Evening star., 1953-09-27
By Gould Lincoln

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sional campaign is off to a fly
ing start. The leading figures
in both Republican and Demo-
cratic parties have sounded off
and will continue to sound off.
While the issues have not been
finally drawn to an unusual ex-
tent for congressional elections,
the campaign will be fought out
on national and not local issues.
The Democrats, seizing the Of
fenSive, put on a national gath
ering in Chicago 10 days ago.
Adlai Stevenson, former Gov
ernor of Illinois and titular head
Of the party, former President
Truman, Democratic Leader of
the House Sam Rayburn of
Texas, Democratic Governors of
States, and a plethora of high
officials in the Truman admin
istration, scored the Republican
Congress and the Eisenhower ad-
miniStration.
Before the close of the year,
the Democrats will stage an
other big get-together in the
Middle Atlantic States region.
1t has already been planned to
use Mr.. Stevenson at this meet
ing. He will be expected to key
note also fund-raising dinner
party in another part of the
country. Further, the Demo-
Gratis determined in Chicago
they will continue next year to
have regional meetings"-and
not the proposed biennial ma
tional convention.
G. o. P. Strikes Back.
Republicans have not been
slow hitting back. They used a
Midwest regional meeting for
Republican women, in order to
have the administrations record
favorably presented by leading
Republicans. including two
Cabinet officers, Republican
Governors, Senators and Repre-
Sentatives. This gathering was
climaxed with an unexpected
and unscheduled visit by Presi-
dent Eisenhower, with his own
appeal for continued support by
the women voters of the coun-
Try.
Almost Immediately after
wards, the President went to
Boston for a New England Re-
publican Embarrassing dinner of
huge proportions. On October
13, President Eisenhower will be
the chief attraction at another
Embarrassing dinner in Hershey,
Pa, at which Republicans from
many other States are expected.
These are two strictly political
gatherings.
In addition, the President is
slated to make appearances and
speeches in October in Kansas
City. Mo-. Atlantic City and New
Orleans. The gatherings he will
address in these cities are not
political. Everything Presi-
dent of the United States says
however, is weighed in the po-
litical scales.
Could HamString Party.
The stake for which the two
parties will fight next year is of
great Importance. If the DEM
ocratS can win control of the
House and Senate, or of either
body in the 84th Congress, they
will be in a position to hamstring
the Eisenhower program. Such a
victory could mean success for the
Democrats in the 1856 presi-
dental race. For the Republican
Party, therefore, the control OF
Congress-and a victory at the
polls-is vital.
The Democrats are encouraged
by the fact that even while Gen
Eisenhower was carrying 80 OF
the 48 States-with a huge pop
ular vote-last year, the congress
sional races were almost a draw
| The lineup in the Senate was 4S
Republicans, At Democrats, anc
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon
who deserted the Republican
Party. The death of Senator Taft
of Ohio, and the expected ap-
polntment of Democrat in his
place will give the Democrats 4S
Senate seats in the coming ses.
sion of Congress, the Republi.
cans 47-with the Oregon Sen
ator filling out the list.
In the House, the Republican!