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by the drop-off in registration
in New York. Connecticut. and
Delaware compared with the
last mid-term election In 1850
For the Nation as a whole. how
ever. the eligible voter population
is up. Will the spotty declines
help the imp And do they
prove, as the Republicans claim
that there is no protest vote,
this year?
4. The President still seems
very popular. but some people
who were Eisenhower Demo-
Gratis" in 1862 tell you they are
not voting Republican this year
How big such q swing might be
is incalculable.
5. Dairymen in upstate New
York, and poultry raisers in
Delaware and Maryland. are un-
happy about the farm program.
However, a milk producer said,
"the surpluses were created by
price support It's hard to know
what to think"
6. A top G. o. P. lieutenant
said his party has been the VIC
tim of "a succession of bad
breaks" For example. he re-
ferred to Secretary of Defense
wilson's bird dog" statement
and the withdrawal of Repre-
sentative Stringfellow' from a
House race in Utah after admit
ting his story of wartime heroism
was a hoax. But Republicans
disagree about the final effect
of these incidents.
Quicksilver Factors.
Those are some of the quick
silver factors operating along
the heavily populated Atlantic
Coast.
Nine States in the region are
electing : seven Governors, six
Senators and 80 Representatives.
A majority of the offices are
now held by Republicans. The
State-by-State lineup appears
like this today:
NEW YORK-Straw-vote fig
ures battle most political analysts
at the moment. Senator Ives,
@. o. P. candidate for Governor.
piled up a record plurality in
1852. even running ahead Of Gen.
Eisenhower. Mr.. Hartman is
making his first try for elective
Office. AS a campaigner, he is
neither colorful nor exciting. Yet
the polls show him leading Sena-
tor Ives. G. o. P. leaders in New
York and Washington say they
just can't believe it. And the
Democrats, when talking off the
record, offer no convincing ex-
PLANTATION of the poll figures. 3
Republicans hold 27 of the 43
congressional seats, and one lis
vacant. They fear q net loss Of
one seat. Democrats predict they
will gain a minimum of four and
q maximum of II "if the sweep
is as big as it looks now"
NEW JERSEY-The main race
here is for a Senate seat and
most observers believe Repre-
sentative Charles Howell, Demo-
crat, will defeat former Repre-
sentative Clifford Case. The Re-
publican candidate is beset by
opposition within his own party.
stemming largely from the 1852
fight between supporters of the
late Senator Robert A. Taft and
the hackers of President Eisen-
hover. The President has in
dorsed Mr.. Case and recently
conferred with him in New York,
where he reaffirmed the indorse-
ment. But Mr.. Howell still Is
given the edge.
Neither party makes any
strong claims of victory in the
ID House races. The G. o. P. has
an 8-6 margin. The Democrats
expect net gain of one.
MASSACHUSETTS Two
prominent Republicans, Gov.
Christian A. Herter and Senator
Leverett Saltonstall, are in tight
races for reelection but they
appear to be leading. Gov. Her.
ter's challenger is Robert F..
Murphy, Democratic veteran of
the State Legislature. Former
Representative Foster Furcolo,
Democrat, is running against
Saltonstall. Democrats concede
that Furco1o was hurt" when
Democratic Senator John Ken
nedy did not publicly back him
in the race. Senator Saltonstall
promptly began reminding voters
that he and Senator Kennedy
jointly introduced II bills in the
last session of Congress, saw
seven of them pass.
Republicans hold eight of the
IA House seats. They expect to
break even "at worst possibly
gain one. Democrats hope to hold
all their present six and gain one.
CONNECTICUT-Gov. Lodges
Democratic challenger is former
Representative Abraham A. Rib
icoh and the race looks neck
and-neck. The Democratic Ma
tional Committee is more opti-
mistic about Mr.. Ribicoff's S
chances than are his own man
ayers. He ran ahead of Adlai
Stevenson in Connecticut in 1852
even though he was defeated for
the Senate. The Presidents APP
pearance at Gov. Lodges birth
day party october 20 gave the
Governor a big boost, his lieu
tenants claim. but they still say
the contest looks close"
The six House battles appear
to hinge largely on the result OF