Evening star., 1933-12-19
Mentions Walter Teagle.
G. o.P. MAPS SENATE CAMPAIGN
Hastings May Direct Committee to Be
Named Soon.

REORGANIZATION of the Republican
Senatorial Campaign Committee, the
committee which next year is to seek
to re-elect II of the Republican men,
1oers of the Senate and to defeat some
of the IA Democrats and the lone
Farmer-Labor Senator, is likely to be
accomplished soon. Senator Daniel o.
Hastings of Delaware is being consld-
ered, it is said, for chairman Of the re-
Samped committee.
The present chairman is Senator
Hatfield Of West Virginia He comes up
for reelection himself next year, how
ever, and the custom has been never
TO place on the general campaign COM
lnittee a senator who is making a fight
for denomination and reelection. The
appointment of the chairman is made
by the Republican leader of the Sen
ate. Senator NIcNary of Oregon.
Senator Dickinson of Iowa is vice
chairman of the committee, and ne
may be advanced to the Craftsmanship
or retained as vice chairman should
the post go finally to Senator Hastings.
Virtually one-half of the Republican
Senate membership comes up for re-
election next year, while less than one
quarter of the Democratic Senate mem
ibership must seek reelection. 1t would
he virtually impossible for the Re-
publicanS to regain control of the
Senate in next years election under
existing circumstances. If they picked
up the whole IA Democratic Senate
seats and the seat occupied by Senator
1Shipstead of Minnesota, Farmer-Labor,
Rnd held on to all their present seats.
sthe Republicans would have total of
so, or a bare majority of the Senate.
f5ut a number of the Democr attic Sen
dtQTS up for reelection hail from
Southern States which have not elected
"a Republican Senator since reconstruc-
tion days, and where the Republicans
never have a chance of victory. Others
hail from States which are still con-
Sidered safely Democratic.
However, the Republican leaders are
blaming to exert strenuous efforts not
only to hold on to their own Senate
seats, but to gain at least a half dozen
.pf the seats occupied now by Democrats.
Eome Of the veteran Republicans who
are I'D for reelection are Fess of Ohio,
Reed OF PENNSYLVANIA, Hale Of Maine,
sJohnson of California and La Toilette
of Wisconsin.
Other Republicans who must make
Ehe race are Warren of Vermont, Cut
ting of New Mexico, Frazier of North
Dakota, Goldsborough of Maryland:
Hatfield of West Virginia, Hebert of
Rhode Island, Kean of New Jersey,
Patterson Of Missouri, Robinson of
Indiana, Townsend of Deleware, Van
idenberg of Michigan and Walcott of
Connecticut. Unless the Roosevelt ad-
ministration falls in popularity within
the next eight months to a considerable
degree. some of these Republicans are
likely to have difficult time winning
reelection.
The Craftsmanship of the Senate
Democratic Campaign Committee is
vacant today. Secretary of the Navy
Swanson, who left the Senate to enter
the Roosevelt cabinet. was chairman
during the last campaign and Col. Ed
win A. Halsey, the secretary of the
Senate, served as secretary and treas
urer. The Democratic leader, Senator
Robinson of Arkansas, will appoint the
new chairman after he returns for the
coming session of Congress. Senator
Tydings of Maryland. who formerly
served as chairman of the Democratic
Committee, is being mentioned as
possible choice.