The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-15

Initiator of the plan was Demo- cratic Elder Statesman Charley Nicholson, who called on the President shortly after the death of Justice Butler, while Roosevelt was pondering the appointment of Frank Murphy to take his place on the Supreme Court.
 Nicholson suggested that in solving his Supreme Court problem the President might at the same time find a solution for the muddled Senate leadership. He pointed out that Barkley had not been very good as Senate leader, while Jimmy Byrnes of South Carolina would be excel- lent.
 But, Barkley had been a loyal friend of the Presidents, so Mi- ct1elson proposed that he be put on the Supreme Court to fill the Butler vacancy. Then Byrne6 could be the Senate leader.
 The President, however, point ed out that a considerable kick back from Catholics could be expected if they saw Buffers place go to . mon. Catholic. This was especially true in view of the fact that he had ap- pointed Felix Frankfurter, a Jew, to replace Brandeis, also a Jew.
 Nicholson said he thought the appointment of 8 Catholic to the Supreme Court could wait until the next vacancy. He thought there was sure to be another va cancy.
 But Roosevelt still felt the new Supreme Court Justice would have to be a Catholic. And that meant Frank Murphy. The only other Catholic candidates were John P. Daveney, former chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, and Justice Harold Ste- phens of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The former didn't want the appointment, and the President thought the latter didn't quite measure up to 1t.
 so FRANK MURPHY WENT TO THE SUPREME COURT AND ALIEN RARKLEY RE- MANNED IN THE SENATE. EMPEROR JONES
 Finnish Minister procope gave a luncheon the other day. A number of distinguished guests were present, all of them arriv- ing promptly at the appointed hour of 1:15.
 The lunch, however, was a little late in being served. The guests all appeared to be there, but nothing happened. Finally cock tails were passed, pink and in- sipid in appearance but carrying a powerful wallop.
 Minister Procope and his aides ''sk0aled" and "sk0aled" and ''skoaIed," until some of the guests began to get bit dizzy.
 One forty-five rolled around. and still no lunch. Finally at 3 o'clock, the minister made a little announcement.
 "You see," he said, half apOIo- gizing, half smiling, T am . very poor man, and ! cannot have lunch without my banker"
 At this point, in stepped Exc port-Import Bank Czar Jesse Jones.
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