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and reclamation. He has shown
that the Republican Congress actu-
ally made greater appropriations for
these causes than did the Seventy
ninth Democratic Congress which
President Truman had with him.
He has helped to lay the fear which
the Democrats sought to raise among
the farmers when they charged that
the Republicans were preparing to
do away with the governmental farm
price supports.
Gov. Dewey and the Republicans
so far have had the better OF the
over the Communist
threat within the United States and
particularly within the Government
itself. On the Pacific Coast this
Communist threat has had more
meaning to the people for longer
time than in any other part of the
country. The Coast realizes, too,.
the threat of Communist Russia,
for it is closer to attack should war
come from that quarter.
Truman's Scolding No Help
President Truman, who has also
been swinging through much OF the
same country as that visited by his
Republican opponent, has drawn
large crowds to see and hear him.
Any President of the United States
usually does. He still suffers some
what from the effects of his earlier
swing out here, when
many of the Democratic leaders
considered themselves treated in a
cavalier manner when they sought
to join the presidential party.
The President, with his scolding,
demagoglc speeches, and some
charges which have not stood the
light of scrutiny, has failed to make
the headway for which the Demo-
Gratis hoped. Typical of the reaction
to the visits of the two presidential
candidates to this part of the coun-
try was announcement of the Ore
gon Daily Journal, an independent
which has in recent years
in the Willkie campaign
the Democratic national
tickets, that it was now supporting
Dewey. Editorially, the Journal said,
in part:
High Level Campaigner
president Truman, pathetically
brave, sound in his demand for price
reduction and more housing, de-
scending to the level of his Missouri
training in campaign viliflcation,
has lost the leadership of the Nation.
I'm other governments, such loss,
denoted by inability to secure enact
ment of measures he advocates, and
by the overriding of his veto Of
he opposes, would lead to
a no confidence vote and a change
in leadership.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York, Republican nominee, has now
submitted to the electorate his case
for election. He has done it fairly,
and with poise and conf
dence and at level SO high that,
while it has not excluded criticism,
mas kept clear of the denunciatory
quality adopted by President Tru-
man."
The prize in the coming election,
second only-if second at ALTO
the presidency is the control of Con-
gress. The election of President
Truman-which seems remote at
this writing would undoubtedly
carry with it both the House and
the Senate. The election of Gov.
Dewey would make certain continu-
ance Of a Republican House. The
already have q ma
terial majority in the House. Count
ing the vacancies of which there
are five, 246 House seats are Repub-
lican, 1877 Democratic and two
Labor Party (New York;.
Unless there should be tremendous
sweep, even in the event
of Dewey election, the figures are
not likely to be greatly changed.
Senate Battle Brisk
The Senate on the other hand, is
extremely close in its political
Republicans and 45
Democrats. Owing to the fact that
the greater number of Democratic
Senate seats for which choice must
be made by the voters are located
in the solid South" and several
of the Republican Senate seats are
in doubtful States, the contest for
Senate control is causing Republic
cans concern.
In five of the States with which
this survey deals, the Senate battle
is brisk. They are Minnesota, Mon
tana, Wyoming, Colorado and Iowa.
Notwithstanding the fact that for
mer Senator Gillette, Democrat, Is
the candidate of the Democratic
Party, anG is reported to have
friends among the Republicans, too,
the reelection of Senator Wilson Is
expected, unless there is a tremen-
dous political upheaval. Iowa Is
strongly Republican.
Two other Republicans are fight
ing for their political lives, Senator
Ball of Minnesota and Senator Rob-
ertson of Wyoming. On the other
aand, Senator Murray of Montana
and Senator johnson of Colorado,
Democrats, are also engaged in
.ough struggles. Senator Ball, the
particular target of the organized
abor leaders because of his helping
10 write the Taft-Hartley labor
aw, is opposed by Mayor Hubert
Humphrey of Minneapolis. Senator
Ball has been waging an uphill fight,
'ut now appears to be gaining.
Senator Robertson is running
against Gov. Hunt, Democrat, and