The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-23

that the vacancy will go to It also seems fairly certain that the name will be one of the four which are now first on the Su- preme Court candidacy list. These four are:
 1. Bill Coughs. brilliant chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who comes from Yakima, Washing ton, although more recently from the East.
 9. Wiley Blount Rutledge. IT, dean of the University of Iowa law school, who was under con- sideration when the Frankfur- ter appointment was made.
 2. Lewis Schwellenbach. hard hitting senator from Washing. ton, who also was considered for the vacancy eventually filled by Frankfurter.
 4. Justice Harold Stephens of the U. s. Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Jus- tice Stephens comes from Utah, is one of the most conscientious members of the Washington court. and was the candidate of Jim Farley and Homer Gum mings for the Cardoza vacan- cies.
 Stephens conservative packers tend to injure his chances. Of the other three, 1t is difficult to say whom the President places highest. He has talked to sev- eral intimates about Schwellen- bach, but one consideration which handicaps the sandy-haired Wash- ington senator is the fact that Governor Martin of Washington, an anti-New Dealer, would De sure to appoint an anti-New Deal- CT to fill the senator's shoes. And Roosevelt cannot afford to lose one of his most consistent sena- torial champions.
 More recently, therefore, SEC Chairman Douglas seems t0 have become the most likely candidate. Douglas has prob ably done the best job of regu- iating the stock market since the SEC was established, k C brilliant lawyer, c close adviser of Roosevelts, and would have no difficulty whatsoever In getting Senate confirmation.
 NOTE-Ironical fact is that Saul Haas. collector of customs at Seattle, and once closest friend of Schwellenbach, has been doing his best to besmirch the senator and block his supreme court appoint ment. Haas is known in Seattle as "The Hidden Richelieu of the Postponed Revolution" He is sore at schwellenbach chiefly be- cause Lew refused to take orders as e member of Haas growing DO" litical stable.
 WHITE HOUSE GLOVES
 SCENE: Reception line at the White House. Woman's voice:
 "IIeavens, what ever made me forget my gloves? I'll die of embarrassment when I shake hands with Mrs. Roosevelt"
 HUSBAND: Don't worry about it. Mrs. Roosevelt is very democratic. She won't bite you."
 "Oh, but I feel so conspicuous" Fifteen minutes later. The Roosevelts appear in view before 6 bank of palms and ferns just off the main reception room.
 HUSBAND: Unless my eyes deceive me, you aren't the only woman here tonight who forgot her gloves"
 "yVhat? Mrs. Roosevelt isn't wearing any? My what . re- Iief!"
 NOTE--The above drama is re. enacted ct every White House re- ception, always with the same happy ending. Mrs. R. never wears gloves when receiving, corl- siders the custom optional with guests.
 NAZIs IN SOUTH AMERICA
 Most tragic failing of the Roose- yeit administration today is that 1t has become SO jittery of sena- torial criticism and so intent on 1o40 that it is reglecting certain important matters of foreign pole icy. - . and the Fascist-Nazi penetration there. Cordell Hull woke tip 10 this with a jolt when he went 10 Lima.
 Tine Nazis have made far great CT inroads in South America than