Evening star., 1942-11-06
Movement Develops
For Victory Coalition
On Capitol Hill
Republicans Couple War
Support Pledge With Call
To End New Deal Politics.
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idaho having been sealed for an
official canvass, to be made No.
vember %, when the tally showed
Chase A. Clark, Democratic incum-
bent, had 71,941 and Republican
G. A. Bottolfsen 71,646.
Attack on New. Deal Works.
While unity in the war effort ap-
peared to be generally applauded,
political observers watched for
possibility that House Republicans
and conservative Democrats might
develop a joint drive not only to
halt New Dealism" but to erase
some of its established works.
The first post-election session of
the House heard demands from a
Democrat and a Republican for re-
peal of the National Labor Rela-
tions (Wagner Act and the wage
hour law. On the other side of the
Capitol Senator O'Daniel, Democrat,
of Texas introduced a bill to sus-
pend the 40-hour week for the dura-
ton "to help solve our manpower
problem"
The strength that could be engen-
dered behind movement to knock
down New Deal structures was
doubtful, however, as many House
members showed disposition to
avoid all controversy that might
impede the war effort. Their atti-
tude was voiced by Representative
Ramspeck of Georgia, Democratic
whip, who said:
"It seems to me Congress will de-
vote itself almost exclusively to legis-
lation designed to winning the war.
IT think the one thing we can
agree on is our desire to win the
war as quickly as possible, and it will
be wise if we postpone controversy
over matters which make no direct
contributed to the war effort until
we finish that job"
Easy Majority for Coalition.
While the Democrats retain con-
troll of the House in the new Con-
gress, the margin is so narrow that
a federation of Republican and anti
New Deal Democrats can muster
majority whenever party lines are
not involved.
Senator Vandenberg described the
elections as demonstration of pop
ular dissatisfaction with the condct
of the war, and declared the admin
istration should deal more openly
with Congress" and with the coun-
try.
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
attributed Democratic reverses to
what he termed the New Deals
passion for regulating people and
their lack of talent for doing So"
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas said in the Senate he wanted
to make it clear that the reverses
of the administration party could
not be interpreted by the propa-
gandists of Berlin and Toxic as any
'trepudiation of our war purposes"
He attributed them to public i'm
patience with the prosecution of
the war and resentment against
Washington bureacracy. Actually,
he said, the voters had registered
q more desperate will to carry this
war to triumph and victory"
Senator McNary Agrees.
2 Senator McNary agreed that mo
Issue OF patriotism of unity was
raised in the campaign, and added
that the administration had COM
rnitted enough mistakes and er-
rors" to justify the people in calling
1t to account.
The Democrats defeat, he said,
represented revolts against wastes
In expenditures which 'astounded,
abashed and shocked" him and
against unnecessary employment by
the Government "of people who
should be home working at real war
efforts"
Vice President Wallace. leaving
Q conference with President Roose-
welt yesterday, told reporters that
Mr.. Roosevelt was in excellent
spirits" Mr.. Wallace said the cleo
tions turned out the way they did
because only relatively small
number of voters participated.
sees miracle III SOtc.
He said millions of young citizens
now In the Army did not vote, and
that most war workers were too
busy. This, he said, deprived the
Democratic party of some Of its
strongest support. In times like the
present, he said, an abnormally
large proportion of voters are "peo-
pie who are well-to-to, hence are
more likely to be Republican,
ut is only a miracle that the
House isn't Republican under these
circumstances"
Later Mr.. Wallace telephoned the
reporters from his Capitol Office to
offer additional comment. He said
he believed the Democrats had
established modern record in keep
ing control of both branches of Con-
gress for six straight elections, in
cluding this one.
How long has it been," he asked,
~since one party has held control
of both branches of Congress for six
elections straight running?"
Like to shop Around"
"The American people have always
liked to shop around, and it indi-
Gates to an extreme degree their sat-
isfaction when you find them giving
majorities in both houses for II
years straight.
"The breath taking thing about 1t
Is the success of the President in
holding both houses through six
elections" he declared.
In the House Representative Ran
kin, Democrat, of Mississippi and
Representative Rich. Republican, OF
Pennsylvania called for repeal of
the wage-hour law and the Wagner
Act, and demanded that the admin
istration remove Communists from
key positions.