Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14
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BEHIND.
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Mallor

WASHINGTON. March a.
W The Republican defeat IN
the upper New York city con-
grc>Slonal district was probably
a greater victory than the sue
cess in Colorado and Just as
significant.
The Republican canidate, VIII
liam s. Bennett, was a mild, 10
year-old form r congressman
who ran on the uninspiring plat
form of superior experience. Gle
had been in Congress several
times As far back as 1909
The Democrats thought their
man would have no trouble as
their majority two years ago
was two TO one by a margin OF
10000 votes. But the Republi-
cans GOT busy at the last moment
and cut their defeat 10 an amaz-
ing l,57l votes.
+ 'tt1F Colorado vic tory had
been expected for some weeks,
but out there, the winning Re-
publican was what would be
called here an ultraconServative.
lie was hotly against the New
Deal and q businessman, an
OCCupa alton which IS supposed 10
make any one a conservative.
I'VE trend disclosed in these
two elections is now obVi-
ouSly and undenlably the trend
Of the entire country The sur
prising extent Of anti-admlnis-
tration feeling in The congress
SiOnal by-clectionS first became
concluSlVely apparent IN Ken
lucky.
But even before that major
ity of Republican governors t26)
had been elected in states aside
from the solid South. Outside
of Washington. YOU might say
this has become Republican
country.
The question then is whether
NJ. Roosevelt can be back
this tide The Republican gov
errors naturally have active
political organizations in the
most powerful states. something
they have never had since 1892
-- and organizations win cleo
tons.
Most Democratic authorities
here privately cnncede that even
if Mr. Roosevelt gets a fourth,
term, he probably viii lose con-
troll of Congress T hey are
counting on his personality and
their expectation that the war
viii be on.
No sound bets could be made
on that for prob b Y eight
months yet. If The war is still
ON, the people may start asking
why it has not been en- d e d
sooner and may desire a change
in It's conduct. contrary to the
ItOIptIIdI ilON.
The old adage bout not
changing horses in mid-stream
may weaken as the stream
grows wider
IDENTITY Of the Republican
Il nominee should be clearly
foreseen within 30 TO so days.
First test, coming in New
Hampshire today is likely TO be
indeciSive. Five different tickets
viii be voted upon - one UNI
pledged, one for Willkie. one I'M
pledged but thought to be for
him and others for Dewey and
Macarthur. a mixed delegation
is likely.
BHt, by the end of April re-
suits will be in from Wisconsin.
Oklahoma New York, Illinois
j 14f4f4-N-4i I -ttttt t-t,fas<a AfaSSas
ChuSettS.
Hardly a Republican authority
now exists here who does not
expect Dewey TO get the lion :
share of the delegates. and even
the Gallup poll has upped It's
January guess Of ~ per cent 10
more than so per cent Of the
Republican vote Of the country
OUIETLY The Republicans
of a new Senate leader 20 over
indefinitely. Polls taken pri-
Vately indicate the post would
have gone and probably VIII
eventually 20 to Senator Taft
OF Ohio.
incidentally. while there may
be SCrapplng among Republicans
out IN the country, a more COM
plete harmony exists on the in
side here than ever before.
The congressional leaders are
working in unity with tho Re-
publican national committee,
ending the Sub-roSa tussle that
has been going on internationally
for Years,
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