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Ti Rol. OE ri Fchy Hinted As Roosevelt's hoice for Supreme Court - Frankfurter Seen Behind Move By CHESLY MANLY Solicitor General Charies Fahy fs regarded by New Deal inner cir- . cles as President Roasevelt's most * likely choice for the vacancy on : the United States Supreme Court _ which Is a closely divided on mo mentous divi) liberties issues that the appointment may determine 2 the future of freedom of speech, freedom the press, and free dom of religion. Fahy is said to be favored by Justiee Felix Frankfurter to suc- , ceed Justice James F. Byrnes, who resigned to become Director of Economic Stabilization, ' Biddle in ‘Line Attorney General Francis Bid- * dle is in Hne for the Supreme Court appointment by virtue of seniority and New Deal precedent, but it is reported in authoritative quarters that Justice Frankfurter ee S wants to keep him in charge of — the Justice Department, Justice] SOLICITOR’ GENERAL FAHY Frankfurter's wishes in these mat- Groomed fer High Court ters of state are of no small con- sequence, for he 1s widely recog- nijted in Washington as t of urofficial “Prime Minister’ New Deal and Grand Pan- jebdrum of the war effort. NOT RECORDED a / oe $5 5- ln 2o- 47° % CLIPPED FROM THE yk WASHINGTON TIMES-HERALD my oT AY A EDITION NUMBER 9 =t gr i’