Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12

Roberts had counted
on to help them greatly, helped
only slightly. The wheat and
corn belts stuck by the Repub-
.licans.
Democrats appeared to get
some help from disgruntled dairy
/ farmers. That, for instance, to-
gether with Averell Harriman's
lappeal to a few unemployment
spots in upstate New York which
usually give the Republicans
more help, may have accounted
for his ascent to the governor
ship of New York by a tiny ma
Iiority.
/ A good many people thought
Republican attacks on Harri-
mans financial practices had
aroused sympathy for him, too.
Voters Were ChOOsey
Especially noticeable in New
York was what also appeared to
be more prominent than usual
throughout the country. That
was selectivity among the voters,
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., was
the only loser on the Democratic
state ticket. His Republican op-
'lpOnent for attorney general, also
a member Of the national House
: -lof Representatives, had a good
! congressional record and was
2 widely known in New York City.
2 Roosevelt, hailed as a vote-get-
ter after the fashion Of his father
J. ..when he was elected to Con-
0 gress, also from New York City,
!: was accused of not working at
his job. Prediction talk Of his
e future presidential possibilities
: had become almost inaudible by
dawn Wednesday.
One thing seemeG sure. The
people weren't paying any. more
4 attention than usual to presi-
Z dental preferences in their 10,
q cal contests. Several Republicans
: whom Eisenhower had most di,
Q rectly endorsed fell by the way
: side.
Y. On the other hand. It wa
a fairly obvious that last minut,
$ efforts by both parties, in one o
y which Eisenhower played a ma
= . jor role, had produced q vote Q
~ a size never dreamed Of for thi
year. BY awakening the coun
? tryside, the Republicans ha
y been able to blunt If not bloc
u the overpowering effects {
- Democratic organizations j
: many urban areas.
= To Go Along as Usual
or Regardless Of the switch ]
'ie committee chairmanships, Cor
10 gress promised to 60 along abol
8 as usual on broad general issue
n such as foreign policy, but likel
~ to blunt administration attemp'
n to take the government out (
of business"
Sc Spotty things happened, liz
Il Michigan, scene of bitter racii
disputes in recent years, sendir
a Negro to Congress, and Flo
ida sending a Republican. Dixie
crat Strom Thurmans name WI
written on enough ballots to wi
a Senate seat from S. Carolir
over the regular Democrat
candidate appointed by Il
state committee, thus givir
/ pro- Eisenhower but Democrat
| Governor James Byrnes, forml
| Truman secretary of state,
/ boost in his fight for control
/ the state organization.
/ Labor a Factor
/ Guy Gillette was beaten
/ utah.
/ The hand Of labor undoubte
/ " was felt in many localiti,
I but this year lt was so close
i merged with Democratic par
/ Interests that any attempt
/ assay the true degree Of its {
| feet was difficult Il was me-
obvious in those spots whe
i there has been unetnploymel
The political analysts win
at it for days and months no
trying to figure out what ha
pened, why, and whether the
are truly any clues to natioI
attitudes in it. About the OF
unanimity in general, tnoui
win be over the election-e
statement of President Els,
hover.
y By golly, he said, son
times you sure get tired Of
.a this clackety -clack