Show I TAiT AND TIME TUE Representative Re Gordon Russell of or Texas Texa recently appointed to the tho fed federal oral eral bench by President Taft Tart can ealm that no undue influence was exerted on his behalf RuMen appeared at the department of ef justice to urge the the lalm of one of ot laM his constituents and was bluntly told by bi Attorney General that the Ute President had decided to ap appoint appoint appoint point the tit Texas member himself in instead Instead stead The Tho Texan woe was greatly gro surprised but he accepted the Ute appointment and will net be compelled to for reelection this fall fan In consequence Representative Russell Is 18 a Domo Demo Democrat crat erat That rot fast did net not cut any fig figure lire ere with the Ute President Mr Ir Taft TaU was WM looking for a Jurist not a poll poli politician laving Having found the man he wanted his Isle name me was wae at onoe ones sent to the th Senate SenaM Having served upon tho the federal bench for rr a number of years ra Preel President Pre l dent cleat Taft Tan knows knew available legal tim timber timber ber Hr when he see MOS It and the mere more matter of or political belief does doe dO not pre prevent pret prevent vent t his hili using u It It The appointment of or Judge Lorton L to the Ute supreme bench to III i proof of that fact tact Tho The federal tHeral judiciary so far tar as the appointing power to Is concerned was never novel in la safer hands |