CONTENTS Tom Connally, a United States Senator from the State of Texas.. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, member of the national committee, Com- munist Party, United States of America Fowler V. Harper, professor of law, Yale University, appearing on behalf of the National Lawyers' Guild... Alfred Henley, member, board of trustees, Washington Cooperative Carol King, general counsel, American Committee for Protection of George Kleinman, Bronx, New York, representing International Fur James J. Laughlin, attorney at law, Washington, D. C. G. W. Lindsey, lawyer, Dallas, Tex.. George B. Murphy, Jr., national commander of the United Negro Reverend Clarence Parker, representing himself, clergyman of Epis- copal Church, Chicago, Ill., member and officer of Civil Rights O. John Rogge, lawyer, 401 Broadway, New York, N. Y Bernard Rosen, representing the National Council of the Arts, III Tom Connally and Hon. Lyndon B. Johnson, what are known as the blue slips, notifying them of the nomination. The blue slip, received from Senator Connally indicates that he favors the confirmation of Hon. Tom C. Clark to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; likewise, the blue slip returned by Senator Johnson. The blue slips will be inserted in the record and will become part of the files. (The blue slips referred to are as follows:) Hon. Tом CONNALLY, United States Senate. UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, August 3, 1949. SIR: Will you kindly give me, for the use of the committee, your opinion and information concerning the nomination of Hon. Tom C. Clark, of Texas, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, vice Frank Murphy, deceased. Under a rule of the committee, unless a reply is received from you within a week from this date, it will be assumed that you have no objection to this nomination. Respectfully, REPLY PAT MCCARRAN, Chairman. Am supporting confirmation. General Clark is young, is able and has had notable legal career. Hon. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, United States Senate. TOM CONNALLY. UNITED STATES SENATE, August 3, 1949. SIR: Will you kindly give me, for the use of the committee, your opinion and information concerning the nomination of Hon. Tom C. Clark, of Texas, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, vice Frank Murphy, deceased. Under a rule of the committee, unless a reply is received from you within a week from this date, it will be assumed that you have no objection to this nomination. Respectfully, PAT MCCARRAN, Chairman. REPLY To the Senate Committee on the Judiciary: AUGUST 4, 1949. I wish to endorse with enthusiasm and without reservation the nomination of the Honorable Tom C. Clark to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. For a number of years I have known Mr. Clark and his family personally. The close friendship has afforded me an opportunity to understand and appreciate Mr. Clark's personal traits and characteristics, which, I believe, embrace the distinctions of intellectual integrity, consistency, rare courage, and complete honesty so essential to the character of a Supreme Court Justice. Some other men may equal Tom Clark in these components of character, but no other man within my acquaintance excels Tom Clark. Mr. Clark's consistency, his ability to divorce the cause of justice from the ties of sentiment, his warm compassion for and understanding of the problems of our present-day society are indicative of a true judicial temperament. For most of his public-service career, Mr. Clark has been an advocate, not a judge, but his advocacy has been wise and reasonable, not bigoted and ruthless; this further commends him as a man qualified for the bench. Advocacy has been his |