Evening star., 1950-07-01
The Political Min
Senator George Victory
Called OverwheIminq
' Completion of Six-Yeor Term
Would Neon 34-Yeor Service
By Gould Lincoln

Georgia has renominated Senator
George for a six-year term in the upper
house, and when he shall have COM
pleted that term his service will be "a
years. No one was surprised that Senator
George won his primary battle-and
practically every one was pleased. His
record in the Senate has been sound and
courageous. While his contest for re-
nomination this year could scarcely be
termed battle, Senator George back in
1888 was the subject of a determined
purge" effort on the part of the late
President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mr..
George, like a number of other Demo-
cratic Senators, had had the temerity to
oppose the Supreme Court packing bin,
and was marked for political slaughter.
The purge effort failed dismally.
Senator Georges opponent in the re-
cent primary was Alex McLennon, q for
mer chief lieutenant of Gov. Herman
Talmadge. Mr.. McLennon had certain
labor backing-but he did not have the
backing of Gov. Talmadge In fact, he
resigned his position in the Governors
organization when he entered the race
against Senator George. The story had
been circulated that Gov. Talmadge has
his own eyes on the Senate, and will seek
Senate seat when there shall be va
cancy. In any event, Gov. Talmadge did
not care to tangle with Senator George
and his supporters. The result, there
fore, was an overwhelming victory for
Senator George who defeated Mr.. Nc.
Lennon about to /.
No Help to Fair Dealers.
The Georgia primaries, indeed, gave
no announcement to the Truman Fair
Dealers. Representative Wood. chairman
OF the House Un-American Activities
Committee, won denomination in a de-
clsive way over DR.. Winston E. Burdine,
and Representative Gene" Cox, veteran
OF many scrap with the Roosevelt New
Dealers and Truman Fair Dealers, won
hands down. Mr.. Cox is member of the
powerful House Committee on Rules,
and presumably he will be in the next
Congress. Representative Wood, of
course, will continue to head the Un-
American Activities Committee provided
the Democrats retain control of the
House after the fall election.
The victory of Gov. Talmatige over
former Gov. Thompson was won in a
campaign which saw the race iSsue-and
white supremacy-exploited again. The
issue is deplorable- it would not be
so dominantly effective If it were not
forced upon the Democrats of Georgia
and other Southern States by the North
ern hackers OF the Truman non-Segrega-
ton program. The same issue played its
part in the defeats of Senators Pepper
OF Florida and Senator Graham Of North
Carolina. both of whom were suspected
OF being lukewarm III their opposition to
the Truman civil rights program.
North Dakota Results.
Primaries in another State, far re-
moved from Georgia, during the last
week also gave no indication of leftish
swing-in fact quite the contrary. North
Dakota Republicans renominated Sena-
tor Young over former 1t. Gov. T. H. H.
Thoresen, backed by the Non-Partisan
League and Senator LANCER Mr. Young
was the candidate of the ROC Republi-
can Organizing Committee), which was
set up years ago to combat the Nom
Partisan League in North Dakota. The
ROC succeeded in nominating the can
didate for governor, and for several
other State offices. although the nominee
for lieutenant governor is a Non-Parti-
san Lacquer. Also, Gov. Aandahl won
one of the two Republican nominations
Ava ASPA &c dS u CdIlul@
date OF the ROC. He ran against two
Non-Partisan Leaguers, one Of whom,
Representative Burdick, was renomi-
mated.
What effect. if any, the entry Of the
United States into battle to preserve
South Korea from the Communist at
tack from the north will have on the the
coming elections remains in doubt. How
ever, should the conflict widen and the
President call out the reserves-the eff
feet on the Republican slate of candi-
dates in Connecticut might be severe
one way or another. All three Republi-
can members of the House from Connec-
tlcut. John Davis Lodge, who has been
nominated for governor, and James T.
Patterson and Antoni N. Sadlak. are
veterans of the last war and members of
the reserves. MeSSrS. Patterson and Sad
lax were renominated for the House.