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Show JAIKNUVN Ari'iXT)ii:vr. leatana nhirli l.r.l I'rttlilrnt Harrison loJUUe lllalliolie. WAelllNOTUN, D.C., Feb. 4, There are many Inqulriea at to tho leatont which led President Harrlton to ap-polut ap-polut a Democrat to tucceed the lato Juttlco Lunar of thu Hupremn benih. Tbo staument cornea veiy dlieot Ihat ho wat led to do thla hecauio of the opposition op-position to his making any nomination aud thu responsibility for hit failure tu nominate a Republican it laid to lie upon twelve itepilbllcant In tho Heuttu who aiedeteimiued loopposenuy con llrmatlon irniosed by tho President. It wat at first hit Intention to nominate either JuJgo Hinery Bteer or Judgo Pardee, but on making inquiries among Hepubllcau teuatort at to which would be mott apt to secure ready con-Urination, con-Urination, he discovered that there were about twelve llepubllcan eena-tort eena-tort who would oppote any confirmation, confirma-tion, partly ou account ol their per-tonal per-tonal aulaoiiliui to thu Pritldent, and partly ou account of their doslre to btlug uthtr mutters to tho front lu tho Benate. At lint ondlxcoverlngthlsHarrlsou decided that be would uotatud In any nomination. He held to bit iurie until alter noon yesterday, wheu be became convinced that a Democrat might be conllimed with the aid ol the Democtallu senators. Ho then decided to tend In a nomination whotoconlli-matloii whotoconlli-matloii would give a very lmpotlaut circuit Judgeship to be tilled. The Hepubllcau ronatort who o- pvoJ lilt making Iho appointment will probably try to prevent confirmation, confirma-tion, nud there appenri to bo n strong probability that they may succied unlets un-lets advantagu bo taken of tho "teua-torlolcourtesj" "teua-torlolcourtesj" which dlicounleiuncm delay In anion ou Iho nomlnatlou of au ox-tenntor. The niattir will bo forced to tho front Willi promptness. If continuation bo secured promptly It Is expected that tho President will nominate nomi-nate Judge W. O. lliadley of Kentucky, Ken-tucky, who It one ol tho prominent leaden among rioutluril Ilepubllcant, and very ronllnently ipokcn of at Mtunca polls for tho nomination for the Vlco PtlldcnCV. to tucccud Judae Jackson on tho circuit bench. Tho fact lliti Judgo Jackson wat favored by JuJgo llrown of tho supreme su-preme bench and Prenldenl Harriron'A brother, If a Hepubllcau could not bo confirmed, had lome lutluencu lu Inducing In-ducing Iho appointment of Judge Jackson under existing olrcumttancct. |
