most responsible for thge, rests with the man leadership to ateer his appointee throus
THs Tanure comnouruo te OG
to conduet a thorough in vestigation of the Dole (Kan.)
preme Court
A major share of the blame for the defeat, which must be con- Griffin (Mich.), which deprived the Pre
sidered as a
'ike
Leader Hugh Seott
to
Nixon's
the appointment, attorney
As a result, the job of defending
General John N. Mitehell.
It was the Justice Department's failure newcomers like GOP freshman Marle
AN
ANALYSIS
South Carolina judge's
which enabled opponents of the appointment Bayh (Ind.) and Republican Edward
to catch the judge's supporters flat-footed enfoyed massive and well coordinate
with damaging confliet-of-interest
background
In the meantime, the opposition, l
Although Mitehell and White House aide Clark charges. groups and organized labor, two hight
R. Mollenhoff tingents.
Haynsworth Reject
By
Washington, Nov. 21 (N
tion of Judge Clement F. Ha
vote of 55 to 45, dealing the
sio, al setback. It was the fi
appointment to the court had
The President, who tele-
phoned the judge at his mina
Greenville, S.C., office imme- betw
and
diately after the vote, later
ents
issued a statement deploring Pr
the Senate action and adding of t
that he believed that "a seat
majority of people in this was
inclu
nation regret it." Nixon said of
he would nominate another joine
associate justice in January. oppo
He indicated that his new conf
-ll
nominee would be one who South
followed the same "construc- Joi
tionist" view of the Consti- Sens
E. G
tution as does Haynsworth.
Dodd
The judge issued a statement
(D-C
accepting the Senate's rejection
N.J
philosophically, although he said
him to consider whether J
it forced d reaign from the 4th
Th
he
U.S. Cireuit Court of Appeals.
He said he would decide in about
two weeks,
He expressed hope that the
long fight over his nomination,
while it was an "ordeal" for him,
US
"will prove to have heen a eleans-
ing agent which will smooth the
way for the President's next and
Ter
able,
mph
UPI Telephote
later nominees."
Federal Judge Clement C. Haynsworth Jr., talks with
The vote came after a bitter,
in his Greenville, S.C., chambers prior to his rejection by Senate. week-long Senate debate and cul-
newsmen
Ea
Nixon to Pick 2d Conservative
By PAUL HEALY
Washington, Nov. 21 (NEWS Bureau)-President Nixon expressed deep regret
at the Senate's rejection of Judge Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. for the Supreme Court
today, but he indicated that his next choice for the court--to come in January-would
be a man of the same legal convictions.
