New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
PARKER CASE ID
 BE DEBATED TODAY
Battle Expected to Begin Late
 Today Before Senate

Washington, April 2S L49 - The nomination of Judge John J. Parker as an associate justice of the <su- prene court will be brought before the senate late today with a bitter controversy and a close vote in pros- pect.
 For the second time this year determined effort will be made to prevent the confirmation of one of President Hoover's appointees to the nations highest tribunal, on the ground that it tends to increase the courts majority of conservative opin- ion. 4
 The nomination is vigorously pro- tested by labor and negro orgaMza- tions, the former contending that Judge Parker is prejudiced against the working man and the latter that he has shown a bias against the ne- gro race.
 Judge Parker himself took issue with his critics in letter to Senator Overman of North Carolina which the latter made public last night. He asserted that in the labor case he was bound to follow a previous de- cision of the supreme court and that the negro protest was based upon a misinterpretation of his campaign address.
 Gave Unfavorable Report
 The senate judiciary committee a week ago voted an unfavorable re- port upon the nomination and at the same time defeated motion that Judge Parker be invited to appear and reply in person to the charges against him. Senator Overman, who is supporting the nomination, was the chairman of judiciary sub con- mittee which received the labor and negro complaints. <
 The opponents of confirmation to- day claimed enough votes to reject the nomination while administration leaders conceded that the vote will be close. The latter are counting heavily upon the support from the democratic side of the chamber to offset defections within their party. There have been indications, how ever, that this assistance may not be forthcoming.
 Specifically, the labor protest was based upon Judge Parker's decision as member of the circuit court of appeals, upholding an injunction which restrained the United Mine workers from attempting to organize the employees of the Red Jacket Coal and Coke company of West Virginia, under which they agreed not to af- filiate themselves with any union while in the employ of the company.
 My answer to the charge of the labor people," Judge Parker said in his letter to Senator Overman, lis that I followed the law as laid down by the supreme court it is of course the duty of the judges of the lower federal courts to follow deci- sions of the supreme court. Any other course would result in chaos"
 He went on to point out that the yellow dog contract" has twice been upheld by the supreme court.
 Has No Latitude
 ''In view of this" he continued, it must be obvious to anyone that as a member of the court in the Red Jacket case, 1 had no latitude or discretion in expressing my opinion or views of my own but was bound by these decisions to reach the con- clOsion and to render the decision as I did,"
 Regarding the racial protest, Judge Parker wrote that in his campaign | address he was seeking to answer his opponents, who, he said, were at tempting to inject the negro issue in to the campaign under a, charge 1 that the republican party in North l Carolina intended to organize the | colored people and restore the con- ditions of the reconstruction era" At | the time, Parker was the republican | nominee for governor of that state. |
 q endeavored to conduct my cam- paign for governor on high plane | and with fairness to all classes of | people, and, whileiI made it clear that my party was not seeking to | organize the colored people of the | state as a class, I at no time advo- cated denying them the right to par ticipate in the election in cases where l they were qualified to do so, nor did | I advocate denying them any other of their rights under the constitution and laws of the United States"
 Senator Allens republican, Kansas, last night defended Judge Parker and announced that the nominee has his support. He said that Parkers recent decisions have shown a full judicial fairness to the negro race and that the decisions in the Red | Jacket case was the only ono possible under the rulings of the supreme court.
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