New Britain herald., 1930-02-14

which there were occasional etn- 1 phatic replies from the administr.4-
 tion group.
 Centers on Hughes Views In particular, the attack was cen tered upon Hughes economic views, He was assailed as a champion of the nations corporate interests anl of the rights of property. Norris 1 declared him mot fit to sit in l judgment in a contest between or ganized wealth and those who toll. ' Several democratic members went back to his authorship of the Shreveport decision, when he WAS an associate justice of the supreme court, and found cause for opposi ton in the views which it contain cd. They contended that the deci- sion had deprived the states of con- trol over commerce within their borders
 There were frequent references c the fact that Hughes resigned from the supreme bench in 1916 to be- come the presidential nominee of the republican party. TO promote him 10 the chief justiceship after he had once left the court to enter the political field was asserted to be setting a dangerous precedent Hughes record as lawyer was thoroughly reviewed in the course of the debate. His opponents point ing out emphatically his frequent association with vast corporations as an argument for the rejection Of his nomination.
 Recalls Oil Scandal
 Senator Walsh recalled the oil scandal of the Harding administra- ! ton, and assailed what he termed Hughes silence as a member of the cabinet while the disclosures of the leasing of the naval oil reservo were being made.
 Several times, the supreme court itself was criticized, particularly for It's recent decision permitting the Baltimore Street Railway company to increase'its rate. This was cited as an evidence of the trend of opn. :. ion on the supreme bench, and Hughes was denounced as an ex- ponent of the same view.
 Their strength increasing. the op- position moved first of all to carry the debate over until today. A mo- ton by Senator Norris to recess over night was defeated 45 to 35, Then d motion to send the nomination back to the judiciary committee was lost 49 10 5l, and immediately after ward the nomination was confirmed.
 The attack lpon the Hughes nomination has two notable paral- lels in the history Of the senate. The first was the opposition to Chief Justice Fancy and the second, thai which developed When Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis was nom- mated.
 Fancy Fight Long For nearly four months the Fancy battle ragged in the senate. Tancy was denounced as was Hughes for his economic views. With the slav- cry question, lying dormant behind the Missouri compromise, but con- Stantly threatening to raise it's head, northern senators found objection in the fact that Fancy was a Marv- lahd demHcrat. There was objcc- llon too for the reason that he WAS a Catholic,
 flnally his nomination was con- hrmed by a narrow margin and la ter he became the author of the , bred scott decision which dissolved the Missouri compromise and brought the slavery question again to the floors of congress.
 Brandeis, nominated in 1916 by President Wilson, was attacked too, for his economic beliefs, but for reason quite opposite to that rais- ed against Hug les. His views were considered too liberal.
 lie, too, was confirmed and since assuming office his views have prov. ed widely different from the body Of 1 opinion of the court. Holmes and Brandeis dissenting" has become [. l familiar phrase when decisions are announced.
 Hughes is known to the public as stern, hard working, studious and gifted statesman and jurist. But the man has another side which is re- vcalcd to his daily associates. They know him, too, &s genial, affable and friendly.
 Began Career in New York
 |. His career began in New York. In | 1905 he declined an offer of the re publican mayoralty nomination and two years later became governor Of the state. He 'as reelected in 1909 l but resigned in 1910 to accept ap- 1 pointment from President Taft to 1 the supreme court bench. This he rclinquishcd in 1916 to run for the presidency, and, defeat ed at the polls. he returned to his | private legal practice, entering pub 1 lice life again as secretary of state under Harding. He served after the chief executives death and left ! the cabinet when Coolidge began his