Evening star., 1950-10-31
Big Role Is Expected
For Undecided Voters
On Congress Control
BY the Asseeioted Press

/ Final-week political maneuverS
y indicated today that voters who
{ haven't yet made up their minds
! may have lot to say about how
the Democrats and Republicans
! divide membership in the next
) Congress.
With the voting only week
Z away, Democrats looked to Presi-
dent Truman for couple of as
sists in their efforts to produce
what William M. Boyle, jr., the
! national chairman. said could be
I o ''near-landSlide" for his party.
Republicans, scoff1ng at such
predictions, pounded away on the
theme that the Democrats have
made muddle of things.
Congress Recall Date Due Soon.
Besides a Saturday night politi-
cal speech in st. Louis. President
Truman was reported about ready
to provide some last-minute CAM
paign material for the Democrats
in a call for Congress to get back
to work sooner after the election
than the November 27 date on
which it agreed previously. i
Associates said Mr.. Truman will
decide this week the date on which
he will call Congress back. /
Some of those who have talked
with the President say he will lay
heavy emphasis on foreign policy
in Nationwide broadcast from
St. Louis Saturday night.
Despite forecasts that the DEM
ocratS will strengthen their con-
troll Of the House and Senate, Mr..
Boyle conceded there are some
tight races in which the outcome
is likely to be decided by voters
who make up their minds this
week.
State-by State Outlook.
The Republicans need seven
seats in the Senate and 40 in the
House to control Congress.
Reviewing the prospects on
State-by-Stat basis, Mr.. Boyle }
said the Senate races are nip and
tuck in California, Pennsylvania,
Utah and Idaho, where incum-
bents are Democrats, and in Ohio,
Indiana and Colorado, where the
seat-holders are Republicans.
On the other hand, Mr.. Boyle
predicted Democrats will win ham
Oily to hold their seats in New
York, Illinois, Connecticut, Okla
homa and Maryland and will pick
up Missouri seat held by a Re-
publican.
Mr.. Boyle said he was betting
in my mind" on Joseph T. Fergu-
son to beat Senator Taft in Ohio
Mr.. Ferguson is claiming a 250,-
000-vote victory.
Not Worried About Tydings.
Mr.. Boyle said he was mot wor-
ried" about the reelection of
Senator Tydings of Maryland.
Mr.. Boyle will speak over the
Columbia Broadcasting network
at 10 o'clock tonight.
A prediction that the Demo-
Gratis not only will hold control
of the House, but have IAN ex-
cellent chance" of picking up
seats was made today by Repre-
sentative Kirwan of Ohio, chair
man of the committee to help elect
q Democratic Congress.
1--WE have completed a careful
survey of every district in the
United States where there is any
reason to believe there is a close
contest" said Mr.. Kirwan in his
final forecast. Every report has
been checked and rechecked and
1t is our conclusion that we will
not only hold our present ma
jority in the House of Representa-
tives, but that we also stand an
excellent chance of reversing pre-
vious off-year election trends by
increasing our Democratic mem
bership."
Republicans, of course, did not
agree with these estimates.
Republican National Chairman
Guy G. Gabrielson, who has been
contending that the Republicans
have a chance of winning control
of both the Senate and House,
said in a speech at Portsmouth, I
N. H., that II am confident that r
the people are going to vote for :
Republican freedom as against !,
Democrat socialism"
Other Republican strategiSts '
said they are just as anxious for
big vote as Mr.. Boyle. who con-
tended that the Democrats will I
get the support of 7 out of 10 of t
all Of those in excess of 40 million I
who cast ballots. &
Anxious for Big Vote. Il
In other campaign develop ,
ments:
Walter Reuther, CIO United .
Auto Workers president, gave
strong Endorsement in Michigan
to the reelection bid of Demo-
cratic Gov. G. Mennen Williams
He called Harry F. Kelly. the
COP nominee, "a reactionary like
Senator Taft" Ohio Republican.
In Cherokee, Iowa, Senator Gil
1ette, Democrat, of Iowa said he
had received a request from DEM
ocratic Candidate Ferguson for an
investigation of campaign ex-
penditures in the Ohio senatorial
race.