent his early. life there.
Howver. McReynolds later practiced
Law i'm New York where he won the
distinction which caused his elevation
to the bench and it is now proposed
credit Justice McReynolds to New
York and Sanford to Tennessee.
Judge Sanford was born at Knox
Vile. Tenn. on July %, 1865. From
January, 1907 to June, 1908, he was
assistant attorney general of the
United States. In June, 1908. ne was
appointed U. S. District Judge for
the Eastern and Middle Districts OF
Tennessee He served as delegate
to the Universal Congress of Law
vers and JuriStS held at ST. Louis in
1904.
He was formerly n vice president
and member of the general council
of the American Bar Association.
Renresentative Frank " Mondeil,
Republican leader OF the House, is
making a Super-Strenuous campaign
for appointment as Secretary of the
Interior to succeed Secretary Fall
who announces that he viii retire
from the Cabinet on March 4, next.
Mondell is attempting to rally to his
candidacy all the politicians in the
ountry who will endorse him. His
campaign for the place has assumed
the proportions OF an open canvass
as Senators, members of the House,
national committeeman and others
have been approached to lend aid to
the Mondell efforts.
Al the instance Of MoNiell and
his friends. great many of the po-
litical le9ders here have written let
ters to the President or have seen
him in Mondell'S interest. But be-
hind the scenes the wisacres are say
ing that the appointment Of Mondell
would be about as rreat q nolHieai
I blunder as the President could make.
The letters and the calls on the
President have been, in several nota-
bic instances, purelv pro form at
fairs done because the politicians ~
question We're not in position to
affront Mordell directly with re-
| fusal to interest themselves in him.
One of the reasons WHY MCrdell
is seeking the plaee so strenuosuly is
declsred t. be that the Secretary OF
the Interior will. in the next few
months. have important decisions n
make on governmO-t oil lands inclnd-
! ing those in the Teaoot Dome region
| in Wyoming. II IS declared that NJ.
/ Moudell is anxious to b" in rNsi-
ton 70 make these decisions whc0
the time comes.