Evening star., 1949-11-08
New York Voters Test
Fair Deal in Ba|Iotinq
Which May Set Record
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stumped vigorously for Mr.. Tru-
mans program.
Dulles Attacks Truman.
Senator Dulles. 10 years Mr..
Lehman's junior, has hammered
away hotly at Mr.. Truman's do
mestic policies as (a) threatening
individual liberties and CD lead
ing to the development of an all
powerful central government. In
a nutshell, it is the "statism"
charges which the Republicans
have raised against the admins
tration.
Senator Dulles has had the ac-
tive backing of Gov. Dewey. His
strength is principally upstate.
whereas Mr.. Lehman's stronghold
is New York City. Both men say
they will win.
The election for Mayor in New
York City, where a hot three
cornered race took place, and
Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo,
Syracuse and Utica were expected
to contribute to the surge of
voters to the ballot boxes.
President Backs O'Dwyer.
In the New York City contest,
William ODwyer. the Democratic
incumbent. had the backing
of President Truman. Mayor
O'Dwyer predicted victory, but so
did his two major opponents,
Newbold Morris. the Republican
Liberal-Fusion candidate. and
Representative Vito Marcantonio,
American Labor Party.
Mr.. Marcantonio described him
self rs an underdog. He may
have lot to do with the out
come. however. Most politicians
figured Mr.. Morris could win if
Mr.. Marcantonio polled as much
as one fifth of the total of $780,
900 votes expected. They figured
Mayor O'Dwyer to win if Mr..
Marcantonio's vote was far short
of 100000.
New Jersey, another State that
went Republican in 1948. was the
arena for a Statewide battle pre-
dicted in advance to be close. The
fight was between Republican
Gov. Alfred E. Driscol and Dem
ocratic State Senator Elmer H.
Wene, for a four year term as the
States chief executive.
New Jersey Battle Watched.
While lacking the National in
terest of the New York senatorial
battle. the New Jersey scrap is
receiving close attention from
politicians.
Republicans have campaigned
with the statement that Mr.. Wene
is q political ally of Frank Hague.
a controversial figure in New Jer-
sey politics for the last IS years
and long leader in Democratic
National councils. Mr.. Wene, a
Nationally known chick breeder.
has replied that he is mot be-
holden to any man."
The only other gubernatorial
contest has attracted little out
state interest. Virginia voters are
regarded as certain to name Dem
oGf'atic State Senator John S.
Battle over Republican Walter
Johnson. ! ss~s -r-s @*&
In today's only contests for the
House of Representatives, the two
are to fill out unexpired terms. a
Democrats in New York, and
Republicans in California.
Three-Way Contests.
In the heavily Democratic New
York 10th District tBrooklyn) ;,
Mrs. Edna F. Kelly, Democrat. is
opposed by Republican George H.
Fankuchen and Jules Cohen, Lib
eral. If victorious. Mrs. Kelly,
42-year- -old widow of a City Court
justice, will give Democrats five
women in the House to four for
the Republicans.
On the Pacific Coast, Cali
fornians in the 5th district (San
Francisco also have three-way
race. John F. Shelley, Democrat
and president of the California
Federation of Labor, AFL, has the
advantage of the heavy Demo-
cratic registration.
He is opposed by Attorney Floyd
J. Cosgrove, Republican, and
Charles r. Garry. another Demo-
crat who ran on the Wallace Pro-
gressive ticket last year.
State legislators are being elected
in New Jersey, Virginia and Ken
lucky.
Cities Electing Mayors.
In addition to the races in New
York cities, these other cities also
are electing mayors:
bridgeport, New haven, wafer
bury, Conn; Louisville, Boston,
Detroit, Paterson, N. j.; Cleveland.
Akron, Youngstown. Ohio; Pitts
burgh and Scranton, Pa.
In Boston, Mayor Curley, who
calls himself an Embossed" po-
litical boss, goas before the voters
in a bid for a fifth term on the
eve of his 18th birthday.
Winding up a noisy campaign,
the veteran Mayor found himself
meeting a stiff challenge from Mr..
Hynes. who. he says, was once
hissstenographer, and three other
younger rivals. <.s
Mayor Curley was seeking, too,
vdndication from the voters for a
conviction for mail fraud that sent
him to a Federal penitentiary for
FIVE months in 1947 at the height
Of his political power.
Mr.. Hynes, who sat in as "tem-
porary mayor" while Mayor Cur
L Y.