The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-25
TRUMAN WILL BE

well may bid for the seat he once
held as a Missouri senator.
The President himself revived
talk about the Missouri Senate
seat. He did so by telling his news
conference late Thursday he will
announce his plans before the hing
deadline for the senatorial primary
in Missouri, which is April %.
That at least may have pushed
ahead tie date for announcing his
decision. Previously lie had prom
ised only that he would disclose
his intentions before the Repub-
lican Party's presidential nominal
ing convention, which starts July
T.
But it did nothing TO provide any
solid cue TO what the President
is going to do.
Thursdays runarOund all started
when Mr.. Truman was asked
whether be would run for tic SEN
ate in Missouri if he DECIDES not
to run for the presidency again.
After replying he couldn't answer
that, the President was asked if
he was leaving the door open for
possible Senate race.
Yes. he was, the President re-
Piled, adding that the door is al
ways open in politics.
That is what makes politics such
an interesting game, he went on,
it beats football, baseball, basket
ball and any other sport.
The President then contributed
an additional flip to the interest
ing game by saving, in reply to a
question, that he did not know
what the deadllne is for filing in
the Missouri Senate race.
( Both Missouri senator's KEN,
Republican. and Hennings, a
Democrat declined to comment
on Mr.. Truman's remarks.
It is Kem's seat which is ut
stake in this years election. He
has not announced yet whether he
wiE bid for another six year
term.
Three Democratic leaders pre-
dicted Thursday that despite Mr..
Truman's remarks the MidweStern
Democratic Conference opening in
Kansas City today would approve
unanimously a resolution urging
him to seek another term. They
were Conference Chairman James
c. Quigley Of Nebraska. Secretary
Jake More of Iowa and Carl V.
Rice, Kansas Democratic national
committeeman.
As they did elsewhere, the Pres
ident'S news conference remarks
left most Midwestern Democrats
up in the air.
One congressional source famil-
lar with Missouri politics told a
reporter he is convinced there is
"a very real possibility" Mr.. Tru-
man might go into the Senate race.
This source, who asked not to be
named, said the idea is not one
to be brushed off lightly - il S in
the picture all right.
But Sen. Anderson tD.-N. NJ,
"a close friend OF the President.
said he still believes Mr., Truman
will run for the White House again.
Sen. Sparkman DALAI ex-
claimed oh. gee" when he got
the news of the MisSouri-Senate
aspect of the situation. Then he
scratched his head and said
He sure plays an interesting
game of il, doesn't he? My own
personal view is that he is not
going TO run for anything. but he
is having . lot Of fun out Of it. "
Sen. Aiken tR.-Vt.) put il this
way:
Il think he's kidding about the
Senate. He's not going to give up
ms present Job willingly.
MIR. Truman was a member OF
the Senate from 1884 until he was
elected vice president in 1874. A
friend IN Congress who recently
enatted with the President said
There IS no doubt in my mind
ne would like to be back here.
but didn't get the impression he
/ actually was thinking about rum
nIng Tor the Senate again.
The friend who did not want to
De identified. said the President
had talked about keeping the
boys guessing about his inten-
lions.