Evening star., 1954-08-17
The Political Min
Me- Corthy Supporters
Have Big Election Job
Senator'S Red Probe Job
Depends on Party Victory
By Gould Lincoln

GREENWICH. Conn. Aug. l7.-Mc-
Carthy supporters. Il they wish to con-
tinue their idol In his present position
Of power as chairman Of the Senate
Permanent Investigating Committee,
had better work hard for the election
Of all Republican candidates for the
Senate next November. Defeat Of .
few Of the sitting Republican Senators
could easily give the Democrats con-
troll Of the Senate In the 84th Con.
gress. In that event. Senator Me-
Carthy's chairmanships win 60 down
the drain.
At present the Republicans have 48
Senate seats; the Democrats, "a: and
Senator Morse Of Oregon, independ-
ent. completes the list. Senator Morse
has announced he win vote with the
Democrats on Senate organization in
the new Congress which meets next
January.
So the coming elections hold lot
OF interest for the Wisconsin Senator.
who has kept the Senate and country
in q stew ever since he became in
quisitor in chief OF the Senate. de-
spite the fact he is not up for re-elec-
ton himself. And almost equally. Q
lot Of interest for those followers Of
Senator Mccarthy who hold that he
is the savior Of the country from Com
munist infiltration.
IL Senate Seats At Stake.
Fourteen Republican-held Senate
seats are in jeopardy. Two are held by
out-and-out critics Of Senator Nc
Carthy-Mrs. Margaret Chase Smith
of Maine and Senator Cooper Of Ken
lucky. No Democrat in Maine can
defeat Mrs. Smith. Senator Cooper. on
the other hand, is locked In q struggle
with former Vice President and former
Senator Barkley, where the odds appear
to favor the Democrat.
There are other Republican Senators
who may be in trouble or certainly In
tight races. For example, Senators
Ferguson Of Michigan, Gordon Of Ore
gon, Dworshak of Idaho, @Saltonstall
Of Massachusetts, and Kuchel Of Cali
fornia. ro
The McCarthyites will have to de-
eide, too, what to do about former Rep
resentative Clifford Case, the Republi-
can senatorial candidate in New Jersey.
When Senator Hendrickson, Republic
can. decided not to seek reelection,
Senator Case was nominated in his
place Since then Senator Case has
come out strongly In criticism of Sen
ator Mccarthy and has said he would
not vote for him for chairman Of his
present committees. The loss of this
New Jersey Senate seat to the Demo-
cratic candidate, Representative How
ell, might swing conttol of the upper
house to the Democrats.
The Republicans, if they lose a seat
or two to the Democrats. must win a
seat or two now held by Democrats in
order to maintain their control of the
Senate. They are trying particularly
to unseat Senator Douglas of Illinois,
Senator Burke Of Ohio. Senator Hum
phrey of Minnesota, Senator Frear of
Delaware and Senator Anderson of New
Mexico, IN States where they think
their chances are at least 5O-50 The
Mccarthy following. II 1t flops to the
Republicans In any of those States,
might mean victory for the g. o, p
Mccarthy Stays If G. or. Wins.
If the Republicans retain control Of
the Senate after the November elec-
tions. Senator Mccarthy will retain his
chairmanships unless a majority of
the Senators rise UP and strike him
down, which seems unlikely in view Of
the pussy footing which has been going
on in connection with the whole Nc
Carthy issue. The Senate regards itself
as a continuing body. and chairman
ships rarely change hands unless there
is a reversal Of party control Of the
Senate
III If the Democrats win the Senate,
Senator Mcclellan of Arkansas, Demo.
crat, will be in line for Senator McCar-
thy's chairrnahships. Senator McClel-
Ian. like the other Democrats now
members Of the investigating commit
tee, has little use for the Wisconsin
Senator and his inquisitorial methods.
II he Is retained on the committee by
the Republicans. Senator Mccarthy will
be minority member and unable to
move unless he can get majority of
the committee to 90 with him.
Conceivably. In view Of the tight po-
litical situation, the Mccarthy follow
ing can save the Senate for the Repub-
licans. If it gets out and works.