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Show I They're Happy Over Appointment . DOUGLAS TO GET QUICK APPROVAL a . -. - ' WASHINGTON, March 11 OB President Roosevelt's nomination of Wlllam O. Douglas to succeed Justice Louis D. Bran dels on the supreme court appeared headed today to-day for speedy and overwhelming senate confirmation. Although most western senators expressed disappointment that someone from their region was not e- chosen, none said specifically be would oppose tha sandy chaired, 40-year-old chairman of the securities and exchange commission. Republic - can Leader McNary Joined Demo-- Demo-- emtio Leader Berkley la predicting predict-ing quick approval. Mr. Roosevelt sent Douglas nomination nom-ination to tha senate yesterday. The Brandeis seat had been vacant sines ,1 February 13, when the renowned jurist retired at the age of 83. Tha . new appointee Is an admirer of Brandeis, whoso picture bangs beside be-side his desk at ths SEC Ths appointment lowers tha av-arage av-arage age of the nine Justices to 6a years. Less than two years ago, just before Mr. Roosevelt made his first court appointment, it was a little under T2 years. Capitol politicians gave to Senator Sen-ator Borah (R, Idaho) eredlt for much of the spade work that resulted re-sulted In a favorable reception for Douglas nomination. that to some extent the president had heeded the pleas of western v ' " mmmmm j : 1 . J FAMILY OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICE-DESIGNATE Mrs. William O. Douglas and her two children, Mildred, 7, and William, 5, pictured in their capital home senators to select a westerner. Douglas, born In Minnsots, spent his formative years in Washington state. He came east for his schooling school-ing In law and became professor ef law at Yale before he was appointed ap-pointed to the 8 E C In 193. Since 1928 his legal residence has e been Connecticut and Senator Adams Ad-ams (D., Colo.), commenting on the nomination, called Douglas "a western man from Connecticut." He described westerners generally as being "greatly disappointed." a Westerners dominated the judi ciary subcommittee selected to ln-vestigat ln-vestigat the nomination. Members are Senators Hatch of New Mexico, Mex-ico, King of Utah, McCarran of Nevada, Burks of Nebraska, OTOa-honey OTOa-honey of Wyoming, all Democrats, and Borah of Idaho and Danaher ef Connecticut, Republicans. All these, except possibly King, , were reported to favor confirma- ' tion. King said he had an "open mind." |