The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-08
new SENATORS
EAGER To CARRY
OUT PROMISES
Upper House Group Expect
ed to Pay Close Heed
to Roosevelt.

WASHINGTON. Nov. "A horde
OF fresh and enthusiastic New Deal
ers will swarm into Washington for
the next congress. primed with cleo
ton promises and ready for the
swiftly moving scenes that undoubt-
edly will accompany the second half
OF the Roosevelt administration.
Characters ranging from the pic
turesque. as exemplihed by Senator
elect Theodore G. BilbO Dem,
MissJ. 70 the new type OF public
officer illustrated in Senator-elect
George L. Radcliffe Dem. Md a.,
are included among those sent 70
congress in tuesdays Democratic
triumph.
Familiar faces will be missing. In
their places will BE- enthusiastic new
corners. who in some instances will
be eager 10 step beyond the New
Deal doctrines IN handling complex
problems Of the day.
The new senators-there will be
ten OF them. nine representing seats
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Will not furnish the difficulties in
herent in the house. where imitation
and bonus sentiment runs high
among new members.
Nandenburg Gains Prestige
The makeup Of the next senate.
which apparently will consist of
sixty-nine Democrats, twenty-five
Republicans. one Farmer-Laborite
and one Progressive. insures a fairly
complete administrative control.
II was significant that only one
candidate who campaigned on an
anti-New Deal platform was elected.
He was Senator John @. Townsend
Jr. rep, DelJ. and even he has
not been so OutspOken against the
Roosevelt administration as many
Of his colleagues on the Republican
side.
Senator Arthur II. Vandenburg
rep. MichJ soft-pedalled the con-
servative Republican viewpoint and
refrained from direct attacks upon
the New Deal. The survival of this
50-year-Old publisher, good-lOoking
and eloquent of tongue, has in
creased the speculation regarding
the likelihood of his becoming a
Republican presidential possibility
in 1886.
DOnahey in Fess Post
Car7afor NErarro,, d A,,etsv d.,
Vt) took no positive position IN
opposition to President Roosevelts
policies and the other reelected Re-
publcans. including those in the
somewhat doubtful contests in New
Mexico and North Dakota, have
been more in favor Of the New Deal
than against it.
Instead Of the constant sniping
from Senators Simeon D. FeSs
rep. o. and Arthur R Robin
son rep, Ind. Mr.. Roosevelt will
have the cooperation of Vic DOna-
hey and Sherman Minton. There
will be no one in the senate capable
Of representing the conservative Re-
publican viewpoint so forcefully as
Senator David A. Reed. defeated in
Pennsylvania by Joseph F. Guffey.
Mr.. Donahey. who learned the
printers trade before entering pol
tics and winning the GOvernOrshlp
Of Ohio for three consecutive terms,
is So and the father of ten children.
Mr.. MintOn. only A. is war vet
eran and lawyer. Although active
in the American Legion he is
pledged 10 support the President.
Guffey Aided Wilson
GufTey. a bachelor, is the out
standing Democratic influence IN
Pennsylvania politics. Fighting
Joe" as his friends call him, helped
the Wilson administration during
the war. but contented himself with
behind the-SceneS activities until
his successful senate campaign
against Mr.. Reed.
Mr.. Radcliffe is a close friend of
Mr.. Roosevelt and can be counted
upon 10 follow the Presidents lead.
He is 81. a successful business man
who is entering politics for the first
time.
Louis B. Schwellenbach. Demo-
cratic senator-elect from Washing
ton. is 20. sold newspapers to sup
port a widowed mother in his
youth. is a war veteran and regent
of the University of Washington.
He succeeds Senator Clarence c.
Dill Dem, WaShD. who was his
teacher in high school.
SenatOr-elect Peter G. Gerry is
not a stranger in Washington. hav-
ing served previously in the senate.
PendergaSt Backs Truman
NIissouri's new senator. Harry S.
Truman, was elected with the back
ing Of the powerful Democratic
PendergaSt machine. He is so,
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