The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-05
FRANKFURTER IN
 SUPREME COURT
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ably, he will join Justices LOUIS D. Brandeis and Harlan F. Stone as the nucleus of court liberals. With the two Roosevelt appointees-Black and Reed-this group will comprise a lib- eral majority on the court of at least five.
 Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes and Associate Justice Owen J. Roberts, have combined their votes with this liberal bloc on key New Deal issues before the court in the last two years. Their general ad- herence to liberal principles limits the consistent conservatives to Jus tices James c. McReynolds and Pierce Butler, survivors of the once dominant conservative majority.
 The retired juStices-Willis Van devanter and George Sutherland - came from Wyoming and Utah re- spectively, and were replaced by customers. It had been felt by some that MT. Roosevelt would seek to off, set this preponderance of customers by appointing western man to suc- ceed Cardozo.
 Has Opposed Roosevelt
 Although generally favorable to liberal new policies, Frankfurter re- portedly opposed President Roose- velt's unsuccessful attempt to reor- ganize the supreme court. Frank furter at no time set forth publicly his position on the court planl, but it was understood that he was antagon- istic to the plan.
 The Harvard University scholar, it was believed, will be welcomed by his new associates on the court on basis of his erudite legal background and training. Since nomination of Black to the high court, rumors have been current that several members of the court resented his elevation, on grounds his legal experience and training did not justify a position on the nations highest tribunal.
 Will Be Confirmed
 Senators generally predicted that the nomination would be confirmed.
 The nomination was referred im- mediately to the Senate judiciary committee for consideration. Repub- lican Leader Charles L. McNary, R., Ore, announced recently that he would require all major appoint ments to undergo committee scrutiny.
 Washington, Jan. 5-(UP)-Prof. Felix Frankfurter has been de- scribed as "the most influential single individual in the United States by General Hugh Johnson, one time MIRA Administrator.
 To his enemies, Frankfurter is a colossus astride the government, an invisible power whose whim becomes law, a radical pushing the sphere of government steadily to the left.
 To his friends, Frankfurter is a conscientious lawyer of keen sym pathy toward the nations forgotten and underprivileged masses, an un- paid, one-man employment agency for brilliant young lawyers who need only an opportunity to make good.
 Regardless of extreme viewpoints concerning him, Frankfurter's in fluence unquestionably has been felt in the New Deal. It is estimated that about 125 young men in key positions owe their appointments to Frankfurter.
 Prof. Frankfurter was 12 years old and was unable to speak a single word of English when his parents brought him to this country in 1894. Today he is considered an adept conversationalist, speaking perfect English with the exception of an occasional thick s."
 Always Interested
 Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 5-(UP)- The U. s. Supreme Court long has been a major interest with Professor Felix Frankfurter.
 In 1927 he and James M. Landis, now Dean of Harvard Law School. wrote a book titled "The Business of the Supreme Court" which since has