The Indianapolis times., 1936-02-14
Senior Senator Opposed
to 'Tinkering' With
Judges Powers.
M'KINNEY HIS CHOICE
Colleague Is Standing by
Greenlee in Race for
Nomination.
BY JAMES DOSS

Senators came back to this
state today on different
trains, indorsed different cam
didates for the Democratic
nomination for Governor and
expressed opposite views on
the proposal to curb the Su-
preme Courts power.
Senator Frederick VanNuys saids
Il am for Kirk Mckinney for Gov
ernor. 1 think most of my frineds
know that and realize that his
selection would be very pleasing to
me-"
Senator Sherman Minton said:
L am for Pleas Greenlee for Cover
nor and I say that without reserva-
tlon. He is my friend and I am not
going to run out on him. I recognize
the right of any Democrat to be
for whom he wants and I reserve
the same privilege to myself. When
the coming friendly contest for Gov
ernor Is over, I'll be for the nom.
lnee regardless of who he is"
At Odds Over Court
The senator's, here primarily for
the midwinter meeting tomorrow of
the Indiana Democratic Editorial
Association, expressed opposing
views on the proposed legislation to
weaken the Supreme Courts au-
thority.
Senator Minton said he would
favor a. bill requiring the court yer-
dict to be unanimous, if he thought
such bill had chance of passage.
Ii the Constitution is the vard-
stick the Supreme Court Judges
contend it is" Senator Minton said.
L see no reason why their decisions
should not be unanimous on ques-
tions of Constitutional law.
Every precept we have calls for
determination of constitutionalitv
without question. The Federal
courts demand a unanimous verdict
from juries. Why should the learned
justices of the Supreme Court be
permitted to issue their repeated
5-4 decisions?"
Opposed to Tinkering"
Senator VanNuys asserted he was
opposed to "any tinkering with ths
courts or the Constitution.
Our existing system has been
successful for $50 years." he said.
and 1 see no reason for changing
it now. We are emerging from a
serious economic and industrial
crisis and any tinkering with the
Supreme Court powers would pe
dangerous.
Il shall oppose any such at
tempts, both in committee and on
the floor of the Senate"
Senator VanNuys was asked il he
thought there is any possibility Of
him and Gov. McNutt forgetting the
political differences which began
when the state administration
forces nominated Senator Minton
in the last state convention.
Convention to be open"
"You know as much about that Al
I do" he said. However. from
what ILhave been able to observe.
the coming state convention will not
be packed by patronage as the last
one was.
"It looks like an open convention
and that's what I've insisted on
from the first"
In his Endorsement of Mr.. McKin~
ney, former Indiana head of the
Home Owners Loan Corp, the sem
ior Senator said he believes there is
no question but that Mr.. Mckinney
would be an Ideal Governor" II hs
is elected.
i've known Kirk since he was q
boy" Senator VanNuys said. His
integrity is unquestioned; he is q
master of detail and could make
the same record in the Office of
Governor of Indiana that he MAIDS
in the HOLC-a record that is
recognized as the best in the coun-
try"
Senator Minton is scheduled to
speak tonight at Shelbyyille at the
formal coming out party" of Mr..
Greenlee
Dispells All Doubt
I'm not coming back TO Indiana
to take the stump" he said, "be-
cause I've plenty to do in Washing
ton. But I'm going to do ali can
for Pleas. He's my friend"
Senator Minton's fiat Endorsement
of Mr.. Greenlee dispelled any doubt,
according to political observers, as
to whether he is for the man who
put through the Senator's nomina-
tion in the last state convention.
1t has been suggested that he
might be compelled to feel that his
political allegiance belongs to Gov.
McNutt and the faction within the
state administration which opposes
Mr.. Greenlee's candidacy and which
was instrumental in his retirement"
from his powerful patronage posi-
ton.
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