The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-12-29

the supreme court.
The guess on Attorney-Gene-
raj is practically unanimous; 1t
is the general belief that the
man scheduled for that Cabinet
post is Robert H. Jackson, the
Solicitor-General. He is not only
the logical candidate by reason
of his attainments and his present
position, but he is a warm friend
of Mr.. Roosevelt's and sees eye
to eye with him on all New Deal
matters.
Hopkins A Possibility
For Secretary of Commerce
there is not quite so much GER
tainty expressed by those who
profess to know all that is going
on in the Presidents head. The
widely-held belief that he in
tends to appoint to this post Mr..
Harry Hopkins, Administrator of
the w. P. A., is opposed by those
who maintain that Mr.. Hopkins,
by reason of his political activi-
ties in the recent Senatorial and
Congressional campaigns, has
made so many enemies in the
Democratic party that the Senate
would not confirm him if he
were to be named by the Presi-
dent.
That may be doubted; but a
more probable ground of oppo-
sition to him in the Senate is his
lack of business experience.
Mr.. Roper left his Cabinet
post on Dec. %. Mr.. Commings'
resignation takes effect January
l. There are rumors that more
Cabinet designations may be ex-
pected shortly, perhaps before
Congress gets really under way.
Postmaster General Farley
MS~cuit his job, and has
be- for some time for
a suit. - in private bu-
siness. observers
are looking - procurement
at any time that Swanson,
Secretary of the Navy, and MIR.
Woodring Secretary of War, are
out.
AS to the Supreme Court va
cancy opinion here is shifting a
bit away from the belief that the
man of the Presidents choice is
Prof. Felix Frankfuter Of the
Harvard Law School. There are
several reasons for that. One is
the belief that Prof. Frankfurter
prefers to operate as a lone wolf
in Federal affairs.
Exerts Powerful Influence
From his position behind the
scenes he exerts an extremely
powerful influence in the affairs
of this Administration, and has
done so from the day of Mr..
Roosevelt's inauguration. He re-
fused the tender Of the Office of
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts, a couple
of years ago, saying that he did
not mare for judicial honors.
The ground for regarding him
as good choice for the seat on the
Supreme Bench vacated by the
death of Justice CardoZo is that
he is also a Jew, and at this time
the hostile attitude of the Ad-
ministration toward the Hitler
government in Germany would
be made even more pointed by
the elevation of another Jew to
the High Court.
The President is looking for g
good place for his friend Frank
Murphy defeated Governor Of
Michigan. Mr.. Murphy is an able
lawyer. He made a good record
as Governor of the Philippines
He made many enemies by his
conduct in connection with the
sitdown strikes in the automobile
plants of Michigan. It is quite
possible that he may be the mar
whom Mr.. Roosevelt select:
either for the Department Of
Commerce or for the Supreme
Court. If he is named for any
post requiring confirmation BY
the Senate it seems certain tha
he will face fight in the upper
House.
There is a good deal of mystery
IN the minds of gossips, abou
what is going on in the inter
national situation. It is hard TO.