Evening star., 1951-11-08
Lawmakers Divided
On Election MEANING
Along Party Lines
by the Assosictsd Press

ly today over whether Tuesdays
election results foreshadowed any
national trend which would affect
the 1852 vote.
Some Republican lawmakers
claimed they saw in the returns
from around the country an in
dication their party's star is in the
ascendancy and is sure to shine
over the White House after next
November's election.
Democrats, on the other hand,
were inclined to discount all that
as wishful thinking. They said
Tuesdays balloting reflected local
issues almost entirely-even in
cases of Democratic successes.
"Spotty Results" {.
Outside Congress, the new Dem
ocratic national chairman, Frank
E. Mckinney, pointed to what he
termed "spotty results" and said
I'm firmly of the opinion that no
definite trend is indicated"
But G. o. P. Chairman Guy Ga
brielson contended that wherever
national issues were at stake 1.-The
Republican trend continued" Mr..
Gabrielson interpreted the results
as more than a warning to Pres
ident Truman to clean house in
his corruption administration"
Also on the Republican side,
Senator Tobey of New Hampshire
regarded the outcome as "a big
help" for those who want Gen.
Eisenhower as the G. o. P. presi-
Dental nominee next year.
But Senator Olin D. Johnston,
Democrat, of South Carolina de-
clared there was mo national
trend toward Eisenhower. Taft,
President Truman or any one
else"
Senator Taft of Ohio, so far
the only avowed G. o. P. candi-
date for the presidency. already
is waging vigorous campaign for
the nomination.
Corruption Major" Issue.
Senator Tobey. an old Eisen-
hower-for- President hand, said
election results in New York,
Philadelphia and elsewhere dem
onstrated:
Il. That corruption in govern
rnent is the major political is
sue of our time.
2. That the people are looking
on their own and independently
outside of old guard regular
party labels-for the means to
bring honesty back into public
life"
And to prove to the people that
the Republicans intend to give
them government by integrity"
Gen. Eisenhower must be chosen
as the party's presidential nom
1nee, Senator Tobey declared.
Election Of Rudolph HALEY, who
was the committees chief coun-
sci. as president of New York's
City Council was cited by Sem
ator Tobey as an example of the
publlc's desire for honesty and
integrity in Government. MIR.
HALEY copped his victory with
splinter party support, defeating
Tammany Halls Democratic in
cumbent and the Republican can
didate as well.
In Philadelphia, clean govern
ment also was the isue in an
election which put a Democrat,
Joseph F. Clark. jr., in as Mayor
Republicans had held the post
for 68 years.
Magnusen Sees No Trend.
Senator Magnuson, Democrat.
OF Washington, said there ap-
parently was some urn-the-ras-
cals-out sentiment in the voting
in New York. Philadelphia and
elsewhere, but don't think it
had the slightest national sig
nificance." He added:
There always are rascals In
every party and there always will
be campaigns to clean them out"
AS for the Republicans wrestling
seat from the Democrats in
Ohio's third congressional district.
Senator Magnuson said That's
an area which has see-sawed back
and forth between the two parties
for a number of years"
Senator Ecton, Republican, of
Montana however, interpreted the
outcome in Ohio as a straw in the
wind giving some clue to Senator
Taft's presidential strength.
Senator Edwin c. Johnson, DEM
ocrat, of Colorado said he couldn't
detect any national trend. I'll
don't think the results mean al
thing in terms of the 1852 elec-
tons" Senator johnson declared.
Lots Of Independent Voters"
Senator Gordon, Republican, Of
Oregon said, however, there was
zone outstanding thing common to
many of the elections-they ap-
peared to reflect a resentment on
the part of the voters regarding
the failure of men in public office
to live up to high ethical stand
ards
Representative Boiling, Demo-
crat, of Missouri said that if there
was any national trend in Tues
days voting "it was one bearing
out polls which indicate there are
lot Of independent voters in the
United States" That means, he
added. that future elections will
be settled more and more on the
basis of issues and the character
Of the candidates." rather than on
the basis of party labels.
Kentuckions Re-eIect
Wetherby by 70, 900 Votes
BY the Asseeiafed Press
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 8.-Gov.
Lawrence Wetherby today tight
ened his hold on full four-year
term as chief executive as late
RETURNS from T1leSdav'S election