Evening star., 1948-10-24
Lincoln
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Dewey was running against the late
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Senator Ball
came out for the reelection of
Roosevelt. This enraged Repub-
lican organization leaders. What
ever kindly feelings the labor peo-
pie, who were devoted to President
Roosevelt. may have entertained for
Senator Ball four years ago they
have forgotten now. The Repub-
licans, apparently have forgiven
him.
The election of Mayor Humphrey,
q 37-year-old firebrand, and his ac-
cession to the Senate, would give
the more liberal Democrats a lift
and possibly a rallying post for 1852.
Much would depend upon the record
which Mr.. Humphrey might make
in the Senate. He is tremendously
ambitious and if he made good, un-
doubtedly would be put forward as
o candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination.
Ball Given Real Chance
Senator Ball has been campaign
ing constantly since early in August,
painstakingly going to every section
of his State, and making friends.
While polls and straw votes have
indicated a Humphrey victory,
Senator Ball still has real chance
of reelection.
Wyoming, which went for Gov.
Dewey in the 1914 presidential race,
must decide between a popular
Governor, Lester c. Hunt, Demo-
crat, and less popular Republican
Senator. E. v. Robertson. The
Democrats there are claiming a
Hunt victory, although they admit
Gov. Dewey is likely to carry the
State again. wyoming has had a
long record Of keeping a Repub-
lican and q Democrat in the Sen
ate together. If Gov. Hunt wins,
it will be against this tradition, for
their other Senator Is O'Mahohey.
Gov. Hunt is a former dentist, who
has been in public Office either as
Secretary of State or as Governor
for a long time.
The Republicans appear likely to
lose the senatorial race in Okla
homa and win that in Kentucky,
Representative Ross Ridley is run
ming In Oklahoma against Gov.
Robert 8. Kerr, q spellbinder OF
ability. Senator Cooper, Repub-
ncan, Of Kentucky was elected two
years ago against a weak Demo-
cratic candidate. This year he is
pitted against another, Representa-
tive Virgil Chapman. Senator
Cooper's record in the Senate dur
ing the last two years has been
pleasing to q lot of Democrats as
well as Republicans, and he is gen.
orally given a good chance to win.
If he loses it probably will be due
to the influence of Senator Barkley
Of Kentucky. Indeed, the popular
ity Of Senator Barkley is giving
Truman the edge in the Blue Grass
State, which otherwise might have
gone over to Dewey this year.
Where 6. o. p. May Gain
The Republicans best chances Of
taking Senate seats now held by
Democrats are in Montana, Colo
RADIO and New Mexico. They have
entered a popular Butte, Mont, law
yer, Thomas Jefferson Davis, as
their candidate against Senator
Murray. The Republicans have
really put the heat on in Montana
this year, particularly for Davis,
Senator Murray has the enmity of
the old Wheeler faction among the
Democrats, some of whom are seek
ing revenge for the defeat Of former
Senator Wheeler in Democratic
primary two years ago. The intra-
party strife then resulted in the
election of Republican Senator
Ecton.
If Gov. Dewey carries Colorado
with . lead of more than $4,000
votes, he is likely to take along with
him the Republican nominee for
Senator, VIII F. Nicholson, war vet
eran and successful businessman in
Denver. Mr.. Nicholson has a good
organization working hard for him.
Senator Ed johnson, Democratic
veteran, who has been able to win
in the past when the State was
going Republican, is tough op-
ponent.
New Mexico's senatorial race finds
Gen. Pat Hurley, former Secretary
of War and former Ambassador
opposing former Secretary Of Agri-
culture Clinton P. Anderson. Gen.
Hurley, Republican, lost by mar
row margin to Senator Chavez in
1916. New Mexico has been Demo-
cratic State, and If Gen. Hurley
wins it will be surprise. 49,.
Only 80 Senate seats figure in the
coming election. If the whole men,
bership of the upper house was in
volved, the probabilities are the Re-
publicans would not only retain con-
troll but would actually increase
their majority. As it is, of the Is
Democratic seats at stake, 10 are in
the Democratic solid South, where
the election of a Republican Sena-
tor would be an oddity; one is in
Rhode Island, a Democratic strong
hold in the North.
This leaves four Democratic
seats that could be classed as vul-
nerable. Eighteen Republican Sen
ate seats are at stake, three of them
in the usually Democratic States
Oklahoma, West Virginia and Ken
lucky. Democratic candidates
widely popular are making the fight