▁Constitution ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁however , ▁helped ▁to ▁restore ▁his ▁standing ▁among ▁Ohio ▁progress ives . ▁Clar ke ▁attempted ▁to ▁par lay ▁this ▁into ▁a ▁second ▁run ▁for ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁seat ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁but ▁he ▁faced ▁opposition ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁from ▁Ohio ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Tim othy ▁S . ▁Hog an ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁spring ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁losing ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁Jud icial ▁career ▁ ▁Federal ▁judge ▁Clar ke ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁his ▁primary ▁campaign ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁to ▁fill ▁a ▁vac ancy ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Ohio ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁William ▁Louis ▁Day . ▁Clar ke ▁was ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁both ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁and ▁Att orney ▁General ▁James ▁Clark ▁Mc Re yn olds , ▁who ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁position ▁required ▁a ▁" first ▁rate ▁appointment " ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁back log ▁in ▁the ▁court ' s ▁do cket , ▁and ▁that ▁Clar ke ' s ▁high ▁standing ▁before ▁the ▁Ohio ▁bar ▁marked ▁him ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁" dec ided ▁ability ". ▁Wilson ▁also ▁wanted ▁a ▁candidate ▁who ▁could ▁be ▁gro omed ▁as ▁a ▁pros pective ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁nom ine e , ▁given ▁the ▁relative ▁dear th ▁of ▁Democratic ▁prospect s ▁on ▁the ▁federal ▁ben ch ▁after ▁six teen ▁years ▁of