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be labeled unmistakably as the lib
eral political organ, is that there is
no hope of obtaining the conserva-
tive vote in 1948.
Their contention is that if Mr.
Truman hews to the course fixed
by the late President Roosevelt, the
Democratic Party will stand to bene-
fit in 1948 from any mistakes the
Republican Congress might make in
the next two years.
James Roosevelt, son of the late
President and California State DEM
ocratic chairman, voiced this thought
with the observation that when the
people begin to feel the effects of
their action we shall again be called
upon"
On the other hand, the majority
Of Democratic members in the new
Congress lean to the conservative,
rather than the opposite, side. Many
OF the most prominent supporters of
the Roosevelt policies, such as Sen
ators Guffey, Democrat, of Pennsyl-
vania, Tunnel, Democrat, of Della
ware, Mead, Democrat, of New York
and Mitchell, Democrat, of Wash
ington, were defeated in Tuesdays
avalanche of ballots.
In the House, among the Demo-
Gratis who were returned by South
ern and Northern States are many
who joined with the Republicans in
the Seventy ninth Congress in op-
posing Truman measures they re-
garded as too radical in their nature
These returning members say they
would like to see Mr.. Truman make
at least minor compromises in an at
tempt to get legislation through the
next Congress. Their views are such
that Mr.. Truman probably never
could be quite certain of mastering
the one-third vote necessary In
either house to sustain a series of
vetoes.
AS against this, politicians gener-
ally look for the Democrats to begin
a slow process of solidif1cation
Historically the congressional mi
nority irons out most of its differ
ences in party conferences and pre-
sents a much more united front
than the majority.
But in the Senate, where only a
little more than one-third of the
members were chosen for first or
new terms this year, the progress
toward unity promised to be slow.
Such divergent viewpoints as those
represented by Senators Byrd, DEM
ocrat, of Virginia and Pepper, Dem
ocrat, of Florida could not be recon-
ciled in day, if ever.
Dissatisfaction in Party.
There was plenty of evidence, too,
that there is some dissatisfaction
within the party on the score of
Mr.. Truman's leadership.
At Memphis, Ed H. Crump, who
heads the Shelby County Demo-
cratic organization, asserted it would
be foolish for President Truman to
offer himself for reelection" He
added it would be even more fool
ish" for the President to retain
Democratic National Chairman Rob-
ert e. Hannegan as his official
spokesman.
From Harry Bridges, head of the
CIO Longshoremen's Union, who
was strong supporter of President
Roosevelt, came the assertion that
the Republican victory was "a cry
of protest against Truman and his
complete betrayal of the Roosevelt
program and promises
While Mr. Bridges said the coun-
try now can look forward only "to
food riots, house squatting, bonus
marches. Hoovervilles, breadlines
and a drive to bust the unions, :"
Republican National Chairman
Reece and other Republican leaders
promised a quite different result.
Imposes Heavy Responsibility.
Mr.. Reece said the Republicans
would prove to all the world that
the United States is, and intends
to remain, a strong, prosperous and
self-respecting nation, eager to CO.
operate with other nations to pro-
mote worldwide prosperity and to
safeguard peace, but determined at
all costs to be true to American
traditions and to protect American
interests.
Representative Brown OF Ohio,
COP campaign director. said the