Evening star., 1949-06-14
The Political kiH
SIop at Gillette Tokes on
Signs of Purge Attempt
\amans oi S~.'sxr as Federal Juiks
Resented h> Iowa Senator
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eaies for I've t1cgxsa4p as requested ~ Es4s
Attorney Genera! sAsieE ard re helsrs 81
the appointment Asouaa have kagss Ia $50
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Senator Olaastss = as~d 10 ~pugss al
trnp'A ihe lsls President FTsnklla -,
Roos<S cit ard a.s &sae. HARRY Aopk.sAa tg1ssf
onr o. h.gn n lsae after ssxsaaIsx utAssas
had iroe!lcc against lias Roosevelt Sagssesgss
Court packing a4l1~Ana failed attcsgs In.
eaorniails- tns pgrseai Democratic lraart g!
The ScnA9e ScnaEeg l4cAx u l14.rsxasa LAD.
IS n.cmect q The ho4sx. aAas . gvpa-
tAAcn ios h.raSsH ~ . A.sewxn L. tfs MoaMs
denouneIng tar court packing a4a Other
D~Enocfatic Senatpgk Anons thevn S~f.stag
y Nahonry a Nyusntng ard SvnAsor IVA.
mss oi Maryland, ~wFs equally sIsoas IA
May hrtaE Party split
The Asfruat 80 Senate Qlllsglr NAV ha,e
!M-TeAchlne Consequence The nctn,a.
cratic Party IN lowR has e~ru = s1.aastty
party. generally sGeAkiae f1as adm!n!stEa-
i1on Is said 10 ec gTootuguE NuderscS sviary
Of Agriculture Albert ! I4uxrlaoa le ma, f.r
the Senate neat year against s<haior R!.k.
eniooper. Republican u the Drn.,x.!styc
Party is split in loNa and Scnats4 ul.e.lss
friends are !akeSAFm, ii ALL not help Mi.
Loveland
a year Ago the Democratic hsEh command
was anxious 10 have Senator 0uleiss msAe
the race for the Senate against Seuator
Wilson. Republican. believing that u sen-
Ator Gillette we're On lhr ticket II so4ld
AID the national ticket The results Of tho
election speak for themselves senator uu-
lette carried the State with = lead oi IL. GOO.
President Truman by Is 900. and ,ns Dcmo.
cratic candidate Tor Governor. MI sw!sarr,
lost by i2o oooo-and the rest Of the State
Democratic ticket lost by similar marsln,
just what Senator Gillette wtl do about
the SwitEer nomination when H comes br
fore the Senate he has not sald II -
known. however. that he has had plenty OF
offers OF help from Democratic a. well a.
Republican Senators. should he decide 10
nght confirmation
II has been urged by administration Dem.
ocratS that Senator Gillette offered 10 sup.
port Mr., switxer for appointment a. an
assistant Federal tudge" to help Federal
Judge Dewey, who had passed the retire
ment age. II Judge Dewey stayed on and
that therefore Senator 0lllstts vas morally
committed 70 Mr.. switser. Senator Gillette
was informed at the time that Judge Dewey
was considering staying on and had aus.
sested that Mr.. switxsr. who had been
county attorney In Des Mo,nes would -
acceptable TO him But when Judge Dewey
decided 10 retire. in the opinion OF Senator
Gillette. the situation wAa very different
He considered he should recommend the
best qualified man for the judEeahip hs
could f1nd.
Bar Members PeIiea.
He polled the members OF the bar saAo-
Citations In each of the souifern counties
Of Iowa. The result was the IL counties
voted for William p. Riley. O prominent
attorney OF Des Moines. as their nrst cho.ce
10 counties voted for him a. their seeond
choice. and counties as their third choice.
Edward Halbach Of Clinton ran second in
this poll. Mr.. switxsr, on the other hand,
was second choice In / county and third
choice In county.
SO Senator Gillette sent ths names Of Mr.
Riley and Mr.. Haibach 10 Attorney General
Clark, and expected one OF them 10 be ap-
Gillette that he would like 70 have included
in the list q third candidate. Mr. swltxer.
and asked II Senator Gillette would have
any objection. Mr.. Switxsr had been recon.
mended by the Democratic State chairman
and the Democratic national committeeman
II was then Senator Gillette replied he
would strongly resent the appointment Of
Mr.. Switzer
So instead Of attending the great Middle
West Democratic get together In Dcs Moinca
this week 70 boost the Hrannan farm aid
program-and 70 plan for Democratic VIC
tories In the congressional elections next
year-Senator Gillette remained In WASH
ington. Incidentally. Mr.. Gillette 10 chair
man Of the Senate Agriculture subcofn-
mittee to consider the try u on the hog
bill-Secretary Of Agriculture BrannAas
proposal TO set started on his production
payment" plan. and viii begin hearings on
that bill Friday.