The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-01
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WARREN OK By
SENATE SEEN
~ JACK Bell

WARRINGTON ~ - Substantial
senate approval vas forecast "a
Gay for President Eisenhower
appointment of Gov. Earl Warrel
o. chief justice Of the Unite'
states.
When tie court opens is faI
eerm here Monday, the big, smil
ing California Republican win dol
Che chief Justices robes.
Barring an unforeseen specia
session Of Congress, the Senate VII
not act ct least until January, wheI
he regular session begins. But ;
Senate judiciary subcommittee
headed By Sen. LANCER (R-ND)
already Il geared to consider thu
Warren nomination informally and
report 10 the fnIl committee.
Euli committee approval Of thu
nomination. perhaps even In ad
vance Of the Senate's reconven
ing IN January, was suggested b.
the reception given announcement
6 the appointment.
Democrats joined with Republi
cans in praising the selection. AID
iai Z. Stevenson, the Democrats
unsuccessful presidential NOMINEES
An 1852, said Il was IAN excellent
appointment"
SEN. Kilgore (D-WVa), q mem.
Der Of the Judiciary subcommittee,
said be regards the California gov.
efn0f 90 &c fine man, very ca.
pable and very broadminded."
k.zociate Justice Harold Burton,
the only present Republican mem.
Der Of the court, said Warren
s'will make an admirable chief jus.
dee and ! shall consider It q priv.
lege 10 work with him."
Sen. Ives (R-NY) said he could
fOresee no difficulty In obtaining
Senate approval, despite reports
that some Republicans Of more
conservatives were not highly
pleased BY the appointment.
Should the Senate reject War
ren's nomination possibility that
now seems highly remote-he
would have 10 send another NOM
nation 10 the senate.
Warren win Be the 18th chief
Justice and the second to take Of
flee es d recess appointment. The
first % appointed was John Rut-
ledge, who h&d served on the orig
inai court and was named chief
justice ~ George Washington In
17sS only to have the nomination
later rejected BY the Senate after
Representations that Rufledge was
mentally III.
Warren WIN BE- the first chief
justice from California.
Eisenhower told o White House
news conference yesterday that
ever since ''my good friend, "
Chiet Justice Fred NJ. Vinson, died
Of . heart attack Sept. ., he had
been searching for q successor.
In Q rare gesture, the President
permitted his remarks to be quoted
directly:
II certainly wanted q man whose
reputation for integrity, honesty,
middle of the road philosophy,
experience In government, expert.
ence b the law, were all such as
20 eonvince the United States that
here was q man who had no ends
70 serve except the United States
''To my mind he Il man who
win make 4 great chief justice,
and 20 ! selected him."
In Sacramento, Caln., the e.
old nominee announced he was ac-
cepting the appointment, would re-
sign ~ governor as Of midnight
Sunday and be on hand here Mon.
day 10 take the oath Of office.
Preparing to turn over the gov
efnorship TO II. Gov. Goodwin J.
knight, Warren said:
ITO Be . member Of this high
court, and as such an interpreter
and defender Of the Constitution
for Ell the people Of the United
States % the greatest obligation
that could be assumed by any
lawyer.
II win apply myself to the task
with the very best that Is in me
and wiz compensate for any limi-
tAtiCn with industry and faithful
ness to the cause Of constitutional
government In America"
Although Eisenhower tabled him
q middle Of the reader, Warren
generally b regarded as Q ''pro-
gressive" Republican whose pro-
posals often went far beyond the
bounds Of national party platforms.
For instance, he was criticized
BY soma Republicans for attempts
% set up In California q compul-
sorry health insurance system much
Ike the one former President Tru.
man sought nationally. Both at.
temntS failed.
With Wafren's appointment, Fl.
senhower gave comfort 10 those
Republicans who generally regard
themselves as "internationalists. 4"
Court observers voiced doubt