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dent Roosevelt carried the state
then by 125,000 votes and Magnuson
by 87,657.
Mr.. Cain had no personal part In
the campaign because he was In the
Army and overseas.
An Honest Liberal.
Mr.. Mitchell, 1t is admitted even
by Republican opponents, is an
honest liberal" studious, hard
working Senator, with pleasing
personality. But they believe he
can be defeated, and the Democrats,
while protesting their belief in q
Mitchell victory, fear he may be
beaten.
AS a consequence, Gov. Walgren
and Senator Magnuson are con-
stantly on the hustings and group.
of Democratic spellbinders from
other parts of the country have
been invited to take part in the CAM
paign, including Senate Majority
Leader Barkley, Henry A. Wallace,
former Secretary of Commerce;
Harold Ickes, former Secretary OF
Interior, Secretary of the Interior
Krug, and Secretary of Commerce
Hartman.
Mr.. Mitchell, although he is keep
ing away from the Communist
label which has been pinned on
Representative De Lacy, the Demo-
crat seeking reelection in the
Seattle district, has gone along with
the De Lacy candidacy. And like
Mr.. De Lacy, Mr.. Mitchell wants
the votes of the radical element, in
cluding Communists and fellow trav-
elers of all kinds. Some of the
Democrats-among them John T.
Dalton, head of the newly organ
lied Progressive League Against
Communism and Fascism-regard
this attitude on the part of Mr..
Mitchell with sorrow, for they be-
lieve the party must free itself Of
Communist infiltration.
Gov. Wallgren's Man.
Mr.. Mitchell is Gov. Wallgren's
man first, last and all time, and
Gov. Wallgren is particular friend
of President Truman who spent
brief vacation with Gov. Wallgren
last year when he was on his way
to attend the final day Of the
United Nations Conference in San
Francisco last year.
Senator Mitchell has been evasive
when asked whether he supports the
foreign policy of President Truman
and Secretary of State Byrnes for a
firm stand in dealing with Russia
or the principles which cost Mr..
Wallace his place in the cabinet. He
is inclined to take the position that
there is no real difference between
the Truman foreign policy and that
advocated by Wallace.
This matter of foreign policy is an
issue on the Pacific Coast, for those
people who do not follow the party
line" Moscow variety - are dis
gusted with the attitude of Russia
toward this country at the Paris
Peace Conference and at the meet
ings of the United Nations Security
Council.
Close Race Indicated.
A newspaper poll soon to be pub
lished here, shows the Mitchell
Cain race extremely close with Mr..
Cain having a fair chance to win.
Indeed, the Republican high COM
mand speaks most confidently OF
putting their senatorial candidate
across. To this writer, however. 1t
appears the odds are still in favor
of the Democrat. There Is much
talk of the discomfort Of the voters
with the Democratic administration.
but how deep it goes will be demon
strated only on election day.
The Republicans have imported
only a couple of outside speakers IN
the campaign so far - Senator
Morse of Oregon and former Gov.
Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota.
The Democrats were deeply grieved
when Senator Morse came from his
neighboring State and urged the
election of the Republican ticket,
because Senator Morse is regarded
as an extreme liberal.
Mr.. Stassen, who also is a liberal,
has many friends in Washington.
When he spoke here Wednesday
night, the rally was attended by
5000 persons who gave him an en-
thusiastic welcome. When it comes
time to pick delegates to the Re-
publican convention of 1948 it is
entirely likely that a Washington
delegation friendly to Stassen's
presidential ambitions will be chosen.
Gov. Warren of California, too,
has support for presidential nomi-
nation among the Washington Re-
publicans. Some of them believe
that after a struggle in the conven-l
ton, involving Gov. Dewey of New
York, Senator Taft or John Bricker
of Ohio, and Senator Vandenberg
of Michigan, the delegates will turn