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Show NEW JERSEY JUST TO SUCCEED Mil President Taft Likely to Ap-i ppint Chancellor Napoleon Pitney.' lo Supreme Bench. WASHINGTON. Feb. IS Napoleon Pitney, chancellor of the, stnlo of. New Jersey, member oT congress for two terms. . a lawyer, and, a jurist of thirty years practice, looms tip tonight as the man whom President Taft will apnojnt .to the' supicmc court bench. Ailiong friends, of ' the president IL was reported as praollcally ccrtaln that Chancellor Chan-cellor .. Pitney would, be" appointed, and the nomination, according to excellent authority, will be sent to the senate tomorrow to-morrow or Tuesday. So far t'no president Is understood not to have discussed tho. appointment of Chancellor Pitney with all his cabinet. No special meeting of, the cabinet had been called tonight, but it is possible that members of Mr. Taffs official family fam-ily will be told of' his choice tomorrow. Tho president j? understood to believe that the appointment of Chancellor Pitney Pit-ney -would not lrc opnoFcil In the sonale. Chancellor I.M;ney has been under consideration con-sideration by the president for several weeks. Following- protests against Secretary Sec-retary Xaglo, Mr. Taft turned Yds search from beyond the Mississippi river, where he first looked for a candidate. Chancellor Chan-cellor Pitney and F. .1. Swuyac, Justice of tho supreme court of jS'cw .lorsc-y. were two men who gradually became j mosl prominent In the president' mind. Friends 'fff Justice Swayze have not abandoned hope that lie will be appointed. Tonight former Governor Murphy of New Jcrsev-was a while . 1 louse, guest, and it was generally believed that t'no president, informed. Inm of his Intention "to appoint the c,lVancollor. Chancellor Pltnoy meets many, of Ihe president's requirements for a. supremo court justice. He Is Just a little more than 51 years old. six years under Mr. Taffs ase Hmli, and has boon a Pivic4 ile.lng lawyer ami a. Judge since 1SSC, He- served as assoeiat" Justice of the New Jersey supremo court from I'.iui to 190?, and became chancellor in tin-latter tin-latter yeiir His term would expire In I0it. His heme is Jn Norri3lairn. |
