Evening star., 1951-07-07
DATE Of Heariinc
On YoungdahI
Yet 10 BeSet
Bor Group Undecided
Whether to Act on
Judeeship Nomination
By Harold B. Rogers

A public hearing will be held on
the nomination of Minnesota Gov.
Luther w. Youngdahl to be a
Federal District judge here by a
Senate judiciary subcommittee at
a date yet to be selected.
The nomination of Gov. Young
dahl. sent to the Senate yesterday
by President Truman, was to be
referred today to the subcommit-
tee. Chairman of this subcom-
mittee will be Senator McCarran.
Democrat, of Nevada, who heads
the full Judiciary Committee.
Two other members will be
named, one Democrat and one
Under traditional practice of the
full committee, formal notif1ca-
tion of the subcommittee mem
bership and the date for the pub
lie hearing will be filed with the
Senate early next week. This will
be printed in the Congressional
Record at least seven days before
the hearing date.
Confirmation Predicted.
Confirmation of Gov. Youngdahl
for the bench was predicted in
senatorial quarters today.
The District Bar Associations
Committee on Judicial Nominal.
tions yesterday considered the
Presidents surprising appointment
at special meeting.
In a statement issued after
wards, the committee said it was
disappointed that a Washington
attorney had not been chosen.
The full statement follows:
1--WE are naturally disappointed
that the President did not select
a local man of whom many are
we'll qualified for the post.
"The first function of this COM
mittee is to make nominations
when a judicial post is vacant.
We did not have this opportunity.
''The second function of the
committee is to inquire into the
qualifications of the nominee. The
lcommittee knows nothing of the
qualifications of Mr.. Youngdahl
and has not had an opportunity
to inform itself so that it might
determine what action, if any, is
tt be taken"
Under procedure of the Senate
Judiciary Committee a report is
always requested from the Justice
Department on the nominee for q
Ijudgeship. This practice. no
doubt, will be followed in the
Youngdahl case.
Humphrey to Testify.
| Among the witnesses support-
ing the nomination will be Sena-
tor Humphrey, Democrat, of Min
nesota, who accompanied the NOM
inee to the White House on Thurs
day for his conference with Pres
ident Truman, when the post was
offered.
II am looking forward to testi-
flying for the Governor at the
hearing before the Senate sub
committee, said Senator Hum
Iphrey today.
HE made a very fine record
Ias a Judge in Minnesota" said
the Minnesota Senator. He is a
very vigorous and forceful man,
and I trust he will be confirmed
by the Senate" :"
Senator Fhye, Republican, Of
Minnesota, already had declared
the Governor is qualified for any
judicial appointment offered.
On the other side of the Capitol,
members of the Minnesota dele
CATION in the House expressed sur
prise at the nomination. Some
were openly pleased. while others
reserved comment.
i Help to Democrats.
! Although no Minnesota men,
Der in Congress discussed the
political situation in their home
State as it is affected by the pos
sible removal of their Governor
from the political arena there, it
was generally conceded by OBJ
servers that Gov. Youngdahl's de-
parture will take out of the State
their best Republican vote-getter.
This is expected to rebound even
tually to the benefit of the Demo-
, crats.
If Gov. ! oungdahl is Confirmed
!, by the Senate and resigns the
governorship, 1t. Gov. y. Elmer
Anderson, a Republican, will sue
Iceed him. Mr. Anderson, in that
case, will serve out the full term
: of his predecessor, ending Janu-
ary l, 1858.
/ The Governor, according to
Senator Humphrey, wants to wind
up his affairs as chief executive
of his State and then take some
rest before coming to W. shington
to assume his new responsible
ties, probably in September.
: He probably will relax with his
favorite hobbies of fishing. hunt
ing and golf.
Gov. Youngdahl Was nominated
Ito the vacancy on District Court
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