Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
WrangIe Over Ashust's
Charge Judgeships Were
Offered for Ballots Is Halt
ed by Dill Statement.
WATSON LOSES PLEA
TO POSTPONE ACTION
Close Count on Confirmation Is Ex-
pected, With Supporters Fearful
They Will Be Beaten by One
Should Democrat, Thought a
Friend, Change to Foe.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The nomination of Judge John
j. Parker of North Carolina to be
associate justice of the Supreme
Court will be voted on in the SEN
ate at 1880 pm. tomorrow.
The Senate agreed to this pro-
cedure by unanimous consent fol-
lowing a long wrangle over the
charge made yesterday by Sen
ator AShurSt of Arizona that Fed
eral judgeships and Federal Of
fees were being offered Senators
If they would vote for Judge
Parker.
Senator C. c. Dill of Washing
ton, a Democratic member of the
Senate judiciary committee, OPP
posing Judge Parker, was named
by Senator Ashurst as one to
whom a judgeship had been Of
fered.
Senator Dill made light of the sug-
gestion of Senator Ashurst and told in
detail of a conversation he had on Sat
urday with Senator Ashurst in the pres
ence of Senator Bratton of New Mexi-
CO. In that conversation, Senator Dill
said that he had mentioned that a
Republican friend of his from the State
of washington had urged him to vote
for Judge Parker, declaring that If he
did so he would be in high favor with
the administration
Surprised by Ashurst Action.
Senator Dill said that was all there
was to It so far as he was concerned
and that he was surprised the matter
had ever been brought into the Senate.
A motion made by Senator Watson to
postpone further consideration of the
Parker nomination until Monday so that
the Ashurst charge could be investigated
in the interim, finally was abandoned
and the unanimous consent to vote to-
morrow on the nomination was entered
into on the request of Senator Fess of
Ohio, who has been leading the fight
for Judge Parker's confirmation.
The indications this afternoon are
that the vote will be extremely close.
The explanation made by Senator Dill
took the wind out of the Ashurst charges
completely in the opinion of the Sen
ate and made further inquiry futile. The
incident, it was conceded, did not help
the Parker opposition.
Parker Telegram Is Read.
Senator Fess had read to the Senate
telegram he had received from Judge
Parker, which said:
i have just sent Senator Ashurst
the following telegram: The New York
Times and the United States Daily of
this morning quote you as saying in
the Senate yesterday, '"You will find
that men with Judge Parker's consent
are being offered Federal judgeships
and other appointments to Office if they
will vote for this nominee This
statement Is absolutely untrue and I
resent 1t as an attack upon my char
acter. trust you will take steps to
correct it and will give the correction
publicity equal to that given to the
statement"
When Senator Dill was named by Sen
ator Ashurst as the Senator to whom a
judgeship was offered if he would vote
for Judge Parker'S confirmation, he
promptly took the floor and made light
of the suggestion that an effort had
been made to bride him to change his
vote.
Dill Rises to Answer.
Senator Dill said that he was sure Sen
ator AshurSt had acted in good faith
when he made his statements to the
Senate yesterday that Federal judge
ships had been offered to a Senator for
support of Judge Parker.
BLU J. maze no SUCH statement,
continued Senator Dill. 81 did say was
impressed with the pressure which has
been brought to bear in connection with
the Parker nomination. I did say that
a gentleman from my own State had
told me that would be in the highest
favor if should vote for Judge Parker.
was amused at what he said, and I
sought to draw him out"
Senator Dill said he had told this
gentleman that he did not want Fed
eral job of any kind: that If he wanted
anything 1t would be to retire from pub
lie Office. He said that his friends had
remarked that Federal judgeships are
always open.
II considered the whole matter in a
jocular way" said Senator Dill.
No Need for Probe, He Says.
ct did not think for a moment that
what / had said in my conversation
with Senator Ashurst and Senator
Bratton would go to the extent it has
gone I never expected the matter to
be brought up here. I could not be-
lieve that I was the Senator to whom
Senator Ashurst had reference when he
made his charge yesterday"
There Is no need of any investiga-
ton The gentleman who talked to me
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