Evening star., 1954-10-27
New Jersey Republicans Need
Miracle to Get Case to Senate
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has mounted, they say. to 100. 900,
or 6 per cent of the employables.
Second, the people of New
Jersey are incensed over Repub-
lican rule in the State which has
been responsible for many scam
dals.
Third, the growing popularity
of Gov. Meyner, Democrat, who
was elected last year in protest
against the Republican State ad-
ininistration, defeating the Old
Guard candidate, Paul L. Troast,
who was shown to have urged
Gov. Dewey OF New York to let
"Joey" Fay, labor leader and
convicted extortionist, out Of jail.
Democrats Delighted.
OF course, the Democrats are
delighted by the backslapping 60
ing on within the Republican
Party. They hope that every
Mccarthy sympathiser will either
go to the polls and vote for MIR.
Howell or stay away, if they hap
pen to be Republicans. Also. the
published report that Mr.. Cases
sister had been a member Of Or
ganizations later held subversive
by the Department of Justice
and was, indeed, a fellow traveller
Ia number Of years ago, gave
the Democrats some pleasure. too,
although they point out they
had nothing to do with spread
ing the report. Mr.. Case de-
nounced the report as a smear"
on his sister and himself. It
was developed that another Ade-
laide Case. now dead, was in the
picture, and probably the woman
to whom the story applied. But
the Democrats privately are not
accepting that version.
The incident. however. has
boomeranged and aroused much
sympathy for the Cases. It may
have it's effect in the voting be-
cause of the resentment 1t
caused.
Organized labor has given its
Endorsement to Mr.. Howell
Notwithstanding the fact that
Mr.. Case had a record of support
for labor during his service in
the House. The CIO was first
to come out fatty for Mr.. Howell.
and the leaders of the AFL have
followed suit. Despite this fact.
Mr.. Case may be expected to
have a share of the labor vote.
Labor leaders say that MIR.
Howell's voting record in the
House on issues in which labor
is interested has been somewhat
better than Mr.. Cases, and any
way. the important thing is to
have a Democratic Congress.
FeaCe EHOrtS.
Strenuous efforts have been
made by many Republican lead
ers in the State to bring an end
to party dissension and to pre-
sent a united front in support of
Mr.. Case. Friends of Senator
Mccarthy and of the late Sena-
tor Bob Taft of Ohio have been
brought into the State to speak
for Mr.. Case. Senator Dirksen of
Illinois, for example. Vice Pres
tdent Nixon has been here, too.
Mr.. Case. SO years old and
looking about 80. is an attractive
figure. He is friendly and makes
friends easily. BY education and
experience he is well qualified
for service in the Senate. For
months he has travelled over the
State and he and his managers
feel that his efforts will bear
fruit on election day. His appeal
has been not only to the Repub-
1ican voters but to the large
number of independent voters.
Until Gov. Meyner was elected
last year and the Democrats
captured in that same election
the 9Th congressional. district
(Union County,. which for years
had been Republican, New Jer-
sey was rated a strongly Repub-
lican State. It has not elected a
Democratic Senator since 1886.
It had long series of Republican
Governors. Gen. Eisenhower
carried New Jersey by 100000
votes, and Senator Alexander
Smith was reelected by a mar
gin of 275.000. Even this year,
barring the factional differences
which arose in the Republican
Party here, the COP. had good
reason to believe it would elect
a Senator, particularly Mr.. Case,
who was free of any taint from
the scandals in the State ad-
ministration. The breaks, how
ever. have all been for the
Democrats, up to the present.
Objective observers here, and
some of the supporters of Mr..
Case do not believe he can win.
House Races.
If Mr.. Howell wins in a big
way, as his managers claim he
will, he could carry along with
him Representative Williams,
Democrat, who won the 9Th dis
trict last year, and Democratic
candidates in two or three other
districts which are represented
by Republicans in the present
Congress. The Democrats say
thier best chances of victory in
hitherto Republican districts lie
in the 9Th, Representative Cam
fields district; the 1st, Repre-