Evening star., 1955-06-19

award.
Evidence ranged far and
wide into political conditions
In Arlington County %" the
court said.
This column win not at
tempt to specify why the ST.
preme Court was so caustic.
We can only guess. Here are
excerpts from the trial in
Judge BaZile's court.
Who's q Republican?
Charles Pickett Counsel for
Mr.. Green): How long have
you been o Republican?
MIR. MacPhersOn: ALI my life.
Oren r. Lewis (Mr. Mac
Pherson's attorney: L that
shocking to you. Mr.. Pickett?
Mr.. Pickett: Yes, sir.
MIR. Lewis: I have been O
Republican
Mr.. Pickett: You came from
Indiana. There are damned
few--if you viii excuse me
not many that ! know Of.
They are certainly lacking IN
material.
Mr.. Lewis: Il the court
please. ! am certainly mot 60
ing to stand here and have
the Republican Party ma
ligned. It has no bearing In
any court Of law =.
Judge Baxils3 Let the Re-
publieans alone. You have
four parties In the United
States today.
Mr.. Pickett: Yes, sir. Thank
the Lord we have the Byrd
party here In Virginia.
Judge Baxils. Yea, dr. I be-
long to that.
MIR. Lewis: Your honor, I
want the record TO show that
I am objecting.
Judge Bazile: Mr.. Lewis, you
have q right to be o Repub-
lican. Mr.. MacP Pherson has q
right to be o Republican. Mr..
Green has o right to be an
independent. Mr.. Pickett has
a right to be Q Democrat, and
so have the rest Of US
Who Is Boss?
MIR. Lewis: There was "a
very strong interest in your
election which you attribute
the loss thereof to the letter,
about the fact you did not
have the Republican nomina-
ton for this Office?
Mr.. Green: I did not
want it
MIR. Lewis: All three times
you were elected you were
elected as a Republican?
Mr.. Green: Yes, I got 80
tired OF getting in bed with
those sycophants and hypo-
critics and masters Of the art
or role Of duplicity that I was
called to get rid Of them. They
are not Virginians :.
Mr.. Lewis: AS q matter of
fact, you have INDUCED in the
same sort Of practice in Ar
lington County? You have a
petition out now as . candi-
date for the Democratic mem
ber Of Congress, subject to the
Democratic primary?
MIR. Green: Yes, ] was born
and raised q Democrat and
was fool enough to think that
you might have a two-party
system in Virginia. You can
not make a silk purse out of
a sow's ear with some Of those
folks in Arlington County.
MIR. Lewis: You went back
to the Governor, and that is
the reason the Republicans
would not nominate you?
Mr.. Green: No. no. I could
have been nominated. They
begged me to take 1t.
MIR. Lewis: Who?
MIR. Green: Mr.. Broyhill. He
is supposed to be the boss of
the party, unless you are the
boss.
Mr.. Lewis: Mr.. Broyhill
begged you?
Mr.. Green: Yes, but he evi-
IDENTIFY is the boss because I
read in the paper that he had
told President Eisenhower that
you ought to be Federal court
Judge, but If you get up be-
fore the Judicial Committee
and carry on down there like
you are here, I doubt your
chances Of being confirmed.
MIR. Lewis: President Esen-
hover took care Of those
chances by deciding I should
not have to go before the
judicial Committee.
4 y 4
Who's Got Bruins?
Mr.. Green: I win say this 1
viii limit 1t to this, that / be-
heve II he had not put the
letter out, ! would not have
been defeated -ss treasurer. &,