Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-07

tumble, ''If''
Stewart Sees POSSIBLE
itv OF MIDDLE Unless
Democrats Win In
November Election.
Nv CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press Columnist

washington. March There can
... ..y oi the worst governmental
...r,ss in Washington in l94l and
.., that this country ever saw. In
ne. /, can be avoided in only one
wv by the election this year OF a
H.,,ocva,lc president and 4 Demo-
... q, house of representatives. Re-
..rurau> contend that the tumble
....l be preferable 10 Democratic
residential and repreSentatoriai vic
....y Their story is that the tumble
wi, umiumble itself by 1913, but that
mere won't &c much hope if both
.r. White House and the lower con-
.rr>>,oMal chamber go Democratic
...in next November That's a mat
r.. Of partisan opinion. But there's
oil. question rs t. the junble'S pos
~.,..t!sS if the Democrats lose. either
~ the presidential or the represent
...,ar.uI vote. or both votes. ii the
..u.
The whole nub Of it is this:
The Democrats can be beaten
..ls!Geut!ully. because 1910 is q pres
,,yu:.ul year. They can lose their re-
...>eu,utOri2l majority. because ali
.,ort>eututorIai seats will be al
,...ic. They can't lose their senatorial
-aiorsty. because the senators are
y,.ed on only one-third at 4 time
/. hey lthe DSmocrat>) lose every
senate seat this Tear to be baiIoted on
e.. practical mp9>>lbility) they still
u. have - senatorial advantage. To
.N the senate the e. .. I. VIII have
10 #JIt lmtil November. l94l-ll they
...- 10 il then.
Ii and If and Il.
Thus:
Suppose that the Democrats elect
..s. presidential candidate and hang
..,r their repre>entatorlal majority
ley still will control the senate,
..-o i by a narrowed margin
..yv# DE- solid Ior 1t least two more
wears.
3u. suppose they win the White
..,,,c. while losing the representa-
...,. chamber. In that event the
.,..te House Will have pair OF con-
icing congressional houses to zeal
WIKI The representatives Will be
administration and anti-Seuate.
.t1"e.vr. suppose the Republicans
lee. their presidential nominee II
.,gv Go. its 4 fair guess that they'll
..,-v the house of Representatives
..u. but they won't have carried the
..,a,a ANYWAY. because that's an i'm
... ,sh.li,v-not enough new seats to
I'd So the new Republican presi-
.....- viii be Styrnied likewise.
me -yo CONGRESSIONAL houses will
gree with one another in all pro-
.....I:,v. And il. by chance. the Re-
...l,c.nS capture the White House,
H..te missing a representatorial ma
.r..v, both houses will disagree with
-. president.
mere have been cases before
....a~a y preSident. starting off with
..,,grass back of him. has lost con-
.-..E of one or the other house. OF
10Th Of them. in his own mid-term,
.., IN the present instance there's an
EXCELLENT chance that the whole sit
...:5n will be split up dating from
.~.vguation Dav.
II Can Happen.
os course the Democrats insist that
=. SUCH hing can happen. because.
hey say. they're absolutely certain
- win everything hands down. The
Republicans. however. profess equal
r...s;nlv that they'll elect their pres
s.n..aI candidate and 4 majority OF
e.. representatives. They have TO al
..,. ,cou1h. that they can't grab tbs
lie uHder two years more.
The Democrats have that much
doe On the Republicans.
The former can gobble the entire
. lii. The latter can't-not this time,
The truth is that the c.. o. p. man
..r.r-arr when it expresses itself