Evening star., 1938-07-12
ROOSEVELT SNUbS
RISK SENATE ROW
Opposition From ConnalIy
to Confirming Alfred
Held Unlikely.
BY the Associated Press.

~ the Associated rress.
President Roosevelt appears to be
risking . terrinic row at the next
session Of the Senate by pointedly
ignoring certain Senators in making
appointments to high ONCE.
Several recent appointments have
been interpreted as outright snubs to
anti-court bill Senators. notably Byrd
and Glass Of Virginia and McCarran
of Nevada.
Traditionally, Senator's advice
often carries great weight at the
White House when q man from his
State is beipg considered for an i'm
portant Federal position-but some re-
cent nominations have been such as
to cause senatorial gnashing of teeth.
Whether the nomination yesterday
Of Gov. Alfred of Texas to . Federal
judgeship would increase the prospects
Of 4 Senate explosion next January
remained to be seen.
The answer to this question de-
pended largely on the attitude Of Sem
ator Connally, Democrat. of Texas.
An opponent Of the Presidents bills
to reorganise both the courts and the
executive branch of the Government,
he had indorsed Walton d. Taylor Of
Houston for the judgeship to which
Gov. Alfred was nominated.
Sheppard Accepts Decision.
Senator Sheppard, Democrat, of
Texas. who went along with the Pres
ident on the court reorganization pro-
gram. also had Endorsed another man
for the judgeship-his old friend.
Attorney Brantly Harris Of Calves
ton. But any chance that he would
oppose confirmation of Gov. Alfred
appeared eliminated when he told re-
porters:
Il accept the Presidents decision.
Gov Alfred will make an able judge"
Many politicians here believed Sem
ator Connally, also would refrain from
opposing confirmation. Some voiced
the opinion he would not care to
take issue with the administration
on such a matter Senator Connally
himself was in Texas, travelling on the
Presidents special train.
Regardless Of whether contest
develops over Gov. Allred's nomina-
ton. many of the Senators who fought
the Presidents court bill may join in
opposing conflrma ton of other nomi-
nations distasteful to some Of them.
Senators Glass and Byrd may have
considerable backing, therefore. when
they try to prevent confirmation of
Floyd Roberts OF Bristol. Va, to be
Federal judge for the western district
Of Virginia.
Another Snub for McCarrAn
Another possible object Of joint at
tack is the nomination Of William S.
Boyle, bitter enemy of Senator Nc
Carran. to be United States attorney
for Nevada.
Senator McCarran received another
Snub from the President when the
latter appointed the fve-member Civil
Aeronautics Authority. The Nevadan
had sponsored the original bill Great
AhS eAfC HubAIOhAty Out lilo ICCNuu.
mendations regarding the appoint
ments were ignored
Senator Glass has announced that
he and Senator Byrd will make an
active fight against confirming the
Roberts nomination. He declared the
appointment was intended to be Of
fensive" to the Virginia Senators.
Veteran members of the Senate
press gallery are looking for vitriolic
speech when Senator Glass takes the
floor Whether his effort will be sue
cessful depends largely. they agree
on what happens between now and
then in the Democratic senatorial
primaries and the fall elections. New
Deal successes would lessen the Vir-
ginia Senator'S prospects: New Deal
reverSes would improve them.