Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-31
The Political Mill
New Years Political Possibilities
In the Light Of 1o44's Presidential Race

While Mr.. Roosevelt can win re-
nomination for himself, 1t will be
a very different matter for him
to select the party nominee and
compel the convention to accept
him. This will be especially true
If the pendulum swings still more
sharply againts the New Deal
faction of the Democratic party.
The result will be a host of can
didates, among whom may figure
Vice President Wallace, Paul v.
McNutt, Federal Security Admin
istrator; James F. Byrnes, JUS
tice Douglas of the Supreme
Court and Senator Harry Flood
Byrd of Virginia. Mr.. Byrd
would be recognized as the can
didate of anti-New Deal Demo-
Gratis. Not since the Civil War
has the Democratiac party gone
to the South for presidential
candidate, although three wars
have since given ample evidence
of the solidarity of the Nation.
Show Their Powers.
The coming year will give an
opportunity to a number of
newly elected Republican Gov
errors to show their admins
trative powers, as we'll as re-
elected Republican Governors. 1t
will give Wendell L. Willkie fur
ther chance to demonstrate his
powers of leadership as the 1910
nominee of the COP. There is
also the possibility that out of
the war will come a great figure
who will capture the imagination
of the American people and be-
come the choice of either one or
the other of the ma jor political
parties.
The eyes of the Republicans
will be particularly upon Gov.
Bricker of Ohio, who is a recep-
tive candidate for the nominal
ton. and upon Thomas E. Dewey,
Governor-elect OF New York, who
has said he is not and will not
be candidate. Mr.. Willkie, not
withstanding he is poison ivy to
most of the Republican politicos,
has a following of his own in the
country. He will not let the grass
grow under his feet. He is bent
not only upon making the Re-
publican party more information
ally minded, but also more pro-
gressive. Gov. Bricker, on the
other hand. will be the favorite
OF many political leaders and a
more conservative candidate.
Already there is one House by
election coming up to fill a
vacancy in the 9Th Missouri con-
gressional district, where the late
Representative Bennett died re-
Gently, following his re-elec-
ton. Mr.. Bennett was Re-
publican. His son, Marion Ben
nett, has been nominated by
the Republicans for the election
which takes place early in Janu-
airy. The Republicans expect to
carry this district again, in view
of the strong COP swing in Mis-
souri, shown in the November
elections. For year prior to the
1912 elections the Republicans
were successful in most of the by
elections to fill House vacancies.
With the opening Of the new
Congress, in which the Republi-
cans occupy a greatly strength
ened position, the voters will have
opportunity to see what construc-
tive measures the Republicans
put forward or support. The
record of the party nationally
must, in fact, be made by the
Republicans in Congress.
All members, of whatever party,
in the Congress are dedicated to
winning the war, both by their
party platforms and their per-
sonal platforms. The record must
be made, however, not only on
war measures, but upon those
measures which affect domestic
issues and the lives Of the civil
population.