New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Senate Now Involved In Worst
 Backstage Political Battles Of <s Years On Parker's Appointment
Objections to His Nomina-
 tion Are Made by Ne groes and Union Labor Groups.

backstage political fights of years. and with the coming congressional elections in mind is entering upon Investigations galore.
 The main contest is centering now around the nomination of Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina to the U. s, supreme court. It also takes on the Huston -Raskob contest in the lobby investigation, the Grun- dy- -Atterbury fight in the primary investigation. the post office admin istration which is to be investigated next week, and the pending pro- posal to inquire into financing of stock speculation.
 The tariff bill is in the offing and the congressional primary elections are getting nearer every day.
 If the republican leaders can get over the chief stumbling block they will be satisfied. Working toward that end, they are determined that Parker will appear to lay oil. on the troubled waters stirred by continu- ous protests against him from union labor and negro organizations.
 Friends of Judge Parker here in formed the leaders today that the North Carolina jurist would be glad to appear. The question now is whether to permit him to appear.
 Will Ask Invitation
 His leading endorser, democratic Scnafor Oyarmop of North roroI;,, , has announced he will request the judiciary committee Monday to in- Eite Parker before it. Chairman Norris, leader of the opposition, will oppose the suggestion and demand that the nomination be voted upon by the committee without further delay, as hearings have been con- cluded.
 The disturbed republican leaders feel that if Parker would inform the committee that his statements end decisions affecting labor anG negroes have been misinterprcted the way would be safely opened fol them to vote for him.
 Without such a statement, the nomination may be defeated, ac, cording to the latest polls takcr by Parker's sympathizers.
 The Grundy Atterbury contest was stimulated when the new pri, mary investigating committee head, ed by Senator Nye, rcpn., N. D., de, cided late yesterday it would not inquire into primary contests, al this time. It will merely request the various candidates foy senatoria office to file with the compittcc al account Of their receipts and cX. penditures. No hearings now arc contemplated.
 Blow For Grundy
 This was q blow at the charge. which Senator Grundy, repn., Pa. has presented to the committee against his opponents in the Penn sylvania primary of May 20, bu Larticulary against w. w. Alter bury, president of the Pennsylvania railroad, who is backing Secretar, of Labor Davis. Grundy wanted thu committee to subpoena Atterbur, and hold a public hearing which h' expected would rebound to his ad vantage.
 is unprecedented, but it was enter cd upon, Nye said, because tn, committee wanted to be fair to al candidates. It will go to the extrem' of concealing the accounts of eX pendtures until they all have beel collected, so they all can be mad, public at once.
 The committee to conduct tn post office inquiry will be appointct Monday by Nive President Curtis. It open hearings will probably be be gun the latter part of next week. l grew out of charges made on tn floor that the Post Office depart ment had been duped out of larg sums in the rentals of post office throughout the country.
 The lobby committee will continu Tuesday with digging out evidenc apout the activities of the Assoc! ton Against Prohibition Amendmen which are 10 be used against Chair man Raskob of the Democratic Ma tional committee, one of it's larges contributors. In turn the Raskob evi dence is to be used by republican if the speculation activities of Chair man Huston of the Republican Ma tional committee are pursued fur ther by the democrats.
 The resolution for banking in quiry, with specific reference to tn use of fluids of financial institution for speculative purposes. probabl will be brought up in the senate neX week. A determined contest is eN pected over it.