Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14
PARKER APPROVED
|. BY SUBCOMMITTEE
Final Action on Report on
Supreme Court Nominee
Delayed to Monday.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The nomination Of Judge John j,
Parker Of North Carolina to be an asso-
ciate justice of the Supreme Court was
reported favorably by subcommittee
to the Senate committee on judiciary
today. The vote of the subcommittee
was to /, with Senators Overman
of North Carolina and Hubert of Rhode
Island voting for Judge Parker and
Senator Borah of Idaho voting against
him.
While the nomination was reported
favorably by the subcommittee, it made
no further progress today in the Senate.
The full committee, on motion OF
Senator Overman, postponed action on
the nomination until next Monday. The
purpose Is to give the members of the
committee an opportunity to examine
the printed record of the hearing before
the subcommittee and II necessary
make further testimony.
Norris Joins Opposition.
Serious opposition to the confirma-
ton OF Judge Parker,s nomination was
developed. In addition to Senator
oOIdII, GChdVOk GNOAA4o VA 4NCbA dDncAj
chairman of the Senate judiciary COM
mittee, has declared his intentions OF
voting against confirmation of the
nomination. Senator Blaine of WiScon-
sin, Senator Dill of Washington and
some other members of the judiciary
committee also are expected to oppose
confirmation.
Following the meeting of the COM
mittee today, it was intimated that
action by the full committee was post
poned because there was danger that II
vote had been pressed at this meet.
ing, the majority of those present might
have been recorded against Judge
Parker.
Opposition to the appointment OF
Judge Parker to the Supreme Court has
developed from two angles. The first
Is found among the leaders of organized
labor through an attack on Judge
Parker because of decision he rendered
in the case of the United Mine Workers
of America versus the Red Jacket Con-
solidated Coal & Coke Co., in West
Virginia. The case involved the So
called yellow dog" contract, which
companies had with their employees to
prevent the employees from joining a
union.
Race Question Raised.
The other attack has come from rep
reSentatives of the colored race, who
have charged that Judge Parker, when
q candidate for Governor of North
Carolina, had made diSparaging re-
marks concerning the colored people.
Senator Norris said today that he was
opposed to confirmation of Judge Parker
because of the decision he rendered
against organized labor in the case al
ready referred to. It is understood
that Senator Borah's opposition is based
on the same grounds.
When the nomination Is reported tt
the Senate from the judiciary commit
tee it Is likely to lead to hard fight
on the floor of the Senate. This is the
second nomination to the Supreme
Court which President Hoover has made
The first was that of Chief Justice
Hughes, which was opposed also by
Senator Borah and Senator Norris and
others because, 1t was charged, Chiet
Justice Hughes was not progressive
enough In the end the Hughes nomi'
nation was confirmed by 2-to-1 vote
Administration Stands Pat.
The administration is standing
squarely behind the nomination Of
Judge Parker in opposition to the OBJ
jections of organized labor and grow
ing antagonism in the Senate.
The position of the President ane
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