Evening star., 1938-09-19
PRESS VIEWS ON
McCARRAN VICTORY
Nevada Senator Classed as
Persistent Opponent of
Roosevelt Measures
in Congress-.

Success of Senator McCarran In win
ming denomination in the Nevada Demo-
cratic primary is viewed by the Nations
press as one of series of rebukes to
the administration. The Senator, it is
recalled, not only attacked the court re-
organization bill, but also framed a de-
mandatory report on the subject.
THE vote was one of the heaviest on
record" says the Reno (Nev) Gazette.
finding In that evidence that the people
of the State manifested intense inter-
est" The Gazette adds that President
Roosevelt Is known to disapprove Of Nc
Carran'S course in the Senate" The Los
Angeles Times states that his vote was
NEARLY three times as large as that
polled by his two New Deal opponents
put together"
Evidently Nevada's people," declares
the San Antonio Express, "are Jealous of
the right to choose their own representa-
tives in Congress without coaching from
the sidelines-and the Democrats, at
least, are satisfied with Senator McCar-
rams record. Among his outstanding
achievements during the late congress
sional session was his sponsorship Of
legislation to coordinate the Federal
control over aviation. He merits credit
for the newly created Civil Aeronautics
Authority, that has set out to assist
commercial and private flying and elimi-
nate confusion In the aviation industry"
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mo member Of the Senate, with more
force and telling effect" according to the
Nashville Banner, took position against
the Supreme Court proposal than did
the Nevada Senator. It was he who,
when the collapse of the Presidents pro-
posal finally occurred, wrote the report
Of the majority of the Judiciary Commit
tee rejecting it. It was pronounced to
be the most devastating criticism that
had emanated for generation from any
committee of Congress Of a measure
sponsored by President. The lieuten-
ants Of the administration Immediately
attacked McCarran, but he stood to his
guns. Among other things, he referred
TO the bill as a needless, futile and
utterly dangerous abandonment OF con-
stitutional principle He asserted that
the proposition Should be so emphatic
ally rejected that its parallel will never
again be presented to the free represent
atives of the free people of America"
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The fact that he beat two avowed
New Dealers" is emphasized by the
Bangor Daily News and the Port Huron
(Mich) Times Herald, while the Chatta-
nooga Times concludes that Nevada
Democrats proposed to keep their wing
Of the party independent"
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"The McCarran victory" as analyzec
by the Boise Gdaho) Statesman, can
not be dismissed by the New Deal az
Just another election result It must be
counted as one more blow to Roosevelt
prestige and as the protest OF still an
other State against the Presidents at
tempt to seize the Federal courts and to
revamp the entire governmental struc-
ture to his liking"
"In spite Of or because Of Senator Nc
carran's announcement that he would
continue to oppose Mr.. Roosevelt when
he thought the President wrong" asserts
the Richmond News-Leader, "the latest
returns gave the Democratic incumbent
1892 votes against the combined total
OF 4,5l2 for the two other men. No COM
ment on the race had been made at any
time by Mr.. Roosevelt or by any other
New Deal leader. Senator McCarran s
defeat was not demanded, nor was either
OF his opponents indorsed"