OCR Text |
Show CLARKE FOR SUPREME BENCH. Former Associate of Secretary Baker and Tom Johnson Selected. Washington. J. 11. Clarke, United States district Judge at Cleveland, O., has been nominated by President Wilson Wil-son ns an associate Justice of tho supremo su-premo court to succeed former Justice Jus-tice Charles E. Hughes, the Republican Republi-can nomlnoo for the presidency. Tho president discussed his selection selec-tion at Friday's cabinet meeting nnd sent tho nomination to the senate Immediately Im-mediately afterward. In Clovoland Judge Clarko for a long time was associated In politics with tho late Mayor Tom Johnson nnd Secretary Baker. Ho haB been classed as a ProgreBslvo-Democrat and has taken part in several reform movements. |