Herbert Hoover actually said...

"It would be a misfortune if Minnesota should not have the advantage of the establishment of this Court during the present session of Congress."

"It is extremely desirable that a new District Judge for the State of Minnesota should be appointed and confirmed at the present session of Congress."

"I consider it desirable in the interest of the people of Minnesota that the man appointed shall not only have had judicial experience, but shall be entirely free from any private connections which mig..."

"He has found it is necessary to return to New York to practice law and becomes one of the principal partners in one of the leading firms."