Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Clio Finds II Senators,
113in House Perfect
From Union S View
BY The Associated Press

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The CLIO yesterday reviewed the
voting records in Congress and
proclaimed that II Senators and
l13 Representatives had perfect
score, from the CLOS viewpoint.
1t listed seven more Senators
and 20 Representatives who had
only one wrong" vote or pair.
Eight Senators and SO House
members were counted as having
been wrong" on each vote cast
or paired, and Is Senators and A
Representatives were wrong" all
but once.
The lists appear in this weeks
CLIO News as guide to union
members. An advance copy made
available yesterday said:
THE voting record does not con-
stitute an endorsement of any
Representative or Senator, or of
any candidate for Congress. 1t does
seek to show how your national
legislators voted on variety of
bills vitality affecting labor and the
general public"
Record Shows Attitude"
THE voting record helps to
show the attitude of your Con-
gresham or Senator. But it
doesn't necessarily tell the whole
story; whether he was fighting
hard for labor's program or merely
casting routine votes; whether he
voted from principle or from pres
sure.
Endorsements by CLIO unions
and the Political Action Commit
tee in each State and congress
sional district are made back
home Obviously, Senator or
CONGRESSMAN with all right votes
is more apt to get labor's endorse
ment that one whose votes have
been all wrong"
The record covered major test
issues" of the present Congress
between January, 1949, and June,
1850. Other listings were prom
ised between now and election
day.
The CLIO yardstick dealt with
actual votes or pairs Gin which an
absent legislator shows how he
would have voted on an isSue).
Mere absence without pair was
not counted one way or the other.
Legislators were scroed on what
the CLIO called Is key" votes in
the Senate and IL in the House.
Only 2 Republicans.
The Senate roll calls embraced
such subjects as ft-Hartley re-
vision, minimum wages, reorgani-
cation of the National Labor Re-
lationS Board, rent control extern
sion, middle income housing, civil
rights, social security, Kerr natu-
raj gas bill, commodity credit,
pu olic power funds, European aid
and Point Four program.
House votes not covered in the
Senate list included House rules
reform. FEPC and Korean aid.
OF the II Senators given all
"right" votes and pairs according
to CLIO standards. only two are
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES LANCER OF
North Dakota and Aiken of Yer
mont. The Is Democrats. with
,(x) meaning they are up for re-
election this year, are:
Senators Mcmahon (X) and
Benton CX) of Connecticut; Pep
per (X) of Florida. Lucas tX and
Douglas of Illinois; Humphrey OF
Minnesota, Murray of Montana,
Lehman (X) of New York, Graham
CX) of North Carolina, Myers (X)
of Pennsylvania, Green and Leany
CX) of Rhode Island: Kilgore and
Nicely of West Virginia, and OMa-
honey of Wyoming.
Senators Pepper and Graham
have been defeated in primaries.
Seven Senators with only one
wrong vote or pair, all Demo-
Gratis: Senators Hill iX). Alabama;
Downey CX), California mot run
ning): Taylor (XD, Idaho (de-
feated in primary on basis of I'M
official count but awaiting official
canvass: Anderson, New Mexico;
Kefauver. Tennessee; Thomas
CX), Utah, and Magnuson (X) ,
Washington.
The eight Senators given all
wrong" votes and pairs included
seven Republicans and one Dem
ocrat. Senator Byrd, Virginia. The
Republicans: Senators Hicken-
looper CX), Iowa; Darby (X, not
running) and Schoeppel, Kansas;
Wherry and Butler, Nebraska;
Bricker, Ohio; Quincy (XO, South
Dakota defeated in primary.
The five Senators given only
one right" vote or pair included
one Democrat, Senator McClel-
Ian. Arkansas, and these Repub-
licans: Senators Millikin, Colo
RADIO; williams, Delaware; Dwor-
shak, Idaho; Capehart and Jen-
ner, Indiana; Ecton, Montana;
Bridges, New Hampshire; Taft,
Ohio; Gordon, Oregon; Mundt.
South Dakota; Watkins, Utah;
Cain, Washington; Mccarthy,
Wisconsin and Martin of Pennsyl-