Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
UnfavorabIe Report Ordered
in Secret Session After an
Hours Discussion-Labor
Opposed Nomination.
EXPECT BETTER SHOWING
IN UPPER HOUSE BALLOT
Group Rejects 0verman Motion to
Call Judge to Answer Attacks
Growing Out of Mine Workers
Dispute Over Sanction of "Yel-
low Dog" Contracts.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The nomination of Judge John
j. Parker of North Carolina, to be
an associate justice of the Su-
preme Court, was adversely re-
ported today by the Senate judici-
airy committee.
The vote in committee stood 10
to 6 against Judge Parker. Six
Republicans and four Democrats
cast their votes for rejection of
the nomination. Republicans re-
corded against confirmation Of
the nomination were Senators
Borah Of Idaho, Blaine, Wiscon-
sin; Deneen, Illinois; Norris, Ne
braska; Robinson, Indiana, and
Steiwer, Oregon. Democrats vot-
ing against him were Senators
Ashurst, Arizona; Caraway,
Arkansas; Dill, Washington, and
Walsh, Montana.
Four Republicans, Senators Hastings,
Delaware; HILBERT, Rhode Island; Gil
lette. Massachusetts,, and Waterman,
Colorado, and two Democrats, Senators
Overman of North Carolina and
Stephens of Mississippi voted to report
favorably the nomination.
If the vote in the committee today
reflects the sentiment of the Senate it
self. Judge Parker's nomination is
doomed to defeat, unless the nomina-
ton should be Withdrawn. There is a
feeling, however, among some of the
Senators that the nomination will re-
ceive stronger support in the Senate
than it did in committee.
Refuse to Invite Judge.
Before voting to report the nomina-
ton adversely the committee rejected
a motion by Senator Overman of North
Carolina to invite Judge Parker to ap-
pear before the committee and reply
to attacks made upon him by repre-
Sentatlves OF organized labor and of the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People
The vote turning down Senator Over
mans motion to hear Judge Parker was
10 to 4. Senators favoring the motion
were Deneen, Hebert, Overman and
Stephens. Those opposing were Ash
urst, Blaine, Borah, Gillette, Dill, Hast
ings, Robinson of Indiana, Steiwer,
Norris and Walsh. Montana.
The vote against hearing Judge Park
er was a surprise. On Saturday sew
eral of the Senators recorded against
hearing Judge Parker said they expected
Senator Overman's motion to call Judge
Parker before the committee would be
adopted.
When the vote on the nomination
f1knn fI1rnn
publicans, counted upon to support the
administration, voted to report the
nomination adversely.
Opposed by Labor.
They were Senators Deneen, Robin
son and Steiwer. It was expected that
Senator Norris. chairman Of the COM
m1ttee. and Senators Borah and Blaine,
all three Of the progressive group, would
vote against the nomination.
Judge Parkers decision in a case
brought by the United Mine Workers
OF America against the Red Jacket Coal
Co. OF West Virginia, in which the "yel-
low dog" contracts between the mine
owners and the mine workers were in
volved. has aroused the opposition of
organized labor to the North Carolina
1urist. His campaign speeches in 1920,
when he was running as a Republican
TOR Governor of North Carolina, brought
down upon him the wrath of the Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Colored
People.
Senate Gets Report.
Nomination of Judge Parker was re-
ported adversely to the Senate by SEN
ator Borah soon after the Senate met
today. Senator Overman, who has had
charge of the nomination and who has
supported 1t, said he expected the SEN
ate to take it up for action within a
few days. He admitted that in view
of the strong vote against Judge
Parker in the committee there was doubt
Of Senate confirmation.
Senator Robinson of Indiana, one of
the Republicans who voted against
Judge Parker, said he believed the SEN
ate would reject the nomination. He
called attention to the fact that in the
judiciary committee today six Repub-
licans were recorded against Parker and
only four in favor of him, and that four
Democratic Senators voted against
Parker and only two supported him.
Members of the Senate committee
who on Saturday said they believed
Senator Overman's motion to invite
Judge Parker to appear before the
committee would be adopted said today
apparently there had been a misap-
prehension of the situation. Judge
Parker, in his telegram to Senator
Overman Saturday. expressed willing
ness to appear before the committee If
invited. Members Of the committee
took the position they would be willing
to give Judge Parker a hearing II he
himself asked it, but without such
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