Evening star., 1946-11-03
New Dealers to Fade
From Next Congress
Those Who Rode Roosevelt Tide
Wage Losing Fights for Seats
BIZ jay G. Hayden.


By Jay G. Hayden.
From the standpoint Of congressional
legislation during the next two years.
Democratic losses in general in next
Tuesdays election may be relatively less
important than the carnage within the
left wing of that party.
At least two-thirds Of the Democrats
seriously threatened with defeat are
of the New Deal variety. Assuming
that the Republicans carry the House
and Senate, the New Deal voice-in tbs
sense of support for the domestic rpeass
ures that the late President Rooseveit
evolved during the 1s3os-should be
reduced to whisper.
This is so primarily because Demo-
cratic conservatives hail mostly from
the South, where the elections already
are decided. Results in the predom-
inantly agricultural States Of the North
and West are almost as foregone. The
close contests this year mainly are IN
urban industrial regions from which
most Of the present congressional New
Dealers hail.
A fair criterion of New Deal strength
in the expiring Congress is the vote
cast against the Case strike-control bill,
which passed, 40 to 20, In the Senate
and failed by a House vote Of ass for.
to 135 against, to survive President
Truman's veto.
"a uyt,o x,of al
against the Case bill, Burton K. Wheeler
of Montana already has been elimi-
mated and at least seven others-David
I. Walsh of Massachusetts,, James Mead
of New York, Joseph Guffey Of Penn
sylvania, Harley Kilgore of West Vir-
sinia, Frank Briggs of Missouri, Joseph
OMahoney of wyoming and Hugh
Mitchell of Washington, appear to be
in great danger of defeat.
The only two Republican Senators
who opposed the bill, up for reelection
this year-Robert La Toilette Of Wis
consin and Henry Shipstead Of Minne-
sota-were knocked of in the pri-
maries.
OF 1l8 Democratic House members
who voted to sustain the Presidents
veto, at least 81 are fighting desperately
for their political lives. And among l5
Republican Representatives who de-
serted their party to support the veto,
Joseph Baldwin of New York was de-
feated for denomination, La Toilette Of
Indiana lost out in bid for the Senate
and Clare Booth Luce OF Connecticut,
withdrew voluntarily.
Both Democrats and Republicans who
voted for the Case bill, on the other
hand, mostly are riding easy. Seventy
seven Democrats from the South, in
this category. are as good as in, and the
| bulk of pro-Case bill Republicans, hail
ing from rural districts North and West.
appear almost as safe.
The more leftist the Democrat. the
more desperately he is beset. Take. for
example, the four present House MEM
bers most definitely linked with the
| Communicative Marcantonio and
Adam C. Powell Of New York, Hugh de
Lacy of Washington and Ellis Patterson
of California.
All present indications are that Mar
cantonio is going to be whipped. Powell,
In a neighboring Harlem district, is re-
ported in serious danger, although he
was elected virtually without opposition
two years ago and won both the Demo-
cratic and American Labor nominations
this year.
De Lacy is said to be hard pressed,
| despite the fact that his district IN the
| Seattle industrial area has been among
the most heavily Democratic Of any on
the Pacific Coast.
Patterson, after being defeated for the
senatorial nomination, entered as q
| third candidate in his present Los
Angeles district. Not only is his defeat
predicted, but some observers say his
Intervention will give the district to the
Republicans.
Pinched as they are bound to be be-
tween an increased number Of Repub-
licans and their even more bitter enc
mics, the Southern Democrats, New
| Deal survivors look to be In for lone
some time in the coming Congress.
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