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Local party leaders and contributors were enlisted to threaten to cut off Senators' support. Cabinet members warned of possible lost patronage. Bearing down on Republican William Saxbe of Ohio, a White House operative ordered Ohio loyalists to "look into his personal finances." The order was canceled, but not before Saxbe got wind of it. He was enraged. "I do not know who has stirred up the people of Ohio to threaten me to vote for Haynsworth or face retaliation," he said. Declaring his independence from all outside pressures, Saxbe added: "I will not jump through a hoop for industrial...
...into making it come true. Scott voted nay. Democrat Thomas Dodd was reportedly threatened with indictment over his alleged misuse of campaign funds; rumor had it that he was shown the indictment. But he too voted no. "During my more than seven years in the Senate," said conservative Idaho Republican Len Jordan, "few issues have generated more pressure on my office. Support of the President is urged as if it were a personal matter rather than an issue of grave constitutional importance." Another...
...This, and the revelations that led to the resignation of Abe Fortas from the Supreme Court, dictate closer scrutiny and higher standards for Justices than in the past. There were feelings in the Senate, never articulated openly, that Haynsworth was just not distinguished enough for the job. Said Illinois Republican Senator Charles Percy, who voted no: "I do not question Judge Haynsworth's ability or his honesty. But they are not enough. The times demand something more...
When he finally announced his opposition in the Senate, one Republican Senator snarled at him: "Wait until I get in front of that committee and start questioning some of those Maryland judges and ask how pure they've been." Four appointments to the federal bench in Maryland are, in fact, opening...
Alan M. Dershowitz, professor of Law, said, "The decision reflects valid and healthy implementation of the Senate's power of advice and consent." Republican Whip Robert P. Griffin (R-Mich.) expressed similar feelings earlier when he commented, "I'm pleased that once again the Senate has fulfilled its long-neglected constitutional responsibility of advice and consent...