The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-25

preme court.
 New Dealers are confident of elec- ton success next November and their strategy appears to be to await an opportunity to re-shape the court by filling vacancies presumable during the next four years. Mir. fsoosevelt's atti- tude toward constitutional change as expressed in his inaugural speech of March {, 1883, and in the "horse and buggy" press conference, does not commit the party to amendment of the constitution either to obtain further federal power or to curb the courts authority to invalidate legislation.
 Followed Roosevelt Pattern
 Democratic orators 50 far have followed the Roosevelt pattern rather closely. Robinson stated the New Deal attitude toward the court last night in these worlds:
 Decisions of the supreme court in various cases have had the effect of slowing national recovery because they have held invalid the National Recovery Act, the Agricultural Ad- Justment Act, the 0uffey Coal Law and some other laws intended to prevent labor controversies, elim- mate unfair competition in trade and to secure fair prices for agri- cultural products. Tn spite of these decisions the American people are going forward.
 we recognize that the decisions of the supreme court until reversed are final, and we abide by them"
 Keep to COnstltutOln
 Mir. Roosevelt has expressed the same idea in asserting that the New Deal would proceed within the framework of the Constitution, and Keynoter Barkley followed that tack. MT. Roosevelt, Robinson and Barkley appear to be basing their strategy on the belief that the nar- row Limitations placed upon federal authority in regulation interstate commerce will Dc reversed in future cases and unless the constitution iE changed to make that possible 1t could transpire only by replacement of several justice who might retire or, being very old men, die. While the rules committee pre- pared to present It's report to the convention, party machinery was functioning smoothly to clear the way to the weeks ciinlax--Presidcnt Roosevelt's acceptance speech Sat- urday night.
 Present Developments
 Platform ub-committee resumed deliberations after all-night session; Sen. Robert Wagner, chairman of committee, indicated difficulties over proposed constitutional amendment, labor and anti-monopoly blanks be- ing ironed out; complete platform expected to be ready for presenta- ton to convention tonight. Sen. Joseph. T. Robinson set the note on New Deal supreme court policy; frontal attack on judiciary avoided; indicated New Deal believes victory in November will afford op- portunity for re-shaping court through vacancies and new appoint Inents.
 Sens Carter Glass of Virginia and Pat Harrison of Mississippi re- turned to Washington from Phila- delphia; denied they are taking . walk and said they will return to convention later in week.
 Two Roosevelt sons--James and John--attended convention session, together with Mrs. James Roose- welt: 50 enthusiastic with Robin sons speech that stagehands have to ask them to leave 50 they can clean up platform.
 Sen. Ellison D. Smith, South Carolina, took Q private walk out of the convention in protest against prayer by negro minister; said will walk out again If, as expected, Rep. Arthur Mitchell of Illinois, only negro member of congress, seconds MT. Roosevelt's nomination.