The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28

cidso, dIe neeulng the CUP pie;
to give the President q Republican
Congress. But in general, swing
seem to be preponderantly towart
the Democrats.
In this region, often credited will
swinging the 1913 presidential elec
ton to Harry S. Truman, ther,
are signs that independents nov
are inclined to veer toward tn,
Democrats once more. The inde
perdents usually hold the balanc.
of power.
| In states where there was strone
support for the late Sen. Robert
A. Taft Of Ohio for the 1852 GOF
prudential nomination, there are
some Republicans who say Eisen
hover is too New Dealish. They
probably won't vote Democratic
but some may stay home.
Evidently lot Of other persons
will too. Public interest in the cleo.
ton is low.
| Communism at home and Sen.
Joseph r. Mccarthy (R-Wis) are.
MT major issues, even in McCar.
thy's home state.
What does seem to count this
year Is an intermingling of the
political and economic facts of life.
Dairy farmers are cashing small.
er milk checks. Many farmers
wives don't get enough for eggs
to pay for chicken feed. The hog
market here hit q 20-months low
on Oct. II. Drought has taken a
toll Of crops.
A packing plant at Sioux City,
Iowa, is closing. Farm implement
plants have laid off workers. South
ern Illinois coal mines are closing.
Some workers are ON part time
instead Of overtime.
Consequently, political orators
are giving the full treatment to
farm and economic problems.
[ Democrats tell the farmers Eli
Fsenhower has broken q 1852 cam
paign promise to give them rigid,
high price supports. Republicans
are trying desperately to persuade
the farm folks that there isn't any
big farm issue, that they viii be
better off under the administra-
tion's flexible price support system
il they viii just stick with it for
a while.
Besides, the Republicans ask,
isn't 1t better to be at peace, even
if peacetime prices are q little
lower?
It may be significant that an
Iowa poll limited to farmers, by a
Des Moines farm publication, the
Wallace-H Homestead, indicates that
more dislike the plan than approve
it, although only IS per cent are
likely to vote.
But among those most likely to
vote, there was an even larger
proportion Of farmers who think
the new program viii hurt rather
than help their incomes.
With last-minute reversals of
form always q possibility, this is
the way, things looked politically
In the Midwest a week before Nov.
q:
ILLINOIS
The consensus Of political ex.
perts, professional and nonpro-
fessional, is that Paul H. Douglas.
New Deal, Fair Dear' Democrat,
has the edge for another Senate
term. The Republican nominee is
Joseph T. Meek, former spokes.
man and lobbyist for Illinois
merchants.
The present division Of IS House
seats Is IS Republicans, 8 Demo
cratic. Democrats say they may
drop three Of their nine, but hope
to pick up four others for a gain
OF one. There is no gubernatorial
race.
IOWA
Democratic Sen. Guy NJ. Gillette
may win again in q state normally
80 Republican. Republicans uote
tor him when they won't for any
other Democrat. The Republican
nominee Is Rep. Thomas Z. Mar
tin. The farm issue is the big one.
Democrats are campaigning
hard. but 1t is questionable whether
they can capture the Statehouse or
oust any Of the all.GoP lineup of
eight House members.
MISSOURI
Democrats are confident Of re.
taking . House seat in former
President Humans district and
perhaps one other. The present
party division is seven Demo-
Gratis, four Republicans.
In general, Democrats are cam.
paigning against the administra-
ton farm policy, Republicans for
a COP Congress to support Eisen-
hover.
The state has no Senate or CUB.
ernatorial contest.