Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-07
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stephens ana SWanson-lV.
Total, 80.
Against confirmation:
Republicans-Elaine. Borah, capper,
Howell, johnson, La Toilette, Norris,
Nye, Pine, Robinson of Indiana, Schall
Steiwer and Vandenberg-17.
Farmer Labor-Sh ipstead-1.
Observation-Disclosures, Barley, Black,
Bratton, Brock, Caraway, Connally,
Copeland, Dill, Harris, Halves. Hayden,
Kendrick, Mcclellan, Pittman, Robin
son of Arkansas, Sheppard. Trammell,
Tydings. Wagner, Walsh of Massachu-
sets, Walsh of Montana and Wheeler
%.
Total, Al. ...
OF those not voting 1t was announced
that the following were paired:
For confirmation:
Republicans-Moses, Phipps, Norbeck,
Golf and Grundy.
Democrats Smith, King and Fletcher.
Against confirmation:
Republicans -McN Nary, Robson,
Brookhart, Glenn and McMaster.
Democrats-Thomas Of Oklahoma,
George and HELM.
Deneen and Brock Tell Tale.
When Senator Deneen of Illinois
finally cast his vote today against Judge
Parker and Senator Brock of Tennessee,
did the same, 1t was realized that all
chance of the confirmation of Judge
Parker had gone, even though Senator
Steck Of Iowa, Democrat, voted for
the North Carolina Judge. So close
was the count, however. that single
switch from the opposition would have
brought tie vote, and the Vice Presi-
dent would have been called upon to
determine the isslle
Senator Borah of Idaho, closed the
debate, which ran for an hour and q
half at the Senate session today. The
Idaho Senator In his final statement de-
clared:
I'm all this debate, no Senator has
soiled his lips by defending the yellow
dog contract"
1t was because Judge Parker, in de-
cision involving this contract, had sus-
tanned an injunction against the United
Mine Workers of America in the Red
Jacket Coal Co. case that Senator Borah
and many Of the other Senators opposed
the confirmation of Judge Parker.
BOrah Criticizes Tess.
Senator Borah sharply criticized Sen
ator Fess and other members of the
Senate supporting Judge Parker because
they had sought to show that opponents
preme Court and were socialistic in
their views.
He pointed out that when Chief
Justice fancy was appointed to the SUI
preme Court the appointment was at
tackled by Webster, Calhoun and other
Senators famous in their day and that
they had been opposed to fancy be-
cause Of his belief and not because of
any lack OF qualifications on his part.
hof kN0
ham Lincoln had proposed before he
became President and before the Civil
War to override the decision Of the
Supreme Court in the bred Scott case
by placing men ON the court who would
reverse that decision.
Simmons Asks Confirmation. IS
Senator Tess Of Ohio closed the ar
gument in favor of Judge Parker.
Others who spoke today in support of
Judge Parker were Senator Simmons
of North Carolina and Senator Glass
of Virginia. Senator Simmons made an
eloquent plea for confirmation of his
fellow North Carolinian, q Republican.
He declared Judge Parker'S fitness for
ONCE and denied natly that Judge Par
ker was unfriendly to organized labor.
He pictured his development from
the days of his boyhood when he said
that he was born and reared among
laboring people and had worked his
way through college. He said that
Judge Parker had won the respect and
admiration of North Carolinians gen.
orally. Republicans and Democrats
alike. He denied that the appointment
was political.
Senator Shipstead Of Minnesota,
Farmer-Labor, urged the rejection Of
the nomination of Judge Parker and
- GAk Nf i,z
this country were @ menace to the
human race. He demanded the ap-
pointment Of judges to the Federal
bench who would be guided by the
principles Of humanity In constituting
the law. Senator Hiram johnson of
California attacked the appointment Of
Judge Parker, too.
President Hoover must fill the vacancy
In the Supreme Court with another APP
pointment. So far there has been no
indication to whom the President would
turn. He fiatly had declined to with
draw Judge Parker's nomination, al
though urged to do 50 by some Repub-
licans, and had stood sQuarely back of 1t.
The defeat of Judge Parker, which
had been forecast for sometime, although
with q constant shifting of votes the Is
sue was not decided until today, Is the
first real reversal President Hoover has
met at the hands of Congress, except In
the case of the national origins princi-
pie Of arriving at the immigration
quotas. 1t was announced at the White
House that the President would issue .
statement later this afternoon on the
Parker vote In the Senate.
Air Is Tense During Debate.
Tenseness was in the air as the final
debate began. The galleries were
crowded. Senator David A. Reed of
Pennsylvania, q member of the Amer
lean delegation TO the London Naval
Conference, entered the chamber soon
ously. He had been paired with Senator
Robinson Of Arkansas, Democratic
leader, another delegate to the London
conference. Both were present today
ana therefore expected to vote on the
Parker nomination.
Senator Glass of Virginia was recog-
nized. He rose to the defense of Judge
Parker.
Situated as 7 am" said Senator
Glass, who is a candidate to succeed
himself at the election this year, sit
would be easier to vote against Judge
Parker than to vote for him. have
tried In vain to find some reason to
vote against him which would satisfy
my conscience. First, inquired II he
was fitted for the position. I have
found from leading lawyers that he is
well qualified. Then I considered the
protests made against him by the labor
leaders of the country because of his
decision III the Red Jacket Coal Co.
case. came to the conclusion that
Judge Parker simply had followed the
decisions Of the Supreme Court. I
dismissed that objection and I do it
reluctantly. think that Judge Parker
| really is friend Of the laboring man"
Senator Glass said there have been
brought into the debate other consid-
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