Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-10
Senators Clash
About Health
OF Eisenhowers
Chuirmun Buffers
Remark Draws Hot
6. O. P. Rejoinders

NO~~J 49, SSS k~ASA@SSsAAo WIN
the floor to denounce a remark
attributed to Paul Butler, Demo.
cratic national chairman, that
President Eisenhower may not
run next year because of Mrs.
EiSenhower's health.
At one point Senator Gold
water, Republican, of Arizona
declared that the health of Presi-
dent and Mrs. Eisenhower sis in
vivid contrast to that of the
man who ran for a fourth term
and withheld his mortal illness
fro mthe American people,"
This was a reference to the
late President Roosevelt's re-
election in 1914.
Senate Democratic Leader
johnson of Texas said he was
not familiar with the statement
which caused the furore and
that if the chairman of the
Democratic or any other COM
mittee said anything improper
about the President or his wife
he would be the first to say il
was mistake.
Chides G. o. P. on Reticence.
But, he added, it seemed
strange to him that Republicans
who are so exercised about that
remark remain silent when
Treasury Secretary Humphrey
refers to Democratic sponsors OF
a substitute tax cut plan as sir
resonpsible" and silly" Senator
johnson said Mr.. Humphrey did
that this morning.
Senator Knowland of Cali
fornia, the G. o. P. leader, re-
piled that Senators of both par
ties can take care of themselves
when remarks are made about
them.
But the situation is little
different in the case of the wife
of the President, who does not
have this or any other forum in
which to reply" he said.
Mr.. Butler told newsmen Tues
day he doubted Mr.. Eisenhower
would run again because Of "a
personal situation in the Eisen-
hover household" He did not
elaborate.
Sees President Unhappy.
Yesterday. at a news con-
ference in New York, Mr.. Butler
said:
What I meant was that from
all reports travelling around in
Washington, I did not believe
the President was happy as an
administrator"
Mr.. Butler added that news
paper reports" indicated Mrs
Eisenhower's health was mot toe
good" and he believed that could
effect the Presidents decision
on making another White House
bid.
Bridges Blasts Democrats.
In a statement prepared TO,
use on the Senate floor, Senator
Bridges, Republican, of New
Hampshire said:
II was startled to read of the
Democratic National Commit
tees most recent display of po-
litical bad taste. The statement
that President Eisenhower may
not be a candidate for reelection
in 1856 because of possible ILL
ness among members of his fam
lily, represents the ultimate in
wishful thinking among some OF
the irresponsible elements of the
Democratic Party.
THE facts are that Mrs. Eisen-
hover has been annoyed by the
same old germ that aff1icts mil
lions of Americans during the
winter months, and she is much
too courageous a woman to per-
init this to interfere with the
Presidents strong sense of duty
1T is Understandable that Mr.
Butler doesn't want President
Eisenhower to run again and
prays there1l be some reason
why he won't. However, he GER
tainly is desperate to find a rea-
son when he bases his hope on
such feeble grounds as a cold
in the head.
Il personally think this latest
Democratic attempt to bewitch
the American public with fig
ments of lurid imagination will
be resented throughout the
Nation"
GOldwater Lights Fuse
Senator Goldwater, who heads
the Republican Senatorial Cam
paign Committee, started the
debate by declaring that for
two years the Democrats have
been feverishly searching for
issues. He said they tried to
belabor the size of the Air
Force. the private-versus-publiC
power question and, more re-
Gently, the $40 income tax cut
He accused them of trying to
pit 1.-The rich against the poor
by championing the little fell
low, but not caring anything
about economic stability OF
other factors which protect the
little fellow more than the hand
out system of the past 20 years"
incidentally, the cold that has
been bothering Mr.. Eisenhower
this week was reported "consid-
erably better" and almost dis.
appeared" today.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said the Presi.
dent still has a little huskiness'
in his voice.