Evening star., 1938-06-20
BAILEY MAY GET
COPELAND POST.
North CaroIinian Appears
in Line to Head Senate
Commerce Group.
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

BY J. A. O'LEARY.
Senator Bailey. Democrat, Of North
Carolina appeared today to be in line
as probable successor to Senator
Copeland. Democrat. of New York
rs chairman Of the Commerce Com
mittee. which handles flood control,
maritime and other important legis-
lation.
Senator Sheppard Of Texas has
been ranking Democratic member Of
Commerce for 10, years and under
the rule of seniority he has first
choice at the vacant chairmanship.
The Texan, however, already Is chair
man Of the equally important Military
Affairs Committee and said today
he would prefer to remain in that
post
He pointed out that he made the
same decision several years ago when
Senator Fletcher of Florida died and
DR.. Copeland became presiding ofiicer
VI tIlc COIIlIIlcTCS BIOup.
II Senator Bailey. who is next in
line, becomes chairman of commerce,
it would leave another vacancy on
the Claims Committee, over which he
now presides On that committee, the
next two Democratic members are
Senators Logan Of Kentucky, who al
ready has Craftsmanship Of mines and
mining, and Burke of Nebraska, who
has no Craftsmanship.
Senator Bailey. like the late Senator
Copeland. has been q frequent critic
OF New Deal policies.
The death of Senator Copeland also
leaves vacant the Craftsmanship of
the Appropriations Subcommittee in
charge of War Department money
bills. The other Democrats on that
subcommittee are Senators Hayden OF
Arizona. Thomas of Oklahoma. Over
ton Of Louisiana. Russell of Georgia,
McAdoo OF California. Truman OF
Missouri and Duffy of Wisconsin.
Senator Hayden now handles the In
terror Departments supply bills, Sen
ator Thomas Is in charge of District
appropriations and Senator Russell is
chairman of the Agricultural Appro-
priations Subcommittee. If these Sem
ators keep their present subcommit-
tees, Senator Overton would be next
in line for the War Department Sub
committee.
None OF these committee changes,
however, will be settled until near the
time for Congress to reconvene,
Bailey Hits Reprisals.
Ey the Associated Press
WATERVILLE. Me, June 2O.-Sen-
ator Josiah w. Bailey, North Carolina
Democrat. today declared the policies
Of the present Democratic administra-
ton "savor more of national socialism
under . sole leader than OF q demo-
cratic republic"
In . commencement address at
Colby College, Senator Bailey reviewed
what he described as the evidence of
the undermining of our republic by
attack upon the democratic procass
by which 1t lives" and called on the
graduates to embrace the opportunity
of an epoch In history"
Senator Bailey opened his critical
barrage with q denunciation Of the
court reorganization proposal, which
he described as a blow against that
process Of democracy most essential to
its existence-the constitutional check
on executive and legislative power"
am appalled," he added, when ]
consider what labor and struggle wa
required to repel an attack that in any
other period would have at once dis
graced those who made it."
Nevertheless. we are frankly made
aware not only that members of the
Congress who resisted executive At
tack upon the independence of the
judiciary will be the victims of active
administrative opposition" he went
on. but also that efforts are being
made to prevent the return to Con-
gress Of sitting members who have
voted against one or more executive
bills.
The whole influence of administre-
tion-with patronage. favor and i'm
mense lump-sum appropriations, with
all the prestige of great offices, will
be employed against them, and to
elect successors who will yield to 4
Presidents undisclosed demands.
The consequence here is to merge
the legislative power with the execu-
tive, to give the latter the lawmaking,
the taxing and the spending power
In . word to extinguish the Congress,
substitute mass democracy with one
man As leader and spokesman, for our
process Of local and direct representa-
ton by districts and States in law
making. taxing and spending. 80
"A suhservient Congress means q
dependent court, and the two together
mean government by presidential de-
cree and without restraint"