Evening star., 1951-02-04

Washington may be the Demo-
cratic nominee against Senator
Cain, it is said.
Ohio again may provide con-
test that will be watched nation
ally. Senator Bricker is up for
Democratic Gov. Frank
Lausche, who was reelected last
November while Senator Taft was
carrying the State by 250, 900 votes,
has long been regarded as a prob
able opponent of Senator Bricker
next year. Bricker, however, has
always been a great vote getter in
the Buckeye State. where he was
twice elected Governor and where
he was the favorite son candidate
for the presidential nomination
in 1914. Neither Bricker nor
Lausche has announced for the
Senate race so far.
Bricker VS.. Lausche?
Senator Lodge of Massachu-
setts is today an outstanding Re-
publican in the upper house. His
party in Massachusetts,, however,
has been roundly defeated in the
State elections in both 1948 and
1850, and in 1948 President Tru-
man carried it by a wide margin.
Senator Saltonstall, Republican,
won in that year, but by greatly
reduced majority. Senator Lodge
has had big following in the
State in the past. He has been
elected to the Senate three times
over strong Democrats. In 1885
he defeated Jim" Curley, then
Massachusetts, Governor. His
second opponent was former Rep
resentative Joseph E. Casey and
his third the late Senator David
l, Walsh. Lodge is a vet-
eran, having resigned from the
Senate during World War II to
serve abroad with the armed
forces. The Democrats are con-
sidering these candidates to oppose
Lodge-Gov. Dever who has twice
been elected chief executive of the
State; Secretary of Labor Tobin
and Representative John Ken
nedy, from a Boston district.
son of former Ambassador Joseph
Kennedy, and also a war veteran.
In California, Senator Know
land will be the Republican can
didate to succeed himself. Both
Mrs. Helen Gahagan Douglas, who
was defeated in try for the Sem
ate by Senator Nixon, Republican,
last fall, and James Roosevelt,
son OF the late President, who was
showed under in the gubernatorial
race by Gov. Warren, have been
mentioned as possible Democratic
nominees for the Senate. No de-
cision by the Democrats on the
senatorial nomination may be ex-
pected for long time. however.
In California. as in New York
and a number of other States,
there is a dearth of prominent
Democratic candidates.
Vandenberg Doubtful
Senator Vandenberg of Michi-
gan is not expected to stand for
reelection. If he does not,
Michigan may prove vulnerable
spot in the G. o. P. armor. Gov.
Mennen Williams, Democrat, who
upset the applicant for the Re-
publlcans in that State in l943
and 1850. would be a strong can
didate should he be nominated
for the Senate.
Senator Jenner in Indiana
should win reelection if the Re-
publican trend is not too strongly
checked-the Hoosier State was
good hunting for the Republicans
last year. And Senator Williams
in Delaware might easily follow
suit. although Delaware is an un-
certain political quantity.
II the Democratic administra-
ton fails to regain the popularity
1t has lost in recent months many
OF these Senate races are likely
to 60 well for the Republicans.
1t was not so many months before
the 1850 elections that the Demo-
Gratis were counting heavily on
defeating Senator Millikin in
Colorado, Capehart in indiana,
Hickenlooper in Iowa and even
Taft in Ohio. Predictions in
early 1850, however, looked bad
on November 8, the day following
the elections.
OF the IL Democrats coming UP
for reelection, five are from the
solid South" Byrd of Virginia,
Connally of Texas, McKeller OF
Tennessee. Holland of Florida
and Stennis of mississippi. Two
are from the Southwest, McFar-
land of Arizona-present majority
leader of the Senate-and Chavez
of New Mexico. The Republicans
last November elected Republican
Governors in both those States
for the first time IN a long period.
Even so, Mcfarland and Chavez
will be strong candidates next
year. The other Democratic
Senators who will be up for re-
election are Kilgore of West
VIRGINIA Ieobv of pnodo Tclopd