Evening star., 1952-02-24
Election In New York
Hurt the President
Writer Sees Trumun's ehaness
o. Running Again Diminished
hv EIaAk A. kAAk
BY FTaAk A. Kent


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reason belhH thAt b0th the kebHblleah
AHH the Belh0efatie ieeep 0RFee IN Ats
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tbe DeMeeEatI VI ehtlrelv AgFeeIB Aald
MP H9aaI the RenHblleRnI lllFhe neonIelD
no .G0ntlhHed, teleRFN Indicated thelP
leellBR ARAlhst the AeAndAIk al the
Administration HAa the VDtR been IaFeeP,
me nlHpRlitv W9Hld have been lApRepW
w IA tgHe the t0tAl. vote ln tbe GlhtFlet
WRA small ana thai the eRInpRlRn therRs
IN did net attract natlenRI Interest Nntll
" WAk ever Nevertheless, itA AlGnlhpanee
" undeniAblp, FoG example, N has drawn
sbaFn attention " the iaeE that neither
NV Truman peTsenAllp n0p R candidate
AuppertlnR and dpFendlne Tho TrAylRn
pelleles and FepaFd VIII be y help 10 Stale
candidates Tnnnlng on the national
tipkpt thlA tNll, IN addition, II veeallS
ths gndonlahln tect 'that III Iet9N
truman Fan fAr behind the ticket IN q
number Gg Important btAteAI that IN
aeme, Ike Illlnala and Ohio, he WAS
pulled thgongh BY the suheFnateglAl and
senatorial nemlneea instead Of pulling
them through, .tu
10 the extent that this has been made
plain the sentiment aEleRg the party
politicians throughout the country for
the denomination OF Mr., Truman has
diminished, He still has the power, In
AeFeht IN the White House incumbent,
TO Feneminate himself or dictate the
Rsminee In the national convention now
haFdly four months away, But both this
power and the desiFability Of its exeFs
else have been diminished by the upset
N this New York district where the
election OF Democrat had been taken
Tor granted, Those words Truman
licked me" from the Democrats loser
are words which every Democratic
aspirant for once will keep In mind %
the convention approaches.
They may not seem important now,
because Of the small vote and the "locai
situation" which so often adequately
explain local upset. but they win not
be forgotten and the significance Of the
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contestants cannot be easily dismissed.
AS practical politician as Mr.. Truman
is not likely to miss 1t. Most political
observers agree that the incident
strengthens the chances that he himself
will not run again to the degree that
it lessons the number Of regulars who
want him to run. It increases not only
the party risk but their individual risk.
When to this New York result Is added
the revolt against Mr.. Truman by
Democrats In the South, 1t Is dificult
to believe that he has any intention Of
running again-peace or no peace.
There is no other word to describe
the state Of affairs in the South except
as q revolt. and there Is no other way
truthfully to assay 1t than to assert that
1t is far stronger now, both In leader
ship and intensity Of feeling. than In
l048 when MIR. Truman lost the elec.
tural vote Of four Southern States. An
example Ii In Alabama, where the two
administration Senators - Hill and
5parkt1ian--have used their power over
the state committee TO require oil cam
didates for electors In the primaries
10 take L "i0yalty oath" 20 support the
nominees Of the Democratic national
convention
fhlS hlBh.hahded oct has greatly lts
famed the Alabama v0tefS ana the Aiitls
truman leaders, chief OF whom u
dessfef f. Mee6Fyey, have challenged
this aetl0h ana Will make stateWlds
iisht In the May PRIMARIES