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...confirm his successor's Cabinet and other appointments. ¶To the Senate for confirmation as U. S. Radio Commissioners President Coolidge sent the names of Arthur Batcheller of Massachusetts, Cyril N. Jansky Jr. of Minnesota; for associate justices on the U. S. Customs Court of Appeals. Finis James Garrett of Tennessee, Irvine Luther Lenroot of Wisconsin; and, to sit on the bench of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Henry H. Glassie of Maryland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Coolidge Week: Feb. 25, 1929 | 2/25/1929 | See Source »

Opposition to a President may be a friendly thing, productive of large and pleasant rewards. Such a reward last week came to Representative Finis James Garrett of Tennessee, onetime printer, editor, teacher, lawyer, and now leader of the Democracy in the House. President Coolidge appointed him to the U. S. Court of Customs Appeals. Mr. Garrett had reached up for a Senate rung in the Tennessee political ladder last year, missed his grip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Rewards | 2/25/1929 | See Source »

...minority mustered the super-dry Southern Democrats (129) under party leadership of the Messrs. Garrett, Garner and Byrns; and miscellaneous Republicans (10), including wets like New York's La Guardia, drys like Iowa's Dowell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PROHIBITION: Basement Bargaining | 2/11/1929 | See Source »

...Connell, Burns. Goals on fouls--Spaeth 1, Cheney 3, Schmidt 2, Lewin, Hein, Austin, May, Upton 3, O'Connell 2, Farrell 2, Pierce, Mahady, Ward. Referee--Souders. Umpire--Degnan. Time--two 20-minute periods. DARTMOUTH HARVARD Schmidt, Vossler, r.f. l.g., Burns, Rex Cheney, Beisel, l.f. r.g., Farrell Lewin, Hein, Garrett, c. c., Upton, Mahady Spaeth, r.g. l.f., Wenner, Pierce, Mahady Austin, May, l.g. r.f., O'Connell, Ward

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BIG GREEN DOWNS CRIMSON QUINTET | 2/11/1929 | See Source »

...going to do. The majority does not barge ahead ruthlessly without warning to the minority. If possible all legislative arrangements are worked out amicably in advance-so amicably in fact that oldtime partisanship is on the decline in the House. The three outstanding Democrats besides lame-duck Leader Garrett...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Last of the 70th | 12/3/1928 | See Source »

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