The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-11-10
TRUMANS FAITH AND PRAYER CONFIRM
GOD And One ARE A MAJORITY

DtHeNeu that GItbiueul marry .
Truman had such faith--that he
relied upon IL, upon faith in him
self, in the Democratic Party, the
people-as he campaigned, waged
a single-hand fight for reelection
as president of the United States.
In an astounding upset of pre-
balloting predictions, he won a
courageous fight with a lead in
28 states, a vote Of 23,079 ,060, an
electoral vote of 3O4-266 needed
to win. His opponent, Governor
Dewey, led In 16 states. had a
vote of 21.094,756, with 1877 cleo
toral votes.
Even before the presidents vic
tory was assured, the returns had
clinched Democratic control of
congress. The congressional line
up is: Senate 81 Democrats and
AZ Republicans. House: 246 Demo
Gratis, 1873 Republicans, and one
American-Labor.
Mr.. Truman now has a working
majority of his own party in con-
gress. To this majority he can
submit the legislative program
over which he and the GoP-run
SOth congress quarreled.
The program includes power to
put on price controls, housing
legislation, and the civil rights"
measures which led many South
ern Democrats to break with Mr..
Truman.
Among the civil rights proposals
are laws against race segregation
on trains and buses crossing state
lines. against making a voter pay
poll tax before he can ballot
in federal elections, making lynch
ing a federal crime, and forbidd-
ing an employer to discriminate
because of race or religious be-
lief when he hires a workingman.
Oregon elected IL officials in
Tuesday, Nov. 2, balloting. They
are: U. S. Senator Guy Gordon
(R); Walter Norblad, congress-
man (R), First District; Lowell
Stockman. congressman (R), Sec
ond District; Homer Angel, con-
gresham (R), Third District;
Harris Ellsworth, congressman
(R), Fourth District; Douglas Nc
Kay, governor (R) Early T. New
by, secretary of state (R), Howard
G. Bolton, treasurer (R),; George
Neuner, attorney-general; Dorothy
McCu1loh Lee, mayor; Fred L.
Peterson, commissioner; Ormond
r. Bean, commissioner.
On the municipal measures:
Firemen-P Policemen Pensions, yes;
daylight saving, yes; new fire
equipment, yes; several others of
minor importance. State meas
ures: Tax Limitations, no; Forest
Rehabilitation, yes; State Boys
Camp, no; Hydro-Electric Amend
ment, no; School Election Voters,
yes; Old Age Pension, yes; In
come Tax Exemptions, yes; Liz
uor Dispensing Act, no; Veterans
Bonus, no; Increase Tax Levy. no.
Democrats made a clean sweep
at the courthouse. Sheriff Martin
T. Pratt, held office since 1881,
lost to M. L. Elliott, Democrat;
A. L. Brown, Democrat, for county
clerk, won over G e. Bennett
R); Charles G. North, Cd, in
cumbent, won over William e.
Graham, (R), for the office of
constable, Portland district.
Ray Dooley, (D), elected county
treasurer, over Edwin M. Kerr,
(R). DIR. F. Lloyd Smith, Cd,
former coroner, ran over DR.. Earl
Smith, (R), incumbent; Claude G..
Powers had both the Republican
and Democratic nominations for
county surveyor and was unop-
posed.
Mayor-elect Dorothy Lee return
ed from the East with police re-
organization plans and the an
nouncement, I'm going to keep
the police department myself"
She expressed pleasure that the
voters had passed the police and
firemen's pension provision, de-
claring it Essential for the police
department to make 1t a good
department"
I'VE alreday have a good fire
department and fire chief" she
said
4 plan to give the people a
chance to vote on city manager
plan within two years." the mayor
elect declared.
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