Evening star., 1947-04-25
Senate ConfirmscI cIapp
|As IVA Chairman by
Bare 5-Vote. Margin
BY The Assoeiofed Press


|. The Senate, by two successive
five-yote margins, stamped its okay
on Gordon r. Clapp as chairman of
the Tennessee Valley Authority late
yesterday.
In a, surprising last-ninute show
Of strength, Republican opponents
of the nomination rallied behind
Senator Mcclellan, Democratic, of
Tennessee to pile up 81 votes against
confirmation to SO for the 41-year-
old nominee.
Then, on the motion of Senator
Tobey, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire, the Senate took a second vote
to remove the possibility of any ef-
fort to reconsider. The Tobey mo-
ton passed, 35 to 80.
Many times during the first vote
it appeared that the nominee might
be rejected.
Closer Than Lilienthal Vote.
However, 13 Republicans joined %
Democrats to clinch confirmation for
MIR. Clapp Five Democrats and "A
Republicans backed Tennessee SEN
ators McKellar and Stewart, Demo-
Gratis, in opposing the nomination.
Mr.. Clapp was confirmed by a
much narrower margin than the one
by which the Senate confirmed for
mer iva Chairman David E. Lilien-
thai two weeks ago as head of the
Atomic Energy Commission. The
vote for Lilienthal was so to 81.
Supporters of Mr.. Clapp had ex-
pected an easy victory, claiming that
opposition to the new TWA chair
man had collapsed after the Lilien-
thai victory. Senator McKellar had
made almost identical charges
against both men-that they were
Communist sympathizers.
The Senate dean told his colleagues
just before the vote that he had
never been more hurt than by the
Senate's action in confirming Mr..
Lilienthal and by what is about to
be. done here now"
iva Employe Since 1888.
Mr.. Clapp is native of Wisconsin
who has been employed by IVA
since its early days in 1888. Be-
ginning as assistant personnel di-
rector, he became general manager
in 1899 and was made a member of
the board under an interim appoint
ment by President Truman last fall.
Mr.. Clapp was confirmed for the
remainder of the nine-year term for
which the Senate confirmed Mr..
Lilienthal in May, 1945.
The Senate vote on Mr.. Clapp
follows:
FOR CoNFIRMATIoN-36.
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BALL SMITH
GORDON THYE
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IHIIsLLI kIHNIoIMsLLIAND WATKINS
Democrats.
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GREEN O,MAHONEY
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HILL SPARKMAN
HOEY TYDINGS
HOLLAND uMSTEAD
JOHNSTON. s. C.
AGAINST THE CONFIRMATION-31.
Republicans.
BALDWIN GURNEY
BRICKER HAWKES.
BRIDGES JENNER
BROOKS KEN
BUCK LANCER
BUTLER MALONE
CAPEHART MILLIKdN
CAPPER MOORE
DJNNELL NANDENBERG
DWORSHAK WHERRY
ECTON WHITE
FERGUSON WILLIAMS
Democrats.
CoNNALLY O'DANIEL
GEORGE - OVERTON
JOHNSON, Colo. STEWART
MCCLELLAN
The following pairs were announced:
COOPER, Republican for; MARTIN, Re-
publican. against; LUCAS, Democrat, for;
MCCLELLAN, Democrat. against; BARK
LEY. Democrat, for; BREWSTER, Repub-
lican. against; KILGORE, Democrat, for;
BYRD, Democrat, against; MCMAHON,
Democrat, for: CAIN, Republican, against
THOMAS, Democrat. Oklahoma, for; Nc
CARRAN. Democrat, against RUSSELL,
Democrat, for; TAFT, Republican. against;
WAGNER, Democrat, for; REED, Repub-
lican. against.
Not voting but announced in favor OF
confirmation: MAGNUSoN. TAYLOR and
THOMAS Utah all Democrats