Evening star., 1950-05-21
Two 6. 0. P. Victories
In Primaries Hint
SpIif Front in Fall
BY the Assoeiaied Press

primary victories Oy Two Re
publican candidates who call them
selves progressives indicated last.
night that Republicans-as we'll
as Democrats-will go into the
November election with q split
political front.
Oregon gave Senator Morse
humping majority that ap-
preached 2 to ! as counting of the
returns in Fridays primary went
on.
The tally from 1,571 of the
States 2.0l7 precincts gave the
liberal Morse $500 to 47,966 for
Dave Hoover, conservative farmer.
John Mcbride. a House committee
clerk in Washington who didn't
bother to campaign, was third
with 1913.
Duff Has More Plans.
In Pennsylvania. Gov. James H.
Duff already was planning to con-
vert his senatorial primary victory
OF Tuesday into a drive aimed at
refurbishing the Republican Party
Tor the 1852 presidential race.
Victor over Pennsylvania Re-
publican old guard, Gov. Duff
must defeat Senator Francis j.
the assistant Democratic
leader, in the November vote in
order to play q role some of his
friends say he covets-that of
president-maker within the COP.
The Duff and Morse victories
were interpreted widely as signs
that a substantial bloc of COP.
voters thinks the Republican Par
ty needs to offer the people more
than mere opposition to Presi-
dent Truman's Fair Deal" pro-
gram.
Meanwhile. the Republican high
command continued to bank away
with the charge that President
Truman wants a rubber stamp"
Congress elected in November.
Refers To Chicago Speech.
Despite Mr.. Truman's statement
that he wants an independent
instead Of subservient Congress,
COP. National Chairman Guy
Gabrielson issued a statement
saying:
THE 1850 issues now are clear.
President Truman has asked the
voters to give him a rubber stamp
Congress that will approve his
program Of socialism. That pro-
gram has been rejected by two
Congresses-the Republican 80th
and the Democratic 81st.
Il am confident that the voters
this fall. if given the truth, will
elect Republican 82d Congress
to make sure it will continue to
be rejected, so that all Americans
can be free"
Mr.. Gabrielson apparently re-
ferred to Mr.. Humans Chicago
speech in which he called for the
defeat in November of some of
the worst obStructionists" in
Congress.
Oregon Democrats Hopeful
Oregon Democrats have high
hopes of taking over State control
this year because they lead in the
number of registered voters for
the first time.
The leader in the Democratic
race to oppose Senator Morse is
Howard Latourette, Portland, for
mer Democratic national commit
teeman, who had a 81, TOT to 5l,993
lead over DR.. Louis A. Wood, re-
tired university economics pro-
fessor. Ga 49,
Democratic leaders concede pri-
vately that Mr.. Latourette could
not get the party's labor vote in
the fall and Mr.. Wood could not
hold all of it against Senator
Morse. So they pin their hopes in
the general election on the State
ticket and some congressional
seats.
Gov. Douglas Mckay had no
opposition in the Republican pri-
mary but the Democrats waged a
close three-cornered fight for the
right to oppose him. State Senator
Austin Flegel. Portland lawyer and
lnduStrlallSt, was out in front by
5000 votes over State Treasurer
Walter j. Pearson and former
State Senator Lew Wallace both
Portland insurance men.
Angel Wins denomination.
Representative Homer d. Angel
won Republican denomination
with more than double the vote
OF his two opponents. His district
consists of Multnomah County
where the city of Portland is To-
Gated.
A former United States district
attorney, Carl C. Donaugh. was
leading in the Democratic race in
Representative Angell's district.
The other three Congressmen.
all Republicans, were unopposed
IN the primary. But there were
hard-fought Democratic contests
in those districts.
In the district Of Representative
walter Norblad, Astoria lawyer,
the Democratic nomination went
TO Roy r. Hewitt, Salem attorney.
But the Democratic nomination
in fhe ri;c&,.;,& 80