Evening star., 1951-03-11
Republican Victory
In Missouri Hailed
AS National Trend
By Gould Lincoln

The election OF a republican
in MisSouri's 11th congressional
district, normally Democratic, is
interpreted here by Republicans
as a direct slap at the Truman
administration and an augury of
Republican victory in next years
national election.
Representative Short, Republi-
can. of Missouri, insisted yester-
day that the people of his State
are fed up," particularly with
what he called the lack of moral
ity in public office as revealed in
RFC investigation by Senate
subcommittee.
"The decent people of Missouri
have been disguised with the sto-
ries of political favoritism for
Government loans. of free fur
coats and deep-freezers," he said.
II believe that the Republican
Party will make many gains in
Missouri"
Senator KEN, Republican, who
comes up for reelection in Mis-
souri, next year, may easily win
reelection on these issues, Mr..
Short said. He added he did not
take much stock in reports that
President Truman would seek
election to the Senate next year
as Democratic opponent of Sem
ator KEN.
Local Issues Involved.
Mr. Short admitted that there
were local issues involved in the
Friday election of former Repre-
sentative Bakewell, Republican, in
d, the 18th district, over his Demo-
cratic opponent, Harry Schendel.
Mr.. Schendel. Mr.. Bakewell
claimed in his campaign, had been
handpicked by Morris A. Shenker,
counsel for key figures before the
kefauver Crime Investigation
Committee of the Senate. Three
st. Louis daily newspapers sup
ported Mr.. Bakewell in his cam
paign.
But" said Mr.. Short, "the
turnover in the vote to Republi-
can candidate was so great that
1t clearly indicated the people
have been affected by the scandals
here In Washington"
Republican National Committee
Chairman Guy George Gabrielson
insisted that the election demon-
strated that the people desire a
change in the national admins
tration. He pointed out that the
Republican plurality in the dis
trlct in Fridays election was 6,003
votes. and the Democratic plural
1ty last November had.been 26 O62.
Mr.. Gabrielson added that the
same district in 1948 gave the Re-
pulican congressional candidate
only 33.7 percent of the vote, and
only 35.1 per cent in 1850, whereas
Mr.. Bakewell received 56.6 per
cent Of the vote cast.
Republican candidates in 30
other congressional districts" Mr..
Gabrielson said, '1ost by less than
per cent of the vote cast last
November. It is plain that a ma
tlonal election today would sweep
the Republican ticket into office
py an overwhelming margin"
Mr.. BOyle's View.
The Democratic National Com
mittee Chairman, William M
Boyle. jr., took a different view,
commenting that Mr.. Bakewell's
victory was won with a small turn
out OF the voters. The Republicans.
he said, only win in many districts
when there is small vote cast.
Mr.. Bakewell's vote was 25,686
TO l9,499 for Schendel. The late
Rep. John B. Sullivan carried the
district in 1850 with a vote of
57.225 to 81 1,163 for his Republican
opponent. The special election
Friday was to fill a vacancy caused
by Mr.. Sullivan's death.
Mr.. Bakewell was elected to the
8Oth Congress in November, 1916.
Two years later he was defeated
by Mr.. Sullivan. He was not a
candidate in 1850, but entered the
race to fill the Sullivan vacancy.
He is a graduate of Georgetown
University in the class of 1882.
and of the st. Louis University
Law School in 1885. He saw serv-
ice as lieutenant. Gg) in the Navy
during World War II. in the
Pacific.