The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-03
Observations
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Claire Luce May i
Reach Senate in
Near Future
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Ha, Hal my friends, Some
thing exciting may happen in the
Senate OF the United States. Some
thing that has not happened to
that august and solemn body be-
fore.
Mrs. Luce. FIRST name Glare. may
run for the seat left vacant by
the sudden death Of Senator Fran
els Maloney. Imagine Mrs. Luce
in the Senatei Wouldn't that be .
situation to alternately chill and
overhead the nervous system OF the
IS present incumbents Of the upper
house? Isn't incumbent" one OF
the silliest words-D
It would be fun indeed to see.
Mrs. Luce sitting among the cid
ers, with the right kind of q bow
on Ter hair and q fresh rose In its
little water-filled container on her
coat lapel. No Mrs. Hattie Cara
way she. The lady from Arkansas
is q fine person. She has many
friends and many, many admirers.
But she did not add TO the gaiety
or the decor OF the Senate.
The chances are that lady from
Connecticut will be the next SEN
ate lady. And soon. too. As
understand the non.understandable
politics OF Connecticut anything
may and can happen there.
According to the state laws n
governor OF Connecticut may not
appoint a man or woman to ill the
unexpired term of q member OF the
House or Senate. Under the state
laws there must be q special cleo
ton. The winner of the special
election comes to Congress-either
house-becsuJe he or she has won
most votes at the special election.
Howeser-(now pay attentionD
this however" is one of the
worst "howevers" in Jurisprudence
---However-a governor OF Con-
necticut, under the law. with the
consent OF the state legislature.
may appoint some one to the I'M
expired term of q member OF Con-
gress.
Is there a chance that the pres
ent governor may appoint Mrs.
Luce to I'LL the unexpired term OF
Senator Mallory? There is
chance. And this Is why: The legis-
iature Of Connecticut has a Repub-
lican House and a Democratic SEN
ate. The governor. Raymond z.
Baldwin. II Republican. Lieuten-
ant Governor Wilbur Snow is
Democratic.
II Governor Baldwin Is coveting
Senator Maioney's seat, he must
first resign as governor. This would
mean that the lieutenant governor
would have to appoint q person to
the Senate. II he does appoint a
person. As Democrat the lieuten-
~. governor would not appoint
Baldwin So there is no use in
Baldwin hoping to come to wash
ington just yet. He might decide II
would be smarter to send Mrs.
Luce, a Republican.
II is likely the Connecticut leg
islature will give its consent 10
the appointment OF q new senator
rather than to demand q special
election. Il hape you are following
me closely. I'm almost lost in the
political woods myself.)
The reasons 70 rthis possibility
are several. First there Is the cost
of a special election. Then the de-
lay In holding one. The absence
of so many voters overseas would
postpone the seating OF a new sen
ator until May or June. And that
IL not all. Such a delay would
mean that Connecticut would be
without a senator and a senatorial
vote on the many important Issues
bound 10 come up in the Senate
during the next few months.
But couldn't the opponents OF
Mrs. Luce manage to keep the gov
ernor from appointing a successor
TO Senator Maloney?" I asked this
question Of Mrs. Luce's ONCE.
I'm order to do that. the present
Connecticut law. which permits
IN appointment with the consent OF
the state legislature would have
10 be repealed. In order to get
this law repealed there would have
TO be big row between the Demo
cratic Senate and the Republican
House. Nobody in Connecticut
wants to bring this about"
Mrs. Luce's Office went on TO ex-
plain still further the horrors OF
Connecticut politics. II said some
thing about the necessity for a spe-
cial election TO MI the vacancy in
the United States House IL con
gresham actually ran for the Sen.
ale. 7 lost track Of things then,
however. BusI THINK the Office
said that II 8 person already in the
House were Appointed" and not
elected" to I'LL Senator Maloney's
seat. there would not have TO he
a special election for this individu-
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