Show Presidents President's Personal Friend Nam Named Judge WASHINGTON May 26 28 AP AP- AP Wallace Vallace McCamant l of ot Portland Ore Oie was appointed today circuit judge In the Ninth judicial circuit Judge McCamant l Is a former as associate associate associate as- as Justice of ot the Oregon supreme su- su premo preme court is Js a per personal onal friend of ot the president and has long been pi prominent eminent in Republican politics in his state In the 1920 Republican national convention ho he upset the plans of the party chiefs by placIng placing placing ing Mr Coolidge in nomination for tor tile vice presidency at a moment when hen the delegates were In a mood to disregard the advice of or their leaders and throw an overwhelming overwhelm overwhelm- ing log block of ot votes into the Coolidge column The vacancy on the circuit court to which Judge McCamant was named resulted from the retirement of or Judge Erskine M. M Ross |