Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-21

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BLAIR MOODY.
been put on the heart as a re-
suit of the illness"
Condolences Immediately were
expressed across the Nation.
Tribute BY Potter.
Senator Potter. Republican, OF
Michigan, who unseated Mr..
Moody in the 1852 election, told
a reporter here:
Although he and ! differed
politically, he had a host of
friends. Michigan has lost an
ardent former public servant
and one of its outstanding citi-
zens."
Senator Ferguson. whom Mr..
Moody was planning to run
against in the forthcoming cleo
tons. said: II am distressed to
learn of his sudden death. ex-
tend my deepest sympathy to
his family and his many
friends"
Senator Douglas, Democrat,
Of Illinois, said he was greatly
saddened" by Mr.. Moody's death.
Also extending condolences
was Senator Lehman, Democrat,
of New York. who said Mr..
Moody was lone of the most
conscientious. Woodworking" of
Senators.
Leaves Field to Mcnamara.
The death leaves Patrick v.
Mcnamara of Detroit unopposed
for the Democratic nomination
Mr.. Moody's friends had con-
tended, since the start of the
primary campaign. that he
would be the strongest Demo-
cratic candidate to beat Senator
Ferguson.
Mr.. Moody, who described
himself as a Democrat with
liberal leanings, was appointed
to the Senate by Gov. Williams
to succeed the late Senator
Arthur H. Vandenberg April %.
1851. He lost out. however
when he ran for election in
November, 1852, being defeated
by Senator Potter,
For more than IS years Mr..
Moody had an aggressive in
terest in things governmental.
He had a probing mind and his
coverage of Washington. Detroit
and world capitals was extern
sive and untiring, making him
a leading political reporter. His
contacts and familiarity with
the New Deals intricacies
brought him the senatorial APP
pointment.
Mr.. Moody had impressed Gov.
Williams with his knowledge of
affairs in Washington. But
when Gov. Williams reached into
journalism to name Mr.. Moody
to the Senate, the action sur
prised most of Michigan.
Served Is Months.
Although his tenure in the
Senate was a brief i8 months,
Mr.. Moody spearheaded. In May
of 1852, the special Senate sub
committee investigation into ex-
President Truman's controversial
security order on Government
news. Senator Moody believed
that news censorship. except on
actual military secrets. could not
be tolerated under the demo-
cratic system.
Mr.. Moody also took the fore
in the loyalty" movement to
force Southern Democrats to
promise to support the nominee
of the party regardless Of their
personal opinions on his stand
on racial issues.
MIR. Moody. following his 1852
defeat. became something of a
mystery man, then emerged as
president and chairman of the
board Of a syndicate which
bought the Michigan Rotary
Press. and began publishing sew
eral small weekly newspapers.
He also continued to direct and
produce Washington television
show and radio program and
expected to start a new daily
newspaper in Detroit. But he
returned to the political scene In
the spring Of this year.
His handling of political and
economic issues in the depression
days when he covered Detroit's
city hall apparently spanked Mr..
Moody's interest in government.
Then he came to Washington
and wrote about military, social
and economic problems. He be-
came an advocate of the Mar
shall Plan and other interna-
tional measures.
He had syndicated column,
THE Lowdown on Washington"
He was war correspondent dur
ing World War II In North AZ
RIGA, Italy and Iran. After the
war he became economic con-
sultant to the Committee on
Economic Development.
Mr.. Moody was q native Of
New Haven, Conn. He received
his public school education in
Providence. r. L. and was grad