Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
The Political Mill
New York S Elections
Promise Real Interest
Democrats Peg Greet Hope
On Roosevelt and Hurrimon
By Gould Lincoln

By Gould Lincoln
New York, the Empire State, will be
one of the pivotal States in the 1854
congressional elections, despite the fact
no Senate seat will be on the political
auction block. Aided by the tremendous
Eisenhower sweep, the Republicans last
November elected 81 members of the
House from New York to Is for the
Democrats. In addition, guberna-
torlal race OF Importance, which may
nave It's influence on the presidential
race In 1856, is scheduled.
In 1912, when Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
was elected to his present Office. the
flrst Republican Governor in manv
years, he said his ambition was to make
new York again a Republican State.
he succeeded in big way, winning
reelection twice. He has been aided
oy senator Ives, who broke the long
list OF Democrats in the Senate in
the election of 1916, defeating Sena-
Tor Lehman, former Democratic Gov.
ernor. Senator Ives last wear was
reelected by huge majority. If lead
ing Republicans could have their wav.
tney would nominate Senator Ives for
Governor next year. Whether the New
YORK Senator will fall in with that idea
is another matter. He is lust starting
OUT on new Slx-year term in the SEN
ATE. 1t is argued by those who want hin,
10 run for Governor that Senator Ives
knows the government of New York
otaCe from A to 2; that he would make
me Governor as well as an unbeat.
able candidate.
No Fourth Term.
The presumption is that Gov. Dewey
Will not be a candidate for a fourth
Term. Indeed, in 1850 Gov. Dewey had
determined not to run for third term
lie acceded, however, to the demands
OF the New York Republicans who
were anxious to assure another victory.
Mf. Dewey has said many times he
wishes to return to the private practice
OF law IN New York, where he could
easily become leading member of the
par. There is also the chance that
PRESIDENT Eisenhower may wish him to
NIL an important post in the administra-
tlon In Washington. Gov. Dewey was
one OF the earliest and most important
supporters of Eisenhower for the presi-
Dental nomination. In retrospect. II ia
easy TO figure that had Dewey not
agreed to run for Governor in 1850.
II might have been impossible for Gen.
EISENHOWER to have won the party
nomination against Senator Taft of
Ohio.
the Democrats have a problem on
theT nandS In the selection of a candi-
date for Governor next wear. They
ngure that. with Dewey out of the
picture as candidate, and with Ives
anchored in the Senate, they will have
chance for victory. The list of
eligible Democratic candidates is linn
tied. Two possibilities stand out
Representative Franklin D. Roosevelt.
jr., and w. Averell Hartman. who held
many important posts in the Roosevelt
and Truman administrations and who
was candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination last year.
Name to Conjure With.
Mr.. Roosevelt, now in his seth year,
bears a charmed name in New York
politics. He is serving his third term
IN the House from the old Sol Bloom
district. He has become more and
more active in the House-a good
sounding board for political advance
ment. He hit the headlines yesterday.
With a resolution calling for the re-
moval of Representative Velde, Repub-
Ilcan, of Illinois, from the craftsmanship
OF the House Un-American Activities
committee. Mr.. Velde obtained wide
publicity because he suggested, in reply
to a question. that his committee might
later investigate communism in the
chufcheS. On the constructive side.
Mr.. Roosevelt is sponsoring bill to
permit the President to veto individual
items in an appropriation bill and
would reform Federal budgetary prac-
tees and legislative procedures for APP
preparation bills.
New York City will hold a mayoraI
election this year and both Mr.. Roose-
welt and Mr.. Hartman have been sug.
geSted as Democratic candidates for
that office. For either one, if he should
run and be elected, it might be STEP
plngstone to a later candidacy for
Governor.
Mr.. Roosevelt has a problem. It is
eight years since his father was Presi-
dent of the United States. The late
President had great personal follow.
ing in New York, much of which doubt
less would transfer it's affections to the
younger Roosevelt. He has to take into
consideration how much longer he can
wait to put this to the test, if he is to
win political advancement.
Anyway you look at it, New York's
1854 elections will have great interest.