The Key West citizen., 1954-11-04
Democrats Are In Position To
Run Senate AS Well As House
BY JACK BELL

the new Senate today with the ap.
parent election Of Oregon's Rich.
ard L. Neaberger as their 48.h
member and the promise of a vote
on organization from independent
Sen. Wayne Morse, also Of Oregon.
But the question Immediately
gas voiced--first by veteran Dem
ocratic Sen. Carl Hayden of Ari-
zona--whether the party would
want 10 take over the reinS in a
situation where a members death
might wipe out q singie-vote mar.
gin and force another shift.
Already entrenched in - vote
command Of the House, the Demo.
Gratis all but obliterated Republi-
can hopes Of retaining Senate con
troll when Neuberger edged out Re
publican Sen. Guy Gordon in an al.
most complete count from Oregon S
vibrating senatorial balloting on
Tuesday.
The tabulation, from 2,4s5 OF
2.49s precincts, gave Neuberger,
4l-year-oh Portland writer, 2s3l64
votes, and Gordon, over 10 years
q senator 26l sos.
Barring an upset in these re-
suits by an official count schedul ID
about Dec. l., Republicans had no
chance OF retaining Senate control
even II they finally win a skin.
tight contest In New Jersey--unless
the Democrats handed it to them
a. gift.
Hairiine decisions In several Sen
ate contests left the possibility If
official recounts which coneeivably
could shift the picture.
In New Jersey. Republican Cliff
ford p. Case wound up s25 votes
ahead Of Democratic Rep. Charles
r. Howell with all voting districts
reported but with absentee bal
lots unaccounted for.
Cases vote was s5s. .437 and How.
ell's s57.6i2 and both parties said
they certainly will ask for re-
counts. Recheeking was still in
progress.
Even a victory by Case would
give the Republicans only Al votes.
one short Of the mark where Vice
President Nixon could break a tie
In their favor--unless Some Demo
Gratis chose 10 vote with them or
absented themselves or unless par.
ty leaders decided TO let the COP
have control on a voice vote.
There were several factors which
might influence the Democrats
against any such decision as Hay.
den suggested. For one thing. they
picked up eight governorships in
Tuesdays election, and q Senate
seat normally changes political
complexion only when senator OF
one party dies In a state with a
governor Of the other. Then, too.
the Democrats had won contr oI
OF the House, COP organization OF
the Senate might lead TO friction
on that score. And some Demo
cratic veterans In line for chair
manships might be reluctant 10
relinquish them voluntarily.
Hayden, 77year-old Democrat
who ranks second in Senate service
to Sen. Walter George (D-Ga), told
the Phoenix (Arizl Press Club that
Democrats would be reluctant"
to organize the Senate IL they had
a majority Of only one. He did
not specify whether this applied II
Morse supplied the 10Th vote.
As the key figure in a dramatic
development that might give him
the deciding vote now. Sen. Morse
(lnd-ore) left no doubt where his
sympathies lie.
He said in a statement that the
election results had demonstrated
very clearly that the reactionary
record of the Eisenhower admins.
tration was repudiated by a ma.
JorIty Of the voters of the country -
One OF the first to urge Eisen-
hover TO become a candidate for
the COP presidential nominal tion.
Morse left the party in the 1852
campaign 10 oppose Eisenhower
election because of policy differ.
ences. He eampaigned actively for
Democratic candidates in the mid.
term election but has not indicated
whether he will run for reelection
as a Democrat in 1856.
Asserting that he is convinced
that by 1855 the Eisenhower admin.
istration viii be turned out Of Of.
fiee, as il should be in the national
interest,"" Morse urged forward.
looking" members of Congress 10
try as hard as they can in check.
ing the sellout of the Eisenhower
administration to BIC business n.
tereSts" and 10 carry the fight TO
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