The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-09-01

Washington.-Results of party pri-
maries for nominations of Senate
and House candidates, to the end OF
August, combined with deaths and
Withdrawals, make it certain that
there will be at least six new Sen
ators and 20 new members Of the
lower House in the 10th Congress
That is not the whole story OF the
changes in the complexion of the
next Congress, for many nomina-
tons are still to be made by con-
ventions or primaries, and then, on
Nov. 8, all of the candidates will
have to face the final test at the
polls.
In Georgia for example, reports
which Washington observers receive
indicate that neither Senator
George, whom the President has
placed in his purge. list, nor Fed
eral Attorney Lawrence Camp, the
Presidential favorite for the Sena-
torial nomination, is as likely to
win at the primary as former Gov
ernor Eugene Talmadge.
Whatever the results of the pri-
Raries and the elections, however,
the Senate would still have DEM
ocratic majority even if every DEM
ocratic Senatorial candidate were
beaten by a Republican, which is,
of course, impossible. Only one
third of the Senatorial terms ex-
pire this year, and more than ma
jority of the entire Senate consists
of Democratic hold-overs.
New Deal to Old-Line
There is little expectation here Of
displacement of any considerable
number of Democratic Senators by
Republicans, though several shifts
from "New Deal' Democrats to
"Old-Line" Democrats are expected
in the Upper House. That is re-
garded as fairly certain in New
York's representation, where, un-
less there should be general shift
of the voters to the Republican tick
ct, which is not seriously regarded
as possible, one of the two Senators
to be elected is pretty certain to be
a conservative Democrat opposed to
the Administration policies.
Governor Lehman, regarded as
the certain nominee for the Senate
vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Copeland, comes into that
category, and at present there is no
Republican in sight who is consid-
cred to have a chance to defeat
him.
Republicans are building more
hope for a Senatorial gain in Penn
sylvania, where the Democratic can
didate, Governor Earle, is con-
sidered to have lost a great deal of
his prestige. Pennsylvania is one
state in which the Republican lead
ers feel confident they stand good
chance of gaining seats in the House
also.
Anti-New Dealer O'ConnOr
A bitter fight is being waged by
the Administration forces against
Representative O'Connor of New
York, who is not only Anti-New-
Deal but holds the powerful posi-
ton of Chairman of the Commit
tee on Rules. That Committee can
kill any piece of legislation which is
obnoxious to the majority of its
members, and Mr.. O'Connor has
been an effective obstacle in the
way of much of the Presidents leg
islative program.
The replacement of half dozen
New Deal Senators by either Re-
publicanS or conservative Demo-
Gratis is now considered probable.
On the House side a shift of not less
than fifty seats from Democratic to
Republican, and the election of con-
servativeS to several of the seats
now held by New Dealers, is, the
analysis of the outlook made by the
most impartial observers here. Such
a shift could seriously complicate
the next session situation for the
White House, not only as to legis-
lation but as to the outlook for the
1910 Presidential campaign.
Many observers here believe that
big increase in Republican mem
bership, with the stimulation that
would give to anti-New-Deal Dem
ocratic maneuvering for 1910, could
virtually halt the Roosevelt pro-
gram and eliminate the possibility
of a Presidential third term. 9th
ers, especially Democrats of New
Deal tendencies, take the opposite
view.
The pressure upon the President
to attack New Deal doubters at the
Democratic primaries comes from
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