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Senate Administra zion
Leaders Moved Down.
Humans Policies Hit
By JACK BELL
ASSOCIATED Press Political Reporter)


Democrats held onto shaky control
of Congress today after Republicans
moved down Senate Administration
leaders in stunning vote assault
on President Truman's policies.
So strong was the COP comeback
from the Presidential year defeat
of 1948 that the new Senate, meet
ing in January, will line up with
40 Democrats and AZ Republicans.
Republican Gains
That change represented a gain
Of six seats for the Republicans
in California. Idaho, Illinois. Mary
land, Pennsylvania and Utah-off-
set in part by the loss of that held
by Senator Forrest Donnell of Mis-
souri,. The Senate division was the
closest since 1880.
A few House races remained to
be decided but the Democrats had
won mathematical control and
seemed to be pointed to a majority
over the Republicans of about 20
seats.
Lucas, Myers Lose
In an anti-Truman Administra-
ton phalanx, Republican oppon-
ents bowled over Senator's Scott
w. Lucas of Illinois. the Democratic
Leader, and Francis J.. Myers of
Pennsylvania. Is assistant, In
sweep that saw only one COP Sem
ator defeated.
He was Senator Donnell, who lost
to Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.. in Mr..
Truman's home state. The Presi-
dent had given belated support to
Hennings after opposing him in the
primary.
Causes For Defeat
The COP victories-which includ-
ed the reelection of Mr.. Repub-
lican," Senator Robert A. Taft of
Ohio-were variously attributed to
the adverse turn of the Korean
war, criticism of the Presidents
foreign policy decisions, opposition
to his domestic Fair Deal pro-
gram and reaction to Communist
in Government charges.
Tydings, Thomas Dropped
Along with Lucas and Myers, vet
eran Democratic Senators Willard E.
Tydings of Maryland and Ebert d.
Thomas of Utah went down to de-
feat before Republican opponents.
All four Democrats have been
strong supporters of the Presidents
foreign policies, with only Tydings
wavering at times in support of Ad-
domestic proposals.
Thomas. as chairman Of the SEN
ate Labor Committee, had led a
futile administration drive to repeal
the Taft-Hartley Labor Act-one
of Mr. Truman's pet legislative aims.
Other COP Gaines
Other seats which had been filled
by Democrats We're won by Re-
publicans Herman Welker in Idaho
and Rep. Richard M. Nixon of Cal
lfornia. Nixon beat Rep. Helen Ga
hagan Douglas, Democrat, recently
praised by the President for her
support of his foreign policies.
Along with Taft. Senator Eu-
gene Millikin of Colorado, chair
man of the conference of Republic
can Senators, won reelection. He de-
feated strong Fair Deal" support
sr in Democrat Rep. John A. Car
roll.
Dewey For Third Term
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Of New
York. winning third term by a
substantial majority, led a parade
II Republicans capturing govern
'rs' offices. COP entries picked up
posts formerly filled by Democrats
n Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada,
md Colorado. COP entrants led in
Arizona. Minnesota, Michigan and
New Mexico.
BOwles Defeated
One of the Democratic victims
vas Gov. Chester Bowles of Con-
lecticut, Fair Deal supporter,
Who lost to Republican Rep. John
Davis Lodge.
Some Democrats survived the Re
onslaught. notably Sen
ltors Herbert H. Lehman of New
Fork, and Brien Mcmahon and Viii
lam Benton of Connecticut.
Warren Beats Roosevelt
Rep. Franklin d. Roosevelt, Jr,
Won reelection to the House in New
Fork, but his brother. James Roose-