Evening star., 1950-10-08
Both Parties Maxine
Bitter Fight 10 Capture
Idaho in November
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beat Senator Dworshak. Mr.. Burt
enshaw's campaign literature pro-
claims him with the slogan " gov
ernment is my business" he has
successfully been a dairy farmer,
taught school, sold insurance and
become part owner of farm
implement company. He served
three years In the last war, doing
technical work for the Air Force,
part of the time overseas. He is
o good speaker and campaigner.
Senator Dworshak is a veteran
Of World War I and is a past
commander of the Idaho Depart
ment Of the American Legion.
Welker Opposes Clark.
The other senatorial race is be-
tween Herman Welker, Republi-
san, and former Senator D. Worth
Clark, Democrat. Mr.. Clark served
In the Senate from 1889 to 1945.
He has been assistant attorney
general of Idaho and a member of
the House from the second con-
greSsional district.
In 1914 Senator Glen H. Taylor
defeated him in the Democratic
primary. This year he won the
Senate nomination over Senator
Taylor and Representative Comp
ton I. White.
Mr.. Clark. is a conservative
Democrat The labor unions did
their best in this years primary
to renominate Senator Taylor,
Henry Wallace's Vice-Presidential
running mate in 1948. The story
here is that several thousand re-
publicans drifted over to the Dem
ocratic primary to help Mr.. Clark
defeat Senator Taylor. These Re-
publican votes, however, are ex-
pected to be back in the COP fold
on Election Day, November 7. The
labor unions have indorsed the
Democratic Congressional nom
inees with the exception of Mr..
Clark. However, they did not in
oorse his Republican opponent.
Investigated China.
In 1948 Mr.. Clark was sent by
the Senate Appropriations Com
mlttee to China to investigate con-
ditions there. The committee re-
leased his report carrying the fol-
lowing recommendations: Immed-
late and direct military aid to the
Chinese Nationalists. in the form
OF guns, ammunition and planes;
combat advisory aid: financial aid
for Nationalist military opera
tlonS and also to stabilize China's
currency, and strict American
supervision of expenditures under
any loan agreements made with
China.
Mr.. Clark claims that had these
recommendations been carried out
there would be no Communist
China, and that the Korean War
probably would not have occurred.
This seems to place Mr.. Clark
squarely in opposition to the
China policy of President Truman
and the State Department.
Mr.. Welker, Mr.. Clark's Repub-
lican opponent, won his nomina-
ton over Gov. Robins and Rep
resentative Sanborn who has
served four years in the House. A
native OF Idaho, the 44-year-old
MIR. Welker started as ranch
hand and sheep herder, worked
his way through the University of
Idaho law school. He became
county prosecuting attorney and
State Senator. He is an Air Force
veteran of World War II. He is
q dynamic. hard-hitting speaker
and campaigner.
Welker Looks Like Victor.
AS Of today, it appears that the
best the Democrats can hope for
In the senatorial elections in
Idaho is an even break and they
may not get that.
Mr. Welker looks like a sure
fire victor over Mr.. Clark, who
has to carry the displeasure of
the labor unions and Taylor radi-
Gals. Senator Dworshak seems to
have the edge in his race against
MIR. Burtenshaw. However, the
latter race is a real fight and Mr..
BurtenshaW is making an active
campaign.
If there is a real trend, either
to the Republican or the Demo-
cratic Party in Idaho it is not ap-
parent on the surface. A month
ago, when the war in Korea
was going badly. the Democrats
were in the dumps. Recent vic