Evening star., 1945-10-08
Huffman, Former Ohio Official,
Gets Burton's Senate Seat
Democrat Describes
Himself as Being
Little Left Of Center

An Ohio Democrat, James w
Huffman of Columbus, former
State director of commerce, will
take the Senate seat vacated by
Harold H. Burton, Republican
who resigned to accept President
Truman's appointment as an as
[sociate justice of the Supreme
Court. His term will run until
January 3. 1947.
The senatorial appointment, an.
nounced In Columbus last night
by Gov. Frank J. Lausche, will raise
the Democratic majority in the
Senate to 56. The new party line.
up will include SO Republicans and
| Progressive.
Senator-designate Huffman re-
ceived his papers of appointment
from Gov. Lausche this morning
and said he would leave Columbus
with his wife and daughter tonight
for Washington, where he expects
to be sworn in tomorrow, the Asso-
c1ated Press reported. II custom is
followed, he will be escorted down
the Senate aisle by his Republican
colleague from Ohio, Senator Taft
The new Ohio Senator, 81, is a
native of Charlottesville, a former
student at Ohio Wesleyan and Ohio
State Universities and a graduate
in law from Chicago University. He
iva Low of
Vic Donahey of Ohio, who served
from 1885 I'd 1941.
Interviewed by the Associated
Press in Columbus last night, the
new Senator described his political
orientation as that of "a liberal
Democrat. little left OF center. ]
think" and outlined the following
views on pertinent public questions
The atomic bomb: L believe that
America should keep that secret
wholly" 81
The proposed tax cut: I'm for
economy in Government and a bal
anced budget"
Full employment: II favor action
by Government for creating and
maintaining maximum employment
I think it can be done within the
framework of a balanced budget
I'll certainly work for that"
Began Career In Illinois.
United States participation In
world organizations: I'm definitely
for America assuming its RESPONSE
bilities In international cooperation
for keeping world peace. / am not
now and have never been an isola
zionist"
Although a native of Ohio, Sem
ator-designate Huffman began his
legal and political career in Illinois
where he served as assistant attor-
ney general in 1923 while connected
with the legal firm OF Scott, Ban
croft. Martin g. McLeish. The fol-
lowing year, however, he returned tt
Ohio to become executive assistant
to former Senator Donahey, Their
Governor of the State.
Veteran OF World War.
Although he opposed Gov. Lausche
in the Ohio gubernatorial primaries
last year. he supported him vigor.
ously after his nomination End was
named by the Governor as State d.
rector of commerce last January.
The new Senator Is a veteran oi
the World War, having served with
machine-gun battalion in France
and later with the Army of Occu-
patton in Germany. ...-
Gov. Lausche, before naming Sen
or-designate Huffman, had offered
the appointment to both former
Gov. James M. Cox and Mai. Gen
Curtis LeMay, who rejected it, ac-
cording to the Associated Press, he
also intended to offer it to Admiral
Ernest j. King, chief of naval oper-
ations, until he found that the ad-
miral is not legal resident of Ohio
although he is native of that State