Evening star., 1946-10-28
Lincoln
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voted during his six-year term in
the Senate for everything that Or
ganized labor has asked, and against
legislation which was opposed by
labor. He and his Democratic col
league, Representative Traynor. who
has been equally friendly to labor,
are relying on their labor records to
carry them through.
Senator Tunnel is one Of those
Democratic candidates who have
been especially commended by the
Moscow radio for reelection. He has
disclaimed the Commies-neverthe-
less the Endorsement by Moscow is
doing him n6 good with lot Of vot-
ers in Delaware, including some
Democrats. He has, too, the support
of the CIO and its PAC.
PAG Seen Weakening.
The big war plants around Will
mington have for the most part been
dismantled. The thousands of work.
ers, many of whom came into the
State from the South, are scattered.
A few have remained in Delaware
but many more have left the State.
So the aid given by the PAC is not
likely to be as effective as 1t was in
the Roosevelt regime and during the
war.
Further, although Mr.. Roosevelt
had 56.4 per cent of the major party
vote in 1914, the congressional ticket
that year had only sos per cent OF
the vote The Democratic congress
sional ticket in 1912 had only 46.1
per cent, which is another indica-
tion of how much stronger Mr..
Roosevelt was than the Democratic
Party per sc in the State.
The Republican nominee for the
Senate is political unknown. He
has never before run for public Of
flee. He is, however, a successful
businessman and farmer from down
State, reported to have made $500, 900
or more in the chicken business and
in lumber. He is widely and favor
ably known in his section of the
State, although he is more or less a
stranger to Wilmington, which casts
large portion Of the total vote.
Third Candidate in Race.
There is a tradition that the major
Offices in Delaware should be divided
between the Wilmington area and
South Delaware So when Mr.. VIII
lians announced his intention Of
running, he got the nomination
without a great deal of difficulty.
Senator Buck is from Wilmington.
There is third candidate in the
Senate race-Paynter G. ingram Of
Milford-running as an Independent
Democrat. He might cut into Tun-
nell support.
The Republicans figure also on
picking UP House seat In Delaware.
The Republican candidate is ]. Ca
leb Boggs of Wilmington, young
lawyer VINO has a fine war record.
He is regarded as an especially
strong candidate here. Mr.. Traynor,
the Democratic candidate, is an in
and-outer. He won election in 1910,
lost in 1912, and won again in the
presidential year, 1914.
1SSuCo fAAC chot td6CSy ox hs
AS in other States, the issues re-
volve around shortages of comnodi-
ties and the OPA and the Republi-
cans are making the most they can
of the openly expressed wish Of the
Communists, particularly Moscow,
for Democratic victories in the
election.
The Democratic candidates are
charging the Republicans with fore
ing high prices, now that controls
of meat prices and other commodi-
ties have been removed. How effec-
tive this kind of campaigning will
be is yet to be determined. Prices
had already mounted before the
controls were lifted. With goods
coming into the markets, the Re.
publicans say, the consuming public
is really better of.
One Democratic leader here f1g-
ures that every working man anc
woman is a potential Democratic
voter. The party's great dimculty
he admits, however, is to get them
to the polls this year. The Republi.
cans are entirely sanguine over th<
situation, and the Democrats are
none too hopeful. The Democrat:
insist that their chances have i'm
proved in recent weeks, largely be-
cause of the lifting of the mea'
controls. The meat issue was hitting
them hard.
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