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Thus did courtly Senator Henry Fountain Ashurst of Arizona refer to the hearings of his Senate Judiciary Committee on the President's Supreme Court Plan. Last week the Committee rounded out its fourth week of hearings, listening to an assortment of the Plan's opponents, including Henry M. Bates, dean of the University of Michigan (who some 30 years ago taught law to both Henry Ashurst and Burton Wheeler), Columnist Dorothy Thompson, Professor Edwin Borchard of Yale Law School, John T. Flynn, financial writer, Lawyer William B. McDowell of Royal Oak, Mich., Erwin N. Griswold, professor...
...tomblike magnificence of the Senate's marble caucus room, the Judiciary Committee played to a full house. Although Chairman Ashurst permitted no smoking, the atmosphere was stuffy with the breath of inquisitive citizens, 300 at a time, packed in their half of the chamber, unable to see over one another's heads, but catching what they could from the cackling of the loudspeakers up among the marble pillars...
...amend the Constitution giving the Federal Government power to regulate labor, agriculture and industry-or whatever may be necessary to achieve the New Deal's aims, Senator Ashurst, before his switch to the President's plan, belonged to this school of thought. Its devotees last week were not much heard from, for it is generally admitted that any amendment which would grant such power would completely destroy state rights, would virtually give Congress power to do anything...
...such array of talent or of enthusiasm could the President muster on his side. The best he had were Hugo LaFayette Black, Alben Barkley, Sherman Minton, Henry Ashurst, Robert La Follette. From these the level of enthusiasm and ability fell rapidly away. His reliable wheel horses Robinson, Harrison, Byrnes and others were still true, but their attitude indicated that at heart they were no more than lukewarm. Not yet forgotten was the promise of the Democratic platform, made last summer, that if the aims of the New Deal could not be accomplished within the Constitution an amendment would be proposed...
...closely connected with conservatism and entrenched wealth. Half the Senators who voted against him are now dead or retired, but of those who remain the great majority are today opposed to President Roosevelt's Court plan: Borah, Glass, Connally, George, Hiram Johnson, Nye, Wheeler. Vice-versa, Senators Ashurst and Pat Harrison, both now pro-Roosevelt, were then both pro-Hughes, and Senator Robinson was paired in his favor. Only a few, notably Hugo Black and Bob La Follette, were against Mr. Hughes then...