John Glenn appointed Attorney General. Both Glenn and Metzenbaum sought the vacated seat, which was to be filled by Governor John Gilligan. Gilligan was planning on a presidential or vice-presidential run in the near future, and offered Glenn the lieutenant governor position, with the thought that Glenn would ascend to governor when Gilligan was elected to a higher position. The Ohio Democratic party backed this solution to avoid what was expected to be a divisive primary battle between Metzenbaum and Glenn. He declined, denouncing their attempts as "bossism" and "blackmail". Glenn's counteroffer suggested that Gilligan fill the position with someone other than
John Lyles Glenn Jr. 1929. On April 18, 1929, Glenn was nominated by President Herbert Hoover to a joint appointment to new seats on the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina created by 45 Stat. 1319. Glenn was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 29, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He served until his death, in Chester, in 1938. John Lyles Glenn Jr. John Lyles Glenn Jr. (April 2, 1892 – May 2, 1938) was a United States federal judge. Born