Washington, July 13.
The Democratic Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Mr. Hatton W; Sumners of (Texas, today openly broke with' President Roosevelt over the Supreme Court issue, urging. him to abandon the reorganization bill, which he declared was tearing the country "wide open."
Mr, Sumners spoke his mind on the court issue as two Democratic Senators sought to warn the Pre: dent that disaster for the party li ahead if the bill is passed. A veter an of the House and personally popular, the. Judiciary Chairman was cheered as he made his first formal statement on the issue which has produced the greatest battle of the present session in the Senate, With Democrat fighting Democrat, the Senate has devoted seven successive days to the Court debate.
"Dictatorship" was the theme stressed in the Senate by Senator Josiah W. Bailey, Democrat of North Carolina, who continued the opposition attack and was followed in the same tone by Senator Royal S. Copeland, Democrat of New Yor! Senator Copeland also urged that the President withdraw the bill "I do not accuse the President of seeking to be a dictator," said Senator Bailey, "but I do not hesitate to say that if this legislation adopted, the road to dictatorship for him or some other will be perfectly, clear."—United Press.
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