Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
Truman Nav
Cover Nation
On Fall Tour
Itinerary Possibly
Will Include Many
Republican Areas
BY Jock Bell

the congressional election fight to
the Republicans in their own ter
ritory on his whistle-stop tour of
the country next fall.
Some of those of the Presidents
advisers who had hand in plan
ming the 1948 campaign tours
which won him a four-year term
in the White House are reported
telling him he ought not to pass
up any States just because the Re-
publicans are in the habit of car
rying them.
Such a schedule could take the
President into the Dakotas, Kansas
and Nebraska. He most certainly
will visit Iowa, Wisconsin and
Minnesota, which he carried in
1913, as well as Michigan, which
he lost.
Mr.. Truman's tour can hardly
escape becoming transcontinental
if he makes appearances in all
the hot spots where control of
Congress will be decided.
New York State naturally will
get prime attention, for Governor
is being chosen there. as we'll as
a Senator. Mr.. Truman will want
to help his friend. Senator
Lehman. Democrat, Of New York,
win a full six-year term.
Connecticut picks two Senators.
and Democratic Senators Nc
Mahon and Benton apparently
will be glad to have a helping
hand from the President. Massa-
chusetts, which elects IA House
members, also is a prime battle
ground.
Invited to Indiana
Elsewhere in the East. the
President already has indicated
that he will go into Pennsylvania,
where Democratic Senator Myers,
assistant Senate majority leader,
has a fight on his hands.
Travelling westward, the Presi-
dent naturally will stop off in
Ohio to shoot few barbs at his
longtime opponent. Senator Taft.
He has been invited to Indiana,
where the Democrats are trying to
knock off Republican Senator
Capehart.
The President will be welcome
ii Illinois, where Scott w. Lucas.
Democratic leader in the Senate,
has tough opposition.
The President already Is in
volved in the Senate race up to
his neck in his home State Of
Missouri. He has delved into the
primary contest to pick Emory
Allison. president of the State
Senate, as his choice to run
against Republican Senator DON
nell.
In the mountain States, Colo
RADIO Democrats may want Mr..
Trumans help in trying to dis
pose of Republican Senators Mil
likin of Colorado and Dworshak
of Idaho.
Idaho has two Senate contests.
If Senator Taylor Democrat Of
Idaho) wins denomination. it may
be somewhat embarrassing for
the President to plug for the re-.
election of a man who was No. 2
on the Henry A. Wallace Progress
sive ticket in 1948.
CALIFORNIA; contests will be the
chief attraction to the President
on the Pacific Coast. There
Senator and % House members
are being chosen. Republican
Gov. Earl Warren is running for
reelection in q race that might
make him a COP presidential
possibility in 1852.
Some of the Presidents friends
haven't too much enthusiasm
about his going into Oregon to
campaign against Republican
Senator Morse. Mr.. Morse's in
dependent record often puts him
on the administration side of the
fence in legislative battles.
Mr.. Truman's tour promises to
be q repetition of his successful
1913 presidential drive.
President Has Changed
rzl,a+ oox.;e&ed 1oroa1y of r1oir,
Harry Truman's talking to the
folks about what terrible fellows
he thought the Republicans had
proved themselves to be and about
what an awful record he thought
they had made in Congress.
That may be combined with a
recital of all he says his admin
istration could do for the country
If it weren't for those same
pesky Republicans. This would
lead naturally to plea for Con-
greSs that wouldn't obstruct his
program.
There may be some differences,
however.
Harry Truman has changed
since 1948. He has new air of
confidence in his ability to meet
the worlds problems. He has a
new sureness in the way he goes
about his job.
Republicans think the President
may have lost some of his COM
mon-man appeal. And they believe
that, unlike in 1913, they have
him on the defensive on such
Issues as socialism and deficit
spending.
Regardless of whether that Is
true, the Republicans say they
don't intend to be caught mapping.
In 1913, when Mr.. Truman was
blasting the COP from every
busting, Gov. Dewey, the COP
nominee, and his aides used to
discuss answering the President
directly.
Gov. Dewey was convinced, how
over, that he had hurt his chances
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