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cause with the definite split N the
Democratic party on the civil
rights issue and with the Senate
party majority leader, Senator
Lyndon johnson Of Texas on the
side Of the ani-civil rights forces, /
northern Democrats had 10 de-
velop plans and appoint leader
ship for their part Of the drive
This intelligence as 10 their
planning answers the question
which has plagued street CONVEX.
satlon this week on the curren,
Senate debate as TO the absence
OF participation Of northern
Democrats in the floor debate on
the Bnowland motion 20 make the
civil rights bill pending business
Pro-cial rights Republican sena-
tors are also keeping real quiet
az this time.
The test may be Friday when
the vote ON the motion may b.
had. II the motion wins, then
the round the clock sessions are
expected To start
From then on the northern
Democrats and their office stats
wlll practically live In the capital
building. because this Is one time
the Yankees plan TO do battle
In the past the Woodworking
smart and clever southerners with
years Of seniority and experience
in the senate, have out-worked
out .maneuyered the Democratic
northern liberals who until this
year have had no help from the
northern Republicans
The eighteen senators who met
with the group are understood 10
have pledges Of other support
from border state senators and al
least one southern senator.
However the definite lineup in
cludes, Senator Paul Douglas, m,
Hubert Humphrey, Minnesota
John Pastore, r. l.; F'ranl,
Church. Idaho. John A. Carroll
Colo Richard l., Neuberger, Ore
gon stuart symington, Mo Mat
thew Nicely Of West Virginia who
Is confined to hospital, but plans
10 be transported TO the Senate
floor on a stretchef IN event his
vote Is required in crucial test
OF strength
And Senators Pat Mcnamara,
Mich Joseph Kennedy, Mass.
James Murray. Montana, Wayne
Morse Of oregon James Clark
Pennsylvania Henry NJ Jack
son. wash Warren G Magnuson
wash Theodore Francis Green,
r. l.. Clinton Anderson, New
Mex and Thomas C. Hennings
Mo.
Thyc Says It's Up To Non
southern Bloc senators
In letter TO John NJ Culver OF
the Ramsey County Republican
Civh Rights Committed, Senator
Edward Thye rep Mimi said
Of the civil rights fight this week
We who are working for the
enactment go for civil rights leg
isistion we're very encouraged by
the very decisive 2Ss 10 I26 sup.
port which the civtl rights bill re-
Ceivcd in the House % Represen-
tatives.
The House vote Indicated that
the majority OF the state delega.
lions from "a OF the states voted
in favor Of the civil rights bill II
the Senators from these "a states
were 70 support the bill here In
the Senate. then We would have
81 votes. or enough 10 block a
nlihaster move
1T was a great triumph Tor
the cause Of Civil rights when
we in the Senate succeeded iR
having the House passed bill
put directly on the senate cal
endar without reference tn the
senate Judiciary COMMITTEES.
In the last analysts, said seua-
tor Thye our success viii Dc,
pend on the extent 80 which non
southern bloc senator's vote their
honest convictions in support Of
protection for the constitutional
rights OF all OF our citizens.
In the meantime, President
Eisenhower evident unfamiliar
ity with The bin and his fumbling
concerning the measure AZ press
conferences has not helped sup
porters IN the night 10 pass mean
tuzrl civil rights legislation
Meanwhile sixteen million Ne
grocs are watching closely
Watching 90 see X the civil rights
proponents and the political align.
nents they represent arr really
out n pass measures tha, would
protect the right % vote IN GER
tan states or whether all % the
noise and argument is really
Siam battle" resigned 70 fool
th,sc who have been continually
disadvantages By the Squths