The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-04
ESIDENT WILL SPEAK TONIGHT
ndreds of Dinners to Hear His VOiceNatiOn Also Will Listen
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 n6nemss and supporters of his ju- d'elasy reorganization program exs hScsed him to disclose the admins. l 3gAtionis first strategically import ant move in tEe campaign to en. lmrge the supreme court.
 His address was not expected to Aenl directly with the court issue nnk tc lay the groundwork for the Impending congressional battle.
 Leaders on both sides admitted privately that the dispute was vir. fraily at q stalemate at present.
 Administration stTategists, follow. ing a check this week of opposition both in the senate and in the sen. mte judiciary committee, hoped the President would take the lead n vallying support.
 Cenrt Plan Blocked Opposition leaders asserted they had the court program blocked dee spite any move the President might make. They tentatively completed plans for pressing their attack both in prolonged committee hearings ard on the senate floor.
 Following . White House visit by Vice President John Nance Garner and Senate Majority Leader Joseph II. R0h.nson, the administration strategy appeared to be developing Rlong definite lines.
 The P-nnsylvania house deInocra. tic de z on of % members voted to suppl. ]. the Presidents plan as a init in what appeared to be the start of . drive to strengthen ad. ministratoin congressional battle lines.
 The President was generally ex- peCted in his victory dinner speech toe discuss the accomplishments and the objectives of his administration, in preparation for latter call upon the nation to support the court plan as the best method of reaching those objectives.
 May Lead Up to Court
 It was believed likely Mir. Roose. welt would lead up to but not defin- iteiy propound the court question, which he would discuss more defin. Ateiy in another radio address sched- uled for March Q, thee ve of the beginning Of senate committee hear- tlgs.
 Administration experts were re. ported to have taken another poll of the senate without indication of increased strength in that chamber. Tn the past they have claimed up to 90 votes but there have been Sey. crai switches since then.
 Speculation resulted whether the administration might change its plans and attempt, despite the wishes of house leaders, to press tho bill through the lower chamber before bringing 1t to 6 tes tin the senate. The move would be an ef- fort to line up strong support in thO house whcih would give the measure impetus in the senate.
 Congressional opponents Of the court bill reported that they were hearing from their home states of administration moves for It's sup. port, particularly efforts to line up the farm vote. Tn one state, cer. tain farm leaders were asserted to have declined invitations to help rally support.
 Scefss at Propaganda
 Sen. Edward R. Burke, d., Neb., opposed the plan, said:
 '.The administration charges that unfair propaganda methods have been used against the court plan But 1t is silly for an administration that Is using propaganda as !t was never before used tsl history, to talk about the efforts of anybody else at propagandizing."
 Opponents arranged for their opening witnesses at the Judiciary hearings to testify March l5 to IT, after three days of testimony by proponents. Thereafter, witnesses for each side will alternate.
 Some opponents suggested calling Prof. Felix Frankfurter, adviser 10 the President and author of books critical Of supreme court enlarge Ynent, as a witness.
 T will propose that the judiciary committee call Professor Frankfur- ter. Donald Richbergt former NRA administrator and Judge Rosenman of New York, (reported to have been interested in the Presidents plan) as witnesses" Burke said. He pre- dicted committee hearings would last six weeks.
 T wouldn't want them called either as proponents or opponents of the bill. just think we ought to ask them some questions"
 Reports circulated in senate cor- riders that administration sources again had checked the possibility of limiting the increase in the su- preme court to two members rather than six. Burke declared that the oppositoin would lose only a few votes on that proposal.
 Possible Compromise
 Sen. Pat McCarran, d.. Nev, gen. orally regarded as inclined toward the Presidents plan, informally suggested another possible compro- mise by limiting candidates for the enlarged court to the 50 justices of the U. S. Circuit court of ap- peals.
 Such a proposal. he suggested, might eliminate charges that the President was playing politics" and trying to 'pack" the high court.
 Sen. Lewis B. echwellenbach, d., Washn., introduced q bill to pro- vide government intervention in any litigation involving validity of q federal law and speedy appeal 10 the supreme court. It is similar t0 . measure sponsored in the house by Rep. Hatton ". Summers and Is a ieas controversial part of President Roosevelt's program.
 Only radio speech last night was made by Rep. Arthur Lamneck. d., Q. ise attacked the plan but main. tai1ed he was loyal to his party leader.
 "E will oppose any effort sO rob
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