Evening star., 1949-09-15
Republicans Claim
They Can Win Control
OF House Next Year
BY the kssoeiotsd Press

Republican statisticians figured
today that the 1850 congressional
elections may we'll give the Repub-
licans additional House seats and
a comfortable majority.
They based their figures on re-
turns from the Republican tri-
umph in special House election
in Pennsylvania where COP Can
didate John P. Saylor won seat
formerly filled by Democrat.
The figures came from the office
of Representative Leonard w. Hall
of New York, chairman of the Ma
tional Republican Congressional
Committee.
If the Republican per cent of in
crease in the Pennsylvania contest
were applied nationally, Mr.. Halls
office said, "the result in 1850
would be to give the Republicans
80 additional seats in the House" J"
Prior to Mr.. SaylorS election,
the House lineup was 261 Demo-
Gratis, ITO Republicans, Ameri-
can-Laborite and 3 vacancies.
Large Percentage Voted
Mr.. Hall's figures showed that
Mr.. Saylor won by majority OF
$3.50 in a race in which lot 1853
votes were cast. (These figures diff
fered slightly from other unoffi-
cial total compiled by the Asso-
ciated Press)
The Republicans said that per-
centagewise, the total vote was
one of the largest ever in spe-
cial election-95.8 per cent of the
number cast in the regular 1948
election in that district.
Meanwhile Senator Wherry OF
Nebraska, the Republican floor
leader, said his party's success in
the Pennsylvania election shows
there is no room for me-tooers
and compromisers in next years
fight for control of Congress. /"
j.. We've got to give the Demo-
Gratis hell if we expect to win"
Senator Wherry told reporter.
AS floor leader, Senator Wherry
often finds himself in the minor
tty even among his Republican
Senate colleagues in his opposl-
ton to President Truman'S domes-
tbs and foreign policy proposals.
Wherry's Hand Strengthened.
He has contended. along with
some other party members, that
the Republicans tossed away the
presidential election last year be-
cause Gov. Thomas E. Dewey put
on a sweetness and-light campaign
in contrast with President Tru-
mans vigorous stumping.
Senator Wherry's hand seems to
have been strengthened by Mr..
Saylor's victory in the Pennsylva-
mia congressional race where the
Presidents program was a main
issue.
Senator Hickenlooper, Republi-
can, of Iowa, who has voted for far
more of the administrations pro-
posals than Senator Wherry. said
the Pennsylvania results prove
that Republicans can't win by
pussyfooting.
L think the election demon
strates that when the Republicans
meet the issues squarely and Wig
orously, they can win he said.
Senator Knowland. Republican
of California;, called the Repub-
lican victory "encouraging." but
added: Il don't think we can rest
our case on this one result.
Mr.. Saylor talked in his winning
campaign about the "regimented
semipolice state and the Social
istic welfare state philosophy" he
said the Truman administration
is fostering.
Similarly, Senator Hickenlooper
said he was going to talk in his
1850 reelection campaign against
statism, a term he and Republi-
cans generally interpret as a move
to substitute paternalistic govern
ment for individual enterprise.