Evening star., 1952-05-09
Senate Committee
Approves McGranery
By Vote Of 8 10 4
Opponents of Nominee
For Attorney General to
Take Fight to Floor
By George Beveridqe

oy Ola O-CO-1 VOCCS t1lC 0CAAdtS
Judiciary Committee today ap.
proved the nomination of Fedora,
Judge James P. McGranery to be
Attorney General.
But opponents served notice 9
fight will be made against Presi-
dent Truman's nomination of the
56-year-old Philadelphia jurist
when it comes up for Senate con-
f1rmation.
Chairman McCarran told news
men he would report the COM
'mittee action to the Senate this
afternoon. He said he would
not call it up for debate, however,
until dissenting members file a
minority report.
Four Republicans, one member
disclosed, voted against the NOM
ination. They we're Senators
Ferguson of Michigan, Watkins OF
Utah. Jenner of Indiana and
Hendrickson of New Jersey.
Wiley Fails to Vote.
Another Republican, Senator
Wiley of Wisconsin, was the only
committee member who failed to
vote.
Besides Senator McCarran, the
committee members who voted to
recommend confirmation were re-
ported to have been Senators Lam
ger. Republican, of North Dakota
Kilgore, Democrat, of West Vir-
ginia; Magnuson, Democrat, OF
Washington; Kefauver. Democrat
of Tennessee; O'Conor, Democrat,
of Maryland; Eastland, Democrat,
of Mississippi, and Willis Smith,
Democrat, of North Carolina.
Senator Ferguson said he
thought it would take three OF
four days to prepare the minority
report. He said he expected the
other three dissenting members to
join in it.
Asked if he intended to make q
"full-scale fight" on the Senate
floor, the Senator said he did not
want to use such a relative term
81 anticipate making a few formal
remarks on the floor" he COM
mented.
The Michigan Republican re-
fused to discuss reasons for his
opposition to the appointment.
Eight of the 13 committee mem
bers attended today's brief ses-
sion, and four votes were cast by
proxy
The voting came after four days
of hearings which featured testi-
mony from Judge McGranery
himself. Questioning of other wit
|nesses was marked by both strong
praise and bitter criticism of the
nominees qualifications for the
Justice Department post.
On Bench Since 1916.
President Truman selected Mr.
Nc cGranery to succeed j. Howard
McGrath on February 3-the
same day Mr.. McGrath left Office
after firing Corruption Investiga-
tor Newbold Morris. A former
member of Congress, as well as {
former assistant to the Attorney
General, Mr.. McGranery has beer
la Federal judge since 1916.
Yesterdays testimony. both prt
and con, revolved mainly aroune
the nominees conduct as a judge
The strongest blast came with
release of closed-door testimony
from Thomas D. Mcbride, 9
prominent Philadelphia lawyer
He said Judge McGranery wa.
unfit to serve as Attorney Gen.
eral and described the jurist a.
an arrogant man, who has terri.
fled Government attorneys anc
intimidated other judges.
Praised by Walter.
However, Representative Wal.
ter, Democrat, of Pennsylvania
praised Judge McGranery as &
man of integrity and great ability
He urged the Senators not to b,
swayed by persons who have beer
offended by his forthrightness.
Gerald A. GleeSon, United
States Attorney for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, said hs
could unqualifiedly recommene
the judges confirmation. Askee
about Mr.. McBride's charges, Mr.
Gleeson said Judge McGranery
makes his staff toe the mark.
But he never is arrogant. HI
never tries to intimidate any one,
he added.