Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-15
The Political Mil
12Stutes Moy Hold Key
To Control Of Senate
Six of Seats Occupied by
Democrats, Six by 6. O.. P.
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

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By Gould Lincoln
Contests in o dozen States probably
will decide the party control Of the
Senate in the next Congress. although
a total Of So Senate seats will be bal
loted for next November. Six Of these
debatahle seats are held by Republicans
and six by Democrats. With the Senae
divided today. 4e Democrats, ~ Repub-
icans and independent, anything can
happen.
OF the IS Senate seats on the political
auction block, 23 are held by Demo-
Gratis and Is by Republicans. Ten Of
the Democratic seats are the property
Of States Of the Democratic solid South,
where Republicans have no chance. and
seven Of the Republican-held seats are
regarded as reasonably certain for
q. o. r. candidates.
The recent announcement Of Sena-
tor Hunt, Wyoming Democrat, that he
would not seek reelection gave Re-
pubiicans q lift-aS did the earlier and
similar announcement by Senator john
son of Colorado, an unbeatable Demo-
crst in his State. Both Of these States
have been included in the debatable
dozen.
Hunt . Winner.
Senator Hunt has been winning elec-
tons in his State since 1892. including
elections for Governor and Senator.
Four Republicans are already in the
race to win the G. o. nomination in
Wyoming. One Of them, Representa-
tive Harrison. had announced for re-
election to the House He took another
look after Senator Hunts withdrawal.
Tie others are Ewing T. Kerr, Chey-
sIlne attorney who has served five terms
as Republican State chairman; Sam c.
Hyatt of Hyattville, former president
of the National Cattlemen'S Association,
and William Taber, Cheyenne business
man. The Democrats. who had expected
to support Senator Hunt, are catching
their second wind and looking about
for q candidate. It has already been
suggested that former Senator OMAN
oney should be drafted. The name OF
Joseph j. Hickey, former United States
Attorney under the Truman admins
tration, has also been mentioned.
Wyoming swung back to the Republic
cans two years ago. giving its electoral
vote to President Eisenhower by 81 600
votes to 1900 for Adlai Stevenson and
ele citing Senator Barrett by $1,000 votes
to $4,000 for Senator O'Mahoney.
In Colorado, it's the Republicans
who are scratching around for can
didates. After Senator Johnson said he
would not run for reelection, that he
and Mrs. johnson wanted to go back
to Colorado, it was widely believed that
Gov. Dan Thornton, Republican, could
be prevailed upon to seek the Republic
can nomination for Senator. The
Governor finally made 1t clear he was
not running for any Office. So the Re-
publicanS Of Colorado are taking an.
other look, to find the right candidate.
Senator johnson having taken himself
out Of the Senate race. has permitted
himself to be drafted for the guberna-
torial nomination. He was Governor
before he ever came to the Senate.
Former Representative Carroll Of Den
yer, who was the Democratic candidate
for the Senate in 1850, is regarded as
the likely Democratic nominee for Sen
ator. again. He's hard after 1t.
194S Vote Figures.
In 1948 Senator johnson was re-
elected, $4,000 votes to $4,000 for
his Republican opponent. But SEN
ator Millilkin, Republican, was re-
elected in 195O-over Mr.. Carroll-239.-
900 to 10000. It is in such States IS
Colorado and Wyoming that the Citi-
zens for Eisenhower Congressional
Committee, now hard at work to elect
a Republican Congress to support the
President, can really play an important
part, and is likely to do so.
Republican Senators must fight for
their seats next fall in Kentucky, Mich
igan, Massachusetts,, California and
Oregon, and Democratic Senators in
Illinois, Ohio, Delaware, New Mexico
and Iowa. AS of today, the odds appear
to favor more of the Republicans than
Democrats. For example, Senator Sal
tonstall, Massachusetts, veteran, is gen.
orally expected to win over Democratic
State Treasurer Foster Furcolo-one-
time member of the Housewife has
been picked by the recent Democratic
State Convention for the senatorial
nomination. And both Illinois and Iowa
are going to be difficult States for the
Democrats this year. Kentucky, where
the weep" Alben w. Barley, has an
nounced for the senatorial nomination
against Republican Senator Cooper. is
the chanciest State of the lot for the
Republicans. Mr.. Barley has huge
personal following. It's unfortunate
that one of the two, Cooper or Barley.
has to lose, for Senator Cooper is one
Of the ablest younger Senators while
Mr.. Barley is one Of wisest and most
experienced Of the older Democrats.
Senator Ferguson, chairman Of the
Republican Policy Committee Of the
Senate, has an active opponent in for
mer Senator Blair Moody. Michigan,
however, Is Republican State.