Evening star., 1949-11-27

III UISCuSSlng WHICH
|WiII Run Against Taft
By Gould Lincoln
Two Ohio Mayors, Thomas A.
Burke of Cleveland and Michael
v. Di Sale of Toledo, here Friday
to attend the presentation Of an
award by the Conference Of May
ors to Gen. George c. Marshall,
put on an Alphonse and CASTOR
act over the Democratic senatorial
candidacy to run against Senator
Taft. Republican. next year. No
conclusion of this important ques-
ton came out of the act.
Mayor Di Sale said:
Il still say that Tom Burke
would make the best candidate to
run against Taft"
Mayor Burke, for his part, said
to Mayor Di Sale:
GO ahead and run, Mike"
AS the matter stands, Mayor
Burke, who recently was over
whelmingly reelected. insists he
has no plans to run for the Sen
ate. Mayor Di Sale says he will
run for the Senate nomination if
Mayor Burke doesn't.
Di Sale Likely Candidate. a
It looks. therefore. as though
Mr.. Di Sale would be in the fray
unless Mr.. Burke is persuaded BY
the administration to announce
his candidacy. His intimates feel
that Mayor Burke might be pre-
vailed upon to do so.
Meanwhile, Senator Taft is con-
tinuing his fence-building. friend
ship-making tour of Ohio, which
will take him into all SO counties.
He has covered nearly all of them
and the belief exists In political
quarters that he has done himself
q lot OF good.
Ohio Democrats will have to fish
or cut bait before long If they are
to center on a candidate to run
against Senator Taft. Nominat-
ing petitions must be filed by
February 2, only a little more
than two months away. It is be-
ginning to look as though this
Democratic uncertainty would end
up in q free-for-all. party
struggle.
Lausche Won't Run.
Gov. Frank Lausche, Democrat,
has said definitely he will not op-
pose Taft next year. The general
opinion in Ohio is that the gov
ernor will run for reelection and
If he wins-as he seems likely to
do-will be a candidate for the
Senate against Senator Bricker in
1882 unless he, Gov. Lausche.
should land on the Democratic
National ticket that year.
Joseph Ferguson. Democratic
State auditor. has declared his in
tention Of running for the Sena-
torial nomination no matter who
else may seek 1t. He. like Mr..
Taft. is out speaking about the
State. and Democrats say. would
Ehe Agformidable candidate because
|of 10 wide acquaintance. He was
Ere- Elected auditor LAST year by a
Egrel3er marginthan that obtained
Fly CIV. Lausclie over his Republi-
can opponent.
Murray Lincoln Ready to Run.
Then there is Murray Lincoln
Of Farm Bureau Federation fame,
who Is ready to run against Sena-
tor Taft II he can get a Demo-
cratic nomination with the back
ing Of the Ohio Democratic or
tganisation and with q clear field
for the nomination. The trouble
for him, however, lies in the fact
that he has for years been a regis
tered Republican and the Demo-
cratic leaders are opposing his
nomination, although organized
labor would like to have Mr.. Lin
coin nominated.
While Mayor Burke and Mayor
Disable both were at the White
House for the presentation of the
award to Gen. Marshall by Presi-
dent Truman, neither sought to
make their visit there q sounding
board for their future political
plans. Nor. as far as could be
learned, did they discuss the Sem
atorial situation with administra-
ton leaders.
Mayor Disable, in speech de-
livered last Tuesday In Columbus,
attacked Senator Taft. described
him as q master politician" and
asserted that the usual comment
on Senator Taft-that he is a
hard working. honest legislator.
not q politician-was "a modern
day mvth,' which should be
cleared up.
With Gov. Lausche out of the
race for the Senate, none Of the
potential candidates against Sem
ator Taft are particularly known
outside of their own districts, ex-
cept Mr.. Ferguson. In the opinion
of some Democrats, Senator Taft
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