Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-03-05 | Page 6 | Texan Says Elliott Roosevelt Backed Him for Judgeship

I l r i f Texan Says Elliott Roosevelt Backed Him for Judgeship WASHINGTON March 5 INS J James dames mes V V V. Allred of ot Texas told tolda a s senate nate j subcommittee Friday that mt ant Colonel Elliott Roosevelt son on of the president promised to intercede with his father to obtain Allreds Allred's appointment as a Judge of the Fifth circuit court of f appeals at New Orleans Allred who has been nominated for tor the judicial post emphatically denied dented however that he had any deal either direct or indirect with the president himself for the job in event of his defeat in the Texas senatorial primary of 1942 Allred began his testimony soon after Attorney General Francis Biddle BiddIe told the committee There is no foundation whatever whatever what what- ever for the rumor that Judge Allreds Allred's Allred's Allreds Allreds Allred's All- All reds red's nomination proceeded from froma a promise or intimation made to him when he sought the senatorial nomination or or at any other time I give you that assurance as sim simply aim sim ply but as solemnly as I can Allred who resigned a fed ra district judgeship to make tl 11 i. i successful race against Senator i W. W p Lee ODaniel D D. Texas said laid that he has not seen the president five years l tor Biddle BiddIe told 1 a the committee at at- least two other names name thai l considered Were ert for the fore Allred was nomination be recommended recommend fled the president j to NN N